Vashon Island Local News

Vashon Beachcomber Briefs – Local Insights and Stories

Explore the pulse of our island through the Vashon Beachcomber’s coverage. Here, we present a collection of compelling articles that encapsulate the essence of daily life and community events in Vashon.

Jane Godfrey | 1934-2025

by Wire Service on December 5, 2025 at 1:03 am

Her life is defined by the love that surrounded her.

Denise Duncan Katz | April 20, 1954 — Nov. 6, 2025

by Wire Service on December 4, 2025 at 11:58 pm

“She was a woman ahead of her time,” her colleagues and friends have written in a tribute. “Along with being a loving wife and mother, Denise loved and poured her heart into Windermere Vashon.”

In remembrance of Steven Caldwell

by Wire Service on December 4, 2025 at 11:33 pm

Steve was an extraordinary birder, whose smile, good humor, and willingness to share birds and the birding experience was felt by all who knew him.

WA’s ban on assault weapon sales survives another challenge

by Wire Service on December 4, 2025 at 8:21 pm

A judge last month once again upheld Washington’s 2023 law banning the sale of certain semiautomatic firearms classified as assault…

Author discusses graphic novel on Japanese incarceration camps

by Bailey Josie on December 3, 2025 at 11:20 pm

Each year, Washington students learn about Japanese-American detainments without due process following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and Kiku Hughes’ graphic novel “Displacement” has become part of that curriculum.