Community Transit receives $6.5 million in ARPA funding for Swift Orange Line
Snohomish County, Wash. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has announced that Community Transit’s Swift Orange Line bus rapid transit (BRT) project will receive $6.5 million in American Rescue Plan funding. The Swift Orange Line is one of 22 projects in the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program to receive federal funding as part […]
Beware of ‘Shot of a Lifetime’ vaccine lottery scams
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Attorney General’s Office and Washington’s Lottery are urging Washingtonians to be wary of potential vaccine lottery scams associated with the state’s “Shot of a Lifetime” lottery. The program’s drawings will be held on Tuesdays through July 13, and feature $250,000 and $1 million cash prizes, sporting event tickets, technology and tuition credits, […]
Verdant seeks consulting services for CHART program leadership
The Verdant Health Commission released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Chronic-Utilizer Alternative Response Team (CHART) program leadership on June 14th. Since 2017, the CHART program has been administered by the Verdant Health Commission in partnership with healthcare, human services, fire/EMS, and law enforcement organizations. Verdant seeks an organization to take a leadership role […]
Caitlein Ryan announces a Campaign Kickoff Event
Mukilteo, Wash. – Mukilteo City Council Candidate, Caitlein Ryan has officially announced her run for elected office and is inviting the Mukilteo Community to a Campaign Kickoff Event to be held on Thursday June 24th, 2021, at 92nd Street Park in Mukilteo from 6pm – 8pm. The Community Event will include free pizza, a rock-painting […]
Nehring proposes county-wide hazard pay come from $160M American Rescue Plan
Snohomish County, Wash. – On June 9, Snohomish County Councilmember Nate Nehring proposed an amendment to provide relief for business and workers in unincorporated Snohomish County in response to Executive Somers’ hazard pay proposal. The amendment comes on the heels of the proposal by County Executive Dave Somers to mandate $4 per hour hazard pay […]
Harbour Reach Corridor Grand Opening
MUKILTEO, Wash. – On June 26 at 11:00 a.m., the City of Mukilteo will celebrate the opening of the Harbour Reach Corridor Project connecting Harbour Pointe Boulevard and Beverly Park Road, after decades of planning. The road will open first for a walking and biking parade and will open to cars shortly after the event. […]
Evergreen State Fair concert lineup for 2021
MONROE, Wash., June 15, 2021 – Every year, the Evergreen State Fair entertains fair goers with diverse nights of exciting Grandstand Stage concerts. The much-anticipated concert line-up is here with the announcement of the concert series. This year’s theme: “Back in the Saddle Again – Open for Fun in 2021!” is a cheerful metaphor of dusting […]
ERAU alumnus and Cascade Warbirds scholarship recipient graduates Magna Cum Laude
It is graduation season and Cascade Warbirds is proud to announce that Alex Edwin Jonson graduated May 8, 2021, Magna Cum Laude from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), and accompanied it with a fully rated Commercial Pilot License. Alex was awarded a Cascade Warbirds Private Pilot Ground School Scholarship in 2015 while a sophomore at Issaquah […]
Fireworks banned in most Snohomish County cities
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. – New for this Fourth of July, all fireworks use is banned in unincorporated areas of southwest Snohomish County. The county ban applies to the densely populated unincorporated areas within the Southwest Urban Growth Area. The Snohomish County Council unanimously approved this ban to begin in 2021 after voters weighed in on […]
Motel 6 rape suspect arrested after five-hour SWAT standoff
EVERETT, Wash. – A 32-year-old Lakewood man was arrested for first-degree rape following a five-hour standoff with deputies at Motel 6. The victim, a 21-year-old woman, was transported by air to Providence Regional Medical Center for a medical evaluation. Around 5:50 a.m., deputies responded to reports of a sexual assault at Motel 6 off of 128th Street […]
