Texas abortion law temporarily blocked by federal judge
The enforcement of Texas’s strict abortion law that became effective last month has officially been blocked by a federal judge. During a September press conference, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said that the Department of Justice (DOJ) found Texas’s new abortion ban (S.B. 8) to be unconstitutional and announced that it would sue the state […]
Revenue from TBD not enough according to Public Works department
LYNNWOOD, Wash, October 6, 2021 – The Lynnwood City Council received an update from the Public Works department highlighting possible budgeting shortfalls for current and upcoming transportation projects during their October 4 work session. According to the presentation, the 2021-2022 budget allocates $7.7 million for various transportation projects. However, these projects are expected to need […]
Statewide staffing shortage looms as vax mandate approaches
LYNNWOOD, Wash., October 5, 2021 – As the October 18 deadline for Washington’s vaccine mandate approaches, it remains unclear exactly how many state employees are still unvaccinated and may be terminated. In order to be fully vaccinated by the deadline, employees must have received their first dose no later than October 4. With possible statewide […]
Shooting on Hwy 99 in Edmonds leaves one in stable condition
EDMONDS, Wash., October 5, 2021 – A twenty-four-year-old male from Seattle is in stable condition at Providence Hospital in Everett with multiple gunshot wounds after attempting to rob another male at a hotel along Highway 99 in Edmonds late Monday evening. The other involved male, a thirty-four-year-old from Lake Stevens, was questioned and subsequently booked […]
Northgate Station Now Open: Fast and Convenient Bus Connections to Light Rail Are Here!
SEATTLE, Wash., October 4, 2021 – Local public transit options just got an upgrade as the newest light rail station at Northgate opened on Oct. 2. Today, people traveling from Snohomish County have even more travel options for getting to destinations in Seattle, King County, and beyond. Bus service to the station also got an […]
Upcoming Lynnwood City Council Meeting
LYNNWOOD, Wash., October 4, 2021 – For its 6 p.m. Monday, October 4 WORK SESSION the Lynnwood City Council will discuss the following items: Federal Lobbyist Update Board and Commission Code Amendments Briefing: Transportation Benefit District (TBD) To read what happened during the last City Council meeting, click here. Lynnwood City Council meeting Time and Location The […]
Upcoming Mukilteo City Council meeting
MUKILTEO, Wash., October 4, 2021 – For its 7 p.m. Monday, October 4 REGULAR MEETING the Mukilteo City Council will discuss and/or vote on the following items: Council Regular Meeting of September 20, 2021 and Special Meeting Minutes of September 27, 2021 (AB21-01) Payment Vouchers $944,424.28 (AB21-02) 60th Ave W Drainage Repairs Contracts Award Approval […]
Facebook nationwide outage
UPDATES 3:32 p.m. October 4, 2021: Facebook platform is back up and running 3:22 p.m. October 4, 2021: Today Facebook loses $47 billion in market capitalization 1:14 p.m. October 4, 2021: Added possible cause of outage 9:43 a.m. October 4, 2021: Added official statement by Facebook LYNNWOOD, Wash., October 4, 2021 – If you woke […]
October is the month to begin “Winterizing!”
I like October not only for its unique beauty here in the great Salish region, but also because it encourages me to prepare and make the best of the next 4 months – my least favorite time of the year. During the remainder of this year, we’ll use Winterizing as our overarching theme: FERTILIZING – INSULATING […]
Vaccine billionaires: COVID emerging as a $100 billion-plus business
LYNNWOOD, Wash., October 3, 2021 – From the same pandemic that sent the jobless rate to 20.2% in Snohomish County last year and near record high unemployment nationally causing millions to leave the work force, arose nine new billionaires after shares in companies producing vaccines soared. The nine new billionaires collectively are worth $19.3 billion, […]
