Fortney releases final message on the Snohomish County Sheriff’s race
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SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., November 10, 2023—Outgoing Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney, shared exclusively with the Lynnwood Times his statement on the results of the election. Below are his words in its entirety. “The election results are not what we wanted and of course Jill and I are disappointed, but we will be okay! I am […]
Annual “Cuts with Cops” event at Nic’s Barbershop on Nov 18
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MUKILTEO, Wash., November 10, 2023—Mukilteo Police is partnering with Nic’s Barbershop to raise money for Prostate Cancer Research with its annual “Cuts with Cops” event. On Saturday, November 18th, 2023, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., community members can get a haircut from a member of the Mukilteo Police Department. (Professional barbers will be present for each […]
Lynnwood PFD holds impromptu Special Meeting providing no remote access
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LYNNWOOD, Wash., November 9, 2023—The Lynnwood Public Facilities District (PFD renamed the District) held an impromptu Special Meeting Thursday, October 26, to discuss its By-Laws and Charter changes. For the first time in years the District did not include a zoom link to this meeting limiting public access. The notice of a Special Meeting was […]
NW Indian College opens nation’s first tribal presentation sovereignty kitchen
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TULALIP, Wash., November 9, 2023—Northwest Indian College (NWIC) held a soft open for its new Tribal Food Sovereignty Presentation Kitchen Friday, November 3 – the first tribal food sovereignty presentation kitchen in the nation, according to the College. The kitchen is a state-of-the-art camera-ready space which students and instructors can utilize to study and make […]
Four Washington elections offices evacuated during ballot processing
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OLYMPIA, Wash., November 8, 2023—Four Washington elections offices were evacuated Wednesday afternoon in King Pierce, Skagit and Spokane counties after envelopes containing an unknown white powdery substance were found in the mail. Local authorities are investigating the incident, which occurred while workers were processing ballots from the November 7 General Elections. The elections centers were […]
Lynnwood woman arrested in connection to $130,000 workplace theft
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EDMONDS, Wash., November 8, 2023—A year-long investigation by Edmonds Police Detective Julie Govantes leads to the arrest of a 51-year-old Lynnwood woman for 1st-degree Theft and Identity Theft in the 1st degree in connecting to defrauding her employer of over $130,000. The suspect was arrested near her Lynnwood home on November 2, 2023, and booked […]
General Election Results: Winners, losers and too close to call!
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SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., November 8, 2023—The Snohomish County Auditor’s Office has received 184,545 (35.40%) ballots as of November 8, 2023, of which 132,932 (25.91%) have been counted. As of November 8, the City of Edmonds, leads the county with most ballots retuned with 50.45%, followed by City of Brier with 46.54%, and then the City […]
Letter-to-Editor: Adam Fortney has improved morale Sheriff’s Office
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As the owner of Pacific Industrial Park, I had the opportunity to lease and maintain the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Department North Precinct. Over the past twenty-five years I have developed working relationships and friendships with Sheriff Adam Fortney, Undersheriff Ian Huri, Borough Chief Scott Robertson and many other deputies and staff. During Sheriff Fortney’s tenure […]
Letter-to-Editor: Important briefing about law enforcement today
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Here’s a very important briefing about law enforcement reform current events. I’ve done law enforcement reform over a decade with League of Women Voters, I940, WA State task forces, and National of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement. I’ve testified for and against laws in the legislature. Our community want these kind of changes. Sheriff Fortney […]
SR 526 off-ramp at Airport Road near Boeing to close for seismic retrofit
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The westbound SR 526 off-ramp at Airport Road (near Boeing) will close beginning at 11 p.m. Wednesday, November 8, through 4:30 a.m. Thursday, November 9, 2023. The work is weather dependent and may be rescheduled according to WSDOT. Please follow the signed detour and add extra travel time, especially if you are headed to Seattle […]