Man found guilty in 2021 crime spree stretching from Mukilteo to Seattle
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EVERETT—A Snohomish County jury found Joseph Forest Sims, 33, guilty on all counts on Tuesday, March 26, related to a 2021 multi-jurisdiction crime spree (Bothell, Mukilteo, Shoreline, and Seattle) involving, rape, drive-by shootings, burglaries and kidnappings. Sentencing is scheduled for April 12 with Judge Karen Moore. Sims has appealed his trial-by-jury verdict and, if the […]
Arlington woman fatally struck in early morning traffic collision on I-5
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ARLINGTON—A fatal pedestrian-vehicle collision just south of exit 206 into Smokey Point leaves one dead and shutdowns all three lanes of I-5 northbound at Smokey Point for three hours, Washington State Patrol reports. Shortly after 5 a.m., Friday, April 5, Melisa Delgado Chavez, 29, of Arlington was struck by a vehicle while walking on I-5 […]
Washington transit agencies to receive $388 million in federal funding
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Transit agencies throughout Washington state will now have access to $388 million in formula-based grant funding to improve public transportation in their communities. The announcement came Thursday, April 4, from Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator Veronica Vanterpool. The Seattle-Tacoma region alone will receive $267 million in the reimbursement grant program for which its […]