Dog feared dead after Monday morning fire in Lake Stevens

LAKE STEVENS—At 6:12 a.m., Monday, June 3, Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue was dispatched to the 13000 block of 44th St. NE in Lake Stevens with reports of a single-wide mobile home that was fully involved in fire. Battalion 81 arrived to find a large tree that had fallen across the mobile home, along with […]

SAR recovers body of 19-year-old Lake Stevens man

GRANITE FALLS—On Saturday, the Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue (SAR) unit recovered the 19-year-old Lake Stevens man who fell into the river at the Fish Ladder in Granite Falls around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 19.  On May 19, Sheriff’s Office SAR deputies, dive team, swiftwater rescue team, drone operators and Fire rescue teams responded […]

Forum exposes the dark practice of underfunding manufactured home communities

LYNNWOOD—Almost 200 residents throughout western Snohomish County filled the dining hall of Homage Senior Services on Thursday, May 30, to attend a Manufactured Home Ownership Forum hosted by George Hurst, Lynnwood City Council President, and Pam Hurst, Legislative Lead, Washington Low-Income Housing Alliance; Dave Ross of KIRO Radio moderated the event. The purpose of the […]