Snohomish County Adopt-A-Road program celebrates long-term volunteers, adds new adoptable sections
EVERETT–Since 2015, Snohomish resident Joe Hernandez and his family and friends have been picking up roadside litter along South Machias Road as volunteers with the Snohomish County Adopt-A-Road program. Hernandez’s group received recognition for its decade of volunteer service to the community at a ceremony on the county campus in Everett on Earth Day, Tuesday, […]
Port of Everett recognized with 2025 ‘Opportunity Lives Here Award’
On Tuesday, April 22, the Port of Everett was recognized for its multi-faceted and innovative efforts to drive economic development in Snohomish County and beyond with Economic Alliance Snohomish County’s 2025 “Opportunity Lives Here” Award. The Opportunity Lives Here Award recognizes Snohomish County organizations that bring innovation and create opportunities locally and regionally. The Economic […]
Former Tacoma resident indicted for damaging six different energy facilities in the South Sound and Southwest Washington
SEATTLE—A 33-year-old former Tacoma resident was indicted by a federal grand jury earlier this month for conspiracy to destroy energy facilities and six counts of destruction or attempted destruction of an energy facility, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Zachary Rosenthal, who is currently incarcerated in the Washington State Department of Corrections for vehicular […]
DelBene Highlights Nationwide Affordable Housing Crisis at Bellevue Development
BELLEVUE—Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) on Thursday, April 24, visited August Wilson Place, a 57-unit affordable housing development in downtown Bellevue, to highlight the nationwide shortage of affordable housing. The property was made possible because of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC/Housing Credit), the nation’s most effective tool for creating affordable housing. During the visit, DelBene […]
Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue for facilitating illegal campaign contributions
WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Donald J. Trump on Thursday, April 24, signed an executive order to crack down on illegal “straw donor” and foreign contributions in American elections, following reports and congressional investigations regarding potentially unlawful activities through ActBlue and other online fundraising platforms. Federal law (52 U.S.C. 30121 and 30122) strictly prohibits making political contributions in […]
EvCC Foundation Breakfast raises $94,500 to support student scholarships
EVERETT—Everett Community College raised $94,500 at its annual “Looking to the Future” Foundation Benefit Breakfast on April 22, rallying over 250 community members in support of student scholarships, emergency funding and college programs. Held at the Walt Price Student Fitness Center on campus, the event featured keynote speaker and EvCC alumna Dr. Kafiya Arte, whose […]
For Whom the Bell Tolls: WA L&I honors the 97 workers who lost their lives on the clock
TUMWATER—The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) honored the 97 Washington State workers who lost their lives due to job-related injuries or illness last year, during its annual Worker Memorial Day ceremony on Thursday, April 24. Held each April, the L&I’s annual ceremony serves as a reminder that preventable workplace injuries and deaths […]
