Snohomish County facing $23.6 million biennium budget deficit

EVERETT—It was revealed at Tuesday’s Finance Committee meeting, that Snohomish County is projecting at least a $23.6 million deficit for the 2025-2026 biennium, in addition to a $14 million year-over-year structural deficit extending through December of 2030. “So, it’s a doubling of our structural deficit,” Mead said during Tuesday’s meeting. “So, our hair is on […]
Here is where Mukilteo spent its nearly $6 million in ARPA funds

MUKILTEO—The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), signed into law on March 11, 2021, by President Joe Biden, provided $350 billion through the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Cities with populations under 50,000, such as Mukilteo, received funds through state […]
Snohomish County Public Works receives national recognition from the APWA for second year in a row

EVERETT – The Index-Galena Rd Flood Repair project was 17 years in the making and took nearly three years to construct. The project overcame many challenges and required the coordinated efforts of a diverse group of stakeholders. For their contributions, Snohomish County Public Works, WSP Global Inc., and Goodfellow Bros., will be presented with the […]
US moving to label Muslim Brotherhood, CAIR as terrorist organizations in bold national security push

NEW YORK—United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio in an interview Tuesday, August 12, with Sid Rosenburg of “Sid and Friends in the Morning,” disclosed that the U.S. is “in the process” of designating both the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR terrorist organizations. During Tuesday’s interview, Rubio and Sid discussed Osama bin Laden’s death (2011), Colombia’s […]
DOC and law enforcement searching for individual who escaped at SeaTac Airport

The Department of Corrections and local law enforcement are looking for John Nino. The 20-year-old, who is 6 feet 2 inches and weighs 154 pounds, escaped while being transported through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport shortly before 8 p.m. Tuesday evening. Nino was wearing a red coat and grey sweatpants. Officers last saw him crossing the railroad […]