Big Tech on the hook: Jury slams Meta and YouTube for addicting kids, awards $3M in historic verdict
LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and Google’s YouTube liable for negligence in designing addictive features on their social media platforms, awarding $3 million in compensatory damages to a 20-year-old woman who said she became hooked as a child. The case now moves to the potential punitive-damages phase, the jury’s initial award […]
Harbour Air brings back Seattle-Vancouver seaplane service April 13 — just in time for a big summer
SEATTLE – Harbour Air is relaunching its Seattle-Vancouver seaplane service on April 13, giving Pacific Northwest travelers a direct, downtown-to-downtown connection between two of the region’s most visited cities ahead of a landmark summer season. The route connects Seattle’s Lake Union terminal with Coal Harbour in downtown Vancouver in approximately one hour — no airport, no ferry […]
Marysville Family YMCA Mock Trial Team advances to State Championship Round
MARYSVILLE – For the first time in program history, the Marysville Family YMCA Mock Trial team advanced to the Washington State Mock Trial Championship, finishing in 2nd place overall. Washington’s YMCA Mock Trial program includes more than 1,000 students statewide, with only 28 high school teams advancing to the state tournament. From there, just a […]
NBA to evaluate Seattle and Las Vegas for new teams in 2028-29 season
The NBA Board of Governors on Wednesday voted to authorize the league to formally explore potential team expansion into both Las Vegas and Seattle for the 2028-29 season. To two cities will now be evaluated by investment bank PJT Partners to assess their prospective markets, ownership groups, arena infrastructure, and the economic feasibility of expanding […]
Lynnwood Idol 2026: singing competition for K–12 students in Edmonds School District
LYNNWOOD — The Lynnwood Arts Commission and Lynnwood Parks & Recreation Foundation (LPRF) are proud to announce Lynnwood Idol 2026, a free solo singing competition open to all K–12 students living or attending school within the Edmonds School District. Students in grades K–5 and grades 6–12 compete in separate age categories. The competition takes place […]
Lake Stevens Mayor Brett Gailey resigns, effective April 13
LAKE STEVENS—During the conclusion of the Lake Stevens City Council meeting, Mayor Brett Gailey announced he and his family will be relocating to Idaho and therefor resigning from elected office, effective April 13. “My wife and I over the last year have spent many nights talking, lots of deliberation and prayers,” Mayor Gailey said. “And […]
