Two dead in Wednesday evening trailer fire in Maltby

MALTBY—Two people are dead from a fifth-wheel trailer fire that took place on the 9000 block of 212th Street Southeast in Woodinville on Wednesday evening. The identities of the victims have not yet been made public, and the cause of the investigation is still under investigation. The Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue (SRFR) responded to […]

‘Legal Dream Team’ file lawsuit challenging Washington state income tax

OLYMPIA—The Citizen Action Defense Fund (CADF), former Attorney General Rob McKenna, and former Supreme Court Justice and State Senator Phil Talmadge officially filed a lawsuit against the state of Washington, the Department of Revenue and Acting Director John Ryser challenging the newly enacted income tax on Thursday, April 9. The suit filed in Klickitat County […]

SBA Deputy Admin visits, shares deadlines for disaster assistance loans and how to apply

SEDRO-WOOLLEY— U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Deputy Administrator Bill Briggs hosted a disaster roundtable and toured two local farms in Washington state on Wednesday to see firsthand the progress on recovery efforts impacted by the record-breaking flooding in the December 2025 back-to-back atmospheric rivers. “So, part of what I was doing today was hosting a disaster roundtable with officials […]