Sound Transit secures $15.9 million in new federal funding
SEATTLE, Wash., March 19, 2022 – Sound Transit will receive $15.9 million in new federal funding for Stride bus rapid transit investments on south I-405 that will dramatically improve bus service for the region’s residents. The funding includes: A $12.9 million competitive Federal Transit Administration grant secured with support from Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Maria […]
Mukilteo police arrest suspect in felony burglary
MUKILTEO, Wash., March 18, 2022 – At approximately 10 a.m. this morning, Mukilteo Police received a report of a break in at an unoccupied business. According to the Snohomish County Jail, the suspect, Antonio White, was booked into the jail for Burglary in the First Degree (Class A Felony) at 10:47 a.m. and is awaiting […]
A Recipe for Success! Breakfast Fundraiser raises almost $180,000 for students
LYNNWOOD, Wash., March 18, 2022 – The Foundation for Edmonds School District announced today that preliminary results show it raised $179,743 during its annual A Recipe for Success! Breakfast Fundraiser on March 18th, 2022. The event drew more than 355 local civic and business leaders, district staff, and community supporters who joined the Foundation for […]
Community Transit provides12 vehicles to local non-profits as part of Van GO program
Snohomish County, Wash. – Twelve Snohomish County non-profit organizations picked up passenger vans this week as part of Community Transit’s Van GO program. The Van GO program awards retired Community Transit vanpool vans or paratransit vehicles that would otherwise be sent to surplus auction. The vans awarded this year will connect people in Snohomish County […]
Cascade Symphony offering scholarships to area high school music students
EDMONDS – Scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $3,000 will be awarded by the Cascade Symphony Orchestra to qualified high school senior music students from the Edmonds, Mukilteo, Northshore and Shoreline school districts. Scholarship applicants must plan to continue their musical studies in college but need not major in music. Candidates must audition on an orchestral instrument […]
Put Safety First This St. Patrick’s Day
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, the nation will observe St. Patrick’s Day, an international holiday that is commonly associated with drinking at bars and pubs. To ensure public safety, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reminding everyone that Buzzed Driving Is Drunk Driving. “Please don’t allow the deadly consequences of alcohol-impaired and […]
New Digital Community Learning Space Coming to Snohomish County
Everett, Wash., March 16, 2022 — Comcast Washington and YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish on Monday unveiled plans to build a new Lift Zone Lab: Digital Community Learning Space, which offers free WiFi access, at YWCA’s Somerset Village Apartments in Lynnwood, Washington. In honor of Women’s History Month, Comcast is contributing free internet connectivity, a $76,000 investment, and a […]
Lynnwood Municipal Court Offering Warrant Quashing Calendar
LYNNWOOD, Wash., March 16, 2022 – Lynnwood Municipal Court Presiding Judge Valerie Bouffiou, added a weekly Bench Warrant Quash Calendar to the court’s hearing schedule. This calendar is open and available to any person with an outstanding Lynnwood Municipal Court bench warrant to provide the opportunity to appear in court and resolve their case while […]
Edmonds School District Superintendent announces new job in Oregon
LYNNWOOD, Wash., March 16, 2022 – Edmonds School District Superintendent Dr. Gustavo Balderas announced this morning he will become the Superintendent of the Beaverton School District in Oregon starting July 1, 2022. His last day with the Edmonds School District will be June 30. “This was a difficult decision, but the right one for me […]
Lake Stevens Police arrest 30-year-old man for attempted sex with a minor
LAKE STEVENS, Wash., March 16, 2022 – On March 5, 2022, Lake Stevens Police Detectives arrested and booked 30- year-old Gurjent Singh for Communication with Minor for Immoral Purposes and Attempted Rape of a Child 2nd Degree. These incidents occurred in a downtown business where the suspect was employed. Bond was set at $50,000. The […]
