Which Snohomish County cities allow New Year’s Eve fireworks
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., December 31, 2022 – Beginning in 2021 for New Year’s Eve, all fireworks use is banned in unincorporated areas of southwest Snohomish County. All cities served by South County Fire now ban fireworks every day of the year: Brier, Edmonds, Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace. According to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, residents […]
King County Executive Constantine’s top accomplishments in 2022
SEATTLE, Wash., December 27, 2022—Reflecting on the past year, I’ve noticed some key themes in the work we do, day by day, week by week, at King County. Often the challenges thrown at us feel like a trip through the tumbling rapids. But, taking a step back at year’s end, we can see the steady, […]
Four Washington state power substations sabotaged on Christmas Day
PIERCE COUNTY, Wash., December 26, 2022—Two Tacoma Power Utilities (TPU) and two Puget Sound Energy electrical substations were sabotaged on Christmas Day leaving at least 17,000 customers without power. According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a call around 5:26 a.m. on Christmas Day of a burglary to the TPU substation located at […]
Lynnwood townhome fire kills one, displaces dozens
LYNNWOOD, Wash., December 24, 2022—Today, crews from South County Fire, Everett Fire, Northshore and Shoreline responded to a late morning fatal townhome fire at 6707 196th St SW in Lynnwood that has left one person dead, two injured, and more than 20 residents displaced. A man and a boy escaped the fire before firefighters arrived. […]
Congressional and Legislative District election recounts certified
OLYMPIA, Wash., December 22, 2022—Election recounts for the 3rd and 9th Congressional Districts and the 10th Legislative District have been completed, confirming the General Election outcomes certified by Secretary of State Steve Hobbs Dec. 7. The amended results certified by the Office of the Secretary of State reflect the outcomes of the recount processes prescribed […]
Marysville and partners offer free post-holiday recycling on Jan. 7
MARYSVILLE, Wash., December 21, 2022—The holiday season is a time of good cheer and presents, but all that gift-giving can generate an excess of cardboard boxes and Styrofoam. The City of Marysville is hosting a free post-holiday recycling collection from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7,in the old City Hall parking lot, 1049 […]
Arizona judge allows Republican lawsuits for Lake and Hamadeh to proceed
PHOENIX, Ariz., December 20, 2022—Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen ruled today that attorney general candidate, Republican Abraham Hamadeh, can proceed with his lawsuit challenging the results of the 2022 Mid-term election. “Maricopa County’s failures on Election Day need to be investigated,” Hamadeh wrote in a Facebook post today regarding his case. “The court’s ruling […]
Suzan DelBene to chair Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C., December 20, 2022—Incoming Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced today that he has tapped Congresswoman Suzan DelBene of Washington to lead the House Democratic effort to take back the Majority in 2024. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is the official campaign arm of the Democrat Party in the U.S. House of Representatives, according […]
Happy Chanukah: One act of kindness can grow into infinite miracles
LYNNWOOD, Wash., December 19, 2022—County residents endured the snowy weather to attend Chabad Jewish of Snohomish County’s annual Giant Menorah Lighting ceremony at Lynnwood City Hall on Sunday kicking off Chanukah. The event featured live music by the Seattle based Klez Katz Klezmer band and gift bags containing a Chanukah sufganiyot (a jelly doughnut), chocolate coins, dreidels, […]
Recounts for two certified congressional races confirm Democrat victories
OLYMPIA, Wash., December 16, 2022—Last week, the Office of the Secretary of State received requests to recount certified results for two of Washington’s congressional races. In the Third Congressional District, the Joe Kent for Congress campaign requested a machine recount of all votes cast for the office of U.S. Representative. In the Ninth Congressional District, […]
