Cocoon House invites community to combat youth homelessness
Everett, WA — Nonprofit service provider Cocoon House based in Everett, WA is rolling out a new nationally-recognized, community-based approach to providing short-term shelter for youth ages 12-17. The Connections Host Home Program is creating a community of volunteer host homes in Snohomish County where a youth can stay temporarily while Connections staff work toward […]
Weber County GOP votes to censure Mitt Romney
Weber County, UT, May 9, 2021 – A week after a failed resolution at the Utah GOP convention to censure Senator Mitt Romney (UT-R), a similar resolution was passed by the Weber County GOP on Saturday, May 8. Weber County is Utah’s fourth-most populous county. Fifty-two Republican senators voted against the charge of abuse of […]
Two Meadowdale students recipients of education scholarship
Sno-King School Retirees have chosen four students to receive $2,000 scholarships for the 2021-2022 school year to begin their university education. Sno-King School Retirees consists of retired educators from Edmonds, Northshore, and Shoreline School Districts. Through the generosity of former member Winnie Smith, Sno-King School Retirees will be able to offer each of these students […]
Foundation for Edmonds School District launches Vision Program
LYNNWOOD, WA – The Foundation for Edmonds School District, in partnership with the Edmonds School District and National Vision Cares, is pleased to announce a new vision program providing complimentary eye exams and hardware to families in need. The program is made possible thanks to a generous grant from Foundry10, a philanthropic educational research organization […]
Former police officer Derek Chauvin files motion for new trial
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., May 4, 2021 – Today, former police officer Derek Chauvin, through his attorney Eric J. Nelson, files motion for a new trial. Chauvin faces decades in prison after he was convicted of two counts of murder, and manslaughter on April 20, for the death of George Floyd. To view the motion, click here. […]
Reed Baldwin, a lifelong learner, talented musician and machinist
Mill Creek, Wash.- Reed Baldwin was a lifelong learner, a gifted musician, and a machinist “who was one of those people in the background being brilliant,” says mother Connie Baldwin. On April 1, 2021, Baldwin died in a fatal motor vehicle collision on Bothell-Everett Highway. He was 22 years old. Following their son’s passing, the […]
Lynnwood Recreation Center celebrates 10 years
LYNNWOOD, Wash., – The Lynnwood Recreation Center held a drive-thru birthday event on Saturday, April 24 in celebration of the facility turning 10 years old. The Lynnwood Parks and Recreation Department invited community members to drive up the entrance of the Recreation Center to have a donut from Zuri’s Donutz courtesy of Grand Canyon University, […]
Snohomish likely to revert to Phase 2 next week
UPDATES 1:56 p.m. May 1, 2021: Mukilteo School District has confirmed that in-person instruction will still continue unless directed otherwise. However, Athletics may be impacted. 9:15 p.m. April 28, 2021: Washington Education Association President, Larry Delaney, has confirmed that he doesn’t see a change to current school operations if the county were to revert to […]
Largest narcotics bust in Renton Police history
Renton, Wash. – On April 19 Renton police officers, along with assistance from the Valley Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team, removed over $1.7 million dollars of narcotics off the street following a lengthy criminal investigation by its department. The drugs seized included: 39 pounds of Methamphetamine, 8.75 pounds of Heroin, 6.6 pounds of Cocaine […]
An Oregon woman in her 50s, died after receiving dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority has been informed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating the death of an Oregon woman this week following immunization with Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine. Information about the death has been sent to the CDC through the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), the national reporting system […]
