Tickets available for Seattle Men’s Chorus and Seattle Women’s Chorus new 2025-26 Season
SEATTLE – Seattle Men’s Chorus (SMC) and Seattle Women’s Chorus (SWC) return to the stage for the 2025-26 season with five brand-new concerts, which will treat audiences to holiday magic, the importance of legacy, a yellow-brick road celebration, and more. The new season will feature performances across Seattle, along with select shows in Tacoma, Everett, […]
Bob Ferguson hosts Tim Walz at $2,500-a-table lunch as Minnesota Governor doubles down on immigration
[The Center Square]—Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, under fire for failing to prevent a massive welfare fraud scheme in his state, was in Seattle on Tuesday as the special guest at Gov. Bob Ferguson’s fundraising luncheon, telling those in attendance Somalis were being “demonized” and vowing to bring more into his state. “These folks better not […]
Washingtonians to get automatic payouts in $700M Google Play monopoly settlement
SEATTLE—Millions of Android users across the United States, including thousands in Washington state, will soon see money hit their PayPal or Venmo accounts as part of a $700 million settlement with Google over alleged monopolistic control of the Google Play Store. Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced Tuesday that the payment process has officially begun […]
WA state wrongly gave 685 noncitizens a CDL, including Florida trucker who killed three
[JAKE GOLDSTEIN-STREET]—Washington state mistakenly issued nearly 700 commercial licenses to drive trucks and buses to noncitizens who don’t qualify over the past seven years. This issue has drawn heavy criticism from the Trump administration and others after a semitruck driver, Harjinder Singh, allegedly made an illegal U-turn and killed three people in Florida. Singh wrongfully […]
Lynnwood Council ends 2025 with a bang, now pay more in 2026
LYNNWOOD—At its final 2025 meeting for the year on December 8, attended by over 120 people, Lynnwood City Council swore in Mayor-elect George Hurst and new councilmembers, honored outgoing leaders, then approved (4-3) a 14.7% permit/fee hike and 33% business license increase; unanimously passed 2.7% COLA for city employees; authorized drafting a voter-free 0.1% public […]
Lynnwood City Council Vacancy – Apply Today to Serve Your Community!
LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood City Council Position #6 vacancy begins on January 1, 2026, and will be filled by appointment until the November 2027 election certification. The City Council is accepting applications from interested community members to fill this open position until the certification of the November 2027 election. Link to apply: https://www.lynnwoodwa.gov/Government/City-Council/City-Council-Vacancy To be eligible to be […]
Lake Stevens Community Food Bank raises $100k from debut Festival of Trees event
LAKE STEVENS—The Lake Stevens Community Food Bank raised a total of $100,000 from its, first ever, Festival of Trees fundraising event on Saturday, November 21. The money raised (which covers 20% of the food bank’s $500,000 annual operating budget) will go towards supporting the food bank at a time when food donations are down, but […]
Vaughn’s Teaching Farm and Kitchen holds 5th annual Christmas on the Farm
LYNNWOOD—As Christmas draws ever closer, and the hustle and bustle of the holidays gets into full-swing, Lynnwood residents may find themselves hard-pressed to slow down and soak in the magic of the season. Luckily, a golden opportunity lies right in their own backyards at Vaughns Teaching Farm and Kitchen, who just hosted their 5th annual […]
Snohomish PUD Commission approves 2026 Budget with an overall rate increase of 2.5 percent
EVERETT—The Snohomish County PUD’s Commission approved the 2026 budget for electric, generation and water systems during its meeting on December 2. “By finding smart ways to be more efficient and prioritizing projects, we were able to keep the rate increase as low as possible and ease the impact on our customers,” said John Haarlow, Snohomish […]
Everett Police Chief announces retirement after 31 years of service
EVERETT—After more than three decades in law enforcement, including two years as chief, Everett Police Chief John DeRousse announced Monday, December 8, that he will retire from the department at the end of 2025. Deputy Chief Goetz will be appointed as Chief of Police. “Chief DeRousse has given nearly three decades of steadfast service to […]
