Election 2021: Winners, losers, and too close to call
ARTICLE UPDATES 7:15 PM Nov 9, 2021: Updated results and added statements from Gary Petershagen, Will Chen, and John Kartak. LT calls election for Gary Petershagen and Shirley Sutton. County has counted 181,510 ballots to a total return of 185,228 ballots. 8:00 PM Nov 5, 2021: Updated results and added statement from Joshua Binda. Lynnwood […]
Petershagen addresses Herald’s ambiguities and inaccuracies
LAKE STEVENS, Wash., October 29, 2021 – On Sunday, October 24, the Everett Herald published a report on Lake Stevens’ city council candidates. Some of the claims regarding City Council Position 2 candidates, Gary Petershagen and Joyce Copley, prompted Petershagen to respond. In a video uploaded to YouTube, Petershagen, who is running for reelection, brought […]
Snohomish County Schools: A comparison across the County
LYNNWOOD, Wash., October 14, 2021 – Each school year, the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) updates its K12 Report Card, which details the academic achievements, among other metrics, of Washington public school districts. The Lynnwood Times has compiled several metrics from the most recent OSPI Report Card and from the individual districts’ […]
LSPD: Serial eluder caught for sixth time
LAKE STEVENS, Wash., October 10, 2021 – A rise in crime for the last week of September in Lake Stevens after the lowest crime rate within the last couple of months the previous week. During September 20-26, there were 34 crimes reported to the Lake Stevens Police Department (LSPD). To view the previous Lake Stevens […]
Shooting on Hwy 99 in Edmonds leaves one in stable condition
EDMONDS, Wash., October 5, 2021 – A twenty-four-year-old male from Seattle is in stable condition at Providence Hospital in Everett with multiple gunshot wounds after attempting to rob another male at a hotel along Highway 99 in Edmonds late Monday evening. The other involved male, a thirty-four-year-old from Lake Stevens, was questioned and subsequently booked […]
Consumers to be charged statewide 8-cent bag fee starting October 1
OLYMPIA, Wash., September 25, 2021 – During the 2020 legislative session, the Legislature passed a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags to reduce plastic pollution. The law was to go into effect on January 1 of this year but was delayed in December 2020 by Governor Jay Inslee due to pandemic-related supply issues and then […]
Snohomish County’s VOTF – real life crime fighters
MARYSVILLE, Wash., September 20, 2021 – The Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force (VOTF), an A-team cast of officers from across Snohomish County, arrested a 48-year-old male outside his Seattle residence for the 2004 murder of 31-year old Hoang V. Nguyen, Thursday, September 9. On the morning of October 23, 2004, Everett police officers responded […]
LSPD: Biker escapes police patrol after chase
LAKE STEVENS, Wash., September 15, 2021 — Lake Stevens has seen 30 crimes between the end of August and Labor Day weekend. Crimes have varied with vehicle theft and prowling on top of the list. Assault misdemeanors have also been reported repeatedly during the same week. To view last week’s Lake Stevens Police Blotter and […]
LSPD: Man goes missing after $25,000 windfall
For the last week of August, 24 crimes were reported to the Lake Stevens Police Department, 6 crimes less than the previous week. This is the lowest rate for crimes in Lake Stevens for the summer of 2021. The crimes were sex offenses, theft, and various misdemeanors. A man goes missing after receiving $25,000 A […]
LSPD Blotter: Man turns in gun to be destroyed
LAKE STEVENS, Wash., August 31, 2021 — From August 17-23, the Lake Stevens Police Department reported 30 crimes. Deaths increased that week but mostly from natural causes, according to the reports. Other incidents include burglaries and attempted suicides. The Lake Stevens area saw 11 fewer crimes than the previous week. Man given firearm to destroy, […]
