Pink Pistols aims to arm the LGBTQ community against hate crimes
SEATTLE, Wash., Feb 18, 2022 – “Pick on someone your own caliber” is the motto of the Pink Pistols, an LGBTQ gun rights organization in the United States and Canada that advocates for the use of lawfully-owned and concealed firearms for the self-defense of the sexual minority community. In the public eye, gun rights are […]
K-9 Officer Jedi killed during pursuit
UPDATE [2:33 p.m. January 8, 2022]: Added Jedi’s memorial service information. SEATTLE, Wash., January 7, 2022 – Police K-9 Officer Jedi of the Seattle Police Department (SPD) was tragically killed during a struggle with a burglary suspect on Wednesday, Jan 5. The SPD’s official report states that the K-9 team responded to a burglary in […]
Op-Ed: Rehumanizing the unvaccinated
While debates surrounding COVID-19 vaccines continue, late-night talk shows and popular news outlets have sought to sort the general public into two different camps: the “rational” pro-vaccine side that trusts the science and the “irrational” vaccine-hesitant side that does not. However, as is the case with most issues concerning the human race, it isn’t that […]
Statewide staffing shortage looms as vax mandate approaches
LYNNWOOD, Wash., October 5, 2021 – As the October 18 deadline for Washington’s vaccine mandate approaches, it remains unclear exactly how many state employees are still unvaccinated and may be terminated. In order to be fully vaccinated by the deadline, employees must have received their first dose no later than October 4. With possible statewide […]
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 […]
Will the vaccine mandate for state employees lead to a staffing shortage post-October 18?
Gov. Inslee’s recent proclamation requires all employees of state agencies to be fully vaccinated by October 18 or face termination. As some emergency servicemen and women struggle to choose between termination or vaccination, will there be a staffing shortage come October? Every employee of a Washington state agency mandated to be vaccinated Two weeks ago, […]
Light Up Lake Stevens, a show of community unity
LAKE STEVENS, Wash., August 8, 2021 – “I was amazed of how many people were at North Cove Park… It was a great, all around community event,” said Brett Gailey, Mayor of Lake Stevens, when asked on his thoughts of Light Up Lake Stevens. Because of the cancelation of AquaFest due to the pandemic, residents […]
Maple Park Church welcomes LPD and council members for National Night Out
LYNNWOOD, Wash., August 3, 2021 – Lynnwood Police, Fire, and community members alike gathered on the evening of August 3 at Maple Park Church for the this year’s National Night Out. National Night Out is a night when people from across the entire United States meet and connect with each other and law enforcement to […]
Primary Election 2021 Q&A
The 2021 Primary Election will be held on August 3 and local non-military ballots will be mailed to voters on July 15. In preparation for the 2021 Primary Election, the Lynnwood Times asked candidates questions to supplement the questions in your voters pamphlet. The Lynnwood Times did not receive responses from the following 2021 Primary […]
Independence Day events
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., July 4, 2021 – This year’s Independence Day events will be fun packed! Remember to wear sunscreen, stay cool, and enjoy celebrating America’s 245th birthday! New for this Fourth of July, all fireworks use is banned in unincorporated areas of southwest Snohomish County. The county ban applies to the densely populated unincorporated […]
