Recovered body suspected to be that of missing 16-y/o female
MARYSVILLE—Shortly after 9 a.m. Monday, April 22, members of the Tulalip Police Department were alerted to the body of a female in the tidal area where Tulalip Bay meets Battle Creek. The body was turned over to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office, which will provide official identification of the victim and cause of death […]
Convention chaos after WSRP attempts to pull gubernatorial endorsement vote
SPOKANE—The Washington State Republican Party (WSRP) candidate committee had a chaotic endorsement process for its statewide gubernatorial candidate at the political organization’s state convention in Spokane on April 19, moving to pull the endorsement vote of candidates Semi Bird and Dave Reichert from the race for Washington State Governor. The crowd of nearly 2,000 delegates […]
GOP challenger for Secretary of State, advocates secure voter registration
AUBURN—Having served on committees and boards that provide oversight and policy changes on elections for nearly a decade, state Senator Phil Fortunato is running to be Washington’s next election’s chief as Secretary of State. “The Secretary of State is the second most important elected position in Washington, and we simply cannot have one party controlling the entire […]
Trump eclipses Biden in historic fundraising event, raises $50.5 million
PALM BEACH, Fla.—The Republican National Committee (RNC) and the 2024 Trump Campaign announced that the 45th President of the United States and presumptive GOP presidential nominee, Donald J Trump, will raise over $50.5 million at a single fundraiser in Palm Beach, Florida, held on Saturday, April 6. “The success of tonight’s event is proving what […]
Man found guilty in 2021 crime spree stretching from Mukilteo to Seattle
EVERETT—A Snohomish County jury found Joseph Forest Sims, 33, guilty on all counts on Tuesday, March 26, related to a 2021 multi-jurisdiction crime spree (Bothell, Mukilteo, Shoreline, and Seattle) involving, rape, drive-by shootings, burglaries and kidnappings. Sentencing is scheduled for April 12 with Judge Karen Moore. Sims has appealed his trial-by-jury verdict and, if the […]
Arlington woman fatally struck in early morning traffic collision on I-5
ARLINGTON—A fatal pedestrian-vehicle collision just south of exit 206 into Smokey Point leaves one dead and shutdowns all three lanes of I-5 northbound at Smokey Point for three hours, Washington State Patrol reports. Shortly after 5 a.m., Friday, April 5, Melisa Delgado Chavez, 29, of Arlington was struck by a vehicle while walking on I-5 […]
Controversial Republican figure Loren Culp may be expelled from WASPC
LACEY, Wash., April 4, 2024—The Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs (WASPC) sent a letter to failed 2020 Washington state Republican gubernatorial and 2022 Congressional candidate, Loren Culp, proposing to expel him from his WASPC membership after making a series of offensive social media posts. WASPC membership is not a requirement to licensure of […]
Detroit is back: The rise, fall, and rise of Motor City
DETROIT—The Mayor’s Office of Detroit, nonprofits, and the city’s Fortune 500 companies have all banded together to revitalize a city that was once left in the ashes of urban decay and bankruptcy. Detroit has made significant strides in the last decade to put it back on the map as a thriving city without using its […]
Shoreline mayor meets President at National League of Cities
Washington D.C.—Shoreline Mayor Chris Roberts had the opportunity of personally thanking several federal partners at the National League of Cities event, including U.S. President Joe Biden, for making key infrastructure investments to the city and region. The National League of Cities (NLC) is an organization comprised of over 2,700 cities whose leaders are focused on […]
Mother charged for the murder of her 4-year-old son, Ariel
EVERETT, Wash., March 29, 2024—The Everett Police Department arrested Janet Ernestina Garcia on Friday, March 29, for the death of her 4-year-old son, local missing boy Ariel Garcia. Janet Garcia was placed in custody by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, March 27, for “making false statements to a public servant,” jail records state […]
