With $1.5B, feds seal commitment to new I-5 bridge linking Washington and Oregon
VACOUVER, Wash.—The federal government is all in on replacing the I-5 bridge across the Columbia River, linking Washington and Oregon. On Friday, July 12, area political leaders celebrated receipt of a $1.499 billion grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Combined with a separate $600 million award secured in December, it means the feds are […]
Greenheart Exchange seeks host family for exchange students
SOUTH SNOHOMISH COUNTY—Greenheart Exchange seeking a stable person or family to host two female exchange students scheduled to go to Edmonds-Woodway High School in the Fall this year. One is a girl from Ukraine and the other a girl from Republic of Georgia. The students will have their own spending money, medical and accident insurance, […]
Initiative against banning natural gas in WA state gets 546,000 signatures
OLYMPIA—The Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW), Let’s Go Washington, the Washington Hospitality Association (WHA) and others on Friday, July 5, submitted the final round of petitions supporting Initiative 2066 to protect natural gas as an energy choice, bringing the total to 546,000+ signatures in 50 days. The 546,000+ signatures gathered is the second-highest for […]
Over 430,000 signatures submitted for initiative against banning natural gas
THURSTON COUNTY—The Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW), Let’s Go Washington, and the Washington Housing Association celebrated submitting 431,063 signatures to the Secretary of State’s Office Tuesday, July 2, to qualify placing Initiative 2066 (I-2066) – to protect natural gas as an energy choice and prevent gas bans – on the upcoming November ballot. By […]
Cantwell celebrates opening of new Project Kuiper satellite facility in Kirkland
KIRKLAND—United States Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined Kirkland Mayor Kelli Curtis, Brian Huseman, VP of Public Policy and Community Engagement at Amazon, Steven Metayer, VP of Project Kuiper Production Operations at Amazon, and Dr. Amy Morrison, President of the Lake Washington Institute of Technology for the grand opening of the new 172,000-square-foot Project Kuiper satellite […]
Congressman Larsen cancels Everett campaign kick-off amid security concerns
EVERETT—Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) cancels his Everett campaign kick-off event tonight, Monday, June 24, at Scuttlebutt Brewing Taproom amid security concerns of pro-Palestine demonstrators. “In the last week, pro-Palestine demonstrators have disrupted community events I held throughout the district,” Rep. Larsen released in a statement on Monday. “I expect the same to occur tonight in Everett. […]
Op-Ed: Sno-Isle Library’s new custom reading list program
Summer months and sunnier days are ahead of us Snohomies and with that comes a summer reading list! As much as I enjoy spending a cold, dark, and gray Washington winter evening brewing a cup of green tea, putting on some sweat pants, wrapping myself in a blanket, and cracking open a good book listening […]
Gangs in control of Haitian capital, civil war imminent
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Violent gangs have taken hold of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, overpowering the nation’s police and plummeting the city into chaos. More than 360,000 Haitians have already fled the city seeking refuge in traditionally safer, southern regions, according to a new report by the U.N.’s International Organization for Migration. Meanwhile gunmen have open fired at government […]
WA state to offer up to a $9,000 rebate for new and used EVs
OLYMPIA—The choice and benefits of driving electric vehicles (EVs) are about to become more affordable to many Washingtonians, due to a new $45 million state program state program announced by Governor Jay Inslee on Tuesday, April 23, that will provide an instant rebate of up to $9,000 to eligible residents purchasing or leasing an electric […]
Marysville-based Gravitics paves new way for next generation space living
MARYSVILLE—Startup companies are far from a foreign concept for the Seattle metro area but startups that manufacture space stations are few and far between. Gravitics, a Marysville-based startup manufacturing the next generation of spacecraft, hopes to forever change the landscape of orbital space travel by significantly cutting costs while offering more livable space for off-planet […]
