FBI and DHS issue threat warning of violence for anniversary of October 7 HAMAS Attacks
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on October 4 issued a joint Public Service Announcement highlighting potential threats in the United States from foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) to their supporters seeking to provoke violence in response to the one-year anniversary of the HAMAS attacks on Israel that began […]
Former Mukilteo Council president urges tabling controversial rezone vote
MUKILTEO—Former Mukilteo City Council President Bob Champion sent an email to the Mukilteo City Council on Tuesday, October 1, urging them to “table” the upcoming controversial October 7 vote to rezone the Harbour Pointe Tech Center property from business to multifamily residential to make way for a proposed 200-unit high-density housing complex. In that email, […]
Washington delivers $200 energy bill credits to over 690,000 households
OLYMPIA—The Washington Department of Commerce last week announced the successful completion of the Washington Families Clean Energy Credits Program (WFCEC), an initiative that provided $200 energy bill credits to more than 690,000 low- and moderate-income households across the state. The program provided financial relief to 23% of Washington’s households, supported by electric utilities serving 99.6% […]
House Transportation subcommittee hears from FAA Administrator on Boeing
WASHINGTON D.C.—The House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee heard testimony from Michael Whitaker, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), on Tuesday, September 24, focused on its oversight of Boeing’s corrective action plan following Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 incident. Whitaker briefed the committee back in June on Boeing’s manufacturing and production process and appeared before it […]
As furloughs begin, IAM cries foul to Boeing ‘best and final offer’ bypassing negotiating team
SEATTLE—The International Association of Machinists (IAM) Negotiation Committee blasted Boeing for emailing its “best and final” offer “directly to all members and the media without any prior communication from your Union.” “This tactic is a blatant show of disrespect to you – our members – and the bargaining process,” wrote the Union Negotiating Committee in a […]
Boeing presents union with best and final offer with hope to end strike
CRYSTAL CITY, VA—Boeing announced today, September 23, a final contract offer to the leaders of IAM 751 & W24 for consideration to ending its strike with production workers. If approved by union members, the average annual machinist pay at the end of this 4-year contract would increase from $75,608 a year to $111,155, says a […]
Everett murder-suicide left thousands of commuters stuck on I-5
EVERETT—Everett Police Detectives are now investigating a murder-suicide that occurred Sunday afternoon that left two men dead and led to a short pursuit on I-5. At approximately 1:05 p.m., September 22, Everett Police officers were dispatched to a report of shots fired at the Park View Apartments located on the 1100 block of W. Casino […]
Reichert and Ferguson square off in heated gubernatorial debate
SEATTLE—Shortly after the U.S. Presidential debate concluded on Tuesday, Washington state gubernatorial candidates Dave Reichert and Bob Ferguson squared off, tackling issues such as public safety, budgets, abortion, and climate change for the first time in-person. The event was sponsored by the Seattle Times and media partners King 5, Krem2 News, and El Sol de […]
WA scuttles $200,000 sale of two retired state ferries to Ecuador
Washington’s nearly two-year effort to unload a pair of retired state ferries ran aground this week as officials with Washington State Ferries announced on September 5 that the agreement to sell the Elwha and Klahowya for $100,000 each to Nelson Armas who planned to tow them to Ecuador to be scrapped. This might turn out to […]
WAGOP files lawsuit claiming ballots cured by King County invalid
With only six weeks before voting begins in Washington’s November election, state Republican Party Chair Jim Walsh acknowledged that time is tight for his party’s legal challenge against recount results in the state lands commissioner primary. On Thursday, the party filed a lawsuit against King County over the use of an online system to aid voters in […]
