Mill Creek proposes ordinance to re-criminalize drugs
By Kienan Briscoe | Lynnwood Times Reporter Mill Creek, Wash. – In response to the February 25 ruling by the Washington State Supreme Court which eliminated any criminal penalties for simple possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, an ordinance was presented at the Mill Creek City Council on March 23 in support of […]
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled states may restrict open carry
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff San Francisco, Cali., March 24 – In a 7-4 ruling, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a Hawaii law that required applicants seeking a license to openly carry must demonstrate “the urgency or the need” to carry. In effect, the ruling bans residents from openly carrying firearms without a […]
Marysville first city in Washington to re-criminalize drug possession
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff Marysville, Wash., – March 13, 2021 – On February 25, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled in the case of State v. Blake, No. 96873-0, that RCW 69.50.4013(1) – the statute that criminalized the possession of a controlled substance without a prescription – exceeds the state’s police power […]
City Council to review $64M Community Justice Center proposal Monday
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Lynnwood, Wash., March 7, 2021 – Set to be completed in 2023, the $64 million Community Justice Center project includes the rebuilding of the existing police department, re-imagining the misdemeanor jail, a remodeled court while expanding east to the adjacent vacant, city-owned wooded area. The expansion of the […]
State of the City: Mukilteo will remain resilient in 2021
By Noel Pai-Young | Lynnwood Times Reporter Mukilteo, Wash., March 3, 2021 – On February 17, Mukilteo Mayor Jennifer Gregerson gave her annual State of the City address where she shared the city’s COVID-19 stats, city budget and administrative progress, public work improvements, and the announcement of the new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission. Gregerson […]
Trump to CPAC, Trumpism must define the Republican party in the years ahead
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff Orlando, Fla., February 28, 2021 – Former President Donald J Trump, in his keynote address Sunday afternoon at Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), delivered an America First message that defined Trumpism as the convictions of the Republican party in the years ahead. During his speech, the former president […]
Child found safe after AMBER Alert in Renton
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff Renton, Wash., February 24, 2021 – Authorities are now searching for a male, 6 feet tall and 225 pounds, last seen wearing a blue jacket. Both the 5-year-old girl and the vehicle have been found in SeaTac after a bystander saw the little girl inside the vehicle crying. […]
AMBER Alert: Stolen SUV with child inside
By Mario Lotmore | Lynnwood Times Staff Renton, Wash., February 24, 2021 — The Renton Police Department has issued an AMBER Alert for a 5-year-old, mixed White/Filipino female, with brown hair and eyes, wearing a white long sleeve shirt and pink crocs. Her name is Azalia and she’s about 3 feet tall and weighs 55 […]
20-year-old woman drowns in Lake Stevens
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Lake Stevens, Wash., February 22, 2021 – A 20-year old woman drowned in Lake Stevens Saturday, February 20, according to the Lake Stevens Police Department. At approximately 9:00 p.m. on Saturday, Lake Stevens resident Anna Marie Lopez got out of a vehicle off of North Lakeshore Drive and […]
Community bands together to help wounded bald eagle in Mukilteo
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Mukilteo, WA- A park ranger, an off-duty police officer, a retired police sergeant, and a concerned citizen banded together to catch an injured Bald Eagle on Tuesday, January 12. Out on a morning walk at Picnic Point Trail, resident Chris Severtsen made his way down to the nearby […]
