Brian Smith, VOA CEO, prioritizes housing, mental health, and child care
EVERETT, Wash., July 12, 2023—Brian Smith, President and CEO of Volunteers of America (VOA), was appointed to his position last May and has been met with multiple successes since. From distributing over $100 million in relief funds to introducing the 988 suicide prevention line, Smith is off to a good start. The 988-line, Smith said, […]
Sultan man injured and his dog dead after officer involved shooting
Sultan, Wash., July 10, 2023—Detectives with the Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team (SMART) are investigating an officer-involved shooting that took place in Sultan that resulted in the suspect being shot and wounded with non-life-threatening injuries. A dog was shot and pronounced dead at the scene. The Incident happened at 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, July […]
Lynnwood Councilman tells PDC he doesn’t know how to write checks to pay fines
OLYMPIA, Wash., July 9, 2023—During a Brief Adjudicative Proceeding on Thursday, July 6, with the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC), Lynnwood Councilman Josh Binda was found in violation of failing to file his Personal Financial Affairs Statement (F-1) timely and fined $300 that will be suspended with the condition that he pays $1,250 (and […]
Alan Rubio kicks off his Alderwood Water & Wastewater District campaign
LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 8, 2023—Alan Rubio kicked off his campaign for Alderwood Water & Wastewater District at Wilcox Park on Saturday, July 8. “This is more for the community than it is for me,” Rubio told supporters at his Meet & Greet event. “For those that are complaining about the water price and their water […]
Police investigating a non-fatal shooting near North Creek trail
MILL CREEK, Wash., July 8, 2023—At approximately 9:11 a.m. on July 8, Mill Creek Police with assistance from Snohomish County Sherriff responded to a shooting just west of the North Creek trail near the 13000 block of North Creek Drive. A preliminary investigation showed that an unknown male and the victim had been in an […]
Lynnwood Public Facilities District meeting on July 11
The Lynnwood Public Facilities District, now called “The District,” will conduct a hybrid meeting to take place at the Lynnwood Event Center located at 3711 196th St SW in Lynnwood. Participants may also zoom into the meeting. The next meeting is scheduled for September 12, 2023. Meeting date and time: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Tuesday, […]
Washington poised to be the next Silicon Valley of the space industry, it just needs workers
KENT, Wash., July 6, 2023—Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and several Washington space industry leaders at the Washington Space Summit on Wednesday, July 5, to discuss regional economic opportunities as the United States revamps its space program to return to the moon and beyond. Washington’s space industry has doubled in the […]
Public invited to 31st annual NUBIAN Jam celebration on July 29
The community invited to this year’s 31st Annual Snohomish County Black Heritage Committee-sponsored NUBIAN Jam, to celebrate African and African American culture. It is the largest celebration of its kind in Snohomish County with over thirty partners and sponsors. Who: Nubian Jam 2023 and you and yours! When: Saturday, July 29th, 10am – 7pm Where: […]
Pickleheads is a new way to connect with Washington’s state sport pickleball
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 4, 2023—When Brandon Mackie, Pickleheads Co-Founder, was living in Los Angeles he struggled with finding a place to play pickleball. He would look up parks, one-by-one, and zoom in on a map looking for courts because the last thing he wanted to do was drive 30-minutes to a park just to find […]
Marysville police investigating July 4th fatal vehicle accident
MARYSVILLE, Wash., July 4, 2023—A 16-year-old Marysville youth is deceased as a result of a one car rollover accident that occurred just after midnight on July 4th in the 4700 block of 136th St. NE., in Marysville. Marysville officers and fire personnel arrived on-scene and located three male passengers in a ditch beside the roadway; all […]
