South County firefighters extinguish house fire in Silver Lake
South County Firefighters extinguished a house fire in the Silver Lake area of unincorporated Everett Thursday evening, stopping flames from spreading to a neighboring home. No one was hurt. Just after 5:40 pm, firefighters were dispatched to reports of a house on fire in the 11100 block of 30th Drive Southeast. When they arrived on […]
Snohomish County mailing ballots a week earlier on October 9
SNOHOMISH COUNTY — Ballots for the November 3 General Election will be mailed on Friday, October 9, to approximately 535,000 registered voters. Voters can expect to begin receiving their ballots starting this weekend, with deliveries continuing through Wednesday of next week. If a registered voter has not received their ballot by Wednesday, October 14, they […]
South County Fire advances four finalists for vacant District 4 commissioner seat
EVERETT—South County Fire has advanced four of six applicants to interviews for the vacant District 4 seat on its Board of Commissioners, with the goal of confirming the appointment later this month. A subcommittee selected Darren Austin, Robert Cooke, Rico Tessandore and Neil Tibbott on Monday, Sept. 28, for the interview stage. The full board […]
One rushed to hospital after acid spill on SR9 near Snohomish
SNOHOMISH—Snohomish County Fire District 4 firefighters responded to a report of acid spilled inside a work van Thursday, September 24, off State Rout 9 and Marsh Road, south of Snohomish. The spill was reported around 10:08 a.m. When firefighters arrived, they found a vehicle pulled to the side of the road, all doors open, and […]
Peter Mongillo, Snohomish Fire Spokesman and Former KOMO Photojournalist, Dies After Cancer Battle
LAKE STEVENS — Peter Mongillo, the public information and education officer for Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue (SRFR) and a former television photojournalist, died at his home after a battle with cancer, SRFR announced Monday. Mongillo joined the regional fire agency in 2022 after a 21-year career as a photojournalist, most recently with Seattle’s KOMO […]
Washington fire and flood victims can reconstruct lost tax records, IRS says
WASHINGTON STATE — Families who lost tax returns, bank statements and property papers in Washington’s recent wildfires and those still piecing together records after last winter’s historic floods can reconstruct enough documentation to file returns, claim casualty losses and apply for aid, the IRS said in a guidance issued September 2 in Tax Tip 2026-67. […]
Snohomish County Data Center Moratorium hearing set for August 19
EVERETT — The Snohomish County Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 19, on an emergency moratorium it adopted unanimously on June 24 that pauses new data center development in unincorporated areas of the county—meeting information at end of article. Emergency Ordinance 26-026 places a six-month hold on the filing, acceptance, processing or […]
Snohomish County Approves 0.1% Sales Tax for Public Safety
EVERETT—The Snohomish County Council voted 3-2 on Wednesday to approve a new 0.1% criminal-justice sales tax expected to generate nearly $24 million a year, a move supporters said was necessary to prevent the loss of roughly 50 sheriff’s deputies, 50 corrections officers, 25 prosecutors and dozens of other public-safety positions. Opponents called the timing premature, […]
Boeing donates $250,000 to support Spokane wildfire recovery
EVERETT — Boeing is donating $250,000 from its Charitable Trust to support recovery efforts for communities hit by wildfires in the Spokane and Eastern Washington areas. “Our thoughts are with the families and communities severely impacted by the ongoing wildfires in the Spokane area,” said Jeff Shockey, Boeing executive vice president, Government Operations, Global Public […]
South County Fire Board adopts resolution in support of Bond Measure
South County Fire’s Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution Wednesday, August 5, in support of the Fire and EMS Construction Bond appearing on the November ballot. “Improving fire stations is essential to maintaining the level of emergency service our community relies on,” said Jim Kenny, chair of the South County Fire Board of Commissioners. “When […]
