Ben Wolters confirmed as next Director of Development and Business Services

LYNNWOOD—Ben Wolters was confirmed by the Lynnwood City Council on Monday, July 14, to lead the Development and Business Services (DBS) Department as its next Director. Wolters is to assume the role of Director. and is taking over this role from David Kleitsch who will retired after nearly 25 years of service to the City of […]
NW Regional Aviation to conduct emergency response drill at the Arlington Municipal Airport

ARLINGTON – The Northwest Regional Aviation Consortium will be conducting an emergency response exercise at the Arlington Municipal Airport on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Aircraft from Snohomish, King, Pierce and Spokane County Sheriff’s Departments, along with the Washington State Patrol, U.S. Navy, FBI, Customs Border Patrol Air-Marine, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Airlift Northwest, and […]
Climber rescued from fall near Upper Town Wall in Index

INDEX—Fire agencies rescued a climber on April 26 who fell off a cliff near Upper Town Wall in Sky Valley Fire’s junction. Around 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon, a 911 call came into dispatch reporting that a climber had fallen from a cliff wall near the town of Index, close to the Upper Town Wall. Sky […]
Pacific Seafood-Mukilteo GM thanks first responders

MUKILTEO—Tim Ewing, General Manager of Pacific Seafood-Mukilteo sincerely thanked first responders for assisting in controlling and containing the ammonia leak that occurred at his plant on December 13, 2024. Below is that letter sent to news outlets by Ewing in its entirety: “On behalf of the team at Pacific Seafood’s Mukilteo facility, I want to […]
Everett and Mukilteo levies failing, voters strike down Port Expansion

SNOHOMISH COUNTY—Statewide election results in Washington state are officially being tallied. Some races we can call early and others, we will have to wait as ballots are counted over the next several days. Overall, only 25% of the 517,543 ballots mailed have been returned and counted in Snohomish County as of August 6. Below are […]
August 6 Primary Election Ballots mailed this week to voters

EVERETT—Today, Snohomish County Elections mailed ballots for the August 6 Primary to 516,000 registered voters. Ballots were mailed to military and overseas voters on June 21 and to out-of-state and rural voters on July 13. The local voters’ pamphlet was also mailed to every household. All eligible voters should receive their ballot no later than Wednesday, […]
Heat Advisory in effect from July 5 until July 8

SNOHOMISH COUNTY—The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Puget Sound from 12 p.m. Friday, July 5, through 10 p.m. Monday, July 8. Residents are to expect hot conditions with temperatures in the upper 80s and 90s expected posing a moderate to major risk of heat-related illness. Below is the daily forecast from […]
Northwest Regional Aviation to conduct terrorist attack drill

SNOHOMISH COUNTY—The Northwest Regional Aviation consortium will be conducting an emergency response exercise—a terrorist attack—in several locations throughout Snohomish County on Thursday, June 13, 2024. The exercise will be based out of the Arlington Municipal Airport beginning at 9 a.m. Aircraft from Snohomish, King, Pierce and Spokane County Sheriff’s Departments, along with the Washington State […]
Voters approve $866 million in school bonds and levies in Special Election

SNOHOMISH COUNTY—Snohomish County voters overwhelmingly supported ballot measures to provide funding for school districts across the Snohomish County in the February 13 Special Election. Both the Marysville Transportation Benefit District and the levy for Fire District 22 passed handsomely with 71% and 60% respectively. Voter turnout as of the count on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, […]
3-year-old injured after fall from a second-story open window

LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 13, 2023—A 3-year-old boy was seriously injured after falling from an open window at a townhouse in unincorporated Lynnwood Tuesday night. South County Fire responded around 8:30 p.m. to the home in the 19200 block of Damson Road. It appeared the screen on the open window gave way and the boy fell […]