Former Snohomish County Executive Gary Haakenson reflected on the Oso Landslide
By LUKE PUTVIN | Last Updated October 3, 2019 On September 21 at the Lynnwood-Alderwood Manor Heritage Museum, Former Snohomish County Executive Gary Haakenson reflected on the Oso Landslide. Occurring on March 22, 2014, the Oso Landslide took the lives of 43 people. It was the deadliest landslide in United States history. Haakenson recalled the […]
Judicial candidates face off at 2019 LWVSC County Forum
by MARIO LOTMORE | Last Updated October 3, 2019 Approximately 100 people attended the Snohomish County Candidate Forum in the auditorium of Sultan High School in Sultan on Monday, September 30 from 7 PM to 9:30 PM. The League of Women Voters of Snohomish County Service Committee (LWVSC) hosted the event, which was moderated by […]
Washington’s new police use-of-force database shows force used in 0.56 of every 1,000 police calls
EVERETT — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown joined law enforcement leaders, police oversight officials, community advocates and researchers Thursday evening at the Henry M. Jackson Conference Center to mark more than a year of data collection under the Washington State Data Exchange for Public Safety (WADEPS), the state’s centralized public platform for reportable police use-of-force […]
Community Transit celebrates 50th anniversary with an intimate celebration
EVERETT — On the advent of its 50th Anniversary of carrying Snohomish County riders, Community Transit on Thursday marked the historic milestone with a reception for elected leaders, regional transit partners, and former employees. On the same day, the agency kicked off its fare-free week echoing its first days of service, and a week earlier […]
COMMENTARY: Six black robes versus the will of the people
The Washington state Supreme Court has once again decided that the people’s vote is merely a suggestion subject to interpretation. In its ruling overturning I-2066, the citizen driven initiative that was passed in 2024, intended to protect access to clean and abundant natural gas and prevent state policies from effectively banning it, has been invalidated. […]
Los Gavilanes to host third annual Cafecito y Pan Dulce community event Oct. 8
EVERETT—Beloved Hispanic grocery store, Los Gavilanes, will host its third annual Cafecito y Pan Dulce con tu Policia event on October 8 outside of their storefront on Casino Road in Everett. The purpose of the event, according to Don Felipe, the grocery store’s owner, is to gather the community together for an opportunity to enjoy […]
Nate Nehring: Tax Dollars Belong in Treatment, Not Syringes and Pipes
Our response to the crisis of drug addiction should be focused on a clear objective: helping people escape addiction and move toward treatment and recovery. Unfortunately, too much of what is called “harm reduction” has moved away from that objective. Many government programs distribute the very paraphernalia used to consume dangerous and illegal drugs, including […]
Support 7 honors 45 years of volunteer service, and founder’s widow, with commemorative bricks
LYNNWOOD — At Heritage Park on August 30, Support 7 did more than unveil nearly 50 commemorative bricks. It paused to not only thank the people who have carried a quiet, around-the-clock ministry through some of South Snohomish County’s hardest hours but to also honor Lois Gaydos, the widow of founder Chaplain Ken Gaydos, whose […]
4 Everett Police Officers Hurt After Silver Lake Truck Pursuit
EVERETT — Four Everett police officers were taken to a hospital with minor injuries Thursday morning after a man driving a stolen semitruck rammed multiple patrol cars while fleeing deputies through the Silver Lake neighborhood, EPD reports. A 911 caller reported at 6:21 a.m. that a tractor-trailer had been stolen from the Safeway parking lot […]
Deputies arrest 46-year-old Everett man who shot 27-year-old man in head
EVERETT — A 27-year-old man was shot in the head Friday night during a domestic violence assault in the 13000 block of Eighth Avenue West, and deputies later arrested a 46-year-old man who knew the victim, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said. South County deputies responded about 10:25 p.m. Friday. They found the wounded man […]
