WDFW completes updated plan to guide proactive conservation actions, species recovery
OLYMPIA – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) recently completed its revised State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), designed to guide fish, wildlife, and habitat conservation in Washington for the next decade. Last updated in 2015, the plan acts as a roadmap for proactive conservation actions that prevent the need to list species under […]
Country music icon Dolly Parton passes away at 80
NASHVILLE — Dolly Parton, the iconic country music singer-songwriter, actress and philanthropist whose rhinestone image, soaring voice and sharp songwriting made her one of the most beloved and influential entertainers of the past seven decades, died Tuesday. She was 80. Her family announced the death in a statement shared on her official social media accounts, […]
Lynnwood crime drops in 2025, but aggravated assaults and sex offenses rise
LYNNWOOD— The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) data shows Lynnwood had a major drop in violent crime last year, but sex crimes are up. In 2025 the Lynnwood Police Department clocked a total of 4,014 offenses – 2,308 (or 57.5%) of them cleared. Of these offenses, 2,110 resulted in arrests with 1,866 […]
45 students visit POE to explore careers in maritime
EVERETT, WASH. – The Port of Everett partnered with Sound Experience and Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County to provide a full day of hands-on career exploration for 45 elementary school-aged students that culminated in an afternoon sailing aboard historic tall ship, Adventuress, on Friday, Aug. 7. The innovative partnership between nonprofit Sound Experience, […]
Cost to battle 20 wildfires in WA has topped $200M
OLYMPIA [ASPEN FORD] — In the span of a month, firefighting costs for 20 wildfires burning across Washington have totaled $207 million, according to data from the state’s Department of Natural Resources. The expenses will be split among local, state and federal agencies. But the number is telling: Those 20 fires, some of which are still burning, […]
Watchdog data shows higher WA child welfare deaths than previously reported
OLYMPIA [JAKE GOLDSTEIN-STREET] — Deaths and serious injuries of children involved with Washington’s child welfare system last year were even higher than record levels the state previously reported, according to new data. In 2025, 35 children died and 49 more nearly died either from abuse, neglect and other maltreatment, or amid these concerns, after having […]
Court rebuffs attempt to ax ballot statement on WA income tax measure’s budget effects
THURSTON COUNTY [JERRY CORNFIELD] — A citizen activist lost his bid Thursday to keep a one-sentence statement off the ballot that summarizes how an initiative to repeal Washington’s new income tax on high earners would affect the state budget. State Supreme Court Commissioner Michael Johnston denied Arthur West’s request for a preliminary injunction to block […]
Boeing engineers and technical professionals vote down contract, greenlights strike
EVERETT — Members of Boeing’s largest white-collar union, SPEEA, on Friday rejected the company’s proposed four-year contracts for engineers and technical workers, while overwhelmingly authorizing their leaders to call a strike if talks fail before the current agreements expire in early October. The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace, or SPEEA, announced the results […]
Everett Ship Repair and Rozema’s Boat Works Secure $1.3M in Federal Shipyard Grants
EVERETT — Two shipyards in Snohomish and Skagit counties received a combined $1.3 million in federal grants to upgrade equipment, improve facilities and train workers, U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell announced. The awards to Everett Ship Repair LLC and Rozema’s Boat Works Inc. form part of $5.2 million distributed by the […]
Meadowdale Elementary principal on ‘special assignment,’ parents demand independent probe over districts handling of sexual misconduct allegations
LYNNWOOD — Parents, former faculty and special-education advocates on Tuesday pressed the Edmonds School District Board of Directors during public comment to commission a fully independent third-party investigation into the district’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations against a former Meadowdale Elementary special-education instructor David Sibley, publicly release its current investigative report in full, place Superintendent […]
