Snohomish County Launches Planning for Centennial Trail South Extension, Invites Community to Help Shape the Future
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—Snohomish County Parks & Recreation has officially launched planning for Centennial Trail South, a long-envisioned project that will ultimately complete the Centennial Trail through Snohomish County and connect it from Skagit County to King County’s regional trail system. As planning begins, the County is inviting community members to help shape the future of the […]
WA ordered to pay retired teachers $118 million in withheld pension, state appeals ruling
THURSTON COUNTY [Jake Goldstein-Street] — Thurston County Superior Court Judge Christine Schaller on June 25 ordered Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) to pay roughly $120 million to thousands of public school teachers for withholding interest on pension contributions they made more than two decades ago. But those more than 26,000 teachers will need to […]
Jared Mead Commentary: Traffic, what’s at stake?
Last week, I was driving home after an evening meeting in Everett. Like a lot of parents, I wasn’t thinking about the meeting anymore. I was thinking about getting home before the kids went to bed. Another crash. Another backup. Another reminder of how quickly one incident can bring traffic across much of our county […]
Hobbs becomes new President of National Association of Secretaries of State
Rapid City, South Dakota — Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has been selected President of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), the nation’s oldest, nonpartisan professional organization for public officials. Hobbs was sworn in July 17 at the conclusion of the NASS 2026 Summer Conference in Rapid City, South Dakota. “I am deeply honored to […]
Trump imposes an additional 50% tariffs on Canadian autos, alcohol and dairy products; Canada threatens to match it
WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Donald J Trump on Monday signed three proclamations imposing additional 50% tariffs on certain Canadian goods, in what the White House described as Canada’s “discriminatory treatment of U.S. commerce” of U.S. motor vehicles, alcoholic beverages, and dairy products. “I find that it is necessary and appropriate and in the public interest to impose […]
Audit paints troubling picture of WA’s overcrowded youth prison system
OLYMPIA [Jake Goldstein-Street] — Nearly half of front-line staff at Washington’s overcrowded juvenile detention facilities leave within a year. Many report feeling unsafe, unprepared and unsupported. That’s according to a sobering, if not shocking, audit of the state’s youth prison system that has faced years of issues stemming from trying to fit too many young people into facilities […]
AG Brown celebrates halt to $110 billion Paramount and Warner Bros merger by Trump ally
OAKLAND, Calif. — U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of Northern District of California on Monday, July 20, granted a temporary restraining order that blocks Paramount Skydance Corp. from closing its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. for at least 14 days and prevents the two companies from integrating their operations in the […]
Geek Fest first appearance at Lynnwood Event Center a resounding success with record-breaking attendance
LYNNWOOD—Geek Fest West – a community-driven pop culture, gaming, and fandom expo – kicked off its first ever year at its new Lynnwood Event Center home, from Friday, July 17 through Sunday, July 19, breaking all-time attendance records at more than 6,000. “I’m excited Geek Fest West is here in Lynnwood. We talk about All […]
Four US service members killed, 5 injured over the weekend as a new wave of strikes hit Iran
TAMPA, Fla.—Four U.S. service members were killed and at least five injured over the weekend in Iranian-linked attacks in Jordan and Iraq, following a new wave of military strikes launched July 7 by the United States against Iranian targets, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reports. At least 17 U.S. service members have been killed and 413 […]
‘Ramblings of a Mad King:’ Democrats respond to Trump’s election integrity claims
OLYMPIA — Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said the “information” presented in President Donald J Trump’s nationally televised address last Thursday on election integrity does not change the established record that claims of widespread election fraud have been repeatedly disproven. “In the past year, cuts to federal programs supporting state election security have created […]
