Boeing donates $500,000 to support flooding recovery in Puget Sound
SEATTLE—Boeing is donating $500,000 from the Boeing Charitable Trust to assist with recovery efforts in the aftermath of severe flooding in the Puget Sound area. Funding will go to the following organizations supporting recovery and relief efforts: “In this time of urgent need, we stand alongside our Puget Sound communities and our employees impacted by […]
Catastrophic flooding from typhoon Halong devastates Alaska native communities
ANCHORAGE, AK—Typhoon Halong’s remnants struck the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta around October 13–14, 2025, with hurricane-force winds and storm surges, disproportionately impacted Alaska Native villages, specifically the Yup’ik communities. In Kipnuk, 90% of homes (121) were destroyed; in Kwigillingok, a third of homes were swept away. These communities are reliant on subsistence hunting and fishing. Tragically, one […]
Red Cross NW volunteer, Deb Phelps, is just one of many who save lives nationally
EVERETT, Wash., March 17, 2022 – Deb Phelps got a call from the Red Cross NW on a Monday morning last fall, informing her she was needed in Reno, Nevada, to assist evacuees fleeing California wildfires. She departed within 24 hours. When she arrived in Nevada the next morning, Phelps entered the Reno Convention Center, […]
Lynnwood’s Aquatics Team recognized as region’s finest
Lynnwood’s Aquatics Team recognized as region’s finestBy Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff The City of Lynnwood’s Aquatics Team has been recognized for its outstanding outreach in providing lifesaving skills education, named as the number one training provider in water safety and emergency preparedness by the American Red Cross (ARC) Northwest Region. “It’s nice to […]
Community mourns victims of Lynnwood Townhouse Apartments Fire
Lynnwood Townhouse Apartments Fireby Mario Lotmore Hundreds attended the Memorial Service at First Lutheran Richmond Beach in Shoreline for Mardoqueo,7, and Victoria Jimenez-Lopez, 15, the victims of the Lynnwood Townhouse Apartments fire. Roxanne Vasquez, a relative of the family, remembered Mardoqueo as an “old soul” who loved to play with Legos. She described Victoria as quiet […]
