Community Transit Board composition review and selection
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—A special meeting will take place of elected official representatives of the county, cities, and towns within the Snohomish County Public Transit Benefit Area to review the board composition and select the Community Transit Board of Directors for the next two-year term. Date/Time: Thursday, January 18 at 3 p.m. Location: Community Transit Board Room, […]
School delays and cancellations for January 17
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—School districts across the Snohomish County have issued alerts of delays and cancellations for Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Arlington Home – Arlington Public Schools (wednet.edu) Due to poor road conditions, all schools will be starting two hours late this morning. Buses operating on limited routes. There will be no out-of-district transportation, no Presidents Preschool, […]
Rain, rain, and more rain forecasted this week
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory of freezing rain/snow starting 7 p.m., Tuesday, to 4 a.m., Wednesday, January 17. Expect this mixed participation in lowlands of western Skagit County, including Cypress Island, Guemes Island, Anacortes, Mount Vernon, and La Conner, Everett and vicinity, including Stanwood, Marysville, and Mountlake Terrace and Admiralty Inlet […]
36-year-old inmate from Lake Stevens found dead in Snohomish County Jail
EVERETT—A 36-year-old man from Lake Stevens was found unresponsive inside his cell at the Snohomish County Jail around 11 a.m. on Monday, January 15. According to the Sheriff’s Office, during a routine check, a corrections deputy discovered the inmate unresponsive inside of his cell. Corrections staff immediately called a medical emergency and began lifesaving measures. […]
41-year-old Seattle woman dead in early morning fatal collision in Lynnwood
LYNNWOOD—A female pedestrian, Frewoini Woldemariam, 41, was struck and killed on I-5 just south of 44th Avenue by a vehicle shortly after midnight on Monday, January 15. “N5 44th Ave W (MP180) is fully blocked for a one car/pedestrian fatality collision. Northbound traffic is being diverted to 220th St SW,” Trooper Kelsey Harding posted on […]
VEG Lynnwood opens to provide 24/7 emergency care for pets
LYNNWOOD—Veterinary Emergency Group (VEG), a 24/7 veterinary emergency center opened its latest hospital in Lynnwood on Friday, January 12, at 4725 196th Street SW in the Fred Meyer Shopping Center. VEG also allows “pet parents” to stay with their pet through all stages of treatment, including surgery and overnight hospitalization. “If it can fit through the door, we […]
WA high schools to observe Temperance and Good Citizenship Day
OLYMPIA—On Tuesday, January 16, public high schools throughout Washington will observe Temperance and Good Citizenship Day, an annual event created in 1923 to educate future voters about the importance of civic engagement. In partnership with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Office of the Secretary of State offers resources to support K–12 educators […]
Lynnwood Police looking for two males in attempted armed carjacking
LYNNWOOD—Lynnwood Police are looking for two Black males who opened fire at a vehicle narrowly missing the driver in an apparent armed carjacking attempt. At approximately 1 a.m., January 12, Lynnwood Police responded to an assault in the 7500 block of 196th (near QFC Parking lot). When they arrived, they learned that two males attempted […]
Edmonds newest Mayor Mike Rosen, ‘Make Edmonds politics boring again!’
EDMONDS, Wash., January 12, 2023—Running for mayor, or any elected official position, was far from Edmonds newest Mayor Mike Rosen’s radar when he happily retired from making nature and wildlife documentary films in 2022. But when he started to notice the increasing divisiveness in politics that was happening nationally, he felt calling to do something […]
Students invited to pitch their video game ideas for nationwide competition
K12 Enrichment Programs, a supplementary educational program designed to enrich the academic experience through extracurricular activities and contests, are calling upon public school students, from kindergarten through grade 12, to pitch their video game ideas from now until January 31, for a chance to win current generation gaming consoles like the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation […]
