Get Your Tickets: Korean Heritage Night on September 13 at T-Mobile Park
The Seattle Mariners, the Greater Seattle Korean Association (GSKA), The Korea Times, and the Korean Community Service Center of Seattle are partnering together to celebrate Korean Heritage Night on September 13 at T-Mobile Park. The Mariners will be facing off against the Los Angeles Angels. “Korean Heritage Night is more than just a baseball game—it’s […]
19 arrested in Sinaloa Cartel-linked drug trafficking operation spanning Mexico to WA state
SEATTLE—In a sweeping crackdown, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies have arrested 19 individuals tied to a Sinaloa Cartel-affiliated drug trafficking network distributing fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin across western Washington, Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller announced on August 25, 2025. The operation, which transported narcotics from Mexico through California to Washington using […]
USDOT to WA state, comply or lose federal funding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on August 26 announced California, Washington, and New Mexico will lose federal funding unless they adopt and enforce English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers. The three states have 30 days to come into compliance before the Department will withhold up to […]
The 13 US service members killed during a botched Afghan withdrawal are honored
The last U.S. military plane, a C-17, departed Hamid Karzai International Airport in Afghanistan on Monday night, August 30, 2021, officially ending the longest war in U.S. history while Taliban fighters celebrated driving out the world’s most powerful military from one of the world’s poorest countries. It is estimated that the U.S. had spent more than $2 trillion during the […]
Trump ousts Fed Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations
WASHNGTON, D.C.—President Donald J Trump today announced to X the immediate removal of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, a Biden appointee, “for cause” under Article II of the U.S. Constitution. Although the Board is intended to act independently, a president can remove any governor for inefficiency or misconduct. Cook’s removal is centered on a recent […]
Trump admin to strip federal funding from cashless bail jurisdiction
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, August 25, President Donald J Trump signed Executive Order titled, “Taking Steps to end cashless bail to protect Americans,” that aims to strip federal funding from so called “Cashless Bail Jurisdictions.” Cashless bail, aka “bail reform,” is when the court releases a defendant from custody before trial without having to pay a cash […]
Everett Rowing Association shines at Green Lake Summer Extravaganza
SEATTLE—Everett Rowing Association (ERA) competed in the 63rd Annual Green Lake Summer Rowing Extravaganza on August 2, an event featuring 29 teams with both youth and adult athletes racing 1,000 meters. ERA entered 24 boats, representing its youth and adult programs along with high school alumni, staff, and board members. The club earned strong results, […]
Island County Republican ballot observer will not face jail
COUPEVILLE—Island County Superior Court Judge Joseph Wilson on Monday, August 25, sentenced Tim Hazelo, a Republican ballot observer in Island County, to 40 hours of community service and is ordered to pay $200 court costs and a $500 fine, along with submitting a DNA sample. He will not serve any time in jail. Hazelo must […]
Ziply Fiber sold to Canada’s largest telecommunications provider
KIRKLAND—Canadian-based Bell Canada successfully acquired Kirkland-based Northwest Fiber Holdco, LLC (doing business as Ziply Fiber) on July 30, after an administrative law judge for the Utilities and Transportation Commission, approved the transfer of ownership two days earlier. The administrative law judge approved the settlement agreement after they found the transaction poses no harm to the […]
WA AG Nick Brown threatened with suspension of license to practice law
[The Center Square] – Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown was threatened with an interim suspension of his license to practice law for failing to respond to allegations that Brown in his capacity as Attorney General, colluded with private law firm Perkins Coie on an amicus brief filed on behalf of the firm’s lawsuit in federal court against […]
