Snohomish County PUD enhances wildfire safety with mitigation plan

With Washington experiencing an average of 1,500 wildfires annually, burning over 400,000 acres in recent years according to the Washington Department of Natural Resources, Snohomish County Public Utility District (PUD) has implemented a comprehensive Wildfire Mitigation Plan and a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) strategy to address wildfire risks in high-threat areas. These efforts aim […]

44-year-old Gold Bar man arrested for Tuesday night murder

GOLD BAR—The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office reports that a 44-year-old Gold Bar man was taken into custody just after 1 p.m. on Wednesday, January 3, for first-degree murder in connection to the Tuesday night homicide in Gold Bar. Just before 7 p.m. Tuesday, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies responded to reports of a shooting […]

Washington State Patrol investigating drive by shooting in Gold Bar 

GOLD BAR, Wash. –The Washington State Patrol are actively investigating a drive by shooting that took place in Gold Bar, Sunday, January 28, on the intersection of state Route 2 and Reiter Road (near milepost 30). The shooter—who was described as male, approximately 5 feet 10 inches, weighting 170 pounds and wearing a black jacket, […]