Homage expands FREE Mental Health Services to older adults
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SNOHOMISH COUNTY—As this month marks National Mental Health Awareness Month, Homage Senior Services is expanding its mental health services across Snohomish County, especially to those who live in more rural areas, thanks to a $150,000 grant from the Cambia Health Foundation. Homage provides mental health services to older adults age 60+ at ten senior and […]
Snohomish County Council approves ordinance to ban sale of fireworks
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SNOHOMISH COUNTY—The Snohomish County Council voted unanimously to amend the county code (SCC 30.53A.726) prohibiting the sale of fireworks in all “no fireworks areas” where use is currently banned. Ordinance 23-057 would have no impact on the sale of fireworks this July 4th (2024). According to RCW 70.77.250(4), ordinances adopted by counties or cities which […]
Ferguson campaign threatens legal action against gubernatorial opponents
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SEATTLE, Wash., May 13, 2024—Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, joined by former King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg, held a press conference in Seattle, Monday, May 13, addressing the two other “Bob Fergusons” that filed for the Governor race last week and threatened legal action if they do not drop out of the race by […]
Jews and Christians rally demanding UW end antisemitism on campus
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SEATTLE—Approximately 500 attended a “United for Israel March” at the University of Washington, led by Pursuit Church NW, on Sunday, May 12, to take a stand against antisemitism that is plaguing the university’s campus. They were met with less than 200 pro-Hamas counter protesters whose faces were covered. The rally and following march were peaceful. […]
Three Bob Fergusons now running for governor as race takes turn for the weird
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OLYMPIA—The number of Bob Fergusons running to be Washington’s next governor grew to three on Friday. A conservative Republican activist threw a monkey wrench into the race by recruiting two last-minute Democratic candidates who share the same name as the party’s presumed front-runner. The newcomers, one from Yakima and the other Graham, will now share […]
Snohomish County’s newest Superior Court Judge is sworn in by Chief Justice
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EVERETT—The honorable Judge Whitney M Rivera, Snohomish County’s newest Superior Court Judge, was officially sworn in Thursday, May 10, by Washington State Chief Justice Steven Gonzalez. Judge Rivera replaces Judge Anita Farris who retired from the bench on April 30. Coincidentally it was Judge Farris who first hired Judge Rivera as her law clerk 18 […]
Sheriff’s Office searching for missing 22-year-old Jessa Kershner
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SNOHOMISH—The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating 22-year-old Jessa Kershner. Kershner’s family reported her missing, Wednesday, May 8, after being out of contact with her since January of 2024. During the initial investigation, deputies learned Jessa was contacted by Bothell Police on January 15 and by law enforcement in Everett […]
Antifa attack local journalists at pro-Palestine UW encampment
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SEATTLE—Local journalist and Lynnwood Times contributor, Jonathan Choe, and his bodyguards, were physically assaulted while covering the Pro-Palestine encampment in the University of Washington’s Quad on Tuesday, May 7. Journalists working for KOMO News, who were covering the event Tuesday, also reported witnessing physical fights break out and their news camera lenses being vandalized with […]
Pursuit Church invites public to ‘United for Israel’ Rally at UW
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SEATTLE—The Pursuit Church NW has announced a “United for Israel March” at the University of Washington for Sunday, May 12, at 4:30 p.m. to take a stand against the antisemitism. The rally point will be at Red Square (4063 Spokane Lane, Seattle, Wash.) on the University of Washington campus and conclude at the Pursuit Seattle […]
FBI crime data shows Washington second-most dangerous state
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A new study has revealed New Mexico is the most dangerous and Washington the second most dangerous state in the United States in which to raise a family, based on FBI crime data. The study, conducted by personal injury lawyers Omega Law Group, utilized crime data from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to create […]