WIAA 3A/4A Baseball State Championship returning to Funko Field Everett
Snohomish County, Washington – Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has awarded the 2026 WIAA 3A/4A Baseball State Championship to Funko Field, Everett. The state championship will have four 3A high school baseball teams and four 4A high school baseball teams vying to be crowned 2026 WIAA Baseball State Champions. This is the second time in four […]
Proposed passenger ferry expansion faces Senate sink-or-swim moment
OLYMPIA [By: Cassie Diamond] – As ferry-dependent Washingtonians continue to miss work, school and doctors appointments due to service disruptions, Rep. Greg Nance, D-Bainbridge Island, is floating a potential solution now under consideration by the Senate. House Bill 1923, also known as the Mosquito Fleet Act, would permit any county, city, transit agency or port […]
Affordable housing would get more funding under proposed budgets
OLYMPIA [By: Anika Hauer] — State investments of $138 million to about $216 million toward building and preserving affordable housing would build on last year’s $605 million investment. Washington writes its budgets on a two‑year cycle, or “biennium.” Last year, the legislature approved hundreds of millions in affordable housing investments. This year, the House and […]
Apply now for December Flood Disaster Loans
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., March 3, 2026 – Snohomish County has spent the weeks since December’s record flooding focused on helping the community document damage while working with partners to identify resources that may speed recovery. People who sustained flood and storm damage not covered by insurance can now meet in-person in Snohomish with representatives of […]
72-Year-Old Critically Injured in Lynnwood Roommate Domestic Violence Assault
LYNNWOOD — Snohomish County sheriff’s detectives are investigating a violent altercation between two elderly roommates that left one man critically injured and the other in custody on a domestic violence assault charge. South County Fire responders arrived at a home in the 16200 block of Larch Way around 3:20 a.m., Monday, March 2, after receiving […]
Hundreds of Kamiak students walkout of class to protest ICE
MUKILTEO—Hundreds of Kamiak High School students walked out of class on Wednesday, February 4, to protest recent ICE-related deaths and immigration enforcement “without due cause.” The walkout was organized through social media channels and word of mouth. Though Kamiak Principal Stephen Shurtleff, and several teachers, were aware of the walkout prior they approached the protest […]
ICE Blasts Everett Mayoral Directive, Says Forces More Federal Agents into City Over National Security Threats
EVERETT—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released a blistering attack Friday on Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin, accusing her of escalating dangers to federal officers and residents by ordering city workers and police to block and even intervene in ICE operations — a move they say will only flood the streets with more visible federal agents […]
US gearing up for possible terror sleeper cell attacks on US soil
ARLINGTON, VA—During a Pentagon press briefing on Monday, March 2, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told reporters that U.S. forces are ready to counter possible Iranian sleeper cell attacks on U.S. soil when asked by a reporter on the topic. “This is a former regime that seeks to export that ideology, to try and sow […]
Topless transgender politician defeats recall effort
OLYMPIA [John O’Brien]—A Washington state politician who went topless at a rally for transgender individuals won’t be kicked out of office, after a ruling by the state Supreme Court. A recall petition sought to oust Lucy Lauser from the Stevenson City Council after she exposed her breasts on March 31, 2025, outside the Skamania County […]
Marysville’s School Resource Officers strive to strengthen safety and connection across local schools
MARYSVILLE—At Marysville Getchell High School and Totem Middle School, School Resource Officers have become part of the daily rhythm of campus life. Their presence reaches far beyond safety, it’s rooted in connection, trust and showing up for young people in the moments that matter. Officer Phil Powers and Officer Jerry Duemmell serve 14 schools across the […]
