December 19, 2025 10:21 pm

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Thank You for Supporting Mukilteo’s Emergency Medical Services

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We want to extend our sincere gratitude to the residents of Mukilteo for your support of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Levy in the recent election. Your vote to renew and restore funding for our community’s emergency medical services reflects a shared commitment to keeping Mukilteo safe and healthy. The passage of this levy ensures […]

John Braun commentary: The continuing insanity of the homelessness ‘emergency’

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The line about “insanity” being defined as doing the same things over and over, and expecting a different result, is sometimes attributed to Albert Einstein.  An online search indicates the saying more likely originated in a Narcotics Anonymous publication many years ago about the difficulty of overcoming a drug addiction. If so, insanity is an […]

South County Deputies respond to stabbing of 17-y/o in Lynnwood

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LYNNWOOD—At approximately 3:13 p.m., November 9, South County Deputies and Lynnwood Police responded to a reported stabbing in the 20900 block of 44th Avenue W in Lynnwood. Upon investigation, deputies learned that a 17-year-old male had been lured out of his apartment, distracted, and then stabbed by a known acquaintance. After the assault, the suspect […]

Edmonds to complete transportation improvement projects over next few months

EDMONDS – During the next several months, weather permitting, the City of Edmonds plans to complete multiple transportation improvements at SR-524 / 3rd Ave S at Pine St and Olympic View Dr at 88th Ave W. At SR-524 / 3rd Ave S and Pine St, the intersection will be converted from a two-way stop to […]

Lenny Wilkens, Basketball icon and Hall of Famer, dies at 88

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SEATTLE—Lenny Wilkens, a towering figure in basketball whose career spanned five decades as one of the game’s premier point guards, innovative coaches and a champion of youth development, died on November 9, 2025, surrounded by family. He was 88. Born Leonard Randolph Wilkens on October 28, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York, Wilkens grew up in […]

19-y/o from WA arrested as 6th suspect in foiled ISIS Halloween plot

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KENT—Saed Ali Mirreh,19, of Kent, Washington, has been arrested and charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization, in connection to a foiled Halloween terrorism plot in Michigan. “Update on the alleged foiled terrorist attack out of Michigan last week – earlier this week the FBI and partners arrested […]

Snohomish County to celebrate second bridge replacement of the year

SNOHOMISH COUNTY – Join Snohomish County Public Works in celebrating the replacement of Swamp Creek Bridge 503 between the cities of Brier and Bothell during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, November 12 from 10 to 10:30 a.m. The new bridge meets current design standards, widened lanes for nearly 10,000 daily vehicles and bicyclists, and […]

Port of Everett earns international recognition with two industry awards for environmental stewardship, financial practices

EVERETT—  The Port of Everett was honored with two annual Lighthouse Awards from the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), the unified and collective voice of the seaport industry across North and South America, for its innovative work in both environmental stewardship and financial practices. AAPA is a member organization representing more than 130 public […]

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