Snow likely Wednesday night through rest of the week
[UPDATED] 2:40 p.m. December 27, 2021: Updated Snohomish Public Works Progress. LYNNWOOD, Wash, December 27, 2021 – The National Weather Service forecasts a mostly dry and cold beginning of the week until Wednesday. Chance for light snow each day, but no significant accumulations expected. Snow is expected to continue Wednesday night after 11 p.m. through […]
Mindfulness: Upon Reflection
Happy end of the Year! This month we settle into a new holiday season with fresh opportunities to live more mindfully. SETTLING INTO THE PAUSE – NON-JUDGMENT – NOTICING JOY – UPON REFLECTION In recent years I’ve stomped the ground of nearly 400 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon and Washington. Some days […]
Snohomish County on 24/7 snow plowing operations, 3000 miles of road cleared so far
EVERETT, Wash., December 26, 2021 – Snohomish County Road Maintenance teams have plowed approximately 3,000 miles of snow since Christmas morning, working four shifts to cover road clearing operations around the clock. So far, 300 tons of sand/salt mix have been applied to approximately 575 miles. “We are uncertain how much snow we will get […]
Snow hits Snohomish County’s higher elevations, more expected
EVERETT, Wash., December 25, 2021 – Snohomish County Road Maintenance crews began clearing roads at higher elevations of ice and snow this morning at 5 a.m. Four plow/sanders will continue to plow, sand and deice throughout the morning. Crews responded to various snow and ice calls throughout the night and will continue to monitor the […]
AG Ferguson tests positive for COVID
OLYMPIA, Wash., December 24, 2021 – Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Thursday announced he has tested positive for COVID-19. It is uncertain which variant he has but, according to Ferguson, he is experiencing COVID symptoms. Ferguson began experiencing symptoms on Sunday, December 19, and is currently isolating with his family. Ferguson, who is […]
New flights from Paine Field Airport
EVERETT, Wash., December 24, 2021 – Non-stop flights to resume from Paine Field Airport to Portland, Santa Ana, and San Diego starting January 2022. Currently, travelers can fly out of Paine Field non-stop to Spokane, Boise, Palm Springs, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Tucson taking Alaska Airlines. Earlier this year, for the second year in a […]
President Biden and First Lady visit Children’s National Hospital
WASHINGTON D.C., December 24, 2021 – Today, U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden spent this morning at the Children’s National Hospital “to spread a little holiday cheer,” as the president put it. The Bidens read “Olaf’s Night Before Christmas” to the children which was also live streamed throughout the hospital. Since 1945, […]
$10 billion James Webb Space Telescope to launch Christmas Day
WASHINGTON D.C., December 24, 2021 – The James Webb Space Telescope will be the world’s premier space science observatory when it launches Christmas Day, December 25, 2021, at 7:20 a.m. EST / 4:20 a.m. PST in French Guiana. Webb will solve mysteries in our solar system, look beyond to distant worlds around other stars, and […]
AG Office reports 500% increase in data breaches over last year
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Attorney General Bob Ferguson released his sixth annual Data Breach Report in November. In the last year, breached businesses and agencies sent 6.3 million notices to Washingtonians — by far the largest number of notifications sent to Washingtonians since the Attorney General’s Office began tracking this number. 2018 set the previous record of 3.5 million […]
Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin appointed to Sound Transit Board
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., December 23, 2021 – Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers and the Snohomish County Council have appointed Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin to the Sound Transit Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2022. Mayor Franklin will fill the seat of outgoing Everett City Councilmember Paul Roberts, a longtime member of the Board and advocate […]
