Drivers reminded to make good choices over the holidays
OLYMPIA—The Washington State Patrol and Washington Traffic Safety Commission want to remind everyone using the roadways this holiday season that safe roads come down to good decisions. Impaired driving, driving too fast, driving distracted, and not wearing your seatbelts are bad decisions that cost lives every year. We all want the holidays to be about […]
Pacific Seafood-Mukilteo GM thanks first responders
MUKILTEO—Tim Ewing, General Manager of Pacific Seafood-Mukilteo sincerely thanked first responders for assisting in controlling and containing the ammonia leak that occurred at his plant on December 13, 2024. Below is that letter sent to news outlets by Ewing in its entirety: “On behalf of the team at Pacific Seafood’s Mukilteo facility, I want to […]
Representative sought for Snohomish County Boundary Review Board
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—Applicants are sought for an upcoming vacancy on the Boundary Review Board, a quasi-judicial body that provides an impartial, inter-governmental decision process for citizens, municipalities, and special purpose districts (fire districts, water districts, etc.) on proposed annexations, incorporations, and mergers of jurisdictional boundaries. The board consists of five citizens who are appointed by the […]
Sound Transit approves ST Express fare change from $3.25 to $3
Sound Transit Board has approved changing the current ST Express bus fare, reducing the full adult fare from $3.25 to $3. The move aligns the ST Express bus fare with the Link flat fare. The new fare will take effect on March 1, 2025. Changing the ST Express bus fare streamlines Sound Transit fares across transportation […]
Government shutdown looming; what could this mean for Washington?
WASHINGTON D.C.—A government shutdown could occur on Saturday, December 21 unless Democrats and Republicans agree to a new federal spending bill that requires Congressional approval by Friday, December 20, just before midnight. The government’s current federal spending bill is set to expire on December 21 at midnight unless. Congressional leaders presented a stopgap measure Thursday […]
Sno-Isle Libraries appoints Kay Crull to Board of Trustees
SNOHOMISH AND ISLAND COUNTIES – Sno-Isle Libraries is pleased to announce the appointment of Kay Crull to the Board of Trustees. With five trustees appointed from Snohomish County and two from Island County, the Board ensures the diverse perspectives of residents across our entire service area are represented. Following a competitive application process, Crull was […]
Snohomish County Jail Intelligence-K9 Unit Intercept and Seize Delivery of Narcotics to Inmate
EVERETT—On Friday, December 13, 2024, The Intelligence-K9 Unit of the Snohomish County Jail collaborated with detectives to intercept and seize a delivery of narcotics being brought to a 35-year-old male inmate at the Snohomish County Jail. On the afternoon of 12/13/24, a social worker arrived for a scheduled visit with the male inmate. The social […]
Snohomish PUD says farewell to Commissioner Rebecca Wolfe
EVERETT—Snohomish Public Utility District honored outgoing Commissioner Rebecca Wolfe with a reception following the final meeting of the year on Tuesday, December 17. Wolfe did not seek re-election this year to retire and spend time with her family. “She came into the utility with no background in the industry but quickly picked it up,” fellow […]
Larsen holds town hall, selected as top Dem on House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
EDMONDS—Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) hosted an in-person town hall event in Edmonds on Sunday, December 15, to discuss his priorities for the 119th Congress and hear directly from his constituents who he represents in Washington’s second Congressional District. He hosted a similar event in Ferndale the prior day. For someone that has received over 40,000 […]
WA Democrats Chair Shasti Conrad running for DNC Vice Chair
SEATTLE—Washington State Democrats Chair, Shasti Conrad, announces her candidacy for Vice Chair of the Democrat National Committee (DNC), which is responsible for articulating and promoting the Democratic platform and coordinating party organizational activity. Conrad was the first woman of color and youngest person to be elected Chair of the Washington State Democrats as well as the […]
