Traitors: US citizens charged in ISIS Plot to kill US servicemembers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three U.S. citizens were arrested early Friday in coordinated raids in Kansas and California on federal charges that they conspired to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS) and al-Sham, a designated foreign terrorist organization, by sending more than $2,000 to fund the purchase of drones and rocket-propelled grenades […]
Music, comedy and second chances collide at Everett’s ‘Punchlines with Purpose’
EVERETT — The Everett Historic Theater will come alive on July 18, with Punchlines with Purpose – a one-night event that will combine stand-up comedy, live music, and fundraising for the Second Chance Foundation, a nonprofit that helps individuals experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health challenges. Punchline with a Purpose is sponsored by The Tulalip […]
Eighty-Two Years After D-Day, Lynnwood Woman Recalls Surviving the Holocaust and World War II
LYNNWOOD— As Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, helping turn the tide of World War II, 9-year-old Barbara Tillman was hiding from Nazi persecution in occupied Poland. Eighty-two years later, the Quail Park Lynnwood resident still remembers the phosphorous bombs that lit the night sky, the smell drifting from a […]
82nd anniversary of D-Day: The largest seaborne invasion in history
Codename Operation Neptune, Tuesday, June 6, 1944, commenced the largest known seaborne invasion in world history that took place at the beaches of Normandy to liberate Nazi-occupied France in World War II — D-Day. The seaborne operation followed a 1,200-plane airborne assault, codenamed Operation Overlord, that ended on August 30, 1944, and involved the countries of […]
Longview Community Support Shines as Family Assistance Center Thanks Heroes
LONGVIEW—The Family Assistance Center (FAC), the onsite Incident Management Team (IMT), and the AWPPW would like to express their sincere gratitude to the many agencies, organizations, businesses, and community members who have come together to support affected families, coworkers, first responders, and all those impacted by the Nippon Dynawave Packaging tank implosion. The IMT is proud […]
One dead after house explosion and fire in Snohomish
SNOHOMISH — One person died Friday evening when an explosion destroyed a house in the City of Snohomish and left the structure too unstable for firefighters to enter, according to Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue (SRFR). Fire units were dispatched to 3821 109th Ave. SE shortly after 7:23 p.m. following reports of a loud boom […]
Community Transit seeks public comment on six-year Transit Development Plan
SNOHOMISH COUNTY– Community Transit is seeking public comment on the draft 2025-2030 Transit Development Plan (TDP) through July 2. The plan serves as the agency’s roadmap for the next six years. It includes activities, accomplishments, and performance reports from the previous year, and a refreshed six-year forecast of agency financials, service levels, and capital projects. […]
Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to meet June 11 to 13 in Olympia
OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will hold a hybrid meeting in Olympia from June 11 to 13 to consider proposed land transactions and decide on the lynx Periodic Status Review. The Commission will also hear briefings about the agency budget, agency request legislation, tideland and shoreline legal frameworks, and the electronic catch […]
Harbor Hopper Sets Sail: Port of Everett, Port of South Whidbey debut new tourism passenger ferry pilot program
EVERETT – The Port of Everett and Port of South Whidbey celebrated the first sailing of the Harbor Hopper, marking the launch of a passenger ferry pilot program to connect the two waterfront destinations and explore new opportunities for regional tourism this summer. The first sailing departed the Port of Everett Marina at 10 a.m. […]
‘Serious Vulnerabilities’: Feds launch election fraud investigation against CA; WA state shares identical system
LOS ANGELES—In what he called “serious structural vulnerabilities” in the state’s election system, U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, announced Friday, June 5, that his office in coordination with the FBI has launched multiple active election fraud investigations against the state for California. Both California and Washington state share the same core election system “structural” features. “California’s […]
