December Flood Accelerates Seasonal Road Closure of Index-Galena Rd
EVERETT—Due to damage from recent flooding, Snohomish County Public Works has closed a portion of Index-Galena Rd for the winter season. The road is closed between the access gates near milepost 10 to the west and milepost 14 to the east. This section historically closes for the winter months due to the amount of snow […]
US-2 to partially reopen, Skykomish section closed for bridge inspections
SHORELINE—Governor Bob Ferguson announced Friday that a section of US-2 over Stevens Pass will partially reopen from the east side (Leavenworth side) starting Monday, December 29, offering very limited access to the Stevens Pass Ski Resort as inspections, clean ups, and repairs are underway from back-to-back atmospheric rivers that hit Washington in mid-December. The 49-mile […]
Brown co-leads lawsuit against HHS over gender-affirming restrictions for minors
SEATTLE—Attorney General Nick Brown is co-leading a federal lawsuit with Oregon and New York of 20 states and the District of Columbia challenging a declaration by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. that deems certain gender-affirming care for minors unsafe and ineffective, threatening to bar providers from participating […]
WSP Trooper assaulted, stolen patrol vehicle leads to high-speed I-5 chase
LYNNWOOD—A high-speed chase on I-5 of a stolen Washington State Patrol (WSP) vehicle on Christmas Day ended in Mountlake Terrace with the arrest of a male suspect. Video footage obtained by TMZ show a man casually walking across I-5 near Northgate Way obstructing traffic at approximately 12 p.m. on December 25. Shortly after a WSP […]
HHS declares Public Health Emergency in Washington amid historic flooding
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared a public health emergency for Washington state on Christmas Eve, aiming to ease health care access amid devastating storms, high winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides that have battered the region. The move follows President Donald J Trump’s approval of an emergency declaration earlier this […]
Seahawks youth flag football regional tournament coming to Everett
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—The 2026 Seahawks NFL FLAG Regional Tournament has been awarded to Everett, Washington. The regional tournament will be on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Kasch Park. Youth and high school flag football teams from across Western United States will have the opportunity to win their division and advance to the NFL FLAG Championships Presented […]
WA governor calls for tapping reserve fund and climate law cash to fill budget hole
OLYMPIA [JERRY CORNFIELD]—Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson made a splash Tuesday with his full-throated endorsement of taxing the earnings of millionaires. The surprise declaration from the first-term Democratic governor nearly drowned out his newly released plan to erase a multibillion-dollar shortfall in the current state budget. He made “super clear” that if Washington taxes millionaires, the […]
WA GOP budget lead blasts Ferguson’s budget plan as ‘a complete joke’
[The Center Square]—Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson released his proposed 2026 supplemental budget on Tuesday, the deadline for presenting it. Ferguson’s proposed budget totals $79 billion and aims to address a projected $2.3 billion shortfall through a combination of cost-saving reductions and targeted spending in housing, education and infrastructure. “I want to be clear that […]
Washington Gov backs ‘millionaires tax’ on incomes over $1M
OLYMPIA [Jake Goldstein-Street]—Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday threw his support behind a proposed income tax on residents earning more than $1 million annually, and said he’s prepared to sign the policy into law next year. Some legislative Democrats are eyeing a 9.9% “millionaires tax” on adjusted annual gross income over $1 million. Ferguson endorsed this version […]
Republicans are in panic mode as initiative deadline approaches
The deadline to turn in three statewide initiatives is January 2, 2026, has left Republican organizers and officials scrambling to get the word out to residents to turn in signature sheets “NOW! Don’t wait! Get them in ASAP!” Let’s Go Washington, the primary sponsor for initiatives’ IL26-001, aimed at strengthening communication between parents and schools, […]
