February 23, 2026 12:42 pm

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Monday night fire at Lynnwood duplex kills one

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LYNNWOOD—A man was found dead following a fire at a duplex in Lynnwood Monday night. Four people in the adjacent unit safely evacuated on their own.  Firefighters were dispatched just after 8:30 p.m. to a fire at a two-story duplex in the 2800 block of 200th St. SW in Lynnwood.  When crews arrived, they found […]

Village Community Services secures $9M award to expand housing for adults with disabilities

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ARLINGTON—Village Community Services (VCS), a Snohomish County based nonprofit organization serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, announced today that it has received $8,959,672 from the Washington State Department of Commerce’s 2025 Multifamily Housing Unit (MHU) Rental Housing Program for its Village Housing project. Village Community Services launched the Village Housing project in 2023 to address Washington’s severe […]

SCBHC celebrates the life, and legacy, of MLK with march and rally

EVERETT—Following a Sunday celebration, in honor of the Reverand Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Snohomish County Black Heritage Committee continued its festivities through Martin Luther King Day proper on January 19 with a march, rally, and community gathering at Volunteer’s of America Western Washington’s (VOAWW) Carl Gibson Center in downtown Everett. The Carl Gibson […]

Cascade Warbirds aviation scholarships now open

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Cascade Warbirds, an organization that promotes the restoration, preservation, operation and public display of historically significant military aircraft, is offering scholarships for Private Pilot Ground School with Introductory Flights to inspire today’s young people to become the aviation pioneers of tomorrow.   The awards will be made so that students may be begin with the first […]

The dream is still alive: Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., born on January 15 of 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, was a civil rights activist and pastor of Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church.  Born as Michael King Jr., his father, King Sr., was so fascinated with the Protestant Reformation that he changed his then 5-year-old son’s name to be after […]

Meet the New Hopefuls Vying for Lynnwood City Council Position 6 After Ranking Mistake

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LYNNWOOD—A ranking error glitch resulted in the Lynnwood City Council Leadership Team adding three new candidates in addition to the selected eight finalists to interview to fill the Position 6 council vacancy the City’s released in a statement on January 15. The Lynnwood City Council will now be interviewing 11 candidates on Tuesday, January 20. Position 6 […]

Will Chen Launches Campaign for State Representative in Washington’s 32nd Legislative District

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Edmonds City Councilmember Will Chen on Friday, January 16, formally announced his campaign for State Representative in Washington’s 32nd Legislative District, entering the race with a focus on affordability, opportunity, public safety, and practical, fiscally responsible leadership at a time when families and small businesses across the district are feeling increasingly squeezed. Spanning communities in […]

Three new members join Community Transit Board

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EVERETT—Edmonds City Council Member Susan Paine, Lynnwood City Council Member David Parshall, and Mountlake Terrace City Council Member Kyoko Matsumoto Wright have been selected to a two-year term on the Community Transit Board of Directors, which sets budget and policy direction for the countywide transit agency. The new Community Transit Board will elect officers at […]

PAWS rescues 10 cats in Buckley animal welfare investigation

BUCKLEY—Lynnwood-based Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) rescued 10 cats from an animal welfare investigation involving a Buckley home where its owner had more than 100 cats living in unsafe, and unsanitary, living conditions. The Buckley Police Department followed up on a news tip last week of “dozens of cats” living in a home with three […]

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