Nehring proposes county-wide hazard pay come from $160M American Rescue Plan
Snohomish County, Wash. – On June 9, Snohomish County Councilmember Nate Nehring proposed an amendment to provide relief for business and workers in unincorporated Snohomish County in response to Executive Somers’ hazard pay proposal. The amendment comes on the heels of the proposal by County Executive Dave Somers to mandate $4 per hour hazard pay […]
Harbour Reach Corridor Grand Opening
MUKILTEO, Wash. – On June 26 at 11:00 a.m., the City of Mukilteo will celebrate the opening of the Harbour Reach Corridor Project connecting Harbour Pointe Boulevard and Beverly Park Road, after decades of planning. The road will open first for a walking and biking parade and will open to cars shortly after the event. […]
ERAU alumnus and Cascade Warbirds scholarship recipient graduates Magna Cum Laude
It is graduation season and Cascade Warbirds is proud to announce that Alex Edwin Jonson graduated May 8, 2021, Magna Cum Laude from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), and accompanied it with a fully rated Commercial Pilot License. Alex was awarded a Cascade Warbirds Private Pilot Ground School Scholarship in 2015 while a sophomore at Issaquah […]
Fireworks banned in most Snohomish County cities
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. – New for this Fourth of July, all fireworks use is banned in unincorporated areas of southwest Snohomish County. The county ban applies to the densely populated unincorporated areas within the Southwest Urban Growth Area. The Snohomish County Council unanimously approved this ban to begin in 2021 after voters weighed in on […]
Motel 6 rape suspect arrested after five-hour SWAT standoff
EVERETT, Wash. – A 32-year-old Lakewood man was arrested for first-degree rape following a five-hour standoff with deputies at Motel 6. The victim, a 21-year-old woman, was transported by air to Providence Regional Medical Center for a medical evaluation. Around 5:50 a.m., deputies responded to reports of a sexual assault at Motel 6 off of 128th Street […]
Arrest in Mukilteo shooting and kidnapping
[UPDATE] 8:00 p.m. June 15, 2021: Suspect identified as Joseph Forrest Sims [UPDATE] 7:19 p.m. June 15, 2021: A 30-year-old-male suspect is currently being held Snohomish County Jail on multiple charges, including two counts of first-degree kidnapping and three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. MUKILTEO, Wash., June 15, 2021 – Mukilteo Police Officers […]
Snohomish County Health District: Life after the Vaccine
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. – For the nearly 450,000 Snohomish County residents who have had at least one C OVID vaccine, it may mean getting back to pre-pandemic activities. However, there are still a lot of questions that the Snohomish Health District has been getting on what comes next. Here are tips and recommendations for life […]
$3.67 million in ARPA funds available to help Washington libraries and museums
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, announced that more than $3.67 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds will be made available to help public, academic, and tribal libraries and museums statewide. The funding is part of the $200 million allocated in the ARPA […]
Jennifer States joins Maritime Blue as VP of Projects & Strategy
SEATTLE Wash. – Jennifer States will work as part of the Executive Management Team to strategically advance the development and implementation of Joint Innovation Projects, stakeholder management, and partnership building at Maritime Blue. Her role is to support members and partner organizations to co-create key demonstration projects through a collaborative and whole systems design process. […]
Mountlake Terrace Fire Station 19 welcomes new fire engine
South County Fire placed its newest fire engine in service with a traditional push-in ceremony at Mountlake Terrace Fire Station 19 this morning. The ceremony dates back more than 100 years to the days of horse-drawn equipment. When returning to the station, firefighters had to unhitch the horse team and “push in” the fire wagon. […]
