T-Mobile acquires UScellular Wireless operations
BELLEVUE—T-Mobile and UScellular on May 28 announced that T-Mobile has agreed to acquire substantially all of UScellular’s wireless operations. This includes UScellular’s wireless customers and stores, as well as certain specified spectrum assets. T-Mobile will pay approximately $4.4 billion for the assets being acquired from UScellular in the transaction in a combination of cash and […]
Meadowdale HS Community Car Show and Spring Market this Saturday
LYNNWOOD—Meadowdale High School’s second annual community car show and spring vendor market is this Saturday, June 1 from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m., with live music, food trucks, vendors, and a multitude of jaw-dropping cars showcased throughout the campus’ parking lot. The event is hosted by the Family Career Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) and […]
Ballotgate: Official complaints filed against AG Ferguson for pressuring SOS to break the law
ISSAQUAH—Washington state gubernatorial hopeful, Senator Mark Mullet (D), on May 28, filed official ethics complaints with the Washington State Executive Ethics Board alleging that Attorney General (AG) Bob Ferguson used his public office for his political campaign, a violation of RCW 42.52.180, and the other with the Washington State Bar Association for conflict of interest. […]
Eighteen fallen heroes honored at Global War on Terror Veterans Memorial in Arlington
ARLINGTON—The names of the eighteen Snohomish County residents who perished during military operations from September 11, 2001, to the present, were unveiled on Memorial Day, May 27, 2024. The names were engraved on a plaque adjacent to a sculpture by a local artist at Haller Bridge that was rededicated as the “Global War on Terror […]
Fire commissioner takes leave after misuse of public office and squatting allegations surface
RAVENSDALE—King County Fire District 47 Commissioner, homebuilder, and independent journalist, Steve Hickey, who has allegedly been squatting in a $1.4 million home in Ravensdale for two years without paying rent, according to the house’s current, and previous owners, has now taken an impromptu leave of absence as a fire commissioner after allegations surface of misusing […]
Everett honors fallen heroes for Memorial Day at Port of Everett
EVERETT—Residents and community leaders gathered at Pacific Rim Plaza in the Port of Everett on Monday for its annual Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony with keynote speaker Captain Stacy Wuthier, Commanding Officer of Naval Station Everett. “Some of them didn’t volunteer or were asked to leave their homes to fight in distant battlegrounds,” Captain Wuthier said […]
Tulalip among seven tribes awarded federal funding to protect environment
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced on May 22, that the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced $39.4 million in funding for nine projects in the State of Washington to remove fish passage barriers like small dams and culverts, open salmon and steelhead migration routes, and allow more salmon to return to their […]
Shoreline street restrictions and closures for Lynnwood Link construction
SHORELINE—Construction Crews working on the Lynnwood Link Extension will be performing nighttime lane restrictions on westbound NE 175th Street starting Tuesday, May 28, and from Friday, May 31, through Sunday, June 2, Sound Transit will be performing a weekend road closure of NE 185th St from 5th Ave NE to 8th Ave NE. Westbound NE […]
Fare inspections at Link stations begin June 3
PUGET SOUND—Sound Transit is introducing a new fare inspection process in which Fare Ambassadors will check passengers for proof of payment at Link stations. The first phase of the rollout will begin on Monday, June 3. Fare Ambassadors will continue to conduct fare checks on board Link and Sounder trains. Fare Ambassadors will conduct fare […]
“Legendary” Trooper Marcus hits 4,000th DUI arrest mark
SPOKANE—The Washington State Patrol would like to remind all drivers in the coming long Memorial Day weekend that driving impaired can be the worst and most dangerous decision in your lives. “Please, enjoy the holiday but drive responsibly, obey the speed limits, put the phones and devices away, don’t follow too closely and NEVER drive […]
