April 30, 2026 12:44 pm

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Group claims responsibility for sending anti-gay Snohomish Pride text

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SNOHOMISH—The Snohomish Historic Values Society has claimed responsibility for an anonymous anti-gay text message poll sent to thousands of City of Snohomish residents that asked whether they wanted the City’s mayor to veto the contract for the upcoming Snohomish Pride parade. The group, in an email to the Lynnwood Times, stated that they commissioned a […]

Mitchell Gaff pleads guilty to murder

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EVERETT – This morning in Snohomish County Superior Court, Mitchell Gaff pled guilty to two counts of Murder in the 1st Degree in connection to two cold case homicides from the 1980s. Gaff was arrested and booked in May of 2024 by the Everett Police Department for the murder of Judy Weaver. On June 2, […]

SBA to hold mobile pop-up event in Stanwood, April 17

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STANWOOD—The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) will be hosting a mobile pop-up event in Stanwood on Friday, April 17, to assist with disaster loan applications and help businesses learn how the SBA disaster loan can help pay for financial losses. The mop up event will be held at the Stanwood Station Parking Lot – […]

South County Fire Board of Commissioners discusses redistricting following Edmonds annexation

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EDMONDS—South County Fire’s Board of Fire Commissioners is in the process of commissioner election redistricting following the annexation of the City of Edmonds into the Regional Fire Authority (RFA). The RFA is governed by seven elected fire commissioners – two elected at-large and five elected from commissioner districts with roughly the same population. An independent consultant […]

First cannabis retail store opens in Lynnwood following ban lift

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LYNNWOOD — A new chapter in Lynnwood’s economic and community landscape begins this week as Starbuds Cannabis Co. becomes the first retail cannabis store to open following the City’s decision to lift its longstanding ban on cannabis retail. Located along the highly active 196th Street corridor—alongside nationally recognized brands like Starbucks and Wingstop—Starbuds represents a shift […]

72-year-old Lake Stevens man killed in semitruck collision near Marysville

MARYSVILLE—A 72-year-old man was killed yesterday after the driver lost control of her vehicle and slid into oncoming traffic on State Route 9, striking a semitruck northeast of Marysville Wednesday, April 15. According to the Washington State Patrol, the 72-year-old driver from Lake Stevens was traveling in her 2006 Toyota Carolla southbound on SR9 around […]

John Braun commentary: Democrats are in no rush to settle concerns about potential fraud

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A recent state audit questioned whether Washington’s Department of Children, Youth and Families had properly spent federal funds to subsidize childcare. Between compliance and documentation concerns, the money involved could exceed $37 million. Just as troubling, if not more so, is an admission DCYF made through the audit: Two-thirds of the payments it made to […]

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