Mud Bay aims for record-breaking donations to PNW animal shelters this holiday season
Independent pet retailer Mud Bay is looking to propel record-breaking donations—including 15 tons of pet food—to local PNW animal shelters this holiday season. “We’ve all seen how the shelters in our communities have been at max capacity,” said Mud Bay Shelter Programs Manager Justin Anderson. “This year we’re really focusing on helping with taking care […]
MEGA Millions jackpot nears $1 Billion for Christmas Eve drawing
OLYMPIA—‘Tis the season for some holiday cheer – and what better way to celebrate than with a chance to make this holiday season truly unforgettable? After Friday night’s drawing yielded no top-tier winners, the MEGA Millions jackpot has grown to $970 million for Tuesday night’s drawing, making it the seventh largest in the game’s history. […]
Drivers reminded to make good choices over the holidays
OLYMPIA—The Washington State Patrol and Washington Traffic Safety Commission want to remind everyone using the roadways this holiday season that safe roads come down to good decisions. Impaired driving, driving too fast, driving distracted, and not wearing your seatbelts are bad decisions that cost lives every year. We all want the holidays to be about […]
Representative sought for Snohomish County Boundary Review Board
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—Applicants are sought for an upcoming vacancy on the Boundary Review Board, a quasi-judicial body that provides an impartial, inter-governmental decision process for citizens, municipalities, and special purpose districts (fire districts, water districts, etc.) on proposed annexations, incorporations, and mergers of jurisdictional boundaries. The board consists of five citizens who are appointed by the […]
Government shutdown looming; what could this mean for Washington?
WASHINGTON D.C.—A government shutdown could occur on Saturday, December 21 unless Democrats and Republicans agree to a new federal spending bill that requires Congressional approval by Friday, December 20, just before midnight. The government’s current federal spending bill is set to expire on December 21 at midnight unless. Congressional leaders presented a stopgap measure Thursday […]
Snohomish County Jail Intelligence-K9 Unit Intercept and Seize Delivery of Narcotics to Inmate
EVERETT—On Friday, December 13, 2024, The Intelligence-K9 Unit of the Snohomish County Jail collaborated with detectives to intercept and seize a delivery of narcotics being brought to a 35-year-old male inmate at the Snohomish County Jail. On the afternoon of 12/13/24, a social worker arrived for a scheduled visit with the male inmate. The social […]
Snohomish PUD says farewell to Commissioner Rebecca Wolfe
EVERETT—Snohomish Public Utility District honored outgoing Commissioner Rebecca Wolfe with a reception following the final meeting of the year on Tuesday, December 17. Wolfe did not seek re-election this year to retire and spend time with her family. “She came into the utility with no background in the industry but quickly picked it up,” fellow […]
Larsen holds town hall, selected as top Dem on House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
EDMONDS—Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) hosted an in-person town hall event in Edmonds on Sunday, December 15, to discuss his priorities for the 119th Congress and hear directly from his constituents who he represents in Washington’s second Congressional District. He hosted a similar event in Ferndale the prior day. For someone that has received over 40,000 […]
WA Democrats Chair Shasti Conrad running for DNC Vice Chair
SEATTLE—Washington State Democrats Chair, Shasti Conrad, announces her candidacy for Vice Chair of the Democrat National Committee (DNC), which is responsible for articulating and promoting the Democratic platform and coordinating party organizational activity. Conrad was the first woman of color and youngest person to be elected Chair of the Washington State Democrats as well as the […]
Washington state 12 electors cast their vote
OLYMPIA—On Tuesday, Dec. 17, Washington’s 12 electors met to cast their votes for president and vice president, joining electors across the country in this constitutionally mandated step of the presidential election process. The meeting took place at 12 p.m. in the Legislative Building in Olympia. All 12 electors voted for Kamala Harris for President, and […]
