PAWS to waive adoption fees for adult dogs July 5-7
LYNNWOOD—From Friday, July 5 through Sunday, July 7, PAWS will waive all adoption fees for available adult dogs, age 6 months and older. Prospective adopters are invited to visit the PAWS shelter in Lynnwood to meet the available dogs and find their new furry friend. PAWS will be open to the public on Friday from […]
Granite Falls woman shoots partner in domestic dispute
GRANITE FALLS—A 43-year-old Granite Falls man is expected to survive a bullet to the chest after allegedly being shot by his 46-year-old female partner during an argument. Around 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies were dispatched to the 35000 block of the Mountain Loop HWY for a report of a […]
Lynnwood men arrested in three-week drive-by-shooting spree
EDMONDS—Edmonds Police have arrested two adults and are seeking a third after a three-week spree of incidents including a drive-by-shooting along Olympic View Drive. On June 27, those subjects were booked into the Snohomish County Jail for Drive-by Shooting while detectives continued their investigation into others who may be involved. Arrested were a 37-year-old male […]
US Supreme Court strikes down federal agencies’ ability to interpret laws
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Friday, June 28, the United States Supreme Court overturned the decades-old Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, a 1984 ruling which set the precedent of when courts should defer to federal agencies’ interpretations of statues—also known as the Chevron deference. “Judges are not experts in the field and are not part of either […]
Lynnwood City Center Station campus earns LEED Gold certification
LYNNWOOD—Just two months ahead of the opening of the Lynnwood Link Extension on August 30, Lynnwood City Center Station has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The certification is for the entire station campus, including the station, parking garage and public plaza areas. LEED certification […]
Calling all Snohomish County businesses for Foreign Trade Zone roundtable
Calling all Snohomish County businesses! The Port of Everett, in partnership with Economic Alliance Snohomish County, is hosting a Foreign Trade Zone 101 roundtable for area businesses on July 16. This crash course will go over what a Foreign Trade Zone is, how to access this tool and why incorporating it could benefit your business […]
Window falls by children now double in Snohomish County
South County firefighters responded to a 4-year-old girl seriously injured in a fall from a third story window in Lynnwood over the weekend. This is the 14th reported window fall in Snohomish County this year, including eight falls in the month of June. This is well above the typical average of eight reported window falls […]
Educational resources available to help reduce the loss of crab pots
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—Each year an estimated 12,000 crab pots are lost in Puget Sound, resulting in the capture of an estimated 180,000 Dungeness crab with no one to harvest them. As July 1 was opening day for recreational crabbing in Puget Sound, the Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee (MRC) and the Northwest Straits Foundation are educating […]
Sheriff’s Office publishes new vehicular pursuit standards to its policy manual
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—Last Thursday the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office added policy 307 to its Law Enforcement Policy Manual which details the agency’s approach to how it will conduct a vehicular pursuit moving forward. In that policy, specifically section 307.3.1, Deputies are authorized to initiate a vehicular pursuit when it is “reasonable to believe” that a suspect, […]
Farm Bureau endorses Van De Wege for lands commissioner
Senator Kevin Van De Wege (D-Lake Sutherland) has received the Washington State Farm Bureau’s endorsement for state lands commissioner. Van De Wege’s selection from among numerous candidates is based on his knowledge of the state’s multifaceted natural resources and his longtime efforts in support of farm and ranch families, Farm Bureau officials said. Van De […]