Finland President Sauli Niinistö addresses Washington State Legislature
OLYMPIA, Wash., March 9, 2023—For the first time in history, a foreign head of state has addressed a joint session in the Washington State Legislature. President, Sauli Niinistö, of the Republic of Finland, met with Washington lawmakers March 6 to discuss climate change and their partnership in supporting Ukraine. The visit comes as Finland intends […]
Masking requirements to end April in healthcare, long-term care, and correctional facilities
OLYMPIA, Wash., March 3, 2023—Effective April 3, 2023, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) will end the Secretary of Health Mask Order, which currently requires universal masking in healthcare, long-term care, and adult correctional facilities for people age 5 and older. In Washington state, COVID-19, RSV, and influenza disease rates and hospitalizations have continued to […]
Foursquare Church struggles with transparency over allegations of sexual abuse
As Foursquare Church enters its centurial year of operation, it aims to crack down on its longstanding, systemic, history of sexual abuse through newly adopted Safeguarding polices. However, some still believe it continues to turn a blind eye to years of sexual abuse in the past by refusing to publicly address the issue, according to […]
Evergreen State Fair Park says goodbye to Building 400 after nearly 70 years of memories
MONROE, Wash., February 22, 2023—The tan painted wooden clad Commercial Building 400 that attracted millions of visitors over the span of approximately 66 years with activities at the Evergreen State Fair will be replaced with a new plaza. Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers joined Evergreen State Fair Board members and county staff to a Golden […]
School delays and cancellations for December 1
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., December 1, 2022 – School districts across the Snohomish County have issued alerts of delays and cancellations for Thursday, December 1, 2022. Arlington Home – Arlington Public Schools (wednet.edu) December 1, 2022: All schools and bus routes are operating on normal schedules this morning. There is no Skills Center today. Edmonds Home – […]
School delays and cancellations for November 30
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., November 30, 2022 – School districts across the Snohomish County have issued alerts of delays and cancellations for Wednesday, November 30, 2022. Arlington Home – Arlington Public Schools (wednet.edu) All schools will be starting two hours late this morning. There will be no out-of-district transportation, no AM/PM APPLE or Presidents Preschool, and no […]
School delays and cancellations for November 7
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., November 6, 2022—School districts across the Snohomish County have issued alerts of delays and cancellations for Monday, November 7, 2022, due to power outages from last weekend’s storm. Arlington School District Home – Arlington Public Schools (wednet.edu) Arlington High School and Pioneer Elementary closed Monday, Nov. 7 due to power outage. There […]
National Night Out is back! Join us on Aug. 2
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., Aug 1, 2022 – Meet your local Police and Fire first responders and learn how to keep your neighborhood safer at National Night Out! National Night Out is a nationwide effort that offers community members an opportunity to connect with those serving their community, ask questions and enjoy a summer-style cookout. Last year, 16,000 cities […]
Snohomish parents seeking whereabouts of son
UPDATE 11:26 p.m. Nov 30, 2021: Added statement from parent. UPDATE 11:06 p.m. Nov 30, 2021: Snohomish County reports that Tamam McDowell is no longer missing. He has been located and is safe. SNOHOMISH, Wash., November 30, 2021 – Tamam “Taye” McDowell, 17, was last seen Monday, November 29 at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Ingraham […]
