Westgate Chapel to hold 29th annual free community Thanksgiving dinner
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EDMONDS, Wash., November 16, 2023—The Westgate Chapel Church, located at 22901 Edmonds Way, will be holding its 29th annual free Community Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday, November 23, serving traditional Thanksgiving dinner for anybody and everybody living in Snohomish or North King County. The dinner will be served in three separate time slots: 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., […]
Edmonds School Board Director apologizes for using profanity during meeting
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LYNNWOOD, Wash., November 16, 2023—Edmonds School District Board Member Keith Smith apologized for using profane language during a, self-defined, “diatribe” last month where he defended student’s rights to use school bathrooms regardless of gender. The apology came at an Edmonds School Board Meeting in Lynnwood on Tuesday, November 14. “I would just like to apologize […]
County seeks volunteers to serve on Technical Advisory Committee for Affordable Housing and Community Development
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SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash., November 16, 2023—Snohomish County is recruiting residents to serve on a Technical Advisory Committee to review applications for projects that benefit low-income individuals and neighborhoods in our community through affordable housing and community development programs. Representatives from the following groups are needed: Low-income is defined as follows: These volunteer positions offer residents […]
Tickets available for breakfast with Santa on December 2
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Arlington, Wash., November 15, 2023—The Arlington Education Foundation is hosting its sixth Annual Breakfast with Santa. This family-friendly event is a great way to start off the holiday season. Breakfast with Santa will be held at President’s Elementary School at 505 E. 3rd St., Arlington. There will be two seating times: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 […]
Operation Net Nanny leads to the arrest of 15 would-be child predators
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LONGVIEW, Wash., November 14, 2023—The Washington State Patrol announced the arrest of 15 individuals as a result of a multi-agency operation identifying those allegedly involved in the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. The initial operation conducted in Longview during the end of October resulted in 11 arrests. An extension of that operation in Renton […]
Sedro Woolley man sentenced to seven years for hate crime
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SEATTLE, Wash., November 14, 2023—Kalvinn Garcia, 26, of Sedro Woolley, was sentenced on October 3 in federal court to 48 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for committing a hate crime in connection with a bias-motivated arson at Queer/Bar, a nightclub and event space in downtown Seattle. Arson is punishable by a […]
House passes bill to add federal district court in Mount Vernon
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WASHINGTON, D.C., November 14, 2023—The United States House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 786, bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Rick Larsen (WA-02), Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Tony Gonzalez (TX-23) that would add Mount Vernon as a court location in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington by voice vote. This change would […]
DelBene, Newhouse introduce tax relief bill for PNW Seafood Industry
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WASHINGTON, DC, November 13, 2023—Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Dan Newhouse (WA-04) introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure tax fairness for meals provided to workers on certain Pacific Northwest fish processing vessels and remote facilities. The 2017 Republican tax law restricted deductions for employers providing free meals as a perk of employment, even when off-premises food […]
Public invited to celebrate National Adoption Day at county courthouse
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SNOHOMISH COUNTY, November 13, 2023—On Friday, November 17, 2023, Snohomish County Superior Court, in co-sponsorship with the County Clerk’s Office and CASA Program, will join others nationwide in participating in National Adoption Day. For this annual celebration, the Superior Court, Clerk’s Office, and CASA Program will partner to make this a very special occasion for […]
Thousands of unwanted prescription meds removed in Take Back Day
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WASHINGTON, D.C., November 12, 2023—The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and its 4,383 law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds (or 300 tons) of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites nationwide on October 28, 2023, for its National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Locally, the Washington state division collected 5,428 pounds between 77 collection sites. Over the last […]