Snohomish County has a solid waste problem, Public Works plans to fix it
EVERETT, Wash., September 17, 2023—Each week garbage trucks around Snohomish County pick up residents’ solid waste that end up at one location in north Everett. That waste is then loaded onto freight trains and transported to a landfill in Eastern Washington. However, in recent years, the county has encountered challenges that has its Public Works […]
Settlement of $1.75 million in Lynnwood jail suicide lawsuit
LYNNWOOD, Wash., September 17, 2023—The family of Tirhas Berhand Tesfatsion, a 47-year-old woman who committed suicide in the Lynnwood Jail on July 13, 2021, accepted a settlement offer, with conditions, by the city of Lynnwood in the amount of $1,750,001. “The [Tesfatsion] Family will continue to do everything in their power to ensure this doesn’t happen […]
Federal judge bars New Mexico Governor from suspending right to open carry
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., September 16, 2023—Last than a week after New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) suspended open carry in her state, a federal judge on Wednesday halted her declaration stating it directly conflicts with the public’s second amendment rights. Governor Grisham (D) declared a public health order last Friday, September 8, that would temporarily suspend […]
Public invited to Open House for proposed traffic improvements at Costco near Alderwood Mall Parkway
LYNNWOOD, Wash., September 15, 2023—Lynnwood Public Works will be holding an Open House on September 26 from 6-8 p.m. at the Lynnwood Council Chamber for public feedback on improving the traffic flow at Costco near Alderwood Mall Parkway and 33rd Avenue West. In 2009, Lynnwood High School relocated which opened up the area for redevelopment. […]
Everett-based research company awarded $1 million to develop ‘out of this world’ simulants
EVERETT, Wash., September 15, 2023—The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Everett-based Off Planet Research (OPR) a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant of $996,708 last week that will go towards continuing its development of a “Portable Production Process for Icy Regoliths by Vapor Deposition.” These artificial mixtures of the ice and soil found on […]
Snohomish County Public Works Americans with Disability Act Advisory Committee seeks three new members
EVERETT, Wash., Friday, September 15, 2023—The Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Public Right-of-Way Advisory Committee for Snohomish County Public Works provides feedback and recommendations to the county on the ADA compliance of pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way. County leaders are seeking candidate letters of interest for eight open positions on the committee by November […]
Amazon opens Washington’s largest distribution center in Arlington
ARLINGTON, Wash., September 14, 2023—Amazon held a grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony for its newest fulfillment center in Arlington on Thursday, September 14. “These are the types of jobs that the community needs,” said Bruno Arnal, General Manager for Amazon’s PAE2. “We are proud to invest in this area and see it grow with us.” […]
Naval Station Everett on lockdown, bomb teams onsite
EVERETT, Wash., September 14, 2023—Naval Station Everett was on lockdown Thursday afternoon following reports at approximately 1:15 p.m. of a suspicious package found in a vehicle that pulled up to the base gate at its north entrance. Everett Police Department, Snohomish County Sheriff, Washington State Patrol, Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Federal Bureau of […]
Free car seat checks to kick off Child Passenger Safety Week
To celebrate Child Passenger Safety Week, Safe Kids and South County Fire will offer free car seat safety checks by appointment from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, September 19. A limited supply of free car seats will be available for families who need assistance. This event requires registration at www.southsnofire.org/carseats. Nearly half of child car seats […]
Second arrest made in drive-by shooting death of Kamiak student
EVERETT, Wash., September 13, 2023—Members of the Everett Police Department Anti-Crime Team (ACT) and Violent Crime Unit (VCU) arrested a second suspect, 19-year-old Victor E. Torres-Zuniga, in connection with the murder of a 15-year-old Kamiak High School student Bryan Tamya in last Friday’s drive-by shooting. Twenty-year-old Uriel A. Hernandez Martinez was arrested by ACT […]
