Northwest Chocolate Festival returns this weekend at Bellevue’s Meydenbauer Center
BELLEVUE—The Northwest Chocolate Festival returns for its 16th year this weekend from Friday, October 4, through Sunday, October 6, at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. The festival will feature the world’s top chocolate makers and dessert artisans offering presentations, workshops, panels and more. In addition, guests can expect to taste products from over 150 global […]
Seattle Center named official fan celebration for FIFA World Cup
SEATTLE—The Seattle FIFA World Cup 26™ Organizing Committee (SeattleFWC26) and Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced Tuesday, October 1, that the city will be hosting the official Seattle Fan Celebration for the FIFA World Cup 26 at the Seattle Center. The Fan Celebration is expected to serve as a destination for the, estimated, 750,000 visitors who […]
‘We’re never gonna let these bastards try to control us!’
NORTH BERGEN, N.J.—Nearly 50,000 dockworkers represented by the International Longshoreman’s Association (ILA) union headed to the picket lines Tuesday, October 1, effectively freezing the flow of goods from 36 ports along the coasts from Maine to Texas. “We are now demanding $5 an hour increase in wages for each of the six years of a […]
Highway 2 reopened after vehicle chase in East County
SULTAN—Three Snohomish County Sheriff Deputies were taken to hospital on October 1 following a vehicle chase on Highway 2 near Monroe. Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies responded to a report of a vehicle theft in the 12000 block of 316th Ave SE at around 6:00 a.m. on October 1, and quickly located the stolen […]
Sound Transit Lynnwood Link new construction road closures Oct 3
On the evening of Thursday, October 3, Sound Transit’s contractor will begin road striping on 236th St SW in Mountlake Terrace. This work will require closing the street at night. The contractor has obtained a temporary noise variance to complete this work. Detours will be provided (see map). Nightly full closure of 236th St SW […]
Public safety sales tax online town hall to be held on October 2
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—Snohomish County voters are invited to join Executive Somers, Sheriff Johnson, and Prosecuting Attorney Cummings at a public safety town hall, hosted by Safe Snohomish County, to discuss Proposition 1—the proposed 0.2% Public Safety Sales Tax—on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at 6 p.m. To participate, please join us on Zoom (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86358103981) on Wednesday, October […]
A Marysville resident may be $10,000 richer and not know it
OLYMPIA—Washington’s Lottery is encouraging players to double check their lottery tickets, as there are two $10,000 Match 4 prizes expiring in October. One winning ticket was purchased in Marysville at WinCo Foods located at 3947 116th St NE and expires on October 22. The second winning ticket was purchased in Graham at the Safeway located […]
Seattle PD to decommission Mounted Patrol Unit
SEATTLE—The Seattle Police Department announced on September 30 the decommissioning of its Mounted Patrol Unit due to the loss of hundreds of officers over the past four years. “As SPD continues to recover from loss of hundreds of officers over the past four years, we have to carefully prioritize how to use existing scarce resources,” […]
Washington residents now able to donate toward Hurricane Helene relief efforts
OLYMPIA—Secretary of State Steve Hobbs opened a secure portal for all Washington residents, public employees, and state retirees to donate to Hurricane Helene relief efforts. The Disaster Relief Center, a special function of the Secretary of State’s Combined Fund Drive, provides links for one-time donations to verified and registered crisis-relief charities during periods of natural […]
Washington delivers $200 energy bill credits to over 690,000 households
OLYMPIA—The Washington Department of Commerce last week announced the successful completion of the Washington Families Clean Energy Credits Program (WFCEC), an initiative that provided $200 energy bill credits to more than 690,000 low- and moderate-income households across the state. The program provided financial relief to 23% of Washington’s households, supported by electric utilities serving 99.6% […]
