Celebrating Historic High School Girls Flag Football Decision
EVERETT—The YMCA of Snohomish County is celebrating a game-changing moment for girls across Washington state. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) has officially sanctioned girls flag football as a high school varsity sport—the first addition to the state’s roster in over two decades. For the YMCA, the decision affirms what they’ve been building for years. […]
Community Transit monthly board meeting, May 1
Snohomish County, Wash. – The Community Transit Board of Directors’ monthly meeting will take place at 3 p.m., Thursday, May 1. Agenda items include: For the full agenda and instructions on how to comment, go to communitytransit.org/board-of-directors, click on Upcoming Meetings and then click Agenda. The meeting will be hybrid, with in-person attendance and online […]
Climber rescued from fall near Upper Town Wall in Index
INDEX—Fire agencies rescued a climber on April 26 who fell off a cliff near Upper Town Wall in Sky Valley Fire’s junction. Around 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon, a 911 call came into dispatch reporting that a climber had fallen from a cliff wall near the town of Index, close to the Upper Town Wall. Sky […]
Mountlake Terrace Robotics team ranks 16 out of 3,700 at World Championship
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE—The Mountlake Terrace High School robotics team, Chill Out, returned from the World Championship in Houston, Sunday, April 27, ranking in 16th in the world out of 3,700 teams – the top 1 percent. Its robot, SubZero, was also voted the number 12 fan-favorite robot globally for its innovative design and smooth, precise control. […]
Petition calls on Trump Administration and House GOP not to defund Washington libraries and museums
A MoveOn petition, started by long-time librarian and MoveOn member, is calling on the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers to maintain federal funding for libraries and museums in Washington. “The Trump administration is continuing to leave working people out in the cold while they make America great for billionaires,” said MoveOn spokesperson Britt Jacovich. “Slashing […]
Lynnwood’s annual Earth Day event a huge success with over 3,000 pounds of shredded paper
LYNNWOOD—Last week’s annual Earth Day shredding event in Lynnwood was a huge success with 3,000 pounds of documents shredded, 15 yards of compost generously donated by Northwest Landscape Supply, and approximately 120 participating vehicles. This was the City’s fourth annual shredding event, an idea stemming from a collaboration between the Public Works Environmental team and […]
Son stabs mother then self, both in stable condition
LYNNWOOD—A Lynnwood mother and her adult son were transported to hospital after a stabbing incident Sunday evening. They both are in stable condition. At about 6:40 p.m., Sunday, April 27, Lynnwood Police responded to a call of a stabbing in the 18600 block of 42nd Pl W. Officers were told a female had been stabbed […]
Lynnwood PD make two arrests in Swift Bus shooting
LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood Police Department with assistance from the Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force arrested a 17-year-old male and 19-year-old male today who allegedly shot multiple rounds into a Swift Bus on April 18, 2025. On April 18 just after 9 p.m., the two male suspects got into a confrontation with a male passenger at the […]
Washington legislators pass $78 billion biennium operating budget
This year’s 105-day Washington state legislative session was in many ways a trudge. There was a multibillion-dollar budget deficit to solve. Sharp debate on parental rights and capping rent increases. Clashes over tax policy. Tensions between the new Democratic governor and legislators in his own party. And the unexpected deaths of a sitting senator and a […]
Two suspects arrested in Lake Stevens for bestiality and child pornography
LAKE STEVENS—Two suspects, a 32-year-old Jonathan Whitwell, and a 46-year-old Larissa Jordan, were arrested in Lake Stevens Wednesday, April 16, on charges of bestiality, child sex abuse, and distribution of child pornography involving a 4-year-old victim. Whitwell faces charges of animal abuse with sexual motivation (a class C felony), and Jordan faces charges of animal […]
