April 2022 unemployment unchanged at 3.6%

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 428,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on May 6, 2022. Job growth was widespread, led by gains in leisure and hospitality, in manufacturing, and in transportation and warehousing. The number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged […]
Upcoming Marysville City Council meeting for May 9

The Marysville City Council will hold a REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING on Monday, May 5, 2022, starting at 7 p.m. This meeting will be held both VIRTUALLY and in IN-PERSON at Marysville City Hall. Anyone wishing to provide written or verbal public comment, must pre-register at this link www.marysvillewa.gov/remotepubliccomment before noon on the day of the meeting. To watch and listen to […]
Upcoming Lynnwood City Council meeting for May 9

To keep you informed of local city council legislation impacting your daily life, the Lynnwood Times has compiled agendas from cities across Snohomish County. The Lynnwood City Council will hold a REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING on Monday, May 9, 2022, starting at 6 p.m. This meeting will be held both VIRTUALLY and in IN-PERSON at Lynnwood City Hall. To watch […]
BREAKING: Suspect inside Lynnwood’s Hotel International

Article Updated at 7:15 p.m., May 7 and 9:45 p.m. on May 11, 2022 LYNNWOOD, Wash., May 7, 2022 – Lynnwood Police Department responded to an active situation at the Hotel International off 196th St and Scriber Lake Rd in Lynnwood where an armed individual was inside one of the hotel’s rooms. The subject is in […]
Federal and community partners taking action to prevent fentanyl deaths

EVERETT, Wash., May 6, 2022 – Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) met with local stakeholders for a fentanyl overdose prevention and substance abuse roundtable at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett today. “Personally, I have a large family, and in that regard, [addiction] has impacted my extended family,” […]
Mukilteo Spring Curbside Cleanup postponed

MUKILTEO, Wash., May 6, 2022 – The City of Mukilteo and Waste Management are postponing the annual Spring Curbside Cleanup, originally scheduled for May 21st, due to capacity issues at all Snohomish County transfer stations. Since the start of the year, countywide refuse has built up due to a shortage of intermodal containers used […]
State Democrats file formal petition for early 2024 Presidential Primary consideration

SEATTLE, Wash., May 5, 2022 — The Washington State Democratic Party officially entered the race to become one of the first five states to host an early presidential primary in 2024. State party officials sent a letter of intent Thursday to the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee, which oversees the application process and […]
FDA limits EUA of J&J vaccine to those 18 years of age and older

SILVER SPRING, MD, May 5, 2022 – Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has limited the authorized use of the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine to individuals 18 years of age and older for whom other authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccines are not accessible or clinically appropriate, and to individuals 18 years of age and older who […]
Lynnwood Police Department celebrates 2021 Employees of the Year

LYNNWOOD, Wash., May 5, 2022 – Lynnwood Police Chief James Nelson recognized the Lynnwood Police Department’s 2021 “Employees of the Year” at Lynnwood’s City Hall on Wednesday, Apr. 20. Each recipient was selected via a department-wide vote, except for the “Chief’s Award” recipient; an award given to someone who the Chief identifies as having gone […]
Lake Stevens Police looking for public’s help in assault case

LAKE STEVENS, Wash., May 5, 2022 – The Lake Stevens Police Department is seeking the community’s assistance looking for information related to an assault that occurred in the 10100 block of 20th Street SE. On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at approximately 1:50 p.m., an adult male assaulted an adult female. The suspect is described as […]