Big Tech on the hook: Jury slams Meta and YouTube for addicting kids, awards $3M in historic verdict
LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and Google’s YouTube liable for negligence in designing addictive features on their social media platforms, awarding $3 million in compensatory damages to a 20-year-old woman who said she became hooked as a child. The case now moves to the potential punitive-damages phase, the jury’s initial award […]
Harbour Air brings back Seattle-Vancouver seaplane service April 13 — just in time for a big summer
SEATTLE – Harbour Air is relaunching its Seattle-Vancouver seaplane service on April 13, giving Pacific Northwest travelers a direct, downtown-to-downtown connection between two of the region’s most visited cities ahead of a landmark summer season. The route connects Seattle’s Lake Union terminal with Coal Harbour in downtown Vancouver in approximately one hour — no airport, no ferry […]
Marysville Family YMCA Mock Trial Team advances to State Championship Round
MARYSVILLE – For the first time in program history, the Marysville Family YMCA Mock Trial team advanced to the Washington State Mock Trial Championship, finishing in 2nd place overall. Washington’s YMCA Mock Trial program includes more than 1,000 students statewide, with only 28 high school teams advancing to the state tournament. From there, just a […]
NBA to evaluate Seattle and Las Vegas for new teams in 2028-29 season
The NBA Board of Governors on Wednesday voted to authorize the league to formally explore potential team expansion into both Las Vegas and Seattle for the 2028-29 season. To two cities will now be evaluated by investment bank PJT Partners to assess their prospective markets, ownership groups, arena infrastructure, and the economic feasibility of expanding […]
Lynnwood Idol 2026: singing competition for K–12 students in Edmonds School District
LYNNWOOD — The Lynnwood Arts Commission and Lynnwood Parks & Recreation Foundation (LPRF) are proud to announce Lynnwood Idol 2026, a free solo singing competition open to all K–12 students living or attending school within the Edmonds School District. Students in grades K–5 and grades 6–12 compete in separate age categories. The competition takes place […]
Lake Stevens Mayor Brett Gailey resigns, effective April 13
LAKE STEVENS—During the conclusion of the Lake Stevens City Council meeting, Mayor Brett Gailey announced he and his family will be relocating to Idaho and therefor resigning from elected office, effective April 13. “My wife and I over the last year have spent many nights talking, lots of deliberation and prayers,” Mayor Gailey said. “And […]
‘Drop the T’ movement gains steam as ex-GLAAD President calls for end to trans youth procedures
The former president of GLAAD has said the prominent LGBTQ advocacy group erred in supporting the medicalization of children who identify as trans, calling for an end to such treatments even if it means admitting the approach was misguided. Herndon Graddick, who led GLAAD from 2012 to 2013, made the comments in the third episode […]
Rep Larsen demands end to secret ‘Dark Money’ spending in elections
EVERETT—Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined 184 colleagues in both houses of Congress in reintroducing the DISCLOSE Act to end the practice of anonymity that makes money “dark” in elections by forcing organizations to publicly disclose the true, original sources of the funds use for political spending. The proposed legislation does not limit how much corporations, unions, 501(c)(4) nonprofits, […]
57 CASA volunteers receive inaugural Snohomish County Champion for Children Award
EVERETT — The Snohomish County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program honored 57 volunteers with the inaugural Champion for Children Award on March 19, recognizing their extraordinary dedication and lasting impact on children and families in the dependency court system. CASA honored the volunteers during its inaugural Champion for Children Awards ceremony for their commitment, […]
NASA unveils moon base plans and nuclear propulsion to restore American leadership in space
WASHINGTON, D.C. — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled a series of agencywide initiatives Tuesday to carry out President Donald J. Trump’s National Space Policy and restore American leadership in space. The announcements at the agency’s “Ignition” event defined an accelerated return to the moon, the construction of a permanent lunar base and the deployment of […]
