Thank You for Supporting Mukilteo’s Emergency Medical Services
We want to extend our sincere gratitude to the residents of Mukilteo for your support of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Levy in the recent election. Your vote to renew and restore funding for our community’s emergency medical services reflects a shared commitment to keeping Mukilteo safe and healthy. The passage of this levy ensures […]
John Braun commentary: The continuing insanity of the homelessness ‘emergency’
The line about “insanity” being defined as doing the same things over and over, and expecting a different result, is sometimes attributed to Albert Einstein. An online search indicates the saying more likely originated in a Narcotics Anonymous publication many years ago about the difficulty of overcoming a drug addiction. If so, insanity is an […]
South County Deputies respond to stabbing of 17-y/o in Lynnwood
LYNNWOOD—At approximately 3:13 p.m., November 9, South County Deputies and Lynnwood Police responded to a reported stabbing in the 20900 block of 44th Avenue W in Lynnwood. Upon investigation, deputies learned that a 17-year-old male had been lured out of his apartment, distracted, and then stabbed by a known acquaintance. After the assault, the suspect […]
Edmonds to complete transportation improvement projects over next few months
EDMONDS – During the next several months, weather permitting, the City of Edmonds plans to complete multiple transportation improvements at SR-524 / 3rd Ave S at Pine St and Olympic View Dr at 88th Ave W. At SR-524 / 3rd Ave S and Pine St, the intersection will be converted from a two-way stop to […]
FDA takes steps to ease fears over hormone therapy for menopause
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Monday, November 10, a series of measures aimed at updating guidance on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopausal women, including the removal of longstanding “black box” warnings from certain products. “Today, we are standing up for […]
Nourishing Network breaks record in students served, volunteers and donors needed more than ever
EDMONDS—When Nourishing Network, a Foundation for Edmonds School District program, first launched in 2014 they served 80 food-insecure kids meals on weekends, over the course of the schoolyear. It was a pipedream, at the time, to eventually grow the program into serving up to 300 students long term – an ambitious vision the team struggled […]
Federal funding passes first hurdle, contains provision gutting hemp-derived products
WASHINGTON, D.C—The United States Senate voted 60-40, in a first step, to approve H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026, which funds the government through early 2026. The resolution now heads to a floor vote on Monday. If the bill passes with no changes to the House’s Bill, then the bill moves to […]
Lenny Wilkens, Basketball icon and Hall of Famer, dies at 88
SEATTLE—Lenny Wilkens, a towering figure in basketball whose career spanned five decades as one of the game’s premier point guards, innovative coaches and a champion of youth development, died on November 9, 2025, surrounded by family. He was 88. Born Leonard Randolph Wilkens on October 28, 1937, in Brooklyn, New York, Wilkens grew up in […]
Lynnwood PD suspends Flock camera system amid concerns over ICE access
LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood Police Department (LPD) has temporarily paused use of its Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system, known as Flock Cameras, to address community concerns about data privacy and system access. “Flock cameras have already proven to be an invaluable investigative tool in solving crimes and keeping our community safe,” said Police Chief Cole Langdon. […]
19-y/o from WA arrested as 6th suspect in foiled ISIS Halloween plot
KENT—Saed Ali Mirreh,19, of Kent, Washington, has been arrested and charged with conspiring to provide material support to ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization, in connection to a foiled Halloween terrorism plot in Michigan. “Update on the alleged foiled terrorist attack out of Michigan last week – earlier this week the FBI and partners arrested […]
