Larsen to host in-person town halls in Ferndale and Edmonds
FERNDALE and EDMONDS—Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) will host two in-person town halls this weekend to discuss his priorities for the 119th Congress and hear directly from his constituents in Washington’s Second Congressional District. Larsen will host a town hall on Saturday, December 14, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Pioneer Pavilion Community Center […]
Snohomish Asst Principal arrested following child sex abuse allegations
SNOHOMISH—Julian Parker, 37, an assistant principal at Centennial Middle School in the Snohomish School District remains on leave following his November 6 arrest after allegations of child sex abuse. Judge Tam Bui set bail at $50,000, and he was ordered to have no contact with minors. Parker was placed on leave after over a decade in […]
Sheriff’s Office and Edmonds officials to meet this Friday on contracting police services
EDMONDS—The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office is meeting with city of Edmonds officials on Friday, December 13, to discuss the option of contracting out law enforcement services to the city if a dissolution of the Edmonds Police Department were to occur. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office currently has 29 open deputy sheriff positions. “They are working […]
Woman arrested in Seattle for violating US sanctions against Russia
SEATTLE—A 12-count indictment was unsealed on Tuesday, December 12, charging Natalya Ivanovna Mazulina, of Federal Way, Washington, also known as “Natasha Mazulina,” for her alleged involvement in a scheme to circumvent U.S. export laws and sanctions on Russia. Mazulina, the Western regional manager of a freight forwarding company based in Jamaica, New York, which operated […]
Family Peace Association to hold seminar this Saturday on ‘Building Great Families
LYNNWOOD—The Family Peace Association will be holding a one day seminar on building great families this Saturday, December 14, at the Pacific Peace Center in Lynnwood. The event begins at at 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. and is free of charge. An optional lunch can also be purchased for $13 a person. The seminar is […]
Lynnwood Public Works Director Bill Franz retiring after 30-plus years
LYNNWOOD—After 30-plus years serving the city of Lynnwood, and Public Works Director for the last 16 of those years, Bill Franz is officially retiring this Friday, December 13. He informed the Lynnwood Times that while his tenure serving the people of Lynnwood has been invaluable, he is looking forward to having the time to play […]
Detectives continue to seek tips in the 2016 disappearance of Antonio Neill
EVERETT—Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes detectives continue to seek the public’s help in locating Antonio Neill, who has been missing since December 12, 2016, marking the 8th anniversary of his disappearance. He was 22 years old at the time of his disappearance. On January 2, 2019, a human foot washed ashore on Jetty Island […]
Over 1,500 Washingtonians part of a multi-million-dollar settlement against Nationstar
OLYMPIA—Attorney General Bob Ferguson and the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) announced today that more than 1,500 Washingtonians will receive letters in the mail to claim their share of more than $2 million as the result of a multistate resolution with Nationstar, one of the country’s largest mortgage servicers. Eligible Washingtonians can expect […]
WSDOT could overspend revenue by $7 billion by 2031
OLYMPIA (The Center Square)—As the state Legislature grapples with a disputed estimate of $14 billion of an operating budget overspend over the next four years, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) faces its own budget imbalance that could ultimately get as high as $7 billion by the 2029-31 biennium. Driving the budget gap is […]
Grocer Wars: Albertsons calls off merger, now suing Kroger
BOISE, Idaho—A day after a federal judge blocked the $25 billion merger of grocery giants Albertsons and Kroger, Albertsons files a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit against Kroger for breach of merger agreement. The lawsuit filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery, is bringing claims for willful breach of contract and breach of the covenant of good faith […]
