Senator Murray condemns ‘horrific’ ICE Dog attack on Vancouver father
VANCOUVER—United States Senator Patty Murray on Friday, December 5, denounced the November 14 arrest of Vancouver resident Wilmer Toledo-Martinez as a “violent and unwarranted assault,” releasing graphic photos of deep gashes across the 28-year-old father’s body and demanding his immediate release from federal immigration detention. Toledo-Martinez is married to a U.S. citizen and has three […]
Trump’s new corollary parallels Monroe Doctrine, targeting migration, drugs, and foreign rivals
WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Donald J Trump has formally revived the 182-year-old Monroe Doctrine, introducing a “Trump Corollary” in his administration’s new National Security Strategy to reassert U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere amid rising concerns over Chinese influence, migration, and drug trafficking. The 33-page National Security Strategy document, released in November 2025, declares that “after years […]
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: Honoring 2,403 fallen heroes
On August 23, 1994, the United States Congress designated December 7 of each year as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. On November 29, President Bill Clinton issued a proclamation declaring December 7, 1994, the first National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. On Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked the United States at Naval Station Pearl […]
Arrest of AK-47 armed robbery suspect of Lake Stevens convenience store
LAKE STEVENS—Around 5 p.m., Thursday, December 4, the Violent Offender Task Force (VOTF) located and arrested Mark Guba, 30 of Lake Stevens, for first-degree armed robbery—a Class A felony. Patrol deputies responded to a robbery at a convenience store gas station in the 16400 block of 84th Street NE in Lake Stevens that occurred at […]
Former DEA Deputy Chief arrested for supporting Mexican Cartel
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of New York has indicted Paul Campo, the former Deputy Chief of the Office of Financial Operations for the DEA under the Obama administration, and his associate Robert Sensi on charges including narco-terrorism conspiracy and providing material support to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), a Mexican […]
Cascade Symphony Orchestra begins Holiday Concerts next Sunday
EDMONDS—The Cascade Symphony Orchestra (CSO) presents its popular Holiday Concerts on Sunday and Monday, December 14 and 15, at 7:30 pm, at the Edmonds Center for the Arts (ECA), 410 4th Avenue North, in Edmonds. “Our Holiday Concerts will be a festive treat, with a delightful collection of favorite Christmas carols and light classics by Johann Strauss, Smetana, […]
SeattleFWC26 holds FIFA World Cup Draw Event watch party at Stoup Brewery
SEATTLE—With just 187 days left until the world’s largest sporting event hits Seattle, local organizing committee SeattleFWC26 hosted a watch party for the Final Draw for the FIFA World Cup 2026 at Stoup Brewery in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood Friday, December 5. The watch party featured special guests SeattleFWC26 CEO Peter Tomozawa, former Seattle University […]
AG Brown proposes legislation to help fight against ICE raids by requiring notice and warrants for workplace I-9 audits
OLYMPIA—Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, joined by Senator Rebecca Saldaña (D-Seattle) and Representative Lillian Ortiz-Self (D-Mukilteo), announced on Friday, December 5, proposed legislation titled the Immigrant Worker Protection Act that aims to shield immigrant workers from fear and intimidation caused by federal immigration enforcement actions and to strengthen workplace protections in the state. “When workers […]
Snohomish County Public Works Receives $1.1 million in grants for safety improvements
EVERETT—Snohomish County Public Works has received two grants totaling more than $1.1 million that will fund safety improvements at a south Everett intersection and a study for overcrossing plans at Interstate 5 (I-5) and the Interurban Trail. Public Works’ County Road Safety Program will receive a $914,000 grant to construct a quick-build (or modular) roundabout […]
Swearing in of new elected officials, Council considers $2.5 million in permit and fee increases
LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood City Council will hold its last Business meeting for the year on Monday, December 8, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at Lynnwood City Hall to vote on new salary schedules and permit fee increases for 2026. To view the entire agenda, click here. Permit & Fee Increases The Council will vote on a 14.7% […]
