Ammonia leak leaves one fire fighter with mild injuries

MUKILTEO—One fire fighter suffered mild injuries after being exposed to ammonia when responding to a 3-alarm hazardous materials incident at the Pacific Seafood processing plant in Mukilteo on Friday morning. Mukilteo Fire Department along with the Mukilteo Police Department, South County Regional Fire Authority, Paine Field Fire, Everett Fire Department, Marysville Regional Fire Authority, Snohomish […]

‘Friday the 13th’ budget protest: County Exec will not sign Council-adopted budget

EVERETT—In a surprising use of his authority, Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers, known for his reserved and sagacious leadership, announced late Friday afternoon that he will not sign the $3.22 billion 2025-26 biennium Council-adopted budget. “Since receiving the budget from the County Council on November 27, my team and I have been carefully reviewing what […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Meta outage worldwide: Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp down

Meta services are currently experiencing an outage as many of its apps are not loading or experiencing limited functionality. According to The Verge, services such as Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and WhatsApp are not loading. IsDown is stating that this could be due to either a major or minor outage, where Meta’s systems are experiencing critical […]

Lake Stevens has a plethora of roundabouts, what’s with that?

LAKE STEVENS—It’s no secret to anyone who has driven through Lake Stevens that the city has a plethora of roundabouts. The Lynnwood Times sat down with Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Construction Communicator David Rasbach to learn about the decision-making behind this and how it aims to reduce congestion as well as the likelihood […]