High winds leave cruise ship stranded in Elliot Bay
SEATTLE—A massive cruise ship was stranded in Elliot Bay for hours on Monday, June 3, after its captain determined that extremely high winds in the area made for unsafe porting conditions. According to a report by the National Weather Service (NWS) winds around Elliot Bay reached up to 40 miles per hour Monday. The Royal […]
Mukilteo Councilman Dixon appointed to Puget Sound Regional Council
MUKILTEO—Freshman Mukilteo City Councilman, Mike Dixon, was appointed by Snohomish County Cities on January 18 to represent all cities and towns within the county—except Everett with its designated seat—on the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC). According to its website, the prestigious PSRC is the central planning agency that “develops policies and coordinates decisions about regional […]
$100M commitment by Amazon and Sound Transit for affordable housing
SEATTLE, Wash. – Amazon and Sound Transit announced June 16 a partnership to accelerate the creation of up to 1,200 new affordable housing units on Sound Transit surplus properties near light rail stations across the Puget Sound region. Amazon is committing $100 million in below-market funding to developers to help create and expedite the development […]
Teen scholarship winner soars in school and in the air
Lukas Holloman, a 2019 Cascade Warbirds Private Pilot Ground School Scholarship winner, hasn’t let the pandemic slow him down. Lukas, a student at Auburn Riverside High School, has been in a running start program taking classes at Green River College and pursuing flight training. He completed his ground school training and was issued his FAA […]
Lynnwood doing its part to save salmon populations
By Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff Lynnwood Wash., – Several species of salmon are on the brink of extinction throughout the Pacific Northwest, with at least 10 federally endangered species, including Coho salmon raised locally. Findings in the State of Salmon in Watersheds report, produced biannually by Washington State’s Recreation and Conservation Office, have […]
Sparkle Wash starts sanitization services to keep the Lynnwood community safe
by Erin Freeman To help essential services continue to keep spaces safe for community members, a Lynnwood power washing company has shut down normal business operations to provide sanitization and disinfection services. “We wash buildings normally and we’ve been doing some sanitation services at select locations over the years, but because of the virus we […]
