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 […]

Fathers of Snohomish County

Originally posted June 20, 2021 Every June around the United States, we take one Sunday each year to honor and celebrate the men who have helped bring us into this world and/or the men who raised us: Father’s Day. Snohomish County is full of examples of the rise of the new and changing role of […]

Could the facial scans be coming to online gaming?

LYNNWOOD, Wash., July 26, 2021 – It may not be a household name in the US, but many Chinese and a fair number of video game enthusiasts are familiar with the juggernaut conglomerate called Tencent. The company has an estimated $259 billion worth of investments and has become a consistent staple in the gaming news […]

$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 […]

Two Mountlake Terrace men arrested in takedown of North Sound drug trafficking ring

By: Erin Freeman | Lynnwood Times Staff A 31-year-old and a 32-year-old man from Mountlake Terrace are among a dozen people arrested Wednesday, August 5 for involvement in a North Sound drug trafficking organization. The Mountlake Terrace men are two of 12 members of a drug trafficking group indicted for distributing fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and […]