Lynnwood approves police body-worn camera fees and $70,000 in chamber upgrades
LYNNWOOD, Wash., April 12, 2022 – Lynnwood City Council approved fees for record disclosure of police body-worn camera footage, amended its municipal code relating to business licenses, and approved up to $70,000 in ARPA funds toward Council Chambers upgrades in Monday’s Business Meeting on April 12. After a brief public comment section, Councilwoman Shannon Sessions […]
Mindfulness: Working with Difficult Emotions
Soften, Sooth, Allow As sentient beings we will encounter difficult emotions. It is part of the full spectrum of being alive! Strong feelings like anger, confusion, fear, loneliness, even joy amid chaos and disaster can feel awkward or difficult. The best strategy I’ve found to attend to these emotions is the process developed by Kristin […]
Port of Everett authorizes $15 million treasury note to fund Millwright project
EVERETT, Wash., April 8, 2022 – The Port of Everett Commission authorized the sale of a $15 million treasury note to the Snohomish County Treasurer’s Office on April 5, marking a first-of-its-kind investment by the County to fund local economic development infrastructure at the Port. The action allows the Port to leverage its excellent A2 […]
Sound Transit welcomes end to concrete strike
SEATTLE, Wash., April 10, 2022 – Sound Transit welcomed news on April 8th that the concrete delivery strike impacting projects across King and Snohomish counties will come to an end following the Teamsters Local 174’s unconditional offer to return to work while negotiations continue. “This is great news for resuming work on the largest transit […]
Everett Verizon employee leading effort to unionize says “Join the movement”
LYNNWOOD, Wash., April 9, 2022 – Employees who work between two Verizon locations in Everett and Lynnwood began casting their ballots to unionize on March 25. Austin Hitch, one of the employees leading the effort, recounts Verizon’s union-busting tactics, shares why he and his coworkers are seeking to unionize and sends a message to his […]
Edmonds murder suspect released, other in custody
ARTICLE UPDATE 7:53 PM, April 8, 2022: Victorya Foulkes, was released from Snohomish County Jail today, April 8, at 2:37 p.m. and is now in the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbour. EDMONDS, Wash., April 8, 2022 – Victorya Foulkes, 27, who admitted she and her boyfriend were involved in the murder of […]
A mother’s cry for help to the rising dangers of fentanyl
MUKILTEO, Wash., April 8, 2022 – In the winter of 2019, Gen Pehlivanian rented a cabin in Winthrop to celebrate Christmas with her husband and four children Trygve, Soren, Anna, Koll, and Trygve’s girlfriend Triaena and best friend Noah. Although her two youngest children (Anna, 18, and Koll, 15) still lived at home, Pehlivanian was […]
BLM Global Network Foundation involuntarily closed in Washington state
SEATTLE, Wash., April 7, 2022 – Black Lives Matter (BLM) Global Network Foundation has been involuntarily closed in Washington State effective January 5, 2022, after failing to successfully complete the registration or renewal process. To date, the Washington Secretary of State has not received the required registration/renewal application. The Black Lives Matter Global Foundation has […]
Arrest made in February 2020 homicide of 7-11 store clerk
EDMONDS, Wash., April 7, 2022 – Edmonds Police Detectives have booked Victorya Leona Foulkes, a twenty-six-year-old woman from Auburn, into the Snohomish County Jail for the February 21, 2020, homicide of Nagendiram Kandasamy. Foulkes had been previously taken into custody during a March 15, 2020, search warrant operation in Enumclaw. Yesterday’s arrest culminated in the […]
Marysville Jon Nehring: A leader, a husband, a father
You can’t help but notice his flat-top haircut the first time you meet Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring. His first ever buzz cut was when he was 15. He said it was out of necessity. If he lets it grow, “It’s a big poof thing. My hair’s a wreck,” he said. The thing is, the 1950’s […]
