Human remains identified as missing Tulalip woman Mary Johnson-Davis
TULALIP—The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, in coordination with the FBI Seattle Field Office and the Tulalip Police Department, announced Friday, October 31, that human skeletal remains discovered in a remote wooded area of North Snohomish County have been positively identified as those of Mary Ellen Johnson-Davis, a 44-year-old member of the Tulalip Tribes who vanished […]
LA Dodgers crush Blue Jays in Epic Game 7 to repeat as World Champs!
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers are back-to-back World Series champions. In a Game 7 for the ages, LA rallied in the 11th inning to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4, clinching the title in front of a delirious Dodger Stadium crowd and etching another chapter into one of baseball’s most storied franchises. Final […]
Snohomish County resident hospitalized with listeria in multistate outbreak
EVERETT [SNOHOMISH COUNTY HEALTH DEPT]—Snohomish County Health Department officials have confirmed that a Snohomish County resident is among those affected in a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes, a serious bacterial infection linked to contaminated food products. The woman, whose identity is being withheld for privacy, was hospitalized earlier this month and is now recovering. She is […]
Lynnwood Council Chambers packed with outraged carpenters over ENSO project wage theft
LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood City Council Chambers were flooded with orange vests Monday, October 27, from those representing the Western States Carpenters local 425 outraged over alleged unfair labor practices at the city’s downtown ENSO project. The ENSO project is receiving $6.4 million in tax breaks from the city over the period of eight years. In April […]
Lynnwood’s Flock Cameras Under Fire: Boosting Public Safety or Eroding Privacy in the Fight Against Crime?
LYNNWOOD—The Lynnwood Police Department on Friday, October 24, issued a statement to clarify and “address potential misconceptions” of its use of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology in response to a recent report by the University of Washington Center for Human Rights. The report titled, “Leaving the Door Wide Open: Flock Surveillance Systems and Immigration Enforcement in Washington State,” […]
Snohomish County PUD unveils new enhanced Outage Map for Storm Season Readiness
EVERETT—Just in time for storm season, Snohomish County PUD recently released a new version of its outage map. Thanks to valuable feedback from customers, the PUD made improvements to better serve everyone. The new and improved outage map allows users to zoom down to specific locations, providing more complete information on each outage. Outages are […]
‘Crash and Grab’ burglary at Lynnwood pot shop
LYNNWOOD—Early Monday morning, October 27, a group of suspects carried out a brazen “crash-and-grab” burglary at a cannabis dispensary in Lynnwood, leading to a multi-vehicle pursuit that extended into Seattle before the perpetrators evaded capture. KING5 first reported the story. The incident unfolded around 2:40 a.m. at Euphorium Cannabis, located on Cypress Way in Lynnwood. […]
Alleged wage theft at Lynnwood’s ENSO Project, workers cheated, City censors union’s warnings
LYNNWOOD—When Julio secured a job laying drywall for Lynnwood’s upcoming multi-family development ENSO, in the city’s bustling downtown core known as City Center, he was ecstatic to have the opportunity and be a part of something bigger for Lynnwood’s vision. But when he received his first paycheck, a little over three months ago, he immediately […]
Sound Transit board approves property tax increase, cost overruns up to $34.5 billion
[The Center Square]—Residents in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties will pay more in property taxes next year, as the Sound Transit Board of Directors has approved a 1% property tax increase as the agency faces an estimated more than $30 billion in cost overruns on its Sound Transit 3 expansion projects. Sound Transit can raise property […]
Unemployment claims roll in from laid-off feds in Washington state
[WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD]—More than 1,600 federal workers in Washington state have filed for unemployment benefits since the government shutdown began at the start of October. Of the 1,625 claims the state Employment Security Department had received by Tuesday, 411 had been paid. The rest were pending. The state’s goal is no more than 21 days […]
