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Samish Park closed due to bridge construction
Due to much-needed construction on North Lake Samish’s Bridge No. 107, nearby Samish Park will be closed as it is being used as a staging area. Construction contractor Cascade Bridge LLC, the project lead of the $9.67 million bridge replacement, will use the park for storing all necessary construction equipment and materials.
The top draft pick of the Mariners pitches lefty and righty. Jurrangelo Cijntje wants to keep it up
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jurrangelo Cijntje wants to keep his options open with the Seattle organization as a pitcher who switches between throwing right-handed and left-handed. The 15th overall pick by the Mariners in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft Sunday night, Cijntje said there was a reason he...
Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh Joins Hall of Famer in Baseball History with Big Blast
With another home run on Friday night, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has now done something in baseball history that only one other catcher has done, Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk.
Hermona Girmay of Edmonds crowned Miss Washington 2024
Hermona Girmay of Edmonds, who was named Miss Seattle in February, was crowned Miss Washington 2024 on July 6 at Capital High School Performing Arts Center in Olympia. Girmay, who was born and raised in Edmonds, attended Holy Rosary School and graduated from Edmonds-Woodway High School. According to a news...
Neighbors in Mount Vernon save young kids home alone from burning house
Neighbors in Mount Vernon are being praised for saving young kids from a burning home. The fire sparked on Friday, June 3, at the Skagit Valley Mobile Manor. “It was like this big but the flames were so, so hot,” said 8-year-old Archibaldo. Archibaldo was home alone with his...
Greenheart Exchange seeks host family for exchange students
SOUTH SNOHOMISH COUNTY—Greenheart Exchange seeking a stable person or family to host two female exchange students scheduled to go to Edmonds-Woodway High School in the Fall this year. One is a girl from Ukraine and the other a girl from Republic of Georgia. The students will have their own...
WA politicians react to assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump
As the investigation into Saturday’s assassination attempt against former president Donald Trump, leaders in Washington state are sounding off. "Today is a dark day for the United States of America," Washington GOP chairman Jim Walsh told FOX 13. "The assassination attempt on President Trump is a reminder that the incessant and incendiary rhetoric from the radical left and the mainstream media has dire consequences. It has no place in political discourse. We pray for America. We pray for President Trump and his family. And we mourn the loss of the innocent bystander."
The Behavioral Health Crisis, Homelessness, and a Heat Wave
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic inform the current behavioral health crisis. Excess heat events are more frequent due to the effects of climate change. The health system is not ready to respond to the growing needs of the community. Amid a prolonged heat wave two years ago in July, I...
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