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Tradition Crystal Ball: Predicting every Washington football game in 2024
Editor’s note: Saturday Tradition’s annual Crystal Ball prediction series wraps up with Washington. Previously: Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Maryland | Michigan | Michigan State | Minnesota | Nebraska | Northwestern | Ohio State | Oregon | Penn State | Purdue | Rutgers | UCLA | USC | Wisconsin.
Peshastin Library reopens with enhanced upgrades and improved accessibility
PESHASTIN – The Peshastin Library reopened on Aug. 23, after receiving an interior remodel through the NCW Libraries Reimagining Spaces Project. “We’ve already had some folks mentioning how it feels brighter, more open. People have even been saying that it feels bigger,” said Nick Husted, NCW Libraries Area Manager.
Local girl who brightened lives of cancer patients now needs your encouragement
CASHMERE – After spreading joy to children battling cancer, 12-year-old Paelyn Lueondee, now undergoing gene therapy for a rare blood disorder, is in need of some encouragement herself. In the spring, Paelyn teamed up with Happy Letters founder Traci Pierson to spread joy and encouragement to kids fighting cancer...
Sadly, after fighting a mysterious lung infection, local Real Estate agent Rick Sands has passed away
Sadly. Rick Sands, a well-loved community member, passed away peacefully over the weekend after a battle with a rare autoimmune disease. Sands worked as a Real Estate Broker at RE/MAX All City in Burien. As we previously reported, Sands was admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after being admitted...
Long-time customers and friends celebrate Edmonds Auto Parts
As we first reported in our story Aug. 19, Edmonds Auto Parts and Marine Supply is closing after serving the Edmonds community for 51 years. Given the recent announcement, customers decided to hold a thank-you party Sunday for store owner Greg Ouellette and his staff in the store’s parking lot.
Man slashed driver's throat on Interstate 5 after smoking meth, fentanyl, charges say
A 44-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to a fatal stabbing in a moving car on Interstate 5 that occurred after he and others in the vehicle allegedly spent the morning smoking methamphetamine and fentanyl in Tacoma. Jeffery Scott was arraigned in King County Superior Court on charges of second-degree...
Classic car and motorcycle show rolls into downtown Edmonds Sept. 8
Save the date for Sunday, Sept. 8 when the Edmonds Classic Car and Motorcycle Show rolls into downtown Edmonds. The event, hosted by the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce, attracts over 250 classic vehicles entries, while offering attendees a chance to dine and shop in downtown Edmonds. In addition, North Sound Church will offer a free pancake breakfast at 404 Main St. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fire rips through beloved Renton grocery store
RENTON, Wash. — Renton residents are showing support for a local business, after a fire early Saturday morning ripped through the beloved mom-and-pop grocery store, Top of the Hill Quality Produce. "This is the heart of the community up here in the Renton Highlands," said worker Kat Losby. Many...
‘Look for the good’: Edmonds woman celebrates 100th birthday
Edmonds resident Renna Buchanan celebrated her 100th birthday Friday at Edmonds Landing with family and friends, including her three children Ann, Marilyn and Doug. Balloons adorned the dining area and a Texas-style barbecue featuring beef brisket, corn and other vegetables was served. Born in 1924, Buchanan was raised in the...
Above-Normal Temps Over Labor Day Weekend for Northwest Oregon, Southwest Washington
Portland, OR – Residents in Portland and surrounding areas should brace for rising temperatures as the Labor Day weekend approaches. The National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts a significant warming trend, with a 75% chance of above-normal temperatures across Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington. This heatwave is expected to begin Thursday and continue through Monday, making it crucial for residents to prepare accordingly.
Scene in Edmonds: Kindness at the Saturday market
“A champion of kindness.” That’s how Edmonds resident Lin Russell described a vendor who was staffing the Salt Blade booth at the rainy Edmonds Museum Summer Market Saturday. “As I stood in line for peaches, a mom and her very wet and shivering grade-school son were buying those yummy sausages at the next stand,” Russell said. “The young vendor at the booth asked the mom if her son needed a coat. The mom said ‘yes, but we did not bring one.’ Then Myles, the vendor, unzipped his own jacket and handed it to the boy. He asked only that they return his coat before they left the market. It is cold. It is raining, and this fine young man was so generous.”
STEM and Journalism camp draws more than 125 middle schoolers to MTHS
During the 2024 summer break from Aug. 20-22, Mountlake Terrace High School held its first journalism camp for aspiring young journalists. The Junior J-Camp, as it was called, was run in conjunction with the Edmonds School District’s annual STEM Camp – a highly successful mainstay each summer at Terrace. Overall, more than 125 sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students from throughout the area attended the camps.
The return of the Kings (salmon, that is)
Wanted to share the news that the first salmon of the season has made it home through the fish ladder at our hatchery on Orcas!. We are getting ready for our annual party to celebrate the return of the salmon to Glenwood Springs and to celebrate the volunteers on Orcas Island who help us so much every year.
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