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Council ends work on Landmark project but supports future Hwy 99 investments
After hearing additional details from both Mayor Mike Rosen and a panel of advisors about Edmonds’ financial challenges, the Edmonds City Council Tuesday night voted 6-1 to support a resolution that ends the city’s current work on the $37 million Landmark 99 project. Councilmember Will Chen made the...
🤸🏼♀️ Summer Fun at The Little Gym of Everett 🤸🏼♀️
As a mom, I’m always on the lookout for ways to keep my kids active, safe, and happy during those long summer breaks. That’s why I love having The Little Gym of Everett as an option for summer camp!. Day camp at The Little Gym is ideal for...
4th of July Festivities in Everett
Everett will be celebrating the Fourth of July properly with a parade and fireworks. Last year there was a glitch with the fireworks, so we expect there will be no better prepared firework show in the area. A committee of Everett residents brought back the Everett Fourth of July parade...
Drone Search Nonprofit Launches Campaign to Help Find Travis Coleman
WENATCHEE — Aloft Drone Search, an Oregon-based nonprofit that specializes in drone searches, has organized a fundraising campaign to assist in the search for Travis Coleman. Coleman, 39, disappeared from his Wenatchee home into the foothills around the city in 2023, and has since been the subject of multiple...
City of East Wenatchee Advances Accessory Dwelling Units Accessibility with New Ordinance
EAST WENATCHEE – The City of East Wenatchee is pleased to announce the adoption of Ordinance 2024-02, a groundbreaking measure designed to streamline the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The ordinance is purposed to enhance housing affordability and diversity. The ordinance introduces several key changes aimed at removing...
Bothell neighbors 'mesmerized' by black bear munching on birdseed in backyard
BOTHELL, Wash. — A massive black bear was spotted and captured on camera munching on birdseed in a Bothell neighborhood three days ago. Two neighbors got cellphone footage of the animal and one neighbor said, looked well-fed. "That bear is huge, huge, the question that comes to my mind,...
Holy Mole-eee! Human-Dug Tunnel Creates Everett Road Sinkhole
Moles are known for digging in peoples' yards and plowing through dirt. But in Everett, apparently a human 'mole' dug under a busy roadway. Yesterday DOT crews were busy fixing and filling a tunnel-like hole that caused a sizeable sink in State Route 529 near Marine View Drive. WSDOT (Washington...
Snohomish County educates on loss of crab pots in Puget Sound
Based off a press release from Snohomish County Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. EVERETT JULY 3: To help Snohomish County crabbers minimize the loss of crab pots in the Puget Sound, the Marine Resources Committee (MRC) will share educational tips in Everett this weekend. Monday, July 1 was the...
URGENT WEATHER MESSAGE: …EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY…Coast Range, Valley
(EDITOR’S NOTE: Nearly the entire state, except for the coastline, will be under an excessive heat warning starting tomorrow, Thursday, July 4th through the weekend.) North Oregon Coast Range Lowlands-Central Oregon Coast Range Lowlands-North Oregon Coast Range-Central Oregon Coast Range- Lower Columbia River-Tualatin Valley-Portland West Hills and Chehalem Mountain-Inner Portland Metro-East Portland Metro-Outer Southeast Portland Metro-West Central Willamette Valley-East Central Willamette Valley-Benton County Lowlands-Linn County Lowlands-Lane County Lowlands-West Columbia River Gorge of Oregon above 500 ft-West Columbia River Gorge I-84 Corridor-Upper Hood River Valley-Central Columbia River Gorge I-84 Corridor-Clackamas County Cascade Foothills-Cascade Foothills of Marion and Linn Counties-Lane County Cascade Foothills-Willapa and Wahkiakum Lowlands-Willapa Hills-Cowlitz County Lowlands-North Clark County Lowlands-Inner Vancouver Metro-East Clark County Lowlands-South Washington Cascade Foothills-West Columbia River Gorge SR 14 Corridor-Central Columbia River Gorge SR 14 Corridor- Including the cities of Silver Falls, Happy Valley, Mary`s Peak, Clatskanie, Odell, Hockinson, Wilsonville, Salmon Creek, McKenzie Bridge, Hoskins, Dallas, Washougal, Keizer, Eagle Creek, Welches, Lebam, Beacon Rock SP, Cathlamet, Rhododendron, McMinnville, Rosburg, Hillsboro, Troutdale, Sunset Summit, Sellwood, Evergreen, Estacada, Woodburn, Vida, Cottage Grove, Vancouver, Molalla, Multnomah Falls, Detroit, Philomath, Brightwood, Springfield, Battle Ground, Rainier, Junction City, Willapa, Cherryville, Castle Rock, Underwood, Grand Ronde Indian.
Washington State asks Boaters to Clean, Drain, Dry to Prevent Spread of Invasive Species
OLYMPIA – The Washington Invasive Species Council and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) are asking boaters to “Clean, Drain and Dry” their boats and equipment this boating season to prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species and protect Washington’s waterways. “We need your...
Popular Retailer With 26 Washington Stores Contemplates Closures
Life, post-pandemic is drifting back to normal. If only the prices would drift back down to 2019. The experts at Marketwatch say most prices will probably never return to the pre-COVID-19 days. But hold onto hope. Quality of life (read: more expendable income) could return with inflation rates slowly decreasing...
Pest Expert Warns ‘Bug Boom’ will Infest Washington This Summer
Get ready to be buried by bugs this summer in Washington State!. Washington State Pest Populations Predicted to Explode This Summer. As meteorologists forecast a warmer-than-average summer with regular rainfall across Washington in 2024, experts are predicting a surge in pests that could have an impact statewide. The anticipated weather conditions are expected to largely increase populations of cockroaches, ants, spiders, houseflies, bed bugs, centipedes, crickets, and silverfish. These high numbers of insect pests in Washington State are expected to seek shelter indoors and thrive in the warm, moist environment.
Tri-Cities…Your Natural Gas Bill Is Going To Skyrocket!
Over the weekend I received a form letter from Cascade Natural Gas, maybe you got one too, that laid out the coming rate increase...and what an increase it is. Even though it was a form letter, it had a touch of personal as it was signed by CGNC President and CEO Nicole Kivisto. In some ways it came across as an apology...in other ways, a warning. Ultimately it was an in depth explanation of what was set to begin with July's bill.
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