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Port of Everett delivers expansion pitch, Eagle Scouts honored during July 11 city council meeting
The Mountlake Terrace City Council received a presentation on the Port of Everett expansion from Port Government Affairs Manager Adam LeMieux during its July 11 meeting. Resolution 1220 proposes new boundaries that would include all of Snohomish County, except for the City of Edmonds, Port of Edmonds, Town of Woodway, Point Wells and Esperance. The resulting taxes would be $0.188 per $1,000, which LeMieux said was about $100 per year on a $500,000 property value and is not collected from tribal trust lands.
Election 2024: State House 39th Legislative District
Four candidates are running for the House seat currently held by incumbent Sam Low, R-Lake Stevens. There are two Republicans, one Democrat and an Independent in the race for the 39th Legislative District, Position 1 seat. The top two vote-getters advance to the November election regardless of party. The 39th District covers eastern Skagit and...
New Bothell-area park ‘could not be a more fitting dedication’
MILL CREEK — Jim Corcoran had a vision when he donated his $1.5 million worth of land to Snohomish County. After purchasing the property in 1986, the veteran and philanthropist watched developers slowly demolish the neighborhood’s greenery to turn into houses. He vowed his 3½ acres north of Bothell would be different.
Pick up free Narcan during drive-through event in Lynnwood
LYNNWOOD—Residents can pick up a free, life-saving Narcan kit during a drive-through event Saturday, July 20, at Verdant Health Commission, 4710 196th St. SW. Verdant is partnering with South County Fire to distribute the kits. “If you have a loved one struggling with addiction, then come to this event...
Do plastic bans work? Local waste experts say it’s too soon to know
EVERETT — Over the past four years, the state Department of Ecology has enforced a series of laws to reduce plastic pollution: banning single-use plastic bags in 2021, restricting businesses from automatically providing single-use serviceware (lids, straws and silverware) to customers in 2022 and banning foam packing peanuts in 2023.
Plan for bus rapid transit line from Everett to Marysville and Arlington kicks off
SNOHOMISH COUNTY—Community Transit (CT) is expanding its most popular service, the Swift bus rapid transit (BRT) network, to dramatically improve transit in Everett, Marysville, and Arlington. The community is invited to give input on the first phase of the scoping study for the Swift Gold Line. The public comment period runs through August 7.
Lynnwood police on the hunt for armed fugitive
Lynnwood Police Department detectives are looking for information that will help them locate 35-year old Mychal Cushman. Cushman has been accused of participating in a regionwide crime spree that has impacted multiple jurisdictions in King and Snohomish County. There are numerous felony warrants for Cushman’s arrest in King and Snohomish...
Sheriff’s Office seeking tips to crack cold case of the Pinnacle Lake double homicide
GRANITE FALLS—On July 11, 2006, Mary Cooper, 56, and her daughter Susanna Stodden, 27, went hiking on the Pinnacle Lake Trail near Granite Falls. Later that day, mere hours after they had left their home early that morning, they were both found shot dead in the head on the trail.
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