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Court documents reveal alleged ‘hate crime’ at Edmonds Ezell’s Chicken restaurant
Snohomish County Superior Court documents are revealing an alleged “hate crime” at an Edmonds business last month. As reported by My Edmonds News, a man brandished a knife and hurled racial insults at two employees of Hispanic descent at the Ezell’s Chicken restaurant at 22019 Hwy 99 in Edmonds.
Election 2024: State Senate 39th Legislative District
Three candidates will vie for the opportunity to be elected for the 39th District Senate seat. The incumbent, Sen. Keith Wagoner, R-Sedro-Woolley, is the current Minority Whip following his appointed in 2018 and is a retired Naval aviator. He is facing challenges from a pair of Democratic newcomers in John Snow, 32, medically retired from the Navy, who lives in Marysville and Tim McDonald, 79, of Arlington, a retired airline...
2 workers fall off I-5 bridge in Snohomish County, 1 taken to hospital
Two workers in Snohomish County fell over the side of a bridge on Interstate 5 Tuesday evening, with one of them plunging into the water below, fire officials said in a post on the social media platform X. The incident occurred shortly before 7 p.m. near milepost 198, on the...
We need answers to questions about Alderwood mall shooting
I was deeply saddened reading the article about the memorial service for Jayda Woods-Johnson who was killed with a handgun while hanging out with her friends at the Alderwood Mall. During this service there was a cry, “Long live Jayda,” but she’s not living. Tragically, she’s dead.
Vote for more of Port of Everett’s projects by voting for Prop. 1
Letters and editorials are flying, both pro and con, on Proposition 1: expansion of the Everett Port Authority district to encompass all of Snohomish County. I write in favor of expansion. The three major focuses of the Port Authority have been environmental cleanup and habitat restoration, economic development, and transportation...
Voters to weigh in on Port of Everett boundary expansion
EVERETT, Wash. — Snohomish County is the fastest growing county in the state with about 830,000 people and the Port of Everett wants to grow with it. During Washington state's primary election on Aug. 6, voters will decide whether to expand the port's boundary to include most of Snohomish County.
WA man faces hate crime charges after knife attack in Edmonds
EDMONDS, Wash. - A 47-year-old man has been charged with hate crime assault in connection to a knife attack at an Ezell's Famous Chicken in Edmonds. Snohomish County prosecutors have charged 47-year-old Marcus Damion Anderson with second-degree assault, two counts of third-degree assault, and a hate crime offense in connection to the attack, which happened June 14.
Man faces hate crime charge following knife attack at Ezell’s in Edmonds
A man entered Ezell’s Famous Chicken and waved a knife at two Hispanic employees while making racist statements at the Highway 99 location in Edmonds June 14, Snohomish County Superior Court documents say. Last week the Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney charged the suspect, 47-year-old Marcus Damion Anderson, with four...
Media invited to Everett Water Utility’s new regional reservoir groundbreaking – July 23 at 10 a.m.
EVERETT, WA – Water reservoirs are a kind of forever infrastructure. They don’t get built very often, and they outlive the people who built them. Everett Water Utility will break ground on a project to replace its 100-year-old Reservoir 3, which serves two-thirds of the Utility’s 685,000 customers, a total of 457,000 people, through a network of local water districts.
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.
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.
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...
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