Washington state lawmakers begin a 60-day session today, in which a fiscal reckoning, flood recovery and their own reelections loom large.
They departed Olympia last spring, fingers crossed that a...
Snohomish County’s annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count will commence during the last week of January.
The County Department of Human Services, as well as other community and human service providers, will...
Washington State Ferries leadership will look back on 2025 and what’s to come in 2026 at two online community meetings at noon and 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21.
Each meeting...
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson likely violated state laws by allowing his former top adviser, Mike Webb, to travel with him on a state plane to the Tri-Cities last summer,...
The Lynnwood City Council at its Jan. 12 meeting is set to vote on whether to implement a 0.1% public safety tax, one of several proposed actions to close...
Emergency repairs that started Dec. 18 on a section of US 2 Stevens Pass (milepost 58-71) are complete and the section of road between the summit (milepost 64) and...
Democratic leaders in the Washington state Legislature said Friday they have no plans to hold hearings on two initiatives focused on parental rights of students in public schools and...
This article was updated Jan. 12 to correct the name of a nonprofit organization.
More than 15 years ago, members of local faith groups had a quiet dream to create...
A who’s who from Washington state business and Democratic politics on Thursday extolled the virtues of alternative jet fuel and said the state would strive to become the nation’s...
Community members can now complete all of their city business under one roof after Lynnwood's Development and Business Services (DBS) officially moved into City Hall at the start of...
Key takeaways:
The Council discussed a proposed 0.1% sales tax to support public safety amid police staffing strain and a $3.8 million citywide budget shortfall.
The Council reviewed the...
Washington is set to receive $181 million in federal funding this year to boost rural health care amid drastic Medicaid cuts.
The hefty sum falls below what the Trump administration...
The newly reelected Alderwood Water & Wastewater District Board of Commissioners selected its officers for 2026.
Following the November 2025 general election, Dean Lotz (Position 5) and Paul McIntyre (Position...
The Snohomish County Council on Tuesday has elected its council leadership team for 2026. Councilmember Megan Dunn, representing District 2, was elected council chair. Dunn served as vice chair...
Blanche Barajas and Gary Bode have very different ideas about fluoridation. She’s pro. He’s against.
As city council members in Pasco and Lynden, respectively, they fought two of seven battles...
Washington is close to opening a new incentive program for commercial fleet operators to transition trucks and other vehicles to models that run on electric or hydrogen power.
Industry groups...
Snohomish County's Office of Energy and Sustainability seeks community members to serve on the Climate Action Advisory Committee. Launched in 2019, the committee is intended to provide input on...
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) said it is scheduled to begin its months-long lane reductions on northbound I-5 to repair and repave the Ship Canal Bridge.
The work...
Supporters of two citizen initiatives, one focused on parental rights and another on barring transgender athletes from girls’ sports, moved closer Friday to getting those measures before the Washington...
