Woodinville’s planning commission voted unanimously to recommend that city council adopt the six-year capital improvement plan (CIP), during a virtual meeting Wednesday, Sept. 30. 

As Election Day looms, local leaders are preparing to face off on the debate stage over Washington’s most pressing issues just before ballots hit the mail.

KIRKLAND — Kirkland Police have released descriptions of two male suspects involved in the shooting that claimed the life of a 16-year-old at Houghton Beach Park on Wednesday evening, Sept. 16.

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EVERETT — The 11th Annual Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County (DVS) Handbag Auction kicks off at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1 and concludes at 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9. 

KIRKLAND — EvergreenHealth is launching the next arm of clinical research studying the anti-viral drug Remdesivir as a potential treatment for COVID-19. The trial is known as the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial (ACTT), sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), was the first cli…

REDMOND—Redmond City Council unanimously approved an Environmental Sustainability Action Plan during its Sept. 15 meeting. 

Housing and food security are at the top of Woodinville City Council’s priority list for using the remaining federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (known as CARES Act) funding. 

The demand for diapers doesn’t slow down in a pandemic. 

The city of Bothell is partnering with the Northshore Senior Center to dispense $131,200 in grant relief dollars to eligible Bothell residents who lack sufficient income or resources to meet their financial obligations due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Kirkland based nonprofit Attain Housing is conducting a virtual fundraiser, “Home is Still Where the Heart Is.” The event kicks off Sept. 18 and will run through Sept. 24.

BOTHELL — Northshore School District’s Early Childhood Education Programs are now enrolling eligible children, ages 3-5, for free preschool. 

Planning and public spaces commissioners have placed widening the road at the trestle and bridge over Highway 522 as a top priority in the city's Capital Improvement Projects (CIP). 

The Washington Department of Transportation is closing all lanes of SR 520 between Seattle and the Eastside to repair a damaged overhead sign structure and realign SR 520 ramps in Montlake.

In late April, the city of Woodinville's Human Services taskforce offered the nonprofit Farms For Life (FFL) a $10,000 COVID-19 relief grant to create a joint project to donate and deliver produce to agencies who serve people experiencing food insecurity it purchased from area farmers. 

OLYMPIA — The state Office of Financial Management (OFM) has earmarked $2.5 million in federal funds for the professional development of educators for the use of online learning management systems.

SEATTLE —Desmond David-Pitts, a 19-year-old Alaska man, was charged with arson for setting fire to the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct on Monday, Aug.24.

The city of Kenmore is on the hunt for a permanent site to house its Public Works Department. 

Detectives with the Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team (SMART) are continuing their investigation of the July 13 at Bothell Landing shooting incident that claimed the life of Police Officer Jonathan Shoop and caused injuries to a pedestrian.

Local Democratic incumbents have maintained strong leads, according to certified King County election results.  The results, certified on Aug. 18, also showed much larger voter turnout than in the 2016 primary, according to a King County press release. 

FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor has approved a grant for an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits for a portion of Washington’s jobless population. The payments, according to a spokeswoman with the Employment Security Department, will be retroactive to Aug. 1, but no not everyone who has…

In an Aug. 13 poll of its Puget Sound workers, Amazon quired personnel where they would like to work outside of Bellevue and Seattle. The five options, according to USA Today, to consider were Bothell/Woodinville, Redmond, Issaquah, Renton, or Tacoma.

KIRKLAND —U.S. News & World Report has named EvergreenHealth among the best hospitals in the Puget Sound area and the state of Washington for the third year in a row, ranking it No. 3 in the Seattle Metropolitan area and No. 4 in Washington state. The 31st annual report compares nearly 5…

Northshore District athletes hopes of a limited fall sports season have been dashed with the recent Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) announcement of another modified schedule for the 2020-21 school year.

The Northshore Board of Fire Commissioners has given the thumbs up on a vote cast Wednesday, Aug. 6, to pursue consolidation with Woodinville Fire & Rescue.

Four men were arrested in downtown Woodinville on Thursday, Aug. 6 following an online undercover sting operation conducted by Woodinville Police and King County Sheriff’s Office detectives. 

BOTHELL — Citing recently released reports, Northshore School Superintendent Michelle Reid says it is not advisable to allow students to walk through the doors come September.

With dry conditions in the forecast, King County Fire Marshal Chris Ricketts has issued a Phase 1 burn ban for the unincorporated areas of King County. The ban will remain in effect until further notice and applies to all outdoor burning, except for small recreational fires in established fi…

Two unidentified men broke into Mc Donald’s off of 140th avenue Northeast early Monday morning and made off with an undetermined amount of cash.

BOTHELL — Staying true to her word of sharing fall reopening information as it becomes available, Northshore School Superintendent Michelle Reid said recently released reports show it is not advisable to allow students to walk through the doors come September.

BOTHELL — The Snohomish County Multiple Agency Response Team (SMART) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that took place in Bothell Wednesday evening.

Mukund Mohan, 48, of Clyde Hill has been charged with fraudulently seeking over $5.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans and laundering the proceeds. Clyde Hill is bordered by Kirkland, Bellevue, Medina, Yarrow Bay and Hunts Point.