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Ferguson proposes $4 billion in cuts to ease budget deficit

Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson unveiled a budget-cutting plan to ease a projected $12 billion statewide budget deficit during a 2025 legislative preview in Olympia Jan. 9. “Washingtonians expect …

South County firefighters deployed to California wildfires

A second team of South County firefighters deployed Friday to Southern California as part of a massive effort to contain several destructive wildfires. The team of four South County firefighters …

Poll: People think the state should reduce spending

Washington state voters want legislators to cut spending but also support spending more on specific programs, according to a recent poll. “People are not anti-government,” said …

Pros and cons: Voters will decide on annexation into South County Fire

The City of Edmonds already gets its fire and EMS service from South County Fire. So why should voters want to annex into the district? …

Beacon delivery may be delayed

From the editor: As President Joe Biden signed an executive order declaring Jan. 9 a National Day of Mourning in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, this week’s Beacon will be delayed a day …

From U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, posted Jan. 9:  "Yesterday, I paid my respects to President Jimmy Carter as he lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda."

An 18-year-old male was shot early Thursday morning while walking near the Edmonds fishing pier.   According to Edmonds Police Cmdr. Josh McClure, the victim was walking with his …

The Snohomish County Department of Human Services, in collaboration with community and human service providers, is gearing up for the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Homeless Count on Thursday, Jan. 23. …

Manslaughter suspect a City of Edmonds supervisor who says he took meth

Snohomish County Commissioner Jennifer Millett last week found probable cause that a 47-year-old Edmonds man committed second-degree manslaughter in the death of his 34-year-old husband.

UPDATED WITH COMMENTS FROM PRUITT, ATTORNEYS: City reaches settlement in Sherman Pruitt lawsuit

The City of Edmonds has reached a settlement in a discrimination lawsuit brought forth by Sherman Pruitt , the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe police chief north of Darrington. The Beacon has reached …

Sno-Isle Libraries announced the appointment of Kay Crull to the board of trustees. The board has five trustees appointed from Snohomish County and two from Island County. Following a …

Jamie Cole adds another Christmas tree to the pile for recycling as part of a fundraiser for Edmonds Scout Troop 300 Sunday at Westgate Elementary. With him, braving the elements are, from left, …

Evergreen State Fair Advisory Board seeks members

The Evergreen State Fair Advisory Board has three positions that are open for nominations and applications. The open positions are for Snohomish County Council District 2 (Everett/Mukilteo area), …

Fare-free transit programs boost youth ridership

New data from the Washington State Department of Transportation suggests that youth transit ridership has thrived in the few years since the Legislature signed the Climate Commitment Act into law. …

Edmonds’ 2025 state legislative agenda

The final 2025 Legislative Agenda has been compiled by efforts from Mayor Mike Rosen, Olympia lobbyist, Debora Munguia, all department directors and the input from City Council. The agenda has …

Applicants are sought for an upcoming vacancy on the Snohomish County Boundary Review Board, a quasi-judicial body that provides an impartial, inter-governmental decision process for citizens, …

Photographer Amanda Thornton-DeWitt captured two excellent images of the Edmonds Fishing Pier and the breakwater this week.

Looking back at 2024 in Edmonds, part 2

 Here, in the second part of our annual review, are just a few of the stories the Beacon reported on in 2024. Last week, we covered January to June.   Let’s take a …

TikTok backlash, threats to blame for Meadowdale cancellation

Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts on the Edmonds School District’s cancellation of an educational session at Meadowdale High School about individual rights during …

Less than 30 minutes into New Year’s Day, Amber-Lynne Rickett and Steffen Horne of Lynnwood welcomed their first child – a 7.2-pound, 20-inch-long baby girl named Jheneah Elowyn Horne …

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