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Scammed
How online scams steal billions of dollars and ruin victims’ lives.
Snohomish HS Manufacturing Teacher wins $75,000 for Teaching Excellence
SNOHOMISH—Snohomish High School Manufacturing Teacher, Matt Johnson, was surprised with a $75,000 check for Teaching Excellence from Harbor Freight Tools for Schools on Tuesday, September 29, just in time for Manufacturing Month. Johnson was one of 25 public school skilled trades…
Lynnwood makes child fentanyl exposure a crime, approves utility rate freeze for 2027
LYNNWOOD — Jacqueline Manlastas appointment to the Public Facilities District board, a utility rate freeze approved, and a new ordinance making it a local crime to exposing children or dependent adults to controlled substances were all approved by the Lynnwood City Council on…
Scriber Lake High School information night on Oct. 7
Scriber Lake High School will hold an information meeting for interested students, families and staff in the school’s commons on Oct. 7 from 6-7 p.m. The deadline for the application […]
Public invited to Fire Prevention Week open house at Blue Ridge Fire Station Oct. 3
To kick off Fire Prevention Week, community members of all ages are invited to “Charge into Fire Safety” at South County Fire’s Open House on Saturday, Oct. 3, 11 a.m. […]
WA state worker union OKs new contract with no pay hike
In a closely watched decision, Washington’s largest union of state government workers has ratified a new two-year contract that provides no pay raises but avoids takeaways on health care and […]
Stone Age Masterpiece
Step into the stunning cave that’s reshaping our understanding of prehistoric art.
The Trump Administration’s Critical Minerals Agenda Comes for America’s ‘Forgotten Wildlife Corridor’
Under the banner of “Dig, Baby, Dig,” the Trump administration is supercharging an already powerful mining industry. What will happen to vulnerable plants and animals?

The Hidden Danger of Turning Villains into Heroes
Taking a villain and reframing them as heroic is a product of a very old literary tradition.
PBS Plotlines
Plotlines is a series that explores storytelling trends and tropes in literature and beyond.
Melissa Murray
The legal scholar discusses the resilience of the Constitution in the face of threats to democracy.

Pending Fiscal Cliff at SDOT Prompts Major Budget Shifts
Without major action, the Seattle Department of Transportation would have been looking at a $113 million deficit in its transportation fund by 2028, department leaders said Monday. Cuts that are already underway will impact road and bridge maintenance but not Vision Zero work.