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Sign up for a free ORCA card

Community Transit is offering residents an ORCA Card loaded with one free month of unlimited rides. Sign up by Jan. 31, and you should expect to receive your card in the mail by Feb. 17, loaded with …

Jesse Jones named director of Results Washington

Gov. Bob Ferguson announced this week that he has appointed former journalist Jesse Jones as director of Results Washington, the agency responsible for making government work better for …

WNPA providing news from Olympia

Beacon Publishing partners with the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association to provide readers with news coming from legislative sessions in Olympia. Its Washington State Journal is a …

Editor's note: The following is a news release from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Across the country, public schools have a constitutional and moral obligation to provide a …

Proposal loosens controls on birth control prescriptions

Insurance companies will be required to fill up to a 12-month supply of birth control pills, if a bill by Sen. Emily Alvarado, D-Seattle, is approved.  “I experience difficulty and …

Trailblazing teachers

CJ Adkins and Claire Xie probably didn’t think of themselves as trailblazers when selected for a pilot teacher residency program in 2023. The Washington Education Association, in …

Keeping the faith

Hunter Beirne kept the faith. Even when injuries threatened to derail a promising collegiate basketball career at Seattle Pacific University, Beirne remained committed to the sport she loved and …

Everett one of nine cities to host World Cup fan zones in 2026

The Seattle FIFA World Cup 26 Local Organizing Committee (SeattleFWC26) has announced that it will be partnering with nine locations across the state to host fan zones, in addition to the Seattle Fan …

Ferguson vows to reform government

Gov. Bob Ferguson was sworn in and legislative members, state employees and the public celebrated the event with an inaugural ball. Dressed in black tie attire, inaugural ball attendees swarmed on …

Nadia Anderson has joined Sound Transit as chief strategy officer, a new position created to guide the agency’s approach to the technological, environmental, and economic future of the region. …

City still debating short-term rentals

he issue of short-term rentals and whether they should be allowed in Mukilteo has yet to be decided, but councilmembers should have enough information once they finally decide to make a decision. …

Yearly rent increase cap 1 step closer to being law

The House Housing Committee has approved a bill that would limit rent increases to 7% for existing residential tenants. It passed on a one-vote margin with one Democrat, Rep. Adison Richards of Gig …

Beacon debuts crossword puzzles by Gary Larson

Gary Larson is a man of many talents. He’s known as the beachside Bubble Man in Edmonds and as a former comedian on cruise ships, but he’s also a distinguished crossword puzzle maker, as …

WA bill would offer unemployment benefits to immigrants not authorized to work in U.S.

With President-elect Donald Trump promising mass deportations when he takes office on Jan. 20, uncertainty is rising for immigrants across the U.S. State lawmakers have limited power over …

Ferguson vows to reform government

Gov. Bob Ferguson was sworn in and legislative members, state employees and the public celebrated the event with an inaugural ball. Dressed in black tie attire, inaugural ball attendees swarmed …

Edmonds College to host MLK Day celebration 

Edmonds College will host a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration Jan. 22. The free event will be held at the Black Box Theatre in Lynnwood from 12:30 to 2 p.m.  This year’s …

Tanya Smith grew up on rural Whidbey Island where, as a teenager, she worked on a farm. She loved it. She envisioned a future where she could give back and help others in the community, raising …

City priority: $1 million for pickleball

The City Council voted 6-1 to approve the City’s 2025 state legislative priorities during its Jan. 6 meeting. The only Mukilteo-specific funding requests were for pickleball courts …

Gov. Ferguson says ferries are ‘in crisis’

In his first public event since being elected governor, Gov. Bob Ferguson pledged to tackle the problems facing the Washington State Ferry (WSF) system during a visit with state legislators and WSF …

Opioid settlement will fund drug officer

The City Council unanimously supported Police Chief Andy Illyn’s plan to use the City’s opioid settlement funds to pay for a full-time detective on the Snohomish Regional Drug Task …

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