High school sports roundup for March 30, 2026

My Edmonds News 4/1 6:06A MyEdmondsNews

Softball Mountlake Terrace defeated Shorecrest 12-2 (6 innings) Scoring by innings: R H E Shorecrest 0-0-2-0-0-0 2 -1 -3 Mountlake Terrace 2-0-0-0-3-7 12-11-2 Mountlake Terrace pitching highlights:...

Audit questions $37M in child care payments in WA

My Edmonds News 4/1 5:17A Nick Ng

Washington made an estimated $37 million in questionable child care payments over the course of a year using federal dollars, according to the state auditor’s office. A report the auditor [ ]

Commentary: A millionaires tax? Let’s try shared prosperity

My Edmonds News 4/1 5:04A MyEdmondsNews

A new tax on fat paychecks like mine was signed into law yesterday — and I like it. In 2029, Washington state will start collecting a 9.9% tax on income [ ]

Foolish Roundup

Seattle Transit Blog 4/1 3:00A Nathan Dickey

An elaborate 2001 April Fools Day prank in Copenhagen lampooned ongoing construction of the city s driverless Metro system, which would open in 2002 (Lars Andersen, Wikimedia) It s April 1 and today...

Midweek Roundup: the next Williamsburg

Seattle Transit Blog 4/1 12:00A Nathan Dickey

A temporary community art project accepted the painting talents of any interested attendees of the Crosslake Connection opening celebration (Nathan Dickey). The Crosslake Connection of the 2 Line was...

Prep baseball: Warriors edge Hawks in extra innings

My Edmonds News 3/31 5:54A MyEdmondsNews

While pitching and hitting often garners much of the attention, sometimes it’s other aspects of the game that can be paramount in deciding a baseball contest. That was on full [ ]

Edmonds College to celebrate 41st INSPIRE gala April 25

My Edmonds News 3/31 2:22A Nick Ng

The Edmonds College Foundation will host its 41st annual INSPIRE fundraiser April 25 at the Lynnwood Event Center. The event, titled “INSPIRE 2026: Elegant Pasts, Radiant Futures,” will include...

Bill Bliss: Edmonds School District science teacher, researcher

My Edmonds News 3/30 5:26A MyEdmondsNews

William (Bill) Henry Bliss III 1935-2026 Bill Bliss passed away peacefully surrounded by family on March 9, 2026. Family ancestry records reflect three brothers and one sister arriving in Philadelphia...

Reader view: Sole-source contracting in WA is supposed to be rare — and public.

My Edmonds News 3/30 4:38A MyEdmondsNews

The law is clear: Agencies must use competitive bidding under RCW 39.26.125, and sole-source is allowed only when a vendor is the only practicable source. Even then, RCW 39.26.140 requires [ ]

Community Transit announces winners of Youth Art Contest

My Edmonds News 3/30 4:27A MyEdmondsNews

Local students are among the winners of Community Transit s “Design Together, Discover Together” Youth Art Contest. The theme of the contest was “Riding Transit with Friends.” Original artwork was submitted [ ]

Washington Legislature not ready to set sail with ship exhaust crackdown

My Edmonds News 3/29 6:02A MyEdmondsNews

This article was first published by Salish Current. An international bid to reduce air pollution from ocean-going ships may be increasing water pollution in the Salish Sea. But a proposal to [ ]

Sunday Movie: Inside the SR-520 floating bridge rebuild

Seattle Transit Blog 3/29 12:40A Nathan Dickey

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No Kings Rally draws an estimated 8K to Edmonds Saturday

My Edmonds News 3/28 7:07P MyEdmondsNews

An estimated 7,800–8,000 people filled Edmonds’ Civic Playfield on Saturday afternoon for the third Edmonds No Kings Rally (see previous coverage of the June 15, 2025 and the Oct. 18, [ ]

TCC Light Rail Town Halls

Seattle Transit Blog 3/28 1:00A Guest Contributor

BY TRANSPORTATION CHOICES COALITION As many of you all learned last week , Sound Transit is facing significant cost projections for its Sound Transit 3 projects. Over the next few months, the Sound Transit Board will have to have some hard...

A sneak peek at the Crosslake Connection

Seattle Transit Blog 3/27 7:14A Sherwin Lee

Over-the-shoulder shot of the operator cab in the Mount Baker tunnel (Nathan Dickey) Yesterday, Seattle Transit Blog writers had the opportunity to join local media outlets to tour the highly...