South County Fire responded to a three-alarm fire at a commercial building on Highway 99 early Saturday morning, September 11th.

It took firefighters about 40 minutes to get the fire under control. No one was injured.

Mill Creek Police officers make any number of contacts and respond to numerous calls for service every day.

According to the latest Mill Creek Police Blotter, a total of 271 responses were recorded the week of August 27th to September 2nd.

On Monday night, September 6th, Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a fatal collision involving three vehicles at the intersection of 25th Avenue W and 164th Street SW.

When deputies arrived on scene, they found a 34-year-old woman deceased at the scene.

There’s no question that the City of Mill Creek has lost decades of institutional knowledge in the past two years with the departures of long term employees.

After over twenty years working for the City of Mill Creek, on August 26th Senior Planner Christi Schmidt submitted her resignation.

On Thursday, September 2nd, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office announced the start of a test program to outfit selected deputies with body worn cameras.

Body worn cameras are used to improve transparency and accountability for both law enforcement and the community at large.

Mill Creek Police officers make any number of contacts and respond to numerous calls for service every day.

According to the latest Mill Creek Police Blotter, a total of 289 responses were recorded the week of August 20th to August 26th.

The Snohomish County rolling two-week Covid-19 case rate average is now at 442 cases per 100,000 people, the second highest rate since the pandemic began. 

As of August 24th there were 85 people with Covid-19 in the county’s hospitals, with 11 requiring ventilators to help them breathe.

The fifth annual A Night To Remember, A Time To Act is focused on bringing hope, on highlighting the role of prevention and mental health in reducing the loss of life due to substance use disorder, and on continuing efforts to combat the stigma against those affected by substance use disorder and mental health, including families and loved ones of those struggling.

Crews working on the Sound Transit lightrail expansion to Lynnwood will be closing the northbound lanes of I-5 north from SR 104 in Mountlake Terrace to 220th Street SW overnight starting as early as 11:59 pm on Friday, August 27th, until about 5:00 am on Saturday, August 28th.

Southbound lanes will remain open.

Snohomish County stands ready to welcome Afghan refugees into our community and pledges to work with our local, state, and federal partners to ensure they have the best start possible for their new lives in America.