Did you miss your news last week? Here’s a selection of the week’s top news items from across Snohomish County as they appeared in The Herald. For the full stories, go to www.heraldnet.com.
Who’ll teach Zach? Zach Kaye is an energetic 5-year-old with Down syndrome. In Zach’s case, the congenital condition means he can’t do a lot of things that most other 5-year-olds can, such as walk without assistance or go to the bathroom on his own.
In recent months, several faith-based and other private preschools have turned Zach away; they say they have the heart but neither the expertise nor the cash flow to help.
Melissa Slager
Stop selling fortified beer: Alan Miller told the Everett City Council he’s tired of men and women buying inexpensive booze getting drunk and passing out in his back alley.
Now owners of downtown Everett convenience stores are coming under scrutiny for selling drinks favored by street alcoholics and being asked to voluntarily stop selling fortified beer or to limit the hours when it is sold.
David Chircop
Tuesday, May 22
Worker killed in electrical accident: A Marysville man, 28, died in an electrical accident Monday at the Wild Waves water park in Federal Way, according to a spokesman for the Everett company hired to do the work.
Another man, 19, of Snohomish, was in critical condition with burns Monday night, officials said. The two men were in a cherry-picker-type lift working on a fiber-optic line when they struck a 7,200-volt power line.
Jackson Holtz
Two jailed in beating of Mukilteo freshman: Two Kamiak High School students were arrested Tuesday for investigation of felony assault stemming from a fight last week that left a freshman with a broken bone in his face.
The suspects, one from Mukilteo and one from Lynnwood, were booked into the Denney Juvenile Justice Center for investigation of second-degree assault. The motive appears to be “bad blood” between the victim and one suspect, including a dispute about the suspect’s girlfriend, Mukilteo police detective Lance Smith said.
Diana Hefley
Blake’s next dream: The wild ride on TV’s “American Idol” ended Wednesday night for Blake Lewis, the beatboxer from Bothell.
Far from hanging up his argyle sweaters, Lewis, 25, is expected to launch a sky-high hip-hop career after months of performing on Fox television’s singing competition.
Jeff Switzer
Police planes to hunt DUIs: New technology may make Snohomish County a particularly bad place to drink and drive this weekend.
Police plan to be watching from the sky with sophisticated video. They’re asking drivers to keep an eye out from the ground and to use cell phones to report suspected drunken drivers.
They hope the partnership will prevent accidents and fatalities during one of the year’s busiest travel times.
Jackson Holtz
Drug Court to help half as many: She was an addict for 10 years.
When Celina Forget (pronounced For-Jay) was arrested for drug possession and faced jail and a felony record, she decided to do something about her life.
With the help of an intensive Snohomish County drug program commonly called Drug Court, the single mom put her life back together.
Now, it’s likely the number of people who can be helped by Drug Court will drop.
The county’s judges have decided to reduce the number of people in the program from the current level of 150 to 75.
Jim Haley
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