Rick Larsen News

Pres. Barack Obama disembarks from Marine One at Andrews Air Force Base to board Air Force One, April 22, 2014.

Legislation protecting the Green Mountain Lookout in Snohomish County was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Monday.

U.S. Congresswoman Grace Napolitano listens to Mt. SAC Collegiate Training Initiative students on Thursday explain how they followed a two-year course of study for air traffic controller and passed an FAA test only to be rejected after being informed by email that they failed a biographical questionnaire.

Langley resident Marie Lincoln takes a morning walk on the new docks at South Whidbey Harbor.

Republicans in Congress are toting extra heavy campaign baggage as they head into the 2014 election season, and look beyond to 2016.

U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, as well as Reps. Suzan DelBene and Rick Larsen say the legislation is good news for an area reeling from the March 22 mudslide that killed at least 37 people in Oso.

A previous post noted that the Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee had introduced the Transparent Airfares Act of 2014.

The Green Mountain Lookout. Greens tried to get it removed. Congress has now passed legislation to keep it in place.

Washington state Congressman Rick Larsen joined 11 other U.S. representatives this week in calling for continued federal support for Pacific coastal salmon recovery.

Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, led a request this week for $65 million to support the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, which is vital to improving salmon habitats in the Pacific Northwest.

Samantha Valencia, center, hugs her son Felipe Valencia during services at Saint John Vianney Mission in Darrington.

St Thomas Aquinas catcher Gwen Svekis waits for the ball as Sydney Behr of American Heritage scores the only run of the game Tuesday.

Today, the federal delegation representing Snohomish County released the following statement after President Obama approved Washington Governor Jay Inslee's request to expand federal aid for response efforts related to Saturday's mudslide in Oso, Washington.

Snohomish County warned Monday that because of worries about "additional slide activity" in the vicinity, some ground rescue crews were pulled back from the area, while flooding still remained a grave concern.