The Nordic News staff has been working through the months of April and May to put together our second issue of the year, which is now available digitally. Please follow the link below to access the issue....

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter by a jury on April 20 for the murder of George...

Starting April 15, everybody who was 16 years or older in Washington State became eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, per an announcement made by Governor Jay Inslee on Mar. 31. This is a much earlier date...

On Friday, March 12, 2021, Gov. Jay Inslee gave an announcement in which he instructed all Washington schools to at least partially return to in-person schooling. He informed Washington residents that...

“Free our children” was one of many signs passing drivers may have seen on the sidewalks of downtown Bothell on March 3. The Wednesday rally was organized by Northshore School District parents amidst...

 After approval by an independent panel of scientists, on  Feb. 27, the FDA granted emergency authorization for Johnson and Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine, making it the third vaccine to be approved by...

After years of crowded and chaotic practices where band, choir and orchestra students had practice in classrooms that do not have the best acoustics, the Northshore School District finally began constructing...

Under current Washington state law, it is legal to openly display a gun with a permit.  On Jan. 28, a state Senate Committee approved Senate Bill 5038, which now means that the bill will head to the...

Joseph R. Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Jan. 20, promising change to a nation crippled by a deadly pandemic and economic recession. During his inauguration speech,...

Several power outages across Washington state on Jan. 13 caused more than 10 million gallons of untreated wastewater overflow to flood into both Lake Washington and the Puget Sound, according to the King...

Eleven months after the last Washington high-school-sanctioned sport was played, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) has a potential path to return. On Jan. 7, WIAA staff members...

On Jan. 6, Trump administration officials auctioned off oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, in accordance with the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.   The region is known as...