Year: 2022

(SOURCE) – Lumber peaked at $1,336 per thousand board feet in late February but has settled at around $380 this week, representing a dramatic 72% decline in prices, primarily due to elevated mortgage rates, slowing housing activity, waning builder confidence, and overall mounting macroeconomic headwinds. 
The plunge in lumber prices is no surprise as builder confidence for newly-built single-family homes posted its 12th consecutive month of declines in December, according to the National Association of Home Builders. Confidence is at its lowest reading since mid-2012.

Snohomish County has been through the wringer lately when it comes to extreme weather events.
The major windstorm in November knocked out power for thousands, including Zach Malm and his family.
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“We didn’t have power for 45 hours last time and that was extremely not fun,” he said.
A few weeks later, a major snowstorm hit the region, took down trees and power lines, and once again left thousands in the dark.
“Was the worst power outage I’ve experienced in my 40 years living here,” Malm said.

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(FOX 5 ATLANTA) – A criminal justice professor busted for shoplifting suggested in a lawsuit other factors are to blame for his criminal troubles.
The FOX 5 I-Team first reported last year about the arrest of Dr. Bruce Carroll, who also happened to be the faculty chair for the Criminal Justice program at Georgia Gwinnett College.
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Gwinnett County police charged Carroll with felony theft by shoplifting. He’s accused of stealing $629.02 worth of items over several visits to a Target near campus.