Maya Tizon

Seattle

General Assignment Reporter at The Everett Daily Herald

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'We Live Resilience': Seattle Filipino community grieves victims of Vancouver tragedy

6 days ago | iexaminer.org | Maya Tizon

This piece was originally published in the South Seattle Emerald and republished here with permission. On a rainy Monday evening, community members gathered in Chinatown-International District for a place to grieve. A crowd filled a small room on King Street’s A Resting Place, a cultural resource center for grief. On one side of the room were lumpia, pancit, and other donated Filipino foods.
Restaurant Community Activist Jeanie Chunn Joins Race for Seattle City Council District 2

1 week ago | southseattleemerald.org | Maya Tizon

A fifth candidate has entered the race for Seattle City Council District 2. National small business advocate Jeanie Chunn threw her hat into the ring this week. Chunn joins the hotly contested race alongside Jamie Fackler, a city building inspector and union steward, real estate investor Takayo Ederer, transportation policy and operations manager Adonis Ducksworth, and assistant city attorney Eddie Lin.
'We Live Resilience': Seattle Filipino Community Grieves Victims of Vancouver Tragedy

2 weeks ago | southseattleemerald.org | Maya Tizon

Photos of the 11 victims killed by someone who drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver, B.C., were displayed at a vigil held in Seattle's Chinatown-International District on the evening of Monday, April 28. On a rainy Monday evening, community members gathered in Chinatown-International District for a place to grieve. A crowd filled a small room on King Street's A Resting Place, a cultural resource center for grief.
How heels dance around Seattle took off as its popularity grew online

Oct 16, 2024 | seattletimes.com | Maya Tizon

Wearing 4-inch stilettos, dancer Isaiah Rashaad guided over a dozen women through a sensual set of choreography in his Thursday night class. The dancers, both regulars and first-timers to the class, followed his lead in the heel heights of their choice.The purpose of today’s class: Move slow and stay present, Rashaad said.
Woman identified in deadly train crash near Everett

Jul 31, 2024 | heraldnet.com | Maya Tizon

EVERETT —The woman who was struck and killed by a train near Everett last week has been identified. Around 8:15 p.m. July 25, a westbound Amtrak train traveling from Chicago to Seattle was near Harborview Park, about 5 miles from Everett Station, when it struck Anna Baisheva on the tracks. It was unclear why Baisheva, 35, was on the tracks. The train was delayed as authorities investigated.
Man shot and killed following fight near Snohomish

Jul 30, 2024 | heraldnet.com | Maya Tizon

SNOHOMISH — A man was shot and killed south of Snohomish following an argument early Tuesday morning, deputies said. Around 2:45 a.m., two men, aged 58 and 29, got into an argument that turned physical in the 11000 block of 206th Street SE, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Courtney O’Keefe said. The 29-year-old was shot. Deputies pronounced him dead at the scene. It was unclear if the two men had a prior relationship or what were they arguing about.
Monroe prison guard sentenced to prison for killing roommate

Jul 29, 2024 | heraldnet.com | Maya Tizon

LAKE STEVENS — A former Monroe prison guard was sentenced to 23 years in prison Monday for fatally shooting his roommate during an argument in 2021. After a three-week trial in June, a jury found Emmanuel Perez, 47, guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Terrance Moore. Perez’s lawyers argued he acted in self-defense. The prosecution and the defense argued their case again Wednesday, before Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Karen Moore handed down her decision Monday.
Woman dies in third fatal train crash near Everett since June

Jul 26, 2024 | heraldnet.com | Maya Tizon

EVERETT — A woman was fatally struck by a train Thursday evening on tracks in Everett, police said. Around 8:30 p.m., an Amtrak train was heading west near Harborview Park when it struck the woman on the tracks, Everett officer Natalie Givens said Friday. It was unclear why the woman was on the tracks. The train was delayed Thursday night as police investigated. The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the deceased.
Suspected impaired driver strikes patrol car on I-5 near Everett

Jul 25, 2024 | heraldnet.com | Maya Tizon

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Boy, 15, stabbed after fight on bus north of Lynnwood

Jul 23, 2024 | heraldnet.com | Maya Tizon

LYNNWOOD — Deputies arrested a man accused of stabbing a 15-year-old boy off Highway 99 north of Lynnwood on Tuesday afternoon. Around 1:15 p.m., the suspect, 32, got into a fight with the teen while on a bus near 148th Street SW and Highway 99, Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Courtney O’Keefe wrote in an email. Two other teens tried to intervene. The man and the teens got off the bus to settle their confrontation in a nearby parking lot.