Caseloads at the county haven’t kept up with the growing population, and cases are getting denser and more complex. Meanwhile, the recategorization of drugs and drug possession as a gross misdemeanor has driven an estimated 90% of this caseload increase in Everett for Everett prosecutors.
MONROE — The nonprofit that runs youth quarter midget racing at the Evergreen State Fair Park fears it will get shut out of running on its longtime track.
County Executive Dave Somers’ proposal to raise the county property tax rate by 8%, which would pencil to about a $15 increase to a $600,000 home according to the county finance office, has generated two separate countermeasures from the County Council ratcheting the rate down. Council Vice President Nate Nehring proposes taking no increase, and making multiple budget cuts to offset not having as much revenue come in. Nehring said the public doesn’t have an appetite for more taxes. Council President Jared Mead proposed a middle ground of 4%.
SNOHOMISH — Glacier Peak High School’s theatre students are turning back the clock to bring history to life onstage with their fall production of “Radium Girls” that has shows Nov. 22 and 23.
“When is the tree lighting” and other questions answered for events in Snohomish, Monroe and Everett
Community Transit makes changes to hours of service on Thanksgiving Day and the day after.
SNOHOMISH — The chamber is doing a new initiative this weekend called The Big Give, a free-entry event meant to show off some Christmas spirit.
SNOHOMISH — There’s no quick fix for the pothole covered by a steel plate on the Bickford Bridge over state Route 9.
Snohomish will have a USL2 League team which will start playing in 2025.
EVERETT -- Profile story on Janice Greene.
Cold weather shelters around Snohomish County available for when freezing temps threaten
Ways for seniors to give back through their time.
The City Council is going through the final stages of deciding Everett’s near-$950 million budget. Public hearings will be at the Nov. 13 and Nov. 20 council meetings. The final council vote will be Dec. 4.
With falling leaves blowing in the breeze, a lone bicycle rider has the Centennial Trail all to himself as he pedals his way north past the trail’s Pilchuck Trailhead north of Snohomish on Friday, Nov. 8. While the recent winds have blown much of the fall foliage from the trees, a bit of color can still be found in Snohomish County.
MUKILTEO — On Aug. 18, the crew from the Suquamish ferry on the Mukilteo-Clinton route rescued a woman stranded in the water near the Boeing Pier. Those involved were recently honored with Life Rings.
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