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Bird flu infects flock in Snohomish County

Backyard poultry keepers have been on alert of a new wave of avian flu, and are calling on people to lock up their flocks.

Bell Canada buying Ziply Fiber

Bell Canada, the telecom arm of Canadian conglomerate BCE, plans to buy Washington-based Ziply Fiber, the two companies announced Nov. 4.

Boeing machinists back to work, end strike

Boeing assemblers began returning to work late last week after ratifying a new four-year contract in a vote Monday, Nov. 4.

Driver who killed Snohomish teens sentenced

SNOHOMISH — In March 2023, two best friends from Snohomish were out celebrating one of them turning 18 with a trip to Seattle’s Alki Beach when their car was hit by a drunken driver going the wrong way on the West Seattle bridge.

2024 General Election results

Everett wages to increase next year, county public safety measure fails, Monroe Prop. 1 fails

2024 General Election results: Everett wages to increase next year, county public safety measure fails, Monroe Prop. 1 fails

Snohomish racer at Evergreen Speedway wins national NASCAR Weekly Series cup

SNOHOMISH — A local race car driver who grew up racing at Monroe’s Evergreen Speedway has taken home a national championship from the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series.

Food banks preparing for higher demand approaching Thanksgiving, holidays

Holidays are quickly approaching. For many, that means large amounts of food scattered across the dinner table for friends and family. It also means that local food banks are all hands on deck to ensure people can get all the supplies they need to have a successful and happy holiday. The community can donate a variety of goods to a food bank, but cash is always ideal so a food bank can buy in bulk.

VOAWW Pallet Shelter site still being hashed out in court

EVERETT — A group of neighbors seek to prevent the placement of tiny home shelters for homeless people at the corner of Glenwood Avenue and Sievers-Duecy Boulevard. They say it’s land that was deeded to the city with the obligation to be the expansion of the Phil Johnson Ballfields.

Monroe’s budget invests in parks, streetlights, sewers

MONROE — Mayor Geoffrey Thomas’s $92 million recommended biennial budget continues to build on past momentum, has cash toward Trombley Park on the northside and the future city plaza downtown, funds Flock license plate-reading cameras to quicken solving police investigations, and invests in a big sewer treatment project.

The forerunners of the Schack Art Center at 50

EVERETT — A local arts group just turned 50. The Schack Art Center, which is now a modern facility in downtown Everett, started in 1974 by a group of artists and advocates in a much different form.

Tuesday 8:30 p.m. update: Local election results

Public rejecting Snohomish County sales tax for public safety, and more

Election results. Public rejecting Snohomish County sales tax for public safety, and more

New “no-sit/no-lie” buffer zone to go live, updates on safety cameras in Everett given

EVERETT -- A new “no-sit/no-lie” buffer zone two blocks around the Imagine Children’s Museum will go live Nov. 15. Updates on safety measures included Flock safety cameras to monitor crime and traffic issues.

Snohomish County football teams advancing to Districts

Teams advancing to Football districts.

Edgewater Bridge closure between Everett and Mukilteo to be for 12 months

Everett's Edgewater Bridge closure set to start today, Wednesday, Oct. 30, in Everett. It'll be for 12 months.

Homeowners near Monroe hospital disturbed by potential upzone

STRAWBERRY LANE

MONROE — Homeowners living in the Strawberry Lane area just south of the hospital feel blindsided by a plan to upzone their area as part of the city's Comprehensive Plan. A few City Council members asked planners to create alternatives to avoid the rezone.