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Three restaurants told to straighten out the permits for their tents approached the City Council seeking a solution as the weather is turning, saying they'll lose business if they lose the tents.

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Flaw in Ford fullsize trucks makes them theft target

Many full-size Ford trucks have been stolen in the area.

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Monroe gun shop on Lewis burglarized

The Monroe Police Department responded to Armageddon Arms for a burglary in which many guns were stolen Sept. 6.

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City of Everett files in court seeking to condemn, take Waits Motel

The city filed its condemnation request against the Waits Mote

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Go-kart track in Monroe

Go-kart racing is back in Snohomish County with a small track that recently opened outside Evergreen Speedway.

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Affordable housing sparsity in Everett leaves many priced out

Increasing home prices in Everett are leaving some priced out.

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Everett balances budget, mayor to add more police officers

Better-than-predicted economic growth seen this year is helping allow Everett to prepare a balanced city budget for 2024

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Clearview residents talk issues with elected officialsState Rep. Brandy Donaghy, County Councilman Jared Mead and state Rep. April Berg talk issues during a community meeting Aug. 24 in front of a

Around 100 Clearview residents descended upon View Church on Highway 9 to discuss transportation, growth and public safety issues with a panel of county and state elected officials.

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Fires, camps in U.S. 2 bypass belt in Monroe shake agencies to act

Encampments and man-made brush fires in a stretch of greenbelt skirting the city's north has prompted a coordinated cleanup plan that could come into action as soon as this fall.

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Snohomish to have new police chief

The city's getting a new police chief starting Sept. 1.

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New apartments at old Baker Heights site has units housing 67 once-homeless families

Families have already been moving into an apartment complex that, for many, will help stabilize their lives.

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City’s Community Navigator here to help on social needs

Velvet Franz is the city’s new community navigator.

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Pickleball’s rise came fast with a 'pwhap!'

When the Mukilteo Everett Pickleball Club formed in 2020

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Public STD clinic to open later this year in Snohomish County

The county's health department plans to begin operating a public clinic for sexually transmitted diseases as soon as this fall.

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School board primaries full of twists

Three Snohomish School Board candidates are neck-and-neck-and-neck

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Waits Motel condemnation given formal OK

A 5-1 City Council vote last week to formally condemn the Waits Motel now leaves the site with few ways to avoid being repurposed.

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Countywide suicide awareness event Aug. 19 in Lake Stevens emphasizes mental health

The organizers of a county wide suicide awareness event have experienced losing a loved one to suicide and have coalesced to spread awareness to the public around mental health.

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Fire District 4 seals Pine Avenue land buy

The final price was $6.35 million for Fire District 4 to buy the block of Pine Avenue between Third and Fourth streets.