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Renewing roads benefit district tax is on Snohomish ballots

Voters are being asked whether to continue the city’s 0.2 percent sales tax for roads under what’s called a Transportation Benefit District.

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Everett District 5 challengers differ on solving city issues

Three people are angling to represent residents in City Council District 5 covering southeast Everett.

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Snohomish mayoral candidates speak to issues

Two prominent names in city politics and a newcomer who wants to revolutionize the city’s governance model are each aiming to advance from August’s primary election to November’s ballot.

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Candidates for Everett District 3 diverge on transit, city approach

The candidates for the council district covering western Everett are split on topics such as transit and taxes.

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Community rallies for family hit by fire

The community’s outpouring of support is helping a family that lost their home in a fire last month to keep standing strong.

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Snohomish looks at how to create more affordable housing

The City Council last week discussed affordable housing and the changes needed to the city’s zoning to meet its goals.

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Judge to decide on Walsh Hills housing development proposal

A Superior Court judge is deciding whether the Walsh Hills subdivision can proceed in northeast Snohomish.

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Everett budget plans being developed in long shadow of deficit

The City of Everett has an estimated $16.5 million deficit next year,

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City’s Pallet village begins sheltering its first homeless residents

Move-in week has begun at a much-debated shelter village for people experiencing homelessness near downtown Everett.

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Two teens rescue boy in Snohomish pool

Teenage lifeguards at the Snohomish Aquatic Center received a Life Saving award in May by Snohomish Fire District 4

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Coronavirus variants not seen widely but some carry extra punches

Countywide COVID-19 cases are at their lowest point since last fall.

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Everett's no-drug zones updated to remove part of Broadway

The city will continue to declare portions of Broadway, Evergreen Way and Hewitt Avenue as drug-free zones which court-ordered offenders must stay away from.

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Day trips to Jetty Island set to start July 5

The chance to explore the nature preserve of Jetty Island is happening again after a one-year hiatus.

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Zion Lutheran’s new pastor fills long-awaited need

After two years of temporary pastors, Zion Lutheran Church of Snohomish welcomed the Rev. Don Stults to lead their congregation.

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Group positions Longfellow Building to go on national historic register

The long-empty Longfellow Building on Oakes is having its 110th birthday this year

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Snohomish school board hears parents opposed to vaccines, critical race theory

The Snohomish School Board meeting held on June 9 was a roller coaster of emotion.

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What can you do if you owe months of rent?

For thousands worried about having past-due rent as the state’s eviction ban ends June 30, there is help.

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Fire chaplains called to serve Snohomish

The minutes and hours after loss or tragedy can feel like a deluge of unfamiliarity; plans to make, people to call and questions to answer.

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Compass Health adds beds for vets and homeless people in Everett

Eighty-one homeless people will move off the streets into new studio apartments this summer, courtesy of behavioral health-care nonprofit Compass Health.