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First tenants arriving to Everett homeless housing site Clare's Place

As visitors stream through Clare’s Place during a preview open house, Nick Morin is busy watering plants in raised flower beds on the back patio.

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Drug suspects arrested at Snohomish's Pilchuck Park

A man and woman in a black SUV at Pilchuck Park were charged with possession, manufacture, and intent to deliver methamphetamine and opiates among other charges after a July 17 incident triggered by citizen reports.

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Snohomish Fire District 4 primary candidates answer questions

Voters are winnowing the field of four candidates for Fire District 4 position 1 to a two-person runoff for November.

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DNA test helps fill in a Snohomish family’s tree

How two people met their fathers

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Three-way primary for Karen Guzak’s council seat

Three candidates are vying for the seat held by Councilwoman Karen Guzak, a former mayor and active business owner who is ready to pass the torch after 12 years on council.

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Cascade High teacher Melissa Webster gets rare tour inside White House and experiences history

Cascade High School’s Melissa Webster was one of 60 teachers from across the United States chosen by the White House History Teacher Institute to travel to Washington D.C. in July to learn about the history of the White House.

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Outcry grows against chance Monroe field may become housing

Some residents and the school district are in a conundrum: about a field, its use and just who has a say in what happens next on what’s currently an open space in midtown Monroe.

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Snohomish EMS levy on August ballots asks to make it permanent

This year’s ballot measure to renew Fire District 4’s emergency medical services levy, in order to maintain its paramedic program, has a twist.

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NEWS BITES FOR JULY 24, 2019Westbound U.S. 2 closure Aug. 2-4

All westbound lanes of U.S. 2 from Snohomish to Everett, including the trestle and the ramps to Lake Stevens, will close at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2 for WSDOT’s long-delayed pavement rehabilitation project.

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County Council candidates explain their strategies on homelessness

The candidates for Snohomish County Council, as well as school board, port and sheriff’s office candidates, attended a forum held by the Cascade View and Twin Creeks neighborhoods Monday, July 15 at the Everett Police Department South Precinct.

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Lynn Schilaty resigns from Snohomish council as her family is moving

Longtime City Councilwoman Lynn Schilaty is leaving her position earlier than anticipated.

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Annual burger drive is for kidney disease awareness

Noreen Dana spent the early part of Saturday afternoon with glints of sunlight flickering off her tiara and the whispering sound of a grill in the background.

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Fireworks ban for unincorporated county under discussion

Public hearing set for July 24 at 1 p.m.

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Views split on homeless housing in Everett's residential neighborhoods

Residents voiced support and opposition to the city council’s emergency moratorium to readdress building housing developments for homeless people in residential neighborhoods.

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Blackman Lake restoration plan uses plants to help lake health

A few native plants could go a long way to helping rehabilitate Blackman Lake.

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County Council field answers questions on housing, ag land

There’s less than a month before Everett and Mukilteo voters will need to sift through eight candidates for County Council Position No. 2.

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Donors, groups working to backfill mounting student meal debts

The state Legislature passed the Hunger-Free Students’ Bill of Rights Act in 2018 ensuring that all students receive a hot meal at school, whether or not they can pay. The law prohibits districts from serving an alternative offering such as a sack lunch.

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It’s no wonder why Glacier Peak’s Caraballo is teacher of the year

Tami Caraballo was named this year’s 2020 Regional Teacher of the Year by the Northwest Educational Service District 189.

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Solutions for Clark Park gazebo discussed

Letting dogs visit Silver Lake beach, popular with kids, gets reconsidered