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Two may be charged for June 1 clash on First Street

Police recommended charges against two men who tangled with each other during a Monday, June 1 march on First Street, an incident that is remembered most for a teenager being punched in the face and getting a concussion.

City, AquaSox plan toward multi-use stadium as MLB deadline slides

The Sox want to stay, and will be using Funko Field to at least 2026

This fall will be crucial for the Everett AquaSox minor league baseball team as the city and Everett AquaSox are planning toward multi-use stadium.

Prosecutors in Snohomish County, local cities handling more cases with fewer resources

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.

Snohomish to have new police chief

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

Council majority rejects tying drug treatment rule to staying in county-owned shelters

The County Council voted 3-2 along political party lines to oppose an ordinance that would stipulate that illegal drug users would be required to get treatment as a rule to access housing in county-owned shelters for homeless people

School memorializes 9/11 with thousands of tiny U.S. flags

Some 2,977 American flags, one for each life lost in the 9/11 attacks, covered the grass alongside Union Avenue late last week.

Snohomish outlines its future road plans

Two future road projects voters recently approved funding for through renewing a city sales tax measure will arrive by 2025, according to a city outline.

Monroe arts group has plenty in store for future plans

The town’s group for the arts is still producing events while waiting eagerly for the end of the pandemic.

Driver killed in high-speed 2nd/Maple wreck in Snohomish

With further details from Washington State Patrol

SNOHOMISH — A 31-year-old driver from the Snohomish area died in a major crash on Second Street at Maple Avenue overnight around 12:50 a.m. Sunday, March 17 in which the car split in half after hitting a pole. On Monday evening, another crash occurred with multiple vehicles. Now, officials are absorbing and contemplating what it means. Story is updated with further details post-press from Washington State Patrol on the Sunday crash.

Everett has numerous new housing projects underway

Three new apartment sites want to sprout around the city.

End of one of Monroe's historic Buck Houses, 'not too late' to save other

MONROE -- Demolition began Oct. 21 on one of the historic Buck Houses on S. Ann Street.

Future fire station, City Hall, Police Department on Pine Avenue?

Pine Avenue is expected to be the street where a future fire station will go.

Norton Playfield housing project for homeless kids denied 4-2 over location

In a 4-2 vote that was clearly tough to make, the City Council last week denied a nonprofit’s rezone request to be able to build a multi-story apartment complex for homeless families in a historic single-family neighborhood.

Search for suspect in north Everett murder grows as time passes

Police are spreading photos of murder suspect Shawntea Hamilton far and wide in a growing search for her.

There’s still time to make a run for Everett council

With less than six weeks before the official filing week

Rural landowners may be able to build second houses on their properties soon

Rural landowners will soon be able to build a second, smaller house anywhere on their property by a vote of the County Council last week.

Seahawks come visit Snohomish Senior Center

Longtime 12s saw them play, and now they can say they’ve met ‘em too.

City projects find funding from state Legislature

The state budget is dishing out $3 billion in bonds across the state, giving many local projects a piece of the pie.

Homebuilder seeks hot-button E. Monroe land

A homebuilder is asking the city to edit its Comprehensive Plan to let it build homes on the much-debated East Monroe land.

Everett residents may be asked to help city budget with more taxes

City leaders are warning that Everett’s budget is nearing the point of having to cut services if it doesn’t take new steps to fix its cash flow.