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Narcan overdose kit funding to shift in Snohomish County

Police departments may need to buy kits

Teen’s near-fatal stabbing at Everett Lions Park was gang-related

EVERETT — The 14-year-old stabbed numerous times and left to die in Lions Park last month was set up. Classmates from Lakewood High did the hit. One hailed from a rival gang.

Waits Motel sale to Everett nears finish

The city has a signed purchase-and-sale that completes eminent domain on the Waits Motel, which it had declared fit for condemnation over the summer after the city’s purchase offer on the open market was declined almost a year ago.

Future park at Averill Field being guided by community

The latest mock-up for Averill Field, at Third Street and Pine Avenue, used public input to incorporate a set of compromises for what could be built next year.

Snohomish City Council may permit ATVs to use roads

The city has a plan to experiment with allowing all-terrain vehicles on public roads.

Walsh Hills development taken to court

A land-use petition seeking a judge’s review could wedge a stop to the city-approved Walsh Hills housing development in an enclave of northeast Snohomish.

Medetomidine, another sedative that complicates opioid overdoses, may be here in Snohomish County but not with certainty

Medetomidine has potentially made its way in county drug supplies, local officials said.

Snohomish’s Homestead Park plan scrutinized

SNOHOMISH — After hearing watershed concerns, the City Council wants to take a closer look at the plan for Homestead Park, on the city’s west side, before agreeing to hire a designer to refine the concept.

Monroe School Board member Jerry Martin resigns in light of widespread video

School board member Jerry Martin resigned Wednesday after a video showing him not getting involved over his teen's use of derogatory and racial words led to social condemnation.

Monroe looks to grow city limits northward

The city has plans to grow northward by potentially annexing about 250 acres in the near future.

Monroe Schools lawyer says Barnes didn’t violate open government law

A school board member who sought input from a private group during a closed-door meeting did not violate open government law

Local Subway shop owners stole tips, shorted wages

A U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) investigation found multiple local Subway restaurant franchises stole tips and altered employee timesheets to avoid paying overtime.

Tennis, motorsports reallowed with some limits

Tennis, motorsports and guided outdoor sports such as river rafting got the green light, with limitations

New no-shooting zone buffer set around Monroe

After a close call with a stray bullet in the Eaglemont subdivision on the Fourth of July, residents clamored for a no-shooting zone north of their homes.

Everett may increase marijuana store limit by 3

Sometime early next year, an ordinance to add three more marijuana retail stores will be put before the City Council.

Franklin releases 2021 budget, public hearings in October

Mayor Cassie Frankin’s $411 million budget doesn’t reverse most of the city’s coronavirus-driven cutbacks during 2020

Snohomish High theater club reimagines “Once Upon A Mattress” to heady ‘60s

Snohomish High’s theater club is time-traveling a Broadway classic to the beat of a different drum for its rendition of “Once Upon A Mattress,” which has two more weekends of performances.

New movement on Pine Ave. fire station-city campus plan, contamination still to be investigated further

Officials with Fire District 4 and the city say they are still on track with a joint public safety campus which will have a future fire station and future city hall and other services in the block along Pine Avenue between Third and Fourth streets later this decade.

Mayor Redmon’s Snohomish budget invests in water, sewer lines

SNOHOMISH — Mayor Linda Redmon’s proposed $115.5 million biennial budget includes major replacements of the city’s water and sewer lines, as well as traffic-calming and pedestrian infrastructure.

Asbestos exposure to firefighters at Pine Ave. training, while not ruled out, was not likely

SNOHOMISH ­— It’s possible 64 firefighters from three agencies who did scenario training inside the former Steuber’s Distributing Co. offices at Third and Pine were exposed to asbestos. A final task force report couldn’t rule it out.