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Everett focusing on affordable housing, to host Dec. 8 meeting

The city will begin analyzing housing types and styles in the planning code soon.

Everett Public Libraries provide service updates

You can’t browse the local library shelves inside yet, but the library system is trying to serve the public’s interests in every other way possible.

Everett Library cutbacks tied to staff shortage

EVERETT — The downtown library isn't open on Sundays anymore, and the branch on Evergreen Way is no longer open on Mondays.

Snohomish city utility rate increases approved 5-1

SNOHOMISH -- Utility rate increases were approved by the council last week which set utility rates from 2025 to 2029.

Snohomish evaluating adding density ,maybe annexing, in north and west

Growing the city by annexing its urban growth areas could be a real possibility coming in the next few years.

County, city leaders plead to Sound Transit to not alter future Everett rail route

Sound Transit again got an earful from local leaders against the idea of altering where the future Link light rail line is routed within Everett last week.

Local governments acting as state drug possession law to end

A countywide drug possession and use law being introduced to the County Council this week

Mayor Redmon lays out city goals at State of Snohomish speech

Snohomish Mayor Linda Redmon laid out her plans for the near-term future at a State of the City event in mid-March.

Hearing examiner hears aversion to Walsh Hills housing development proposed for Chalet site

Residents in northeast Snohomish can support reasonable growth, but many are uneasy with adding twice as many people to their neighborhood.

County pursuing its own sales tax for affordable housing

Snohomish County’s government leaders are proposing to collect a special countywide 0.1% sales tax for affordable housing

Monroe Schools’ Superintendent Blasko put on leave by school board, to be investigated

Fifty or more Monroe School teachers and supporters gathered outside the Monroe School District offices on a wet and cold Monday, Dec. 13 evening to protest school district leadership. “We’re zooming in to the School Board meeting tonight, they all went home” one sign carrier said, meaning the School Board meeting was being held remotely and the sign-carrying teachers were not invited.

Blackman Lake early test results suggest lakebed fueling algae

The effort to identify what's degrading Blackman Lake is making headway.

Snohomish Avenue D public works yard has potential buyer

The county has a purchase-and-sale agreement with a prospective buyer for the former public works yard on Avenue D

Snohomish park bathrooms hit by troubles

Ferguson Park's bathrooms are locked, and so are the ones at Hill Park

Snohomish’s new chief of police meeting the community

Snohomish's incoming police chief, sheriff’s Lt. Mike Martin, is making rounds to introduce himself in Snohomish.

Snohomish will still have two fire stations ifFD4-city campus concept advances

Snohomish will still have two fire stations in town

A pregnancy center in Everett had an arson attempt, FBI thinks it’s deliberate

In late June, three days after Roe vs. Wade was overturned, law enforcement believes someone tried to burn down a pregnancy health center in Everett

Everett Fire finds internal fraud by ex-employee

A former city fire inspector defrauded the city of $12,700 by falsifying time card reports, but was allowed to hand the money back and resign at the advice of legal counsel.