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Everett Transit to bring back Sunday bus service in March

Everett Transit will be running buses on Sunday again starting in March, the city confirmed last week.

Red-light cameras at crash hotspots has Everett council’s interest

A few City Council members said last week they would be favorable toward red light enforcement cameras in the interest of significantly reducing serious crashes.

May 3 killing in Everett called “thoughtless”

The frustration of the owner of a storage center where a killing occurred May 3 is palpable.

Free preschool may go inside Everett Station

A future, free preschool could go inside Everett Station, and city taxpayers would be covering the rent payments.

Everett council 4-3 in instituting labor mandate

By a 4-3 council vote, the city will use mandatory project labor agreements on major city projects above $5 million

Public STD clinic to open later this year in Snohomish County

The county's health department plans to begin operating a public clinic for sexually transmitted diseases as soon as this fall.

Homeless tent ban attached to Pallet Shelter plan

A simple vote to have the city accept a state grant to put people experiencing homelessness into temporary shelters simply wasn’t.

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.

It’s all smiles at this Valentine’s Day banquet

It isn’t quite like any other Valentine’s Day dinner in the county.

Story update from Sept. 27, 2023:

Three restaurants told to straighten out the permits for their tents approached the City Council seeking a solution as the weather is turning, saying they'll lose business if they lose the tents.

New apartments at old Baker Heights site has units housing 67 once-homeless families

Families have already been moving into an apartment complex that, for many, will help stabilize their lives.

Everett to adjust dangerous dog rules; council vote is Nov. 6

The city plans to edit its code about “dangerous” dogs and add more rules to owning one.

City Council ponders altering all of Everett Transit’s fares

Everett Transit’s intent to create a low-income fare has the City Council’s general support, but they want to dig into the details before giving a committed yes.

Port secures deal to acquire former Kimberly-Clark mill site

Land negotiations for the former Kimberly-Clark mill site on the waterfront will now be exclusively with the Port of Everett, which has stifled a competing bidder by arranging a purchase and sale agreement for the site.

Snohomish mayor aiming for higher election office

Snohomish Mayor John Kartak has filed to run for a state house seat in the 44th Legislative District against incumbent state Rep. John Lovick, who’s already filed to retain his seat.

Snohomish barber given final warning

The Stag barbershop has been given a final warning to stop.

Monroe mayor’s no-frills 2021 budget has no property tax increase

Mayor Geoffrey Thomas’s budget largely sticks with what’s working to enter 2021 on stable footing.

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