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Zion Lutheran Church makes a vast renovation

Twenty-two new pews. Fresh carpet. Bright lights.

Opioid recovery sessions find new success being online

Every weekday morning, the camera goes live, and Geoff Godfrey is ready to greet a crowd of people.

A solution is developing about Andy’s tent

SNOHOMISH -- Could it be a resolution about the tent which prompted a public petition? A new structure will replace it, and here's why.

Hundreds of prisoners to be released statewide

The state has begun releasing hundreds of prisoners early to reduce population counts.

Short: Big cash already put into 2025 Everett mayoral race

EVERETT — More than $100,000 has been donated into the Everett mayoral election that looms in 2025.

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.

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.

Family in Lake Roesiger loses home to tree

SNOHOMISH — Nobody was inside when the trees crashed, but now a young Lake Roesiger-area family is left seeking a new home.

Snohomish to have new police chief

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

Independent contractors, and others so far shut out, can begin applying for state unemployment on Saturday

Hundreds of thousands of independent contractors and other people so far snagged in the system will be able to begin making successful claims starting Saturday.

Bumps at U.S. 2 bridge to be smoothed over soon

The notable bumps at a joint on U.S. 2’s Pilchuck River Bridge

Input sought on Everett Transit’s future

The city’s bus system wants your input on how well it runs and what path it should take

Machias shooter lied to cops on some details

Police have collected new information that shows the man who shot an off-duty Monroe prison officer last month told tall tales.

COVID rates slowly rising locally

COVID-19 case counts have been slowly creeping up since July

Snohomish’s food bank director departing to take new courseSnohomish Community Food Bank executive director Elizabeth Durand (left) with donor Erin Webster in a 2022 photo inside the food bank. Du

Elizabeth Durand gave out her famous hugs to any of her food bank clients who’d accept Tuesday, Nov. 21. It was her day to say goodbye after 14 years of being the director of the Snohomish Community Food Bank.

Snohomish to look at addressing Pilchuck Park road entryway, but it won’t be easy

The only entry road to Pilchuck Park will need to be relocated away from where it sits today on an eroding riverbank.

Governor's change to restrictions plan ties Snohomish County with King, Pierce counties on effect of COVID limits

A remap to the state's COVID-19 restrictions likely won't mean much will change immediately for Snohomish County until the virus gets more under control, but more heavily emphasizes "flattening the curve" for deciding what can be open.