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Snohomish City Council declines resolution to promote Port of Everett ballot measure

The Snohomish City Council declined a resolution to promote the Port of Everett ballot measure.

Comments wanted on Snohomish's elementary schools

Cathcart Elementary badly needs to be replaced. So do five other elementary schools in the Snohomish School District, says a citizen’s advisory group.

County Council field answers questions on housing, ag land

There’s less than a month before Everett and Mukilteo voters will need to sift through eight candidates for County Council Position No. 2.

Legal fight that delayed building Snohomish to Woodinville trail along rail line over

SNOHOMISH — Snohomish County’s conversion of an unused rail line into a future bicycle and pedestrian trail segment from Snohomish to Woodinville cleared major hurdles with the federal rail authority in the past eight weeks.

Snohomish Home Depot thief back out again

The thief who repeatedly hit Home Depot was smart, but maybe not smart enough.

Everett Police Chief Templeman to retire

Respected and humble Police Chief Dan Templeman has decided to retire at the end of the month, closing out a career of service to the Everett community

196-unit Maltby development could be sign of similar to come

County Hearing Examiner Peter Camp last week denied an appeal from two area residents seeking to reopen the land-use approval of the 196-unit Snohomish Garden Townhomes development east of state Route 522 and Paradise Lake Road, throwing out the entire appeal as not showing proof the decision should be reopened.

Fentanyl overdoses soaring as trends change

A candelight vigil will be Tuesday, Aug. 31 at County Campus, 3000 Rockefeller Ave.

Everett District 5 challengers differ on solving city issues

Three people are angling to represent residents in City Council District 5 covering southeast Everett.

Providence Everett nurses prepared to strike

Providence nurses “getting closer” to new contract

Small plane that crashed Nov. 18 was doing stall tests: NTSB

Federal transportation safety investigators on Saturday released the preliminary determination

Latest COVID variant JN.1 hardier than predecessors, but its risk deemed “low”

A more mutated version of the omicron coronavirus spreading worldwide, the COVID JN.1 strain, was named by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a variant of concern Dec. 19.

Return of mask orders borne by factors influencing COVID-19 spike

When county health officer Dr. Chris Spitters directed everyone — vaccinated or not — to wear masks inside public space

Coffee stands won’t close due to plumbing rule

Coffee stands without plumbing can continue to operate under zero risk of closure

Snohomish park bathrooms hit by troubles

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

Antibody tests done to blood donations may help patients

Your blood donation could now directly assist in the fight against the coronavirus.

Homelessness expert tells what approaches work at Everett forum

There are techniques that work for homelessness and others that don’t, a national expert on homelessness told key stakeholders in a chat hosted by Mayor Cassie Franklin last week.

SNOHOMISH MIDTOWN DISTRICTCouncil declines tax exemption in 4-3 vote to seek other paths

A 4-3 vote by the City Council last week put an end to talks of offering developers a tax waiver that intended to jointly encourage development and affordable housing in the Midtown District up Avenue D.

Cash for U.S. 2 trestle in state Transportation budget

There are local winners in the overall transportation package approved by the Legislature last week.