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Fred Meyer, QFC workers told not to wear Black Lives Matter buttons

Fred Meyer and QFC, both under the Kroger umbrella of grocery retail stores, have banned employees from wearing Black Lives Matter (BLM) buttons while at work.

Halloween this year will be a little different, but can still be fun

Gatherings of ghouls and goblins won’t be the same for 2020

Decision on Everett stadium site is this Wednesday

EVERETT — The City Council is expected to decide where Everett’s future stadium will be located with a vote at its meeting Dec. 18. The meeting will include a public hearing. This week, the council will hear a briefing on the matter. The choice is between plunging money into rehabilitating Funko Field  at Everett Memorial Stadium, near 39th and Broadway, or building a new stadium on a 12.5-acre footprint near the northeast corner of Broadway and Wall Street a block east of Angel of the Winds Arena downtown. The latter demolishes some downtown buildings. Both will solidify keeping the Everett AquaSox minor league baseball team.

Paramedics now carrying meds to manage opioid withdrawals after patients overdose

Since the summer, firefighters and social workers have a new tool to help people who have overdosed on opioids.

Lawsuit against Snohomish Fire District 4 settled

How trauma from first responder calls is handled by administration can help or hurt frontline workers

Everett districting commission activates soon

More than two dozen applicants from all corners of the city have so far applied for Everett’s council districting commission.

Free Lime scooter helmets being offered, as few wear one

After two weeks into the pilot launch of rentable scooters, two things are evident:

Monroe city budget coming up for discussion

Mayor Geoffrey Thomas's proposed $198 million 2023-2024 two-year budget adds staff and continues progress on plans framed by the city's six-prong "Imagine Monroe" vision that focuses on people.

County prosecutor wants to end 2-gram waiver for drug crimes introduced by predecessor, but first wants additional staff

Funding is needed to push low-level drug offenders into treatment, rather than having them spend the night in jail then go free.

Who has filed for election in the local area

It's Kartak, Redmon, King, Franklin, Oss, Wittock and more

Everett opens first of its public bathrooms

EVERETT -- The city’s first of three public bathrooms in downtown opened recently, just in time for the Fourth of July parade.

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

Prison-unit mothball plans by state DOC makes cuts in Monroe

The state prison system is consolidating capacity, including in Monroe

Everett School District levies ask to maintain funding, replace schools

The Everett School District’s two levies ask to continue funding for education and to help it catch up on maintenance.

Snohomish Wine Festival back for March 4

Snohomish’s burgeoning winemaker scene will be happy to have you try their latest all in one place at the Snohomish Wine Festival March 4.

Glacier Peak vs. Lake Stevens girls basketball

Action between two top 4A teams of Glacier Peak and Lake Stevens Friday, Jan. 24.

Feds arrest, accuse two Snohomish-area men of participating in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

SNOHOMISH — Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed charges accusing two Snohomish-area men of allegedly throwing objects at police and other acts during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot and breach at the U.S. Capitol 43 months ago.

Fires, camps in U.S. 2 bypass belt in Monroe shake agencies to act

Encampments and man-made brush fires in a stretch of greenbelt skirting the city's north has prompted a coordinated cleanup plan that could come into action as soon as this fall.

More no-sit/no-lie zones in Everett

EVERETT -- Everett's mayor has set two new "no-sit/no-lie" zones along Evergreen Way around the south Everett Fred Meyer and in a multi-block area of north Everett around United Church of Christ at Everett and Rockefeller avenues, where a homeless shelter operates.

Monroe Police doubles up on community service officers

The Police Department doubled its team of community service officers from one to two earlier this month.