Snohomish County asking for Phase 2 COVID-19 status

County officials have petitioned the state to let Snohomish County move to Phase 2 of the governor’s Safe Start plan.

More activity on First Street Monday night, teen injured in conflict

Monday night saw a huge gathering people standing at Avenue D and Second Street, while armed people again stood guard along First Street.

Mayor Kartak issues message regarding Sunday's activities

Mayor John Kartak issued the following statement Monday regarding Sunday's activities:

SHS and GP robotics team making 3D-printed PPE

for medical centers across the Northwest

Snohomish high school students in the Sonic Squirrels robotics team have utilized their 3D printers

UPDATED: Mayor reverses on Wood Creek property surplus

Selling the Wood Creek forest near the Valley View neighborhood is off the table for the time being.

Local wedding pros, faced with little to do, lost $1.1mil

This should be Rebecca Grant’s happiest time of the year.

Snohomish’s fire chief retiring late next month

Ron Simmons is planning to call it a day soon.

Everett’s senior center members fear closure will last for years

How the city closed the Carl Gipson Senior Center indefinitely with no reopening date

State to use contact tracing and expand testing for COVID-19

Drive-up COVID-19 test sites are currently being conducted outside the Stanwood Library and the Marysville Library.

Everett's public works campus

The city’s game plan to eventually move its Public Works department to new digs is crystallizing.

Snohomish Schools to increase meal prices

A school meal will cost 25 cents more this fall

Explore Snohomish’s magnificent trees on your own

You can still take the spring tree tour on your own and maintain social distancing. it is a tour which highlights Snohomish’s largest, unique and most adored arbors.

Some local parks and practically all golf courses have reopened in Washington state

Cities and the county this week are starting to open some parks simultaneously with the governor’s opening of state parks, and golf courses are making preparations as state coronavirus-restrictions against golfing and fishing were lifted May 5.

City of Everett offering grants for businesses hurt by COVID-19

The deadline is Monday, May 11 to apply for a city grant. Above, Mayor Cassie Franklin addresses the public at her October 2019 budget address.

Evergreen State Fair canceled this year, as is Kla Ha Ya Days

This year’s Evergreen State Fair is canceled, the county announced Friday.

Mayors write letter to public regarding COVID-19

The mayors of Snohomish County cities issued a joint letter Friday, April 24 to the community:

Hundreds of prisoners to be released statewide

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

2-1-1 help hotline calls tripled in March

Pat Morris has worked almost 40 years in the crisis service industry.

Sultan dump to reopen this week, but people asked to use garbage facilities sparingly and maintain social distancing

People are processing what to do with their unwanted items as some outlets, such as thrift stores, are closed, and others are limited.

Used ski goggles can double as PPE in the fight againstCOVID-19, and group collecting them gets goggles to doctors

By weekday, Aaron Robertson is a third-year medical student at the University of Washington who lives in the Central District.