Area grocery stores to be sold if merger of Albertsons, Kroger succeeds

As Albertsons/Safeway works to merge with Kroger (Fred Meyer), the two will sell off 124 of their stores in Washington state (19 in the county), plus 456 in other states. Affected stores include two in Snohomish, one in Monroe and two in Everett in a list released July 9 (local-area store list below).

County’s homeless hotel in Everett closer to opening

EVERETT -- The former Days Inn in Everett which the county bought to serve as a placement house for homeless individuals is closer to opening.

Dragons dance for Lunar New Year

A group of dragon dancers from Northwest Kung Fu and Fitness perform in the Pacific Rim Plaza at the Port of Everett Saturday, Feb. 1 to celebrate the Lunar New Year. This year is the Year of the Wood Snake under the Chinese zodiac.

Architects directed to lower Snohomish Civic Campus pricetag

SNOHOMISH — The city has asked its contracted architecture firm for its future Civic Campus for design revisions that decrease the total pricetag, Mayor Linda Redmon shared with the City Council last week.

New coronavirus in bats transmissable to humans ID’d

Scientists in China identified a new infectious coronavirus in bats that can be transmitted to humans.

Plan builds 80 homeless beds in Everett by ‘26 at Mission to replace downtown church’s shelter

EVERETT — Eighty new beds to give temporary housing to homeless people along Smith Avenue are expected to open by the end of 2026 under a county grant of $4 million given to the city.

Hope ’N Wellness, center of help, secures home

Hope ’N Wellness, center of help, secures home

Herald newsroom staff layoffs on pause for more union bargaining

A follow up on the Herald newsroom staff layoffs

New Snohomish mural

New Snohomish mural

Keep the AquaSox at Funko Field and save millions in cost

FUTURE HOME OF EVERETT AQUASOX

A letter opposing the idea of a downtown stadium in Everett.