If you need to get to a cold weather shelter, just hop on a bus. The Volunteers of America announced last week that Community Transit now offers free bus rides to cold weather shelters. Everett Transit has offered free bus transportation since the start of the season.
The EvergreenHealth Research Department is enrolling patients for a groundbreaking clinical trial in partnership with the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) RECOVER Initiative to study possible treatments for adults who have an autonomic nervous system disorder, known as Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), related to Long COVID.
MONROE — A long police pursuit through town and broad, near-two-hour manhunt that followed in the Fryelands Neighborhood Friday night.
SNOHOMISH — Members of the city’s park board hiked the future Homestead Park space last week to get a sense of the site. It will continue its conversation at a meeting Jan. 22 that starts at 6 p.m. in the Carnegie Building.
Currently in the House Committee on Community Safety, House Bill 1139 would make unlawful firearm possession a violent offense, making jail booking mandatory, if the individual has previously been convicted of a serious offense. Under the bill, sentencing for UPF would go from less than 20 months of jail time to between 21 and 27.
SNOHOMISH — A developer is proposing more than 200 housing units on the former county public works yard at 13th Street and Avenue D.
Letter to the editor thanking the Tribune and questioning priorities to aid individuals in homelessness.
Teen stabbed on Broadway, suspect sought and is still at large
Events for the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations in Snohomish County.
SNOHOMISH — On Dec. 30, Snohomish County’s Hearing Examiner convened a session to discuss the Eastview Village development next to Glacier Peak High School. The meeting addressed environmental concerns raised during a previous public hearing on Dec. 3.
This year’s upcoming count is Thursday, Jan. 23. To ask about volunteering, contact Snoco-PITCount@snoco.org or call 425-388-3922.
MONROE — Gloria Hopkins knew a small celebration would happen for her retirement, but was wowed by how big a deal it would become. At age 91, she was the state’s oldest classified employee, verified by the state’s human resources division within its Office of Financial Management. On Dec. 31, Hopkins clocked out for the last time, concluding 27 years of working in accounting at the Monroe Correctional Complex for the state Department of Corrections (DOC).
EVERETT — All systems are “go” for the launch this month of a revived Greater Everett Chamber of Commerce. The chamber will open with about 130 members. On Jan. 15, speaker John Carswell kicks off a Lunch & Learn program with a speech at 11:30 a.m. in the APEX Art and Cultural Center, 1611 Everett Ave.
Data collected and compiled through AI is unleashing new ways for cities and entities to figure out how to ramp up their tourism efforts.
The state Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) recently gave the city of Monroe grants for two road projects. Also, Snohomish received TIB grants for projects.
A Democratic state senator’s errant email is shedding light on new taxes that she and her colleagues may pursue in 2025 as well as a strategy to sell them to the public.
