Boeing assembly workers remain on strike after declining the latest offer between the union and The Boeing Co. presented last week.
No. 2-seeded Glacier Peak blew through the early competition, taking the 4A Districts title after besting Woodinville (60-30), then a tight win over No. 1-seeded Mount Si (49-447) for the final on Snohomish High’s court. Glacier Peak opens its State run with a game happening at Jackson High School Friday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. facing West Valley as opponent.
Game action from Friday night basketball
All westbound lanes of U.S. 2 from Snohomish to Everett, including the trestle and the ramps to Lake Stevens, will close at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2 for WSDOT’s long-delayed pavement rehabilitation project.
OLYMPIA — The state Legislature Saturday approved a bipartisan, $15.5 billion transportation plan that in part increases the state gas tax for the first time since 2016. The state tax on regular gas will rise from $0.494 per gallon now to $0.554 on July 1. It codifies a 2% annual gas tax increase from summer 2026 onward. Diesel gas tax will rise by 3 cents per gallon July 1, and another 3 cents in summer 2027, then have 2% increases every year from 2028 onward.
EVERETT — The Silvertips hockey team found redemption in Game 2 of WHL first-round playoffs against the Seattle Thunderbirds Saturday night in Angel of the Winds Arena about seven minutes into sudden death overtime when Eric Jamieson shot a fast one in.
A proposed townhome community that’s been revived
The City Council is prepared to make Mayor Linda Redmon's salary $30,000 a year, up from $18,000. Five council members came to this consensus at a workshop last week.
Whoever is the next leader of Monroe Schools should possess integrity, decisiveness, a collaborative spirit, and kindness
Mayor Cassie Franklin’s proposed $543.7 million budget avoids service cuts
Doors were opening for young people with developmental disabilities at the 22nd annual Snohomish County Transition Resource Fair.
Snohomish School District outlines plan to return to classrooms
The Snohomish food bank is getting a new paint job thanks to donations of supplies, time and labor from the community.
In Snohomish and Monroe, recycling pickup in the city will cost more if rate adjustment requests from Republic Services are granted.
In the many ways that the novel coronavirus has placed critical focus on public health’s importance, the pandemic has sparked renewed interest in the nursing field.
Court orders protections; coronavirus-spread inside Monroe prison led to inmates holding disturbance
Racially insensitive remarks sometimes were heard in hushed voices and sometimes echoed in the halls of Snohomish Schools, students of color said during a recent roundtable talk on racism.
Selling the Wood Creek forest near the Valley View neighborhood is off the table for the time being.
Student safety concerns at Chain Lake Elementary prompted an all-parent meeting last week where people aired grievances about classtime disruptions, bullying and other conflicts.
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.
