Trees around Avenue A gazebo felled

The trees around the Avenue A gazebo needed to come down after all.

County Council approves buying hotels to house homeless individuals short-term

A County Council majority last week approved proceeding to purchase two hotels to convert to short-term transition housing for people experiencing homelessness

Man gifted car as next step toward rebuilding his life

It was a surprise that should mean a lot.

Broadband internet gaps in county to be identified to increase services

Broadband internet may be plentiful in big cities, but rural areas still are running slower than modern standards

Echo Lake residents bolster their emergency safety

The Big One is coming, and Wayne Connell, for one, wants to be ready.

Suboxone clinic proposed for downtown Monroe

Facility would fill gap for recovery work with opioid-addicted patients

A proposed new site for an addiction clinic in downtown Monroe will also help East County residents with opioid dependence as far away as Index.

Monroe’s Swifts Night Out event is this Saturday

Swifts Night Out event at Frank Wagner Elementary School

Two historic Monroe houses at risk of demolition again

A plan to relocate two of Monroe’s homestead houses to make way for a new development faltered last fall.

Lingering baby formula shortage has food banks left with few cans to give

The nation’s baby formula shortage has left at least some food banks sometimes going without.

Aircraft museum at Paine Field may reopen this year; collection bought

The Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum at Paine Field has a new collection owner who intends to reopen the museum by year’s end.

Snohomish brewery owner facescriminal charge of child molestation

County prosecutors filed a charge Thursday against the owner of SnoTown Brewery on an accusation he molested a pre-teen girl

Once a youth jail wing, now treating adultsInside the North Sound Behavioral Health Treatment Center

The 30-some employees in the county’s inpatient recovery and treatment facility acknowledged the center’s one-year anniversary of operations with a sheet cake and soda pop Aug. 2.

Stag barber not off hook for state's slew of fines

The state still would like the rebel barber of Avenue D to pay up a slew of fines which he’s said before are a violation of his Constitutional rights to make a living.

Snohomish’s ArtWalk coming up Aug. 18

A bevy of art will be created and displayed across the city Thursday, Aug. 18.

Lake Tye Park memorial statue "Kaci at the Bat" vandalized

Somebody broke and took half the bronze bat from the hands of a girl memorialized in the statue at Lake Tye Park

A survivor in so many ways

Renee Uribe-Sayah feels grateful to have half her hearing.

Blackman Lake under toxic algae watch

Toxic blue-green algae spotted on Blackman Lake Monday, July 25

Hyper creative: Pro graffiti artists coming to Everett to show and share their talent over four days

On Aug. 4-7, an all-day Paint Jam event is coming to Everett, bringing with it the creation of 30 new murals throughout the city

Marci Larsen selected as new Monroe Schools superintendent

The Monroe School Board on Thursday selected Marci Larsen

Fixes for 522 bottlenecks are being designedtoday, but actual construction timeline hazy

Progress is steadily being made behind the scenes to widen the last part of state Route 522 and completely redo the Maltby Road/Paradise Lake Road intersection to get rid of the stoplight.