Local public health officials have confirmed two deaths from influenza, marking the first fatalities during the 2024-25 flu season. While deaths from flu are not unexpected, this serves as a …

The final tallies for 2024 are in: Washington State Ferries welcomed nearly 500,000 more people aboard last year compared to the year before. Ridership for the year was more than 19.1 million, up …

Everett one of 9 cities to host World Cup fan zones The Seattle FIFA World Cup 26 Local Organizing Committee (SeattleFWC26) announced Tuesday that they will be partnering with nine locations …

Editor's note: The following comes from Washington State Ferries and is unedited. 2024 was a year of change and growth at Washington State Ferries. Three strategic priorities guide WSF as it …

Detectives are actively investigating all aspects of a fishing pier shooting in Edmonds to include the possibility of gang violence. The victim remains in critical condition. An 18-year-old male …

Girls on the Run Snohomish County, a local nonprofit, has launched a youth advisory board intended to serve as a resource for youth-driven ideas and perspectives and helping guide the nonprofit's …

Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson unveiled a budget-cutting plan to ease a projected $12 billion statewide budget deficit during a 2025 legislative preview in Olympia Jan. 9. “Washingtonians expect …

Kamiak senior football standout T’Andre Waverly is headed to Oregon State in the fall. One of the state’s most highly regarded recruits made his college announcement Saturday at the …

Washington state voters want legislators to cut spending but also support spending more on specific programs, according to a recent poll. “People are not anti-government,” said …

From U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, posted Jan. 9:  "Yesterday, I paid my respects to President Jimmy Carter as he lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda."

Mukilteo Police arrested a suspect in an assault involving two men Jan. 7 at a restaurant in the 700 block of Front Street. Police found one man injured with the suspect fleeing on food. Edmonds …

M ukilteo Hearing Examiner Phil Olbrechts has approved a revised development application for the Harbor Grove subdivision project, subject to certain conditions. The Dec. 20 decision …

Members of the Korean community joined Mayor Joe Marine, Police Chief Andy Illyn, and Councilmembers Jason Moon and Mike Dixon for a photo after the reading of a proclamation declaring Jan. 13 as …

The Snohomish County Department of Human Services, in collaboration with community and human service providers, is gearing up for the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Homeless Count on Thursday, Jan. 23. …

Tom Jordal, who served as council vice president last year, was voted president for 2025 by his peers during Monday’s City Council meeting. Jordal, nominated by Councilmember Jason Moon, …

Sno-Isle Libraries announced the appointment of Kay Crull to the board of trustees. The board has five trustees appointed from Snohomish County and two from Island County. Following a …

Everett’s Water Filtration Plant (WFP) has been awarded the bronze-level Treatment Optimization Program (TOP) award by the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) for exceeding national …

The Evergreen State Fair Advisory Board has three positions that are open for nominations and applications. The open positions are for Snohomish County Council District 2 (Everett/Mukilteo area), …

New data from the Washington State Department of Transportation suggests that youth transit ridership has thrived in the few years since the Legislature signed the Climate Commitment Act into law. …

Applicants are sought for an upcoming vacancy on the Snohomish County Boundary Review Board, a quasi-judicial body that provides an impartial, inter-governmental decision process for citizens, …