Why are fewer high-schoolers turning out for football?
Local data follow a nationwide trend. Fifteen of 27 responding schools report lower participation.
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Families begin relocating from public housing complex
Baker Heights is in need of repairs deemed to costly to make, and will be demolished and replaced.
Trail work by juvenile offenders builds resumes, confidence
Kayak Point trails were built out this year by groups from Denney Juvenile Justice Center.
Election 2017
Everett School Board candidates focus on graduation rates
The incumbent says rates are rising. Her challenger says more can be done.
Everett mayoral campaign is one of the priciest ever
Many campaign donors are giving to both Cassie Franklin and Judy Tuohy.
Herald Business Journal
Boeing marks the start of 777X production at Paine Field
It took tax breaks and union concessions to land assembly of the company’s new jetliner in Everett.
Amazon says it received 238 proposals for 2nd headquarters
Forty-three U.S. states, D.C., Puerto Rico, three Mexican states and six Canadian provinces want HQ2.
Sports
Seahawks shake off slow start, sideline fracas to beat Giants
Russell Wilson throws 3 2nd-half TD passes and Seattle’s defense allows just 177 yards in 24-7 win.
VIDEO: Washington Huskies volleyball player Lauren Sanders
The Glacier Peak High School graduate is excelling as a freshman for 12th-ranked UW.
Life in Snohomish County
How to find owls in Washington
Searching for owls in Discovery Park with wildlife photographer Paul Bannick.
Opinion
Editorial: Can we please keep a civil tongue?
A recent EdCC forum asked panelists: Are you alarmed at the tone and tenor of civic discourse today?
Nation/World
Top US general: Families, Americans deserve answers on Niger
Dunford says American forces have been in Niger intermittently for more than two decades.
Long day of diplomacy: Tillerson visits Afghanistan, Iraq
The secretary of state met with the Afghan president and others about a new South Asia policy.
Northwest
Suitcase at Washington governor’s office draws bomb squad
It was full of dry soup noodles. The governor was not around.
Accuser files new suit against Ed Murray, adds Seattle
He claims the city of Seattle enabled the former mayor to use his political office to slander him.
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