Children, teens and families on Tuesday walked Main Street in Monroe to collect candy from local businesses.
Election 2023
Monroe’s population has nearly doubled since 2000. How to handle that growth, along with public safety, were among candidates’ top concerns.
Elections 2023
Candidates have dropped out of races leading up to the general election, leaving one of four seats with a real campaign trail.
Five parents filed a lawsuit against Kid’s Country Learning Center last week, alleging staff abused their children.
Morris makes 30,000 items like refrigerator magnets and key chains a day out of its factory.
The trestle was a toxic, physical barrier for salmon since 1939. Now, migrating fish will benefit from its removal.
Slightly over 228,000 people attended the fair this year in Monroe, down from 253,000 last year and 355,000 in 2019.
Twenty-four guns were stolen earlier this month at a Monroe firearms dealer. Federal investigators are seeking the guns or suspects.
Dylan Picard, 22, was driving on South Machias Road when the off-duty officer approached his car and Pickard fired one shot, he told detectives.
The 22-year-old man was arrested for investigation of second-degree murder. Detectives are seeking witnesses.
Tom Vick was a goldsmith, volunteer firefighter and racetrack historian. On Saturday, family members will drive his ’94 blue Bronco.
The owner of Micro Homebrew, the only supplier in the area, couldn’t find a successor. Then a customer heard the store was closing.
Program leaders had hoped to reroute all of the fair’s waste from landfills. Almost a decade later, they’ve achieved 45%.
Hollywood in Snohomish County
The films “The Ring,” “Butterfly Effect” and “7 Minutes” shot scenes in the town.
Rides include ferris wheels and tilt-a-whirls. Vendors are selling deep fried oreos, Korean BBQ, shaved ice and other popular fairground treats.
Birders at an annual Swift Night Out counted about four swifts Saturday. In the past, they’ve counted hundreds.
The 7-by-11 foot chapel built in 1962 is open all hours for weddings, piety and curiosity, thanks in part to a pair of Eagle Scouts.
Meteorologists expect this will be the most intense heat the region has seen so far this year.
The man was on a motorcycle, heading south in the northbound lanes in Skagit County. Another driver was injured.
Folks got medieval at the Midsummer Renaissance Faire outside Monroe, where “I think the adults enjoy it more than the kids.”
