As a member of the Business Improvement Association crew, Cody MacDougall cleans up multiple graffiti marks along a wall in downtown on Monday, March 18, 2019 in Everett, Wash. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

This home-grown crew cleans downtown Everett every morning

Ever wonder where the litter and graffiti are? They start work at 5 a.m. so you don’t see it.

The flu has returned with a vengeance in Snohomish County

“Essentially, we are having two flu seasons in one winter,” says an Everett Clinic doctor.

Lake Stevens High School remodeling delayed and over budget

The district believes there’s enough money to finish most of the proposed work.

Finalists named in search for new Everett CC president

David Beyer retires at the end of the academic year. Three candidates are to visit the campus.

A new Edmonds law requires gun owners to keep firearms locked up and inaccessible to others, especially children. (Wikimedia Commons) 20190122

Judge: Suit challenging Edmonds gun-storage law can proceed

The ordinance, which requires that firearms be locked up, took effect Thursday.

Man sentenced for drowning his 6-year-old nephew in bathtub

Andrew Henckel, 21, intended to end Dayvid Pakko’s life, prosecutors said.

How to give your performance or production car the royal treatment

Experts in Everett began with Z cars, now service and modify a wide range of imports, domestics

In 1893, Snohomish County built its poor farm at Allen Prairie west of Monroe. Shown in this 1909 photo, it later became the site of Valley General Hospital, now EvergreenHealth Monroe hospital. (Courtesy Monroe Historical Society)
Julie Muhlstein

A mansion and a ‘poor farm’ are among Monroe’s missing places

An Historical Society program will tell stories of lost landmarks and inmates who built bricks.

Art Thiel: Amid the madness, UW coach Hopkins gets a raise

Washington made a preemptive strike by securing him with a contract an extension through 2025.

5 Rights Brewing finds new home in old Carr’s Hardware store

The brewer opens in Marysville Friday, two years after a crushing disappointment.

Indonesia’s Garuda to cancel order for 49 Boeing 737 MAX jets

A spokesman for the airline said the decision was due to “consumers’ low confidence” in the plane.

  • 40 mins ago
More Local News
Members of Edmonds Lutheran Church congregation gathered last June as the first Blokable unit is placed on church grounds. The project will bring low-income housing to the city. The church, which also hosts a community dinner each week, is one of a handful of faith-based organizations in Edmonds that provides almost all of the supportive services for homeless Edmonds residents. (Lizz Giordano / Herald File)

‘Hidden homelessness’ surprises Edmonds council members

An analysis estimates there are 230 residents unhoused, and the city provides no services for them.

 

Edmonds CC student Lazarus Hart excels in and out of class

Hart and two others are named to All-Washington Academic Team of top scholars from community colleges.

 

More Local News 

This Week's Ads

View All
Sports

Art Thiel: Amid the madness, UW coach Hopkins gets a raise

Washington made a preemptive strike by securing him with a contract an extension through 2025.

 

Gonzaga crushes Fairleigh Dickinson in NCAA opener

The No. 1-seed Bulldogs squash any thought of an upset with a lopsided 87-49 win over the Knights.

  • 10 hours ago

 

More in Sports 

 

Reader Poll

Life in Snohomish County
Restaurant reviews

MJ Café brings Filipino desserts and sweet crepes to Everett

It’s where you’ll find halo-halo, the Philippines’ most popular dessert.

 

Just roll with the scares in ‘Us,’ the follow-up to ‘Get Out’

Jordan Peele spins an occasionally baffling tale of a family terrorized by their exact doubles.

 

More in Life in Snohomish County 
Marketplace

How to give your performance or production car the royal treatment

Experts in Everett began with Z cars, now service and modify a wide range of imports, domestics

 

DUI testing is fallible: What you need to know

So you’ve been stopped for suspicion of driving under the influence, you’ve Continue reading...

 

Home sweet home: Learn how you can get there faster

You’re a valued member of the team at Procura Mortgage in Everett

 

7 ways to have a magical, musical day in Everett

Snohomish County Music Project invites you to tap into your creativity at Music YoUFEST

 

More in Marketplace 
Herald Business Journal

Baseball gets more fun: AquaSox venue renamed Funko Field

Everett Memorial Stadium will get new branding, promotional nights and a 15-foot statue.

 

Indonesia’s Garuda to cancel order for 49 Boeing 737 MAX jets

A spokesman for the airline said the decision was due to “consumers’ low confidence” in the plane.

  • 37 mins ago

 

More in Herald Business Journal 
Opinion

Editorial cartoons for Friday, March 22

A sketchy look at the day in politics.… Continue reading

  • 6 hours ago

 

In Our View

Editorial: Rise in youth vaping requires age limit of 21, tax

Limiting vaping products’ availability and taxing them can address an alarming rise in youth vaping.

  • 6 hours ago

 

More in Opinion 
Editorial Cartoons

Editorial cartoons for Friday, March 22

A sketchy look at the day in politics. Continue reading...

  • 6 hours ago

 

Editorial cartoons for Thursday, March 21

A sketchy look at the day in politics. Continue reading...

  • 1 day ago

 

Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, March 20

A sketchy look at the day in politics. Continue reading...

  • 2 days ago

 

Editorial cartoons for Tuesday, March 19

A sketchy look at the day in politics. Continue reading...

  • 3 days ago

 

More Editorial Cartoons 
Videos
Erwin Sanchez, owner of Erwin’s Philly Cheese Steak, on Monday, March 11, 2019 in Everett, Wash. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
What's Up With That?

Cheez Louise! Philly cheesesteaks on a busy corner in PNW

March 24 is a national day for soft bread with juicy meat and oozy cheese.

 

Video

Watch the new passenger terminal rise in just 7 minutes

This time-lapse shows construction of the new airport terminal at Paine Field in Everett.

  • 3 weeks ago

 

Video

Tim Eyman allegedly stole a $70 chair from an Office Depot

Surveillance video shows him rolling the chair out the door. He says he can explain.

 

Video

Snohomish girls beat Ferndale in district basketball matchup

The Panthers forced 25 turnovers and held the Golden Eagles to 34 points.

 

More Videos 
Photography

Photos of the week

Herald photographers cover Snohomish County

 

Gallery: Paine Field soars into passenger air service

People were eager to be aboard the first flights out of the new passenger terminal in Everett.

 

Photos of the Week

Images by Herald photographers

 

Gallery: MP boys mount fourth-quarter rally, fall to O’Dea

By Kevin Clark Herald Writer Continue reading...

 

More Photography 
Nation-World

Cummings says Kushner uses WhatsApp for White House business

The use of the encrypted messaging application could run afoul of the Presidential Records Act.

  • 34 mins ago

 

Desperate migrant families overwhelm US border agencies

The Border Patrol is so overwhelmed that it announced plans to start releasing some families.

  • 18 hours ago

 

More in Nation-World 

PNWCareers

Search jobs
Northwest
This undated photo released by the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office shows Deputy Ryan Thompson, who was shot and killed and a police officer was wounded after they exchanged gunfire with a road rage driving suspect Tuesday. (Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

Road-rage suspect who killed deputy was in U.S. illegally

Still investigating the suspect’s background and why he led the officers on a chase.

  • 17 hours ago

 

BPA could remove thousands of trees from Renton to Monroe

After taking over from Puget Sound Energy, the maintenance would affect 53 miles of power lines.

 

More in Northwest 

Most Commented

Follow us on Instagram

Follow

Happy #PiDay2019! If you're trying to find a perfect pie...

Diedre Twitty, her boyfriend Jordon Vargas and son Jensen Vargas...

@the.amarillo Cowboy Caviar dish features smoked jalapeños along with a...

A pilot begins boarding the first plane scheduled for #FirstDayAtPAE,...

The first passenger flight, Alaska Airlines Flight 2878, takes off...

The Edmonds Theater is one of the area’s few independently...

A flock of Snow geese take to the air along...

While trash is piling up in bins and cans alongside...