Everett’s Iraqi community faces uncertain future after travel ban

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Everett’s Iraqi community faces uncertain future after travel ban

EVERETT — A group of about 15 women gathered in the Pineview Community Center in south Everett last…

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YMCA half way to fundraising goal for new Everett facility

EVERETT — The YMCA of Snohomish County is now about halfway to its fundraising goal for its new…

Everett mayor changes mind, won’t run for re-election

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Everett mayor changes mind, won’t run for re-election

EVERETT — Two weeks after Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson said he was running for re-election, he surprised the…

A daughter of immigrants aims to shape education policy

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A daughter of immigrants aims to shape education policy

EVERETT — Aymee Carrillo, 17, is a senior at Everett High School, where she is taking five AP…

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Taxis, Uber face new regulations in Everett

EVERETT — The City Council is considering rules that will change how Everett regulates taxis and the new…

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Trump, Clinton campaigns promptly paid their Everett debts

EVERETT — The presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both came to Snohomish County last year…

Lynnwood Library lecture series focuses on world religions

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Lynnwood Library lecture series focuses on world religions

LYNNWOOD — David E. Smith grew up in a fundamentalist Baptist family, but slowly began to turn away…

Hundreds of homeless students benefit from teacher’s quiet work

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Hundreds of homeless students benefit from teacher’s quiet work

MILL CREEK — What started out as one person’s low-key way to help out students in need took…

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Everett council approves suit against Purdue Pharma

EVERETT — The Everett City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a motion to sue Purdue Pharma, alleging negligence…

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3 more old water mains break in Everett; causes unknown

EVERETT — Three water mains in the city of Everett have broken since Monday, causing 28 homes to…

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City of Everett settles suit over fatal accident on Broadway

EVERETT — The City Council has approved a settlement in a 2012 car accident that killed a Whidbey…

Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson says he’ll seek a fourth term

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Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson says he’ll seek a fourth term

EVERETT — Ray Stephanson, already Everett’s longest-serving mayor, plans to run for re-election this year.

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Inslee visits and plugs programs at Garfield Elementary

EVERETT — Two days after being sworn in for a second term, Gov. Jay Inslee came to Garfield…

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Comments open early for Everett homeless housing project

EVERETT — The city of Everett is now accepting public comments for its proposed homeless housing project.

Keith Lasher raps while his girlfriend, Regan Harris, sings during the “We Day” celebration and birthday party at Marysville Pilchuck High School on Saturday. Lasher’s former teacher, Jim Strickland, inspired him to turn his birthday into a community event and fundraiser to build a school in Kenya. (Daniella Beccaria / The Herald)

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Birthday party becomes fundraiser for school in Kenya

MARYSVILLE — A former Marysville Pilchuck High student decided that just because he was no longer at the…

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Everett utility rate increases will be lower than anticipated

EVERETT — Water and sewer rates are going up for Everett utility customers, but not as much as…

Everett’s 33 miles of postwar water mains pose a challenge

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Everett’s 33 miles of postwar water mains pose a challenge

EVERETT — The freezing weather that settled over the region last week called attention to one aspect of…

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Everett relying on Olympia for funding to address social issues

EVERETT — The city of Everett is gearing up for a legislative session in which education funding threatens…

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Cold snap causes 3rd Everett water main to break

EVERETT — For the third time in the past month, freezing temperatures caused an aging water main in…

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HopeWorks taking over Everett work crew

EVERETT — Housing Hope, a local nonprofit that provides a variety of housing and job-training services for homeless…