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Drive-up COVID testing line clogs north Everett neighborhood
City officials are looking to relocate a test site on Wetmore Avenue as demand soars amid an omicron-fueled…
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On cusp of record surge, Snohomish County exec gets COVID
The county’s health officer suspects up to 5% of residents have contracted the virus in the past two…
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Providence pauses non-emergency procedures and visitation
In the past week, the Everett hospital’s two campuses have seen in-patient numbers more than double.
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Another Alfy’s pizzeria closes, but the owners say fret not
Regulars said goodbye to the Silver Lake joint. Ownership has pledged to reopen the Alfy’s on Broadway in…
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As shelters fill, many endure the cold in tents and vehicles
All week, highs have hovered in the 20s in Everett. Meanwhile, another shelter rushed to open Wednesday at…
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Snohomish County reports record spike in COVID-19 cases
The surge is fueled by omicron. Health Officer Dr. Chris Spitters expects numbers to increase from here.
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Volunteers needed to spend New Year’s with the birds
The Pilchuck Audubon Society is looking for feeder-watchers to help add to decades of data this Saturday.
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Sheriff’s patrols target an Everett hotspot of crime, poverty
Local businesses urged deputies to act, saying homelessness, vandalism and drug use are rampant at Airport Way and…
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Internet’s ‘final frontier’: Broadband is coming to Skykomish!
The mountain town today limps along with poky phone-line connections. But there’s this fiber-optic cable …
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COVID: An ‘exclamation mark’ to his long public-health career
“Going since I was 21,” departing health officer Dr. Chris Spitters will shepherd the county through the pandemic…
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County Council OKs sales tax for housing, behavioral health
The controversial 0.1% tax, opposed by many elected officials around Snohomish County, was passed along party lines.
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Affordable-housing tax? 58 elected reps cite ‘grave concerns’
They want the 0.1% sales tax put to voters, according to a letter. Advocates say it’s needed to…
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Snohomish County recognizes soldiers wounded, killed in war
We’re now a Purple Heart county. The cities of Monroe and Snohomish made their own proclamations this week,…
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Chris Spitters, Snohomish County’s chief health officer, to step down
The physician who has been the official voice of the pandemic here says his departure is not work-related.
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Snohomish County proposes 0.1% sales tax for affordable housing
The tax could be approved without a public vote. It would allow for a dramatic increase in new…
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With omicron likely to appear here, officials urge boosters
Washington’s state epidemiologist said it could be weeks before we know more about the new coronavirus variant.
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After pandemic pause, holiday cheer returns to Christmas House
The Everett nonprofit will give out some 24,000 free gifts to low-income families. It opens Wednesday.
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Funding secured: Mudslide memorial will be a place to remember
Since 2014, families have mourned at a roadside shrine near Oso, but “we knew we needed something bigger.”
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Everett officials have questions about a 125-room hotel shelter
City Council members say they weren’t aware of the county’s proposal until it made headlines.
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A pandemic playbook, used nationally, was made in Snohomish County
South County Fire helped transport “patient zero.” Their COVID manual has helped departments far and wide.