Herald reporter Jordan Hansen is taking over the Street Smarts column. For his first dispatch, he rode the Link.
Zip Alderwood operates similar to apps like Uber or Lyft. Fares are $2.50 per ride, the same as bus fare.
The $15.5 million project improved habitat for young salmon. Public access to the beach was also made easier.
Trees will go to areas with little canopy cover in Everett, Marysville and elsewhere. “We’re doing 100% underrepresented communities.”
Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers announced his proposed budget Tuesday afternoon. Public comment is slated to begin Oct. 10.
Seeking to keep good outdoor gear out of landfills, an online reselling business has put down roots in Gold Bar.
Campfires are once again allowed in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, officials said. Limited restrictions began July 14.
The public utility’s ConnectUp program will update 380,000 electric meters and 23,000 water meters in the next few years.
Slightly over 228,000 people attended the fair this year in Monroe, down from 253,000 last year and 355,000 in 2019.
It’s the main evacuation route for 40,000 people near Sultan, Gold Bar and Index. And it wouldn’t take much to cut it off.
Sidney Montooth boarded her horse Blaze. When he died, she was “a wreck” — and at a loss as to what to do with his remains.
Right after the Forest Service announced the Huckleberry Flats fire was caused by humans, a new fire sparked in the same area.
At 2.8 million square feet, the facility is the largest of its kind in Washington. It can hold 40 million “units” of inventory.
The route to a series of lakes alongside Mt. Pilchuck is expected to reopen in the fall.
Last year, a Highway 9 intersection saw 43 crashes — fewer than a complex of roundabouts has seen in two months since opening.
The 134-acre fire, near a popular access point to the Glacier Peak Wilderness, cost roughly $652,000 to fight.
The Snohomish County Health Department said there was no human exposure, though some pets were exposed.
Raising chickens and growing flowers, the Duffner family outside Snohomish has a long history of agricultural pride.
As wildfire season intensifies, Snohomish County and its neighbors have simplified the messaging in the event of a major disaster.
Years of frustration led some Camano Island residents to build their own sewage system. It’s set to start pumping this month.
