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Arlington considering utility fee to close funding gap for EMS

The proposed $15 charge does not have to be approved by voters.

‘Square pegs’ avoid ‘round holes’ at online school

Booming enrollment at Washington Connections Academy includes 105 Snohomish County students.

Granite Falls Food Bank to be torn down and relocated

Granite Falls Food Bank to be torn down and relocated

A trailer that has housed the service for 40 years will be cleared for a new civic center.

Granite Falls Food Bank to be torn down and relocated
Work begins on new Stanwood high school

Work begins on new Stanwood high school

A public groundbreaking ceremony is set for Wednesday, with work preparing the site starting in June.

Work begins on new Stanwood high school
School boundary change has Mill Creek parents worried

School boundary change has Mill Creek parents worried

Crossing 35th Avenue SE and Highway 96 presents problems for some students who walk to school.

School boundary change has Mill Creek parents worried
Sno-Isle Libraries executive director retiring after 33 years
Sno-Isle Libraries executive director retiring after 33 years
Marysville superintendent stepping down amid high praise

Marysville superintendent stepping down amid high praise

Her decision follows a lengthy medical leave, which gave her a “renewed perspective” on life.

Marysville superintendent stepping down amid high praise

Judge declines to dismiss lawsuit over toxic Monroe schools

Monsanto is accused of sickening adults and children by exposing them to toxic substances.

Clinton Oakland looks on as his wife, Jackie Oakland, gathers trash after their Pokemon Go Raid Battles Saturday morning at Osprey Park in Sultan on May 5, 2018. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Pokemon Go players cleaned up Sultan park where they gather

It’s so clean now, there’s not as much to do, so they’re planning to take on Main Street, too.

Clinton Oakland looks on as his wife, Jackie Oakland, gathers trash after their Pokemon Go Raid Battles Saturday morning at Osprey Park in Sultan on May 5, 2018. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Cloaked in ice, Snohomish County’s volcano is a future danger

Cloaked in ice, Snohomish County’s volcano is a future danger

The U.S. Geological Survey says Glacier Peak poses a “very high threat” and needs better monitoring.

Cloaked in ice, Snohomish County’s volcano is a future danger
Lake Stevens boathouse to honor one of ‘The Boys in the Boat’

Lake Stevens boathouse to honor one of ‘The Boys in the Boat’

Joe Rantz and his underdog U.S. crew shocked the world by winning Olympic gold in 1936.

Lake Stevens boathouse to honor one of ‘The Boys in the Boat’
First-generation Americans named Washington World Fellows

First-generation Americans named Washington World Fellows

Two sophomores at Marysville Pilchuck and Snohomish high schools get six-weeks to study in Spain.

First-generation Americans named Washington World Fellows
Ryan Elting, conservation director for the Whidbey Camano Land Trust, leads a tour of Barnum Point on Aug. 5, 2017. The scenic park, which is being expanded, is located at Triangle Cove on Camano Island. (Courtesy of Whidbey Camano Land Trust)

Nearly $1M price tag for 40-acre expansion to Camano park

The park was set to grow from 27 acres to 129 acres. The public can weigh in before Tuesday meeting.

Ryan Elting, conservation director for the Whidbey Camano Land Trust, leads a tour of Barnum Point on Aug. 5, 2017. The scenic park, which is being expanded, is located at Triangle Cove on Camano Island. (Courtesy of Whidbey Camano Land Trust)

Do you have ideas about overcrowded Everett schools?

Three meetings are planned this month to talk about enrollment growth and ways to address it.

Actor Chris Pratt raising money for Special Olympics

Actor Chris Pratt raising money for Special Olympics

He is raffling off a trip for two to see his newest “Jurassic Park” installment.

Actor Chris Pratt raising money for Special Olympics

Go on a walk to give feedback about Arlington’s streets

The City Council last year adopted a resolution to work on what’s being called Complete Streets.

Evergreen Middle School in Everett mourns loss of student

Remembrances are planned for the 13-year-old, whose cause of death has not been released.