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Snohomish County plant sales begin Saturday

Sales in Edmonds and Monroe will open Saturday while an Everett event is planned for next week.

The Everett City Council on Jan. 7, 2026. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

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Everett council signs letter urging delivery of light rail project

The letter asks Sound Transit to complete light rail to downtown Everett, as approved by voters in 2016,…

A rendering of the proposed stadium, known as the Outdoor Event Center. (Courtesy of City of Everett)

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Everett council approves $10.6 million in stadium spending

The money will pay for completion of the project’s design and property acquisition work at the downtown site.

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A Community Transit bus drives underneath the Lynnwood Light Rail station in Lynnwood.

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Sound Transit to introduce free parking permits for carpoolers

After an application, some carpoolers can get reserved weekday parking spot at Lynnwood or Mountlake Terrace stations beginning…

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LifeWise Bibles available for students in their classroom set up at New Hope Assembly in Everett.

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Judge issues injunction against Everett district in favor of off-campus Bible program

The temporary ruling requires Everett Public Schools to change its permission slip policy and allow LifeWise to take…

People explore the new Pallet shelter location after a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening on Monday, April 27, 2026, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett opens new 20-unit Pallet shelter

The shelter will temporarily house women and their children as they look for permanent housing options.

A person looks over the edge of the new Edgewater Bridge on Monday, April 27, 2026, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett, Mukilteo celebrate opening of Edgewater Bridge

After a year-and-a-half long closure, hundreds of residents came together to mark the completion of the new bridge…

A sign at Everett Transit’s Mall Station advertises free shuttles to Walmart on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett Transit’s Route 12 will remain fare-free for now

The agency is looking for a nonprofit to donate a paratransit vehicle to that will provide extra transportation…

Chris Carson talks about the new location for Everett Community College’s Baker Hall on Friday, April 24, 2026, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett Community College aiming for 2028 opening of new Baker Hall

The $38 million project located east of Broadway will replace an aging building that hasn’t been used by…

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Everett honors creatives with Wendt, Mayor’s Arts awards

Everett City Council member Judy Tuohy received the Wendt Award of Excellence.

The Washington State University Everett campus on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett approves contract to start Broadway bridge design

The $3 million design of the pedestrian bridge, paid for by a state grant, is expected to be…

People gather to pay their respects to those that have lost their lives on the job during a Workers Memorial Day Observance on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Elected officials, labor groups honor Workers Memorial Day

The event commemerated the 108 workers in Washington that died on the job last year, including six from…

A transit rider steps onto a Community Transit bus on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett Transit, Community Transit will again consider merger

The city council and Community Transit board may vote on whether to consolidate the two agencies by the…

A view of downtown Everett facing northwest on Oct. 14, 2025. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett council sends EMS levy lift to August ballot

The levy would restore increase funding available to the city’s emergency medical services fund, which pays for about…

An Everett Transit bus drives away from Mall Station on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett Transit studying locations for new operations base

The new or expanded facility would provide new office spaces for employees and a new maintenance facility for…

A person walks along a trail at Harborview Park with a snow-covered Mt. Baker in the background on March 14, 2025 in Everett. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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How Everett, PUD will manage this year’s drought

Officials don’t expect the drought to impact drinking water for Everett’s water customers. But it will impact ecosystems,…

Photos and memorabilia lie in the bottom floor of the Everett Museum of History’s new location on Friday, April 10, 2026 in Everett, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

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Everett history museum hopes to open by 2028

The museum still needs to secure more funding to open the new downtown location, in the works for…

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A rendering of the proposed stadium, known as the Outdoor Event Center.

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Everett seeks $10.6 million to finish stadium design

If approved, the stadium would also open later than previously expected, with an opening targeted by the end…

Cars drive north along Colby Avenue parallel to a bike lane on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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15 years in, Everett keeps working on bike safety plan

The city expects to update the plan to incorporate both cycling and pedestrian infrastructure by 2027.

Raedle Alburn, the development and education director at Schack Art Center, stands in the Schack’s main gallery Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Everett, Washington. Alburn is one of six recipients of the Washington Art Education Association awards. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Schack Art Center names art educator as new executive director

Raedle Alburn, currently the director of development and education at the art center, will lead the nonprofit after…