Local News
Want to save $357 a year? 50% more PUD customers now qualify
The new program expands eligibility for discounts based on income and household size.
Local News
Eviction moratorium uncertainty means preparing for anything
Landlords and housing advocates work to keep a roof over the heads of Snohomish County’s renters.
Local News
Federal loans to county businesses could top $1.5 billion
Nearly 10,000 businesses in Snohomish County receive funds from Paycheck Protection Program
Local News
COVID anxiety? The fears aren’t unfounded, and there is help
Stay-home and distancing measures may be worsening problems with panic, social phobia, agoraphobia.
Opinion
Editorial: Reopen schools in fall, yes, but do it safely
Rather than bully schools into reopening, the president should secure funding to protect students.
Local News
Edmonds School District picks hybrid class schedule for fall
Students, split into two groups, will attend in-person class twice a week, with the rest online.
Local News
Daycare, homeless shelter closed due to COVID-19 cases
Up to 14 people, mostly kids, tested positive for COVID-19 at Tender Hearts Dayschool in Marysville.
Northwest
Inslee: Trump threats on reopening schools ‘hogwash’
The president said he’d hold back federal money if school districts don’t bring students back in the fall.
Opinion
Commentary: COVID has made working moms’ struggle clear
The difficulties and inequities for working moms haven’t changed. What has is the urgency for change.
Northwest
State: Held up jobless claims to be resolved by end of month
Just under 35,000 people are still waiting for resolution of their claims for unemployment benefits.
Local News
Buffets and salad bars back on the menu in Snohomish County
Gov. Jay Inslee has revised rules to allow self-serve food areas in Phase 2 of the state’s reopening.
Local News
Governor’s no-mask, no-service order begins across Washington
“Just do not ring up the sale,” Gov. Jay Inslee said about customers who do not don the…
Opinion
Comment: Our leaders squandered our efforts to control Covid
While we sheltered in place, federal and state leaders wasted their chance to develop a response.
Opinion
Commentary: Small towns’ nimbleness useful in fighting COVID
Rural areas can draw on creative solutions and less regulation to meet the needs of residents.
Local News
Community Transit drivers: Too soon to open the front doors
The agency gives drivers masks, but a union calls that insufficient and asks for more protections.
Local News
Mental health providers brace for forecasted spike in demand
Some fear the local behavioral health system, which has bled revenue, isn’t ready for the onslaught.
Local News
Volunteers prove vital to county’s fight against COVID-19
Snohomish County’s Medical Reserve Corps provides a chance to help during the pandemic.
Local News
At earlier-defiant Flower World, workers now wear masks
The owner, however, has said he will legally challenge the governor’s order requiring face coverings.
Northwest
Spokane health officer orders COVID-19-positive man jailed
The person was homeless, suffered from mental health problems and refused all other isolation options.
Northwest
Surge in state COVID-19 cases driven by Eastern Washington
While the coronavirus at first pounded the Seattle area, the epicenter is now east of the Cascade Range.