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Doctor skills factor in plan to streamline inpatient care

The number of surgeries and other inpatient procedures done on base by military physicians trails the inpatient workloads…

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Body carefully retrieved; 911 caller describes ice-cave collapse

VERLOT — Theirs was a fragile duty.

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How ice caves are formed — and dangerously devolve

VERLOT — The Big Four Ice Caves that collapsed Monday, killing one person and injuring five, are natural…

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Shindig celebrates Sultan’s logging history

The Shindig is going down here this weekend.

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Rhody Ridge is the Snohomish County legacy of one couple’s love of nature

Rhody Ridge is still Fir Butler’s home. She and her late husband, Merlin, put a lifetime of toil…

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Snohomish County 911 text service starts Wednesday, with limitations

MOUNTLAKE TERRACE — Starting Wednesday, you can text to 911 in Snohomish County.

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Edmonds senior center’s big boosters include travel guru Rick Steves

EDMONDS — A fundraising campaign to build a new senior and community center was launched thanks to about…

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Front Porch: Sand sculpture contest next week

The annual Edmonds sand sculpting contest, one of the county’s sure signs of summer, is scheduled for July…

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Probe finds nothing wrong in deputy exec’s behavior

EVERETT — Police detectives have found no evidence to support claims that Deputy Snohomish County Executive Mark Ericks…

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1 dead, at least 5 hurt in collapse at Big Four Ice Caves

VERLOT — One person was killed and at least five others were injured Monday evening after a collapse…

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Options for Japanese Gulch park amenities are narrowing

MUKILTEO — Basketball courts? Probably not. A place to picnic? Probably yes. And an area for off-leash dogs?…

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$1 million bail for alleged shooter at Everett Taco Bell

EVERETT — An Everett man accused of shooting three people outside a Taco Bell on June 29 is…

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Front Porch: School board sets special meeting

The Monroe School Board has scheduled a special meeting at 1 p.m. on Monday to discuss its goals…

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Farmers market opens in Monroe

MONROE — There’s a new farmers market opening next week in the historic downtown.

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Work on new Davis Slough bridge to Camano hits delays

CAMANO ISLAND — Replacing the only bridge between the island and mainland is taking longer than expected.

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July Fourth mayhem surges in Snohomish County

EVERETT — Fireworks caused plenty of mayhem in Snohomish County over the Fourth of July weekend, including dozens…

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Cleanup begins at polluted Everett waterway

EVERETT — The East Waterway is finally getting cleaned up. Just don’t expect it to happen quickly.

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Monroe house damaged by fire

MONROE — Two people were displaced by a house fire north of Monroe on Sunday afternoon.

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Video captures earlier collapse at Big Four Ice Caves

VERLOT — A video posted on You Tube (warning: explicit language) shows an ice overhang collapsing at Big…

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Everett schools expand summer reading program

EVERETT — School’s out, but the students in the Everett School District are continuing to learn.