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Community Transit plan shows growth in revenue, riders

Community Transit approved a new six-year plan Thursday that forecasts a modest growth in revenue without adding any substantial service. It also projects a large… Continue reading

Two arrested after break-in at Arlington post office

Police and U.S. postal inspectors are investigating two men in connection with a Thursday night break-in at the U.S. Post Office. It was… Continue reading

Front Porch: Chamber orchestra’s music of spring

Music of spring Pacifica Chamber Orchestra presents its spring concert of selections, including Petite Symphonie, No.4 and No.5 by Milhaud, Pan Suite for 10 Winds… Continue reading

Stanwood Lutheran church place of good works, gospel

Tracy Ulrich believes that “God is in the house” at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. She knows this, Ulrich said, because the congregation’s overseas… Continue reading

Faith Calendar

EVENTS Prayer breakfast: Retired NFL quarterback Jon Kitna is scheduled to speak at the annual Snohomish County prayer breakfast sponsored by the YMCA of Snohomish… Continue reading

Roll Call: Legislature

Legislature @List subhead:SENATE Senate Bill 5328, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5328: Creating a school grading system based on the accountability index. Passed the Senate on… Continue reading

More dentists converting to digital records

The technology revolution that has changed so many things in our lives, including the ways we communicate, bank and pay for our groceries, has come… Continue reading

Olympic Theatre’s future in jeopardy

The online fundraiser for the Olympic Theatre didn’t go as well as organizers hoped. The future of the 74-year-old, single-screen movie theater in… Continue reading

Warrant issued for blind rapper

A blind rapper accused of lopping off a woman’s hair during a roadside heist is reportedly on the lam and wanted on a… Continue reading

Index-Galena Road topic of open house

For those waiting for the opening of Index-Galena Road in Index, the planning is about 60 percent complete (after HOW MANY YEARS)? You’re invited to… Continue reading

Seems Like Yesterday

50 years ago (1963) A wind-whipped fire raced through the Cedarcrest Golf Course clubhouse in Marysville before dawn, destroying the building and badly damaging the… Continue reading

Monroe house fire leaves four without home

A Monroe-area family of four was displaced Monday after a fire at their home. The fire was reported about 4:30 p.m. in the… Continue reading

Blind rapper denies robbery: ‘that’s not what I’m about’

A blind rapper on the lam from the law says he didn’t rob a woman or chop off a chunk of her hair.… Continue reading

Heavy rain, mild flooding expected this week

The first round of late winter flooding could start Tuesday. Warm, heavy rain is predicted in the region for the next few days,… Continue reading

Whidbey-based plane crashes; 3 reported killed

An aircraft from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island crashed in Eastern Washington on Monday morning, and all three crew members on board died,… Continue reading

Smooched by a pooch

Nine-year-old Moe Kaburagi, of Granite Falls, kisses Rocky the border collie at the dog kissing booth Sunday afternoon at the Everett Home &Garden Show. The… Continue reading

Chance meeting takes Arlington singer to Dubai

Jesse Taylor is a young country singer who is letting his career take him from Nashville to Hawaii and, today, to Dubai, one handshake at… Continue reading

Swedish, Providence put their partnership to work

Just three years ago, two of Puget Sound’s largest health care organizations, Swedish Health Services and Providence Health &Services were in a dogfight for customers.… Continue reading

Front Porch: Ex-NFL quarterback Kitna to address YMCA breakfast

Ex-NFL QB to speak Retired NFL quarterback Jon Kitna is scheduled to be the speaker at the annual Snohomish County prayer breakfast sponsored by the… Continue reading

Pioneer spirit on display at Cascade Mountain Men’s show

They came from four Western states and a variety of backgrounds. Yet they had something in common, these people dressed in colonial and… Continue reading