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Marriage Licenses ACOSTA, Jessica and DIAZ, Gomez Fernando AINSLEY, Kaitlyn May and PUCHAR, Cameron Keith BEEM, Jimmie Albert, Jr. and WEBSTER, Deborah Ann BOGART, Timothy… Continue reading

Passenger train service resumes between Seattle, Everett

Passenger train service is up and running again north of Seattle, following two mudslides that hit the tracks last week. BNSF spokesman Gus Melonas says… Continue reading

Winter rec areas open after damaging snowstorm

Winter recreation is starting to come back as the Lake Wenatchee and Plain areas slowly emerge from last month’s damaging snowstorm. The… Continue reading

Obama’s big day will be local soldier’s as well

When more than 1,500 service members salute President Barack Obama on Jan. 21 along the parade route for his second inaugural, Army… Continue reading

Mountain-climbing judge’s biggest molehill: Fighting cancer

Put one foot in front of the other. For Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Marybeth Dingledy, that old advice for facing adversity isn’t nearly enough.… Continue reading

Security tight for trial tied to alleged ‘Bigfoot’ killing

The first trial in a criminal case that features bikers, drugs, guns, people nicknamed Bigfoot, Mountain and Dirty and a dog named Pumpkin got under… Continue reading

Everett aims for working waterfront at mill site

The City Council on Wednesday steered the former Kimberly-Clark mill site toward water-dependent industrial development in a zoning decision that banks on creating… Continue reading

Inslee still resisting tax increases

Washington Gov.-elect Jay Inslee said Thursday he still believes the state can handle its budget shortfall without broad tax increases, even though lawmakers… Continue reading

Snow causes school delays in Monroe, Sultan, Index

Snow and slick roads delayed classes by two hours this morning in the Monroe, Sultan and Index school districts. The National Weather Service in Seattle… Continue reading

Mudslides don’t mean a holiday for Sound Transit staff

The record for number of Sounder commuter rail trips canceled by mudslides in a winter season has already been shattered by more than double, and… Continue reading

Terrace closes golf course but has plans for park there

There will be no more rounds of golf played at Ballinger Lake. Instead, the water-logged course will be transformed into “a waterfront… Continue reading

Learn basics of wildlife stewardship

A free, new class this spring aims to teach people the basics of providing food, water, cover and habitat for wildlife to raise… Continue reading

Sustainable lifestyle teachers sought

Anybody who’s interested in becoming a volunteer who teaches people about adopting a more environmentally sustainable lifestyle is welcome to join a class hosted by… Continue reading

Front Porch: Learn about county wildlife projects Friday in Everett

Wildlife project talk: Discover wildlife projects that Snohomish County Public Works is doing. Learn about bats and dippers on bridges, amphibian monitoring in mitigation sites… Continue reading

Last Seahawks road playoff win was Easley’s highlight

Dec. 31, 1983. More than 29 years ago. That’s the date of the Seattle Seahawks’ last victory in a road playoff game. Since then there… Continue reading

Oak Harbor man struck by truck dies

An Oak Harbor man died Wednesday night after being struck by a truck along Highway 20 north of town. Jesus M. Herrera,… Continue reading

Front Porch: Burn ban lifted for Snohomish County

Burn ban lifted The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is lifting the Stage 1 air quality burn bans for Snohomish and Pierce counties. The burn… Continue reading

Scott Murphy appointed to Everett City Council seat

The City Council appointed Scott Murphy on Wednesday to the vacancy left by their freshly retired colleague, former City Councilman Arlan Hatloe. Murphy,… Continue reading

Dome at Port of Everett gets a good scrub

The Port of Everett dome is getting a good cleaning. On Wednesday morning, a four-person crew from SparkleWash of Puget Sound began washing… Continue reading