Food & Drink
Funky, fresh: Monroe restaurant serves up traditional Lao dishes
Thai on Main Street is serving up fried beef jerky, minced pork, papaya salad and other Lao delicacies.
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Man charged in crash that killed Duvall woman near Monroe
A warrant for Roman Berkovich was issued this month. He’s accused of vehicular homicide in the death of…
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Snohomish sisters shine in new season of ‘Unsellable Houses’
The 13 new episodes show that with elbow grease and ingenuity, nothing is unsellable in this wild market.
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Historical society restores a piece of Monroe’s past
Monroe’s original library at the old City Hall will now house a community meeting room and museum exhibits.
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During the pandemic, roadside trash piled up in Washington
One reader noticed more litter along Highway 522. Cleaning up is a team effort of state agencies, volunteers…
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Tower catches fire at Monroe construction firm; no injuries
It took Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue roughly 30 minutes to extinguish the blaze.
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Feds press Monroe company to stop selling unsanitary seafood
An inspection last year found Listeria mono, a harmful bacteria, on surfaces at Felix Custom Smoking.
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Prison was art school for this Lake Stevens man
While incarcerated in Monroe for 10 years, Gabriel Herrera used a ballpoint pen to stick out.
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4 districts hope to change voters’ minds on school funding
Granite Falls, Marysville, Stanwood and Sultan all suffered levy defeats in this month’s special election. They’ll try again…
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State to pay $3.75M for death of inmate whose cancer was untreated at Monroe
Had he gotten the recommended chemotherapy, he’d likely have lived to his release date, the lawsuit says.
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From a life sentence for a 1985 murder to imminent freedom
After a state Supreme Court ruling, Monroe prisoner Arthur Longworth had his sentence reduced for the killing of…
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Nature’s soap opera: Swans are wintering around Snohomish County
For a few more weeks, here’s where to find visiting swans. If you’re lucky, you might see a…
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Families: Loved ones behind bars are not ‘in good spirits’
In a letter, they dispute the characterization by the state Corrections secretary after her visit in Monroe.
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‘Angry BIPOC female’: Monroe supe accused of toxic workplace
Two employees filed complaints against Justin Blasko, citing accounts of “intimidation, abuse of power and unethical behavior.”
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Corrections officers, inmates frustrated and fatigued by COVID
In a visit to the Monroe prison, Corrections Secretary Cheryl Strange said the response to the pandemic is…
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Police: Driver was drunk when he killed pedestrian on U.S. 2
Christopher Kelly, 49, of Gold Bar, is being investigated for vehicular homicide in the death of Martin Milburn,…
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Sentenced to life as a teen, Monroe prisoner to be released
Aaron Howerton was among the first in the state to be resentenced under a state Supreme Court ruling…
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The psychedelic fest Summer Meltdown is back — and in Monroe
The music and camping event is on for July 28-31, with a new venue along the Skykomish River.
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As omicron surges, frustrations and challenges mount in correction facilities
More than 10% of those in state prisons are infected. “We’re kind of in this Twilight Zone cycle,”…
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Schools in Marysville and elsewhere pivot as COVID spreads
Parents find they have to be flexible as districts react to outbreaks and shortages of staff and test…