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Everett: Fire chief contract extended Snohomish County Fire District 1, based in south Everett, has renewed Fire Chief…
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Monroe yet to decide on music festival funding
MONROE — The Monroe City Council has asked for another week to decide the fate of the MusicFest…
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Monroe family healing from abuse nightmare
MONROE — Almost every parent fears the nightmare that ensued for a Monroe couple when their child was…
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Signals create gridlock on 164th
Laurie Heston of Lynnwood writes: “I’m writing regarding all the new development along 164th Street SW and the…
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Monroe council ponders music fest
MONROE — After losing $36,000 in public money last year, organizers of the MusicFest at Lake Tye Park…
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Collector closer to opening classic arcade in Monroe
MONROE — David Shoemaker closed a deal last week that puts him one step closer to bringing his…
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Small plane crashes near Monroe airport
MONROE — No one was hurt Wednesday night after a small plane took a hard landing in Monroe.
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Woman gets 14 years in prison for role in stabbing death
EVERETT — A Marysville woman didn’t wield the knife used to kill an 82-year-old man but she is…
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Monroe offers more than a fair amount to do
When the baby boomers who grew up in Snohomish County were kids, they looked forward to the Monroe…
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Money-losing music festival wants Monroe to fund it again
MONROE — Organizers of the Monroe MusicFest at Lake Tye Park are again asking the city for money…
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Slain corrections officers family settles lawsuit
MONROE — The state has settled a lawsuit with the parents of slain Monroe corrections officer Jayme Biendl.
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Monroe church’s cookbook raises money to feed those in need
Many nonprofit groups publish and sell cookbooks to raise money to help neighbors in need.
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3 county high schools match wits at Hi-Q competition
EVERETT — It was brain power instead of athletic ability that scored students from three Snohomish County high…
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Monroe proposes 7-mile link with Centennial Trail
MONROE — Monroe is gearing up to pitch expansion of the Centennial Trail across the Snohomish River floodplain.
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Monroe High to host heart screenings
Monroe High School has scheduled youth heart screenings from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the gymnasium.
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Robber ties up Monroe restaurant employee, takes money from safe
MONROE — A mask-wearing robber tied up an employee at the Buzz Inn Steakhouse early Saturday morning, then…
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Man allegedly broke into Monroe police station
MONROE — Of all the places to break into, he chose the police station.
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Mental health services expanding in county
After years of cutbacks and closures of in-patient mental health programs in Snohomish County, there are plans to…
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Rapt attention for reptiles in Monroe
Caden Shattuck, 5, (center) checks out a desert rosy boa named Pedro, held by his cousin, Abbey Mann,…
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Victims’ families, lawmakers react to death penalty decision
EVERETT — The news Tuesday that Gov. Jay Inslee had declared a moratorium on the death penalty hit…