Dozens quarantined, Monroe district continues plan to expand classroom instruction

Dozens of kindergarteners in the North Sound are sheltering in quarantine. All the kids involved went to Frank Wagner Elementary because they may have been in contact with someone infected with COVID-19.

Monroe teachers consider options as in-person instruction set to expand

On Thursday, a webinar was broadcast featuring the Snohomish Health District’s health officer and the Monroe School District’s superintendent aimed to ease school families and employees' concerns about next week’s return to in-class instruction for first graders.

Man accidentally shoots 5-year-old daughter

Edmonds police are asking prosecutors to consider filing misdemeanor criminal charges against a father who accidentally shot his 5-year-old daughter while locking up a handgun.

Suspect on trial for 1972 murder of Jody Loomis commits suicide hours before guilty verdict

Terrence Miller, the 78-year-old man on trial for the murder of 20-year-old Jody Loomis 48 years ago, killed himself Monday, hours before a jury found him guilty of the heinous crime.

State issues emergency liquor license suspension to Sultan bar for defying COVID-19 requirements

The state served up a suspension to a defiant bar and restaurant in Sultan. Enforcement officers with the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board said Loggers Inn has been violating the state’s COVID-19 safety requirements.

Deeper job cuts at Boeing as COVID-19 pandemic throttles air travel

Boeing said Wednesday that it will cut 7,000 more jobs as it continues to bleed money during a pandemic that has smothered demand for new airline planes.

Everett Public School delays return to in-person learning until January 2021

“We realize this may be disappointing for many of our students, families, and staff, but we believe it is necessary due to the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases over the previous several weeks,” Superintendent Ian Saltzman said. 

Spanaway man arrested on murder charges after hours-long standoff in Lakewood

Police officers in Pierce County on Monday arrested a Spanaway man for investigation of murder after a woman was fatally assaulted outside a Tulalip casino Friday night.

Snohomish County judge's race heats up

It may not be the most exciting race in Snohomish County, but it's one with enormous consequences.

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It may not be the most exciting race in Snohomish County, but it's one with enormous consequences.

Everett council rejects housing plan for homeless students

An undeveloped ball field in Everett’s Port Gardner neighborhood will remain that way after the city council voted to reject a planned housing development for students and their families.

Police: 88-year-old man assaulted in his Lake Stevens home dies 6 days later

Detectives in Lake Stevens are looking for surveillance video from the neighbors of an 88-year-old man who was assaulted in his home and died six days later. 

Two people shot in Snohomish County church parking lot

Snohomish County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a shooting in a church parking lot that left two people hospitalized with injuries. 

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Two hospitalized after being shot in a church parking lot