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Mill Creek property tax bills increased more than 10% from 2019 to 2020. The 2020 average tax bill for Mill Creek property owners is $6,372, about a $610 increase from the year before, according to a new report by the Snohomish County Assessor’s...

While some may see future development along the Mill Creek Boulevard corridor as a way to reinforce a “vibrant commercial and civic hub” next to Town Center, others worry overdevelopment might cause traffic problems and high-density apartments...

A 2016 Glacier Peak High School graduate was arrested Feb. 4 for the November 2019 bomb threat at the school, and for child pornography, and cyberstalking, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.  The suspect, a 22-year-old Everett...

People unable to care for themselves due to mental illnesses could be subject to receiving treatment, even without their consent, if Washington state legislators pass a law to establish executorships for people who are incapacitated. “Our mental...

People will be asked to use a lot less gasoline and to convert to alternative clean fuels in the next 15 years if a proposal before the Legislature becomes law. After lengthy debate, Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1110 passed 54-44 in the...

Proposals moving through the Legislature would expand the eligibility of incarcerated people to receive treatment for substance abuse in lieu of or concurrently with prison sentences. Senate Bill 6211 was heard by the Law and Justice Committee in...

Advisory votes that give voters a chance to let lawmakers know their opinions on legislation to increase taxes may be removed from future ballots. Instead, senators are considering replacing advisory votes with a public opinion task force. The...

A proposed cap and trade program is under consideration in the Senate as lawmakers continue to explore ways to meet the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals. Senate Bill 5981, with Sen. Reuven Carlyle, D-Queen Anne, as its primary sponsor,...

Dear friends, in September 2018, Everett Public Schools board of directors asked that a community committee be established to determine the scope and size of a capital bond to be considered by district voters. This committee, consisting of over 30...

“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” I believe love is an emotional process, which has many levels, and can be directed at many things. It also has the power to decrease one’s ability to reason. If my definition is even close to what...

Since the widespread implementation of the internet, many of the things that have been in our lives for 50 years or longer are undergoing a radical change. Television is one of them. I was a kid when wide-scale nationwide television became a...

I said goodbye to two old friends last week, although it was hardly sad, and not really goodbye anyway. A favorite television show ended, for one thing. I watched the finale and appreciated the elegant closure, although I wasn’t sorry. The time...

Update: As of Feb. 11 at 8:15 p.m., the $470 million Snohomish School District captial bond looks like it is going to fail, according to the County’s unofficial vote count published tonight. Bonds require at 60% majority to pass. Approve: 45.37%...