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The Snohomish County PUD Board of Commissioners has approved a general rate increase for all residential and commercial electric and water customers. Commissioners are President... — Updated 1/30/2023

Kitsap Credit Union is pleased to announce the appointment of Mill Creek resident Eric Crabtree as its new vice president of digital experience. "Eric is a technology thought... — Updated 1/27/2023

With open educational doors they are coming It was women’s rights actives Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797) who challenged the male’s hypotheses that women are inheritably unable... — Updated 1/27/2023

What is Table for 12, a new business in Edmonds in the spot previously held by C'est La Vie? By day it's home to 12 Tomatoes, an online food brand where comfort food is created and... — Updated 1/26/2023

You can help promote public safety and education as a Fire Corps volunteer with South County Fire. Fire Corps members serve the community in a non-emergency role. Volunteer... — Updated 1/24/2023

From Everett Public Schools: The month of January marks the annual observance of School Board Appreciation Month – a good time to salute the work of school board members and... — Updated 1/24/2023

The YMCA of Snohomish County preparest that it is preparing for an influx of new and returning members and can't wait to show the community that the Y is much more than a gym. "Our... — Updated 1/24/2023

Lynn Stevens of Mill Creek is the grand-prize winner of the Festival of Trees competition. She won a $200 gift basket including gift cards, a $99 gift certificate from Code Ninjas,... — Updated 1/24/2023

All Community Transit service, including Zip Alderwood Shuttle and Sound Transit buses to/from Snohomish County, will operate on a regular weekday schedule on Martin Luther King... — Updated 1/24/2023

Three men suspected in a home robbery in the 4100 block of 134th Place SE are on the loose after a suspected home robbery. On Friday, Jan 6, at 9:55 p.m., the Mill Creek Police... — Updated 1/24/2023

The Martin Luther King Jr. federal national holiday coming up lets us think about a civil rights activist assassinated for his activism. He is the only American, other than George... — Updated 1/24/2023

Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers has announced that he will seek reelection in 2023, according to a news release. Somers, a Democrat, has held the position since 2016 and... — Updated 1/24/2023

After two years of an online and hybrid Legislature that severely restricted legislators' direct contact during the pandemic, the House and Senate chambers were full of people... — Updated 1/24/2023

Sparta's Pizza & Pasta House is opening in Mill Creek Friday, Jan. 13, with events from 5-7 p.m. and a ribbon cutting at 5:30 p.m. It's in the Sprout's shopping center at 13300... — Updated 1/24/2023

Archbishop Murphy High School has hired Joe Cronin as head varsity football coach. Cronin currently serves as the associate head coach for O'Dea High School in Seattle, where he is... — Updated 1/24/2023

Starting at the Olympia Ballroom in the state capital's historic district, students from across Washington carried inflatable orcas and salmon and marched through the streets of... — Updated 1/23/2023

Archbishop Murphy High School has announced its third full-length original film, "Varsity Squad." The school's last film, "Bridgehurst Asylum for the Sane," is now available... — Updated 1/23/2023

Jan. 27 marks the anniversary of the Russian Army's liberating the most murderous Nazi death camp: Auschwitz-Birkenau. Now, every year on that date, Holocaust Memorial Day... — Updated 1/20/2023

Four dogs sat in a House hearing room and two more watched the room over Zoom as a legislative committee discussed rules dog handlers must follow in courthouses for dogs to assist... — Updated 1/16/2023

Facing a severe blood shortage, Bloodworks Northwest is issuing a "Code Red" emergency asking everyone who is eligible and feeling healthy to fill immediate appointments to give blo... — Updated 1/15/2023

City Announces New Finance Director City Manager Martin Yamamoto announces the hiring Irmina Lumbad as the City's new finance director. Lumbad replaces Laurel Brock, who was... — Updated 1/13/2023

Last week, deputies in the Sheriff's Office Violent Offender Task Force began wearing body-worn cameras, used to improve transparency and accountability for both law enforcement... — Updated 1/13/2023

The Mill Creek Festival is back in 2023 July 15-16. Sponsored by the Mill Creek Chamber of Commerce, the annual festival welcomes upwards of 20,000 people to the Mill Creek... — Updated 1/13/2023

South County Fire firefighters will be on hand to talk with residents during a Neighborhood Night Fire Staton Open House Jan. 12 from 5:30-7 p.m at Mill Creek Fire Station. It's at... — Updated 1/13/2023