Snohomish News

A 5-year-old Iraqi boy who came to the United States in 2006 after he was shot in the face by insurgents has won asylum and can remain with his foster parents in Snohomish.

The Snohomish County Health District is cutting its West Nile Virus detection program.

In a rematch for a seat on the Snohomish County Superior Court bench, incumbent Judge Eric Lucas was leading former judge David Hulbert by a small margin in the early returns Tuesday.

Several power lines were down today in the area of 67th Avenue and 76th Street, west of Snohomish.

A bouquet of helium-filled party balloons are to blame for a small house fire, damage to a travel trailer, and a minor electric shock to one woman.

Work on Mylo Harvey's case slowed as the controversy lurched toward the courts. My attention turned to investigating other questions in the community.

She served prison time for killing her daughter. Now, Dawn Bruce wants others to learn from her fatal mistake.

A new farmworker survey suggests that nearly a quarter of such laborers in Western Washington are indigenous Mexicans or Central Americans.

The Snohomish County Council on Wednesday ordered a hiring freeze for all county employees in response to a projected $9 million budget shortfall in 2009.

Mark Mulligan/The Herald Snohomish dahlia grower Bernie Wilson collects various blooms to for the Skagit Valley dahlia show.

With the Snohomish Health District saying it will cut 35 positions by Nov. 1, and possibly another 50 in January, Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon says the county -- and local cities -- should chip in ...

We understand that in these uncertain economic times our citizens want their government to tighten its belt and refrain from asking for... Special to The Times We understand that in these uncertain economic ...

The mobile home fire took everything from the family. Flames and smoke filled the sky over Frontier Vista Mobile Home Park last Wednesday, August 6, as firefighters fought the two-alarm blaze off of 91st Ave.

Mark Mulligan / The Herald Preston, 7, and Alise Marcell give treats to their dogs Kitty and Stewart during a July 20 visit to Wiggly Field Park, the new off-leash dog park at Skykomish River Park in Monroe.

A crossover crash killed a Monroe man late Friday night along U.S. 2 at E. Fern Bluff Road, a dangerous intersection that local residents are urging the state to improve.

SNOHOMISH, Wash. - Authorities say a truck driver who spilled tons of dirt along a Seattle highway and backed up traffic for hours just really had to go to the bathroom.

Norma Bruns, left, and Mary Jane Thompson gather at Thompson's dining-room table to plan for today's candidates forum.

A smog alert issued earlier this week in Snohomish, King, Pierce and Kitsap counties has people suffering from health problems taking precautions.

A Snohomish County District Court judge ruled Monday that the breath test given to suspected drunken drivers is compromised and completely unreliable.

A mannequin head rests in the garden at Jamie Lanning's house in Clear Lake. Lanning's mannequin display was destroyed by vandals.