The noise around the health reform debate is becoming so loud that some are afraid it will drown out the truth. Laura Dean Freidrich, director of education and advocacy at the organization Protestants for the Common Good, says many people can't figure out whether proposed legislation would be good for their families or not.

Snohomish County’s Department of Emergency Management is looking for willing volunteers to join its Community Emergency Response Team.

Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon’s statement on The Boeing Company’s announcement of a new president for its commercial aviation division.

No matter how grim the state budget forecast, it will never be as bad as what some countries around the world are going through.

You may not think twice when you make or take a call on your cell phone, but a new report offers some reasons for concern.

Today is Women's Equality Day, commemorating the date that women got the right to vote in America, 89 years ago - and Washington was ahead of the crowd, even back then.

ommunity Transit local bus service will operate on Sunday schedules on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7. There will be no commuter service that day to downtown Seattle, the University District or Boeing-Everett.

Electronics company builds new manufacturing plant in Snohomish County

Eric Wisch will oversee operations in resource-rich region

Late this afternoon, Christina Siderius in our Communications office put up a “5 Questions about R-71” post on our “From Our Corner” blog that answers five questions about the Referendum 71 signature count process.

State Attorney General Rob McKenna and state auditor Brian Sonntag are teaming up once again to increase access to government information through public records and open public meetings.

Snohomish County residents with a desire to serve public libraries are encouraged to apply for a vacancy on the Sno-Isle Libraries Board of Trustees

Save Energy, Help the Environment, Get Cash

Volunteers of America Western Washington is excited to announce that its Mentoring Children of Promise (MCP) program has received a $500,000 grant from the American Recovery Act awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).

When Congress reconvenes next month, lawmakers will consider costly climate change legislation that includes a massive tree planting program.

Soccer superstars Fredy Montero and Osvaldo Alonso will help Snohomish County officially open its new Fairfield County Park, home to nine of the best soccer fields in the county, this Sunday at 2 p.m.

A partnership of Snohomish County school districts lead by Lakewood school district in Marysville was able to implement a program this summer that provided employment and mentorship to more than 150 disadvantage youth to work in public and private sectors throughout the county.