What is the welfare state America wants, and what is the one it can afford? This is not a question Americans are ready to discuss; so much so that their elected officials have shut down the government ...

Americans embarking on the annual task of sifting through the health plans offered by their employers to find the one that gives them the most bang for their buck are facing a new reality: many of ...

Washington’s lands commissioner, Dave Upthegrove, is on a mission to secure $60 million of additional wildfire funding in next year’s legislative session, despite a tightening budget outlook. On ...

The ‘billionaire’s ballroom’ will stand as a garish monument to one man’s taste for gold-plated everything.

EVERETT — Two Gold Bar residents died in a two-vehicle collision at Stevens Pass that closed the eastbound lanes for around five hours Sunday afternoon. Around 1:03 p.m. Sunday, troopers responded to ...

MUKILTEO — Citizens in Mukilteo will see new faces on the City Council after the November election as three incumbents did not file to run for reelection. The City Council is Mukilteo’s governing body ...

Bribes to leave U.S. Can the offer be expanded? Have you seen where our federal government is offering $1,000 and a free plane ticket out of our country to anyone who looks like an immigrant? How ...

I have read of a proposal to add buildings and parking at a site on 20th Street NE in Lake Stevens, after removing the current coffee shop at the same location. I share great concern over the height ...

There are some obvious options out there of course, like the proverbial pumpkin in all its different shapes, colors and sizes, both heirloom and modern. Orange is admittedly my color, and perhaps I ...

The new map allows customers to zoom down to house level and track where Snohomish PUD workers are in the process of restoring power. EVERETT — Snohomish County’s Public Utility District has released ...

EVERETT — A brush fire that spread to the former Edmonds Family Fun Center led to a massive response Saturday evening. Around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, firefighters responded to a passerby’s report of a ...

We learned last week that a cohort of Republican activists and political staff members had shared racist and misogynist messages in a private text chat. It’s a story that repeats itself with ...