For some fun, local family time this summer, head to Thornton A. Sullivan Park at Silver Lake on Thursday mornings from July 6th through August 17th for Everett’s “Music in the Parks – Children’s Series.”

Local representatives from business and industry, educators, and community leaders will discuss next steps to help young people gain work readiness skills needed to fill high-demand jobs at the governor’s summit on career connected learning on Wednesday, May 31st, at 10:00 am.

The first phase of construction on Community Transit’s Swift Green Line is taking place the week of May 1st as contractors begin work on the Seaway Transit Center across from the main gate to the Boeing Everett plant.

Seniors from five Government classes at Cascade High School traveled to municipal court earlier this month. They definitely weren’t in trouble with the law. Instead, they heard from Everett judges Laura Van Slyck and Thomas Wynne and presented cases about the 14th Amendment, the theme for the national Law Day celebration.

One of the suspects in a home invasion robbery that occurred last week flagged down a Snohomish County Sheriff’s captain and allegedly said he was one of the suspects in a webcam video from a robbery and assault that was shared widely on social media. 

As the number of mumps cases continues to increase across the state, Snohomish County has seen its mumps cases double to 22 total cases. Of those cases, nine are confirmed cases and thirteen are considered probable.

Community Transit proposed to add 21,000 service hours, or about six percent more bus service, in the next year.

The proposal would expand service in September 2017 and March 2018, bringing Snohomish County bus riders improved transit connections, a new route to the Paine Field manufacturing area, more weekday trips to Seattle and UW, and improved Sunday bus service with more frequent buses and later hours on some routes.

Snohomish County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect in a stabbing reported around 11:15 am on Tuesday, February 7th, near the south Everett Home Depot.

Eisenhower Middle School principal Stefani Koetje received a Patriot Award on Tuesday, January 10th.

Washington ESGR Ombudsman John Van Dalen presented the award in recognition of Koetje's extraordinary support of employees serving in the National Guard or Reserve or employees who are a spouse of a Guard or Reserve member.

The National Audubon Society invites birdwatchers and people with backyard bird feeders to participate in the longest-running citizen science survey - the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, December 17th.