Brier News

Verizon is more than doubling the top download speed of its DSL Internet network in many parts of Snohomish County.

GUEST COMMENTARY County planning should look long-term By Vern Little The Snohomish County Council will deliberate on two competing land-use requests on June 9. One request was submitted by a developer, ...

Stevens Hospital through the years The hospital opened in 1964 and in 1972 opened a $5.8 million tower.

“The staff that are in place here today, I have total confidence in them”

A state audit found Brier's bookkeeping was in disarray in 2005 and 2006 during a tumultuous time in the small town's City Hall. via The Herald

“I want to make that point very strongly”

Stevens Hospital finds itself in a situation homeowners often face. A couple buys a starter home, but over the years, they realize there just isn't enough room for them and their kids. via The Herald

“By failing to reach an agreement with us, you and your stockholders have left significant value on the table.”

Page updated at 10:46 AM Share: Newsvine Brier Dudley's Blog People in Seattle used to throw fits about all the Californians coming here and mucking things up. via Seattle Times

“The Lord is my strength and shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped.”

ORTHODOX EASTER Eastern Orthodox Christians throughout the Puget Sound area will join millions of Orthodox faithful around the world to celebrate the "Feast of Feasts" or Easter, tomorrow. via The Herald

“We do the baby-sitting gig and love that, too, but I have a calendar and a daily schedule with my volunteer work. It's a neat life”

During the many years he worked as a hospital administrator, Patrick Mahoney's volunteer service was limited to time spent in boardrooms. via The Herald

Northwest venture capital firms don't invest in cleantech. Washington is not doing enough to make sure that it educates the next leaders in science and technology. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Page updated at 12:00 AM Share: Digg Newsvine Brier Dudley's Blog Excerpts from the blog This will give some Eastsiders something to be smug about: They already get the region's fastest residential Internet ... via Seattle Times

“That's why we're encouraging residents to change their batteries when they change their clocks.”

You know the drill on smoke alarms Snohomish County Fire District 1 reminds folks that we spring forward to start daylight saving time at 2 a.m. Sunday. via The Herald

“Yes there is a jump this year, and the reason for that is because of the election in 2006 when the voters approved that bond issue”

The value of the average residence in Snohomish County has climbed to $346,800, a nearly 16 percent increase, the county assessor's office announced this week. via The Herald

“I'm very happy we were able to provide them some sense of justice”

A man was killed Wednesday when a train hit him near Seattle's Carkeek Park. The 27-year-old man was struck at 6:47 p.m. in the 800 block of Northwest Carkeek Park Road, on train tracks that border the park, ... via Seattle Times

Michael O'Leary / The Herald A car rests in front of a bus on I-5 just north of 112th Street SE on Friday. via The Herald

Snohomish County deputies are investigating an apparent abduction and release of a Brier woman. via KCPQ

Detectives are on the hunt for the man who allegedly forced a woman into his car on Wednesday night. via KOMO-TV Seattle

A man grabbed and pushed a woman into his car Wednesday night after asking her if she needed a ride, police said. via KIRO-TV Seattle

“This fire might have had a tragic outcome if the smoke alarm hadn't sounded to wake the woman”

An elderly woman escaped a fire at her Brier home this morning after her smoke alarm alerted her to the blaze. via The Herald

“They were all selected by their cities, and I'm confident all will work toward our goal of getting the public to think transit first.”

Edmonds City Council member Deanna Dawson and four other representatives were recently appointed to the Community Transit board of directors.. They were elected when representatives of the cities that make up ... via Edmonds Beacon

The man who fired into a crowd and killed 21-year-old Jay Clements, a graduate of Kamiak High School, is looking at 30 years in prison.

Noel Caldellis, now 20, was 18 when he and other troublemakers crashed a party of young people in Brier for the express purpose of starting a fight.  It was the Labor Day weekend of 2006.

A fight did indeed erupt.  Jay Clements was trying to break it up when Caldellis, as determined by jury verdict in Snohomish County Superior Court last week, fired the shots that killed him. Read more