Lake Stevens News

The Everett Public Schools Foundation's fifth annual 'Stuff the Bus for Kids' backpack and school supplies drive is seeking donations of supplies and cash to help fill 1,700 backpacks for needy students.

The ferry Spokane sails toward Kingston from Edmonds on Wednesday afternoon. Ferry riders on the route were subject to extra long waits Wednesday after one of the ferries was moved to another route to replace a ferry that was out of service.

Business leaders from the other side of Snohomish County plan to bombard Darrington shops, restaurants and brewery with their first ever 'Chamber Mob' on Friday afternoon.

While filming in New Orleans, Chris Pratt has been resisting temptations of the palate to retain his leading-man physique for two new movie roles.

The giant apparatus required to create a 21st-century comic-book/sci-fi/action movie is expensive and unwieldy.

You might recognize the 'I Love the Lake' logo. Since the City of Lake Stevens and Snohomish Conservation District launched the campaign last summer, the logo has been popping up all over town.

You might recognize the 'I Love the Lake' logo. Since the City of Lake Stevens and Snohomish Conservation District launched the campaign last summer, the logo has been popping up all over town.

Matt Pomerinke remembers he was a teenager, excited to earn good money at a lumber mill.

A dino-might time: This weekend's Jurassic Quest exhibit at Comcast Arena features 50 realistic "animatronic" dinosaurs and gives kids a chance to ride them.

Camano Island: Changes for new church Restoration Church Camano, an offshoot of the Oso Community Chapel, is up and running now at 788 Smith Road.

Vivianne and Solomon Scofield plan to load up their pick-up truck Friday evening and drive toward family and friends in central Washington who are separated by road closures, detours and wildfires.

A Marysville man told police he's convinced the elderly woman who stopped by his yard asking for directions is the same woman who's been missing for a week.

Several amazing people were nominated for the Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year, making the selection difficult as always, but we are proud to recognize Wilma C. Daniels as the 2014 Citizen of the Year.

Aquafest is known for its ability to offer fun and wholly unique entertainment to the Lake Stevens community.

You might recognize the 'I Love the Lake' logo. Since the City of Lake Stevens and Snohomish Conservation District launched the campaign last summer, the logo has been popping up all over town.

You might recognize the 'I Love the Lake' logo. Since the City of Lake Stevens and Snohomish Conservation District launched the campaign last summer, the logo has been popping up all over town.

Family members believe Ethel A. O'Neil, 89, drove herself to the Everett Mall at about 2 p.m. on July 16 but never returned home.

Amelia Rose Earhart, center, was greeted by her mom, Debborah Dale, in Oakland, Calif., on July 11 after she became the youngest woman to circumnavigate the globe in a single-engine airplane.

The 54th Annual Lake Stevens Aquafest is set to kick off Friday at about 5 p.m. and wrap up Sunday evening, with the carnival and most events located near Lake Stevens City Hall and North Cove Park.

Jim Young wore lots of hats. Through the years, he was known as "mayor" of Machias, commodore of the Pilchuck Yacht Club, drummer in the Snohomish Sauerkraut Band, and the jovial leader of a pack of New Year's Day polar bears.