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Host: International students homestay Education First Educational Homestay Programs seeks host families in the following communities: In the Bothell and Mill Creek areas for Chinese exchange students ages 10-14. Students will be in the area July 14-Aug. 2 and enjoy planned activities 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

A Snohomish County jury's verdict to send Byron Scherf to his death is far from the last word on the convicted killer's fate.

Powell, 62, would have been eligible for early release from the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Wash., Thursday.

In years past, the members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars or the America Legion decorated every veteran's grave, said Aloha "Sis" Zurfluh, who has been the overseer of the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Monroe for nearly half a century.

Students at Fryelands Elementary welcomed new families to their community after a school-wide drive to purchase toys and games for the children's room at Housing Hope's Woods Creek Village.

Editor's Note: This story is the work of Jesse Kline, a senior at Monroe High School, as part of his culminating challenge.

Editor's Note: Guests at last winter's Rotary Club Barn Dance raved local barbecue master Bryan Lipscy's beef brisket so much that we asked if he would be willing to share a barbecue recipe for our Memorial Day page so that outdoor chefs enjoying the mild weather might try their hands at Lipscy's technique.

Byron Scherf returns to the courtroom Thursday to hear the jury's verdict. The jury was to decide whether Scherf had planned the murder of Monroe Correctional Officer Jayme Biendl in 2011, or if he'd acted in the heat of the moment.

Monroe Firefighter Pat Gjerde takes a deep breath before talking about the crash that led him and his firefighting partner Kurt Schneider to take action against unsafe driving among teens.

The same jury that convicted a Monroe Reformatory inmate of aggravated murder for strangling a prison guard starts work Monday in Everett on the penalty stage of the trial to determine whether Byron Scherf will be executed.

A Snohomish County jury is expected to hear closing arguments today in the trial of a convicted rapist who has admitted strangling Monroe corrections officer Jayme Biendl.

No more sitting in the dark on your deck. Put a little Bellagio in your back yard.

File this under "How Bills Get Passed in Olympia." Earlier this year, Republican Rep.

The city's nearly finished with traffic-enforcement cameras. It's in writing now.

Monroe Police Chief Tim Quenzer and Deputy Chief Ken Ginnard watch defendant Byron Scherf's video confession to the killing of corrections officer Jayme Biendl, during day five of Scherf's trial on Tuesday.

Lawyers on both sides of the debate over what shape a Walmart should take in Monroe got a chance to make their cases in front of the Washington Court of Appeals last Monday, April 29.

Snohomish County's Housing Hope organization is holding a dinner on May 16at the Tulalip Resort to raise fund to continue with their mission to "promote and provide a continuum of safe, decent, affordable housing and necessary related services for very low and low income residents of Snohomish County and Camano Island." Begun in 1987, Housing Hope ... (more)

Few things make one feel as pampered as does a spa facial, with its gentle cleansing processes, soothing massage and comforting warm compresses, all in a relaxing atmosphere.

At Eddie's Trackside in Monroe, hosts Teri Ann Wilson , Tommy Cook and Patrick McDanel are joined by guests RJ Knapp Dan, a percussionist and Chris, a keyboard player.

If you do one thing this week, let it be to thank a teacher; the teacher who spends all day with your child, the teacher you see shopping for supplies at the store, the teacher who impacted you years ago.