Snohomish News

A collapsed section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River is seen in an aerial view Friday, May 24, 2013.

Never mind the potbelly pigs. How about pot in the pigs? That's what Seattle butcher shop BB Ranch is experimenting with, in a "high on the hog" story from Seattle Metropolitan on pigs raised on weed-laced feed.

State Representatives Jeff Morris and Kristine Lytton issued the following statement regarding the collapse of the Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge: "First, we would like to join all those who have commended the tremendous work of our first responders, whose actions miraculously ensured that no one lost their lives in the collapse of the Skagit ... (more)

Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 24 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Washington.

WHEREAS , a section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River in Skagit County collapsed on May 23, 2013, closing the Interstate in both directions, requiring implementation of detours through adjacent neighborhood roadways, causing extensive disruption of the primary north and south bound transportation route through Western Washington, and ... (more)

A tribute to the automobile: Cruzin' to Colby is Sunday in downtown Everett. About 400 cars will roll through downtown, while crowds of onlookers admire the machinery.

Snohomish County and Island County residents wanting to learn how they can protect and maintain their shoreline property in Port Susan are invited to a free workshop at the Stillaguamish Grange Hall on Saturday, June 1. The event, hosted by the Northwest Straits Foundation and the Snohomish County Marine Resources Committee in partnership with ... (more)

The Puget Sound Business Journal ranks the biggest Washington corporate philanthropists by corporate and foundation giving in the state in 2012.

Most bus ads are pretty innocuous: advertising metro, plumbers or movies. But what about when groups want to pay for controversial ads? Snohomish Community Transit has just rejected a bus advertisement from a gun control group, Washington Ceasefire.

Private citizens in Washington State have come forward regarding horses that they say are starving in Snohomish, Washington.

Are you ready for the 2013 Summer Meltdown Festival? The lineup was recently announced and it is a pretty serious sign that things are just going to keep getting bigger and better for this festival in Darrington.

The deadline to file for local races closed Friday, May 17 with Monroe Mayor Robert Zimmerman declining to file for re-election. On the last day to file for local office last week, two people had filed to run for mayor: Geoffrey Thomas, who had already announced his candidacy for mayor, and Ed Davis.

Northshore schools will likely change next year's school calendar to make the school day 10 minutes longer with a two-hour early release or late arrival once per week.

The Daily Herald of Everett reports the council voted 4-0 Monday to begin the process of identifying his replacement.

The main transit organization in Snohomish County is declining to run advertisements from a statewide gun control group on public buses.

Tami Dutton, the woman who claimed she had an on-and-off six-year affair with Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon, appeared before a district court judge in Everett Friday following her arrest Thursday for fourth-degree assault.

Paine Field Aviation Day is Saturday. A P-51 Mustang from Historic Flight Foundation and P-47 Thunderbolt from Flying Heritage Collection fly.

The ESD 113 Board of Directors is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Dana Anderson as Superintendent of ESD 113.

Anyone for a little pot cured bacon? The BB Ranch butcher shop in Seattle is selling pork chops, ham, bacon and other meat that comes from marijuana fed pigs.

Every rescue group has a creation story, but this one is unique. It begins in the hearts of Dr.