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Ted became one of the most recognizable dogs in Edmonds earlier this year after the fluffy and unbearably cute 10-pound Pomeranian went missing July 26. His owner, Mary McAllister – beyond tears...

Highway 99 improvements, gun violence prevention, the planned Edmonds Waterfront Center – now under construction but whose funds have not been fully secured – and, of course, the Edmonds Marsh...

Walter Gear took a couple of photos of Sounder north line train No. 1706 that was delayed in Edmonds Friday, Dec. 13, after it struck a vehicle on the tracks. The train had departed...

Edmonds City Council members have signed off on a new, three-year contract with its longtime city attorney, Lighthouse Law Group, but only after some acrimony and bruised feelings. The group, founded...

The Edmonds City Council approved its 2020 budget on Tuesday, which came in at a record $130.6 million, or $22 million more than 2019 and almost $40 million more than just two years ago. There are...

Although fireworks are already banned in the City of Edmonds, they have continued to be allowed – for three hours a year – in Esperance, which has an Edmonds mailing address but is part of...

Editor's note: Earlier this month, Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney Adam Cornell spoke to the Edmonds Diversity Commission to explain why his office declined to charge a Lynnwood woman with...

Citizens have asked me to explain why Mike Nelson and I didn't support the new city attorney contract. I cannot and will not speak for City of Edmonds Mayor Elect-Nelson. These thoughts are my own....

December fills my heart with memories of long-ago Christmases during my childhood in Edmonds. Helping carry boxes of decorations down from the attic. Cutting and pasting red paper chains for the big...

An update on Graphite construction Two years ago, Mary Olsen and I announced the addition of a new art facility at the corner of Second Avenue South and Main Street in downtown Edmonds. The structure...

The holiday season is always a little brighter with memorable experiences, dining out with loved ones and enjoying all types of artistic endeavors, so this week’s column reviews some of the great...

Perhaps you noticed the other day when Billie Eilish didn’t seem to know who Van Halen was. Perhaps you missed it. Perhaps you need me to start over. Billie Eilish is an American teenager, a...

During this season of giving, we all have stories of memorable gifts given and received. In our family, the story retold year after year was given (and abruptly returned) to my Great Aunt Julie from...

Faculty at Edmonds Community College have been gathering weekly at the school's entrance, clad in bright red shirts and hoisting signs protesting what they say are unfair wages. Dec. 10 was the last...

The Foundation for Edmonds School District has received $55,000 for post-secondary scholarships from the Hazel Miller Foundation. The Morris and Hazel Miller Memorial Scholarship Fund will award...

Edmonds Community College and Central Washington University-Lynnwood joined Nov. 6-8 to celebrate the second annual First-Generation College Student Week. The event was part of a national celebration...

Edmonds Community College was recently awarded two grants totaling more than $230,000 by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) to support students experiencing...

The Meadowdale boys basketball team is looking to up its game. The return of one of its top players from injury and an experienced roster of seniors and juniors have the Mavericks feeling optimistic...

The Edmonds-Woodway boys basketball team is taking a slightly different approach on offense and defense this season. The changes might be best described as "less is more." One of the main goals...

If there's a lesson to be learned from King's season-opening loss to Glacier Peak, it is that the 1A Knights definitely can play with the big boys. King's went toe to toe with the 4A Grizzlies and...

"Washington 1889: Blazes, Rails and the Year of Statehood," a traveling exhibit developed by Legacy Washington, is featured at the Edmonds Historical Museum through Jan. 12. A year of big dreams, big...

The Mukilteo Christmas Concert Foundation presents its 25th annual Christmas concert 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lynnwood. Admission is free. . In the beginning, the...

For some, it's just not Christmas without "The Nutcracker." Edmonds-based Olympic Ballet Theatre is ready to help feed your fix with full-length productions of the classic with the memorable score by...

Edmonds resident Nancy Burkhalter is the first author to be signed by History Through Fiction, an independent press launched by Minnesota author and historian Colin Mustful. Burkhalter is an...

There's a new holiday trolley in town, and it's just as popular as the old one. The Friday Harbor Jolly Trolley made its debut Saturday, Dec. 7, in downtown Edmonds. It's a little smaller (it seats...

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 (CBC)....