Snohomish County Fire District 7 responded to 252 calls from July 23rd to July 29th with 42 of the calls being in Mill Creek.

You can call it the Panther-Grizzly Line, or the Snohomish High School-Glacier Peak High School Express.

On Friday, July 27th, new bus stops opened on Cathcart Way and Puget Park Drive, a short walk from Glacier Peak High School and Little Cedars Elementary School in south Snohomish.

The Snohomish Health District—in partnership with the Snohomish County Opioid Response Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) Group—completed a second seven-day point-in-time data collection for opioid overdoses from July 9th to 15th.

The total: 57 overdoses in one week, two of which were fatal.

As Snohomish County wrestles with epidemic opioid abuse, a special court quietly continues helping people reclaim their lives.

About half of participants now report heroin and other opioids were their drugs of choice.

Due to high fire danger and expected hot and dry weather conditions, the Snohomish County Fire Marshal has announced an outdoor burning ban for the unincorporated areas of Snohomish County will go into effect Friday, July 13th, at 8:00 am.

This restriction bans outdoor burning, except for recreational fires until further notice.

The Everett School District is now forming a plan to address Jackson High School overcrowding and is selecting a High School Growth Mitigation Committee to make recommendations.

In order to assist in the effort, a new survey has been posted online to gather public comments.

Measles infections were confirmed in Snohomish County on Friday, July 6th, and on Thursday, July 12th.

Most people in our area have immunity to the measles through vaccination, so the risk to the general public is low. However all persons who were in potential contact with the individuals with measles should take prcautions.