The City Public Works Department is moving forward with the Q Avenue Utility Improvement Project this week.

An 18-year-old Snohomish man was arrested at gun point after a report of road rage on Commercial Ave.

Four bicyclists from the central California coast, led by retired Marine Lt. Col. John Foldberg, on the right, Thursday set off from Seafarers Memorial Park on a 3,700-mile bicycle adventure to benefit disabled military veterans.  

Leaders of four major Puget Sound hospital systems Wednesday night explained the benefits of an affiliation with Island Hospital and two other area hospitals to concerned citizens, many of whom are looking to avoid an affiliation with a religion-connected system.

Mt Vernon artist James Lapp (right) received the top Festival fine art award at the Arts at the Port, opening Friday. Juror Jake Seniuk presented Lapp with the Best of Show $3,000 award, along with two $1,000 Excellence Awards to Karen Hackenberg of Port Townsend and Natalie Niblack of Mount Vernon.

New, across-the-board ferry-fare increases of at least 2 percent will go into effect this fall as a result of action taken by Washington State Transportation Commission.