Volunteers clean up homeless camp infested with garbage
The organization’s founder used to live and do drugs in the same woods.
Families begin relocating from public housing complex
Baker Heights is in need of repairs deemed to costly to make, and will be demolished and replaced.
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A wobbly calf grows into a 1,800-pound Lake Stevens behemoth
A shaggy and sometimes cranky bison is the last of his herd. He lives amid encroaching suburbia.
Elderly couple escape serious injuries in crash with train
The driver drove down tracks instead of a road, hitting a slow-moving train near Stanwood.
Election 2017
Mukilteo School Board candidates talk testing, equity
Geoffrey Thorp, a 12-year incumbent, is being challenged by Shaun Olsen, who is seeking his first elected office.
Mayor’s office, 3 council seats contested in Monroe election
Traffic, the opioid epidemic, the economy and homeless are cited as campaign issues.
Herald Business Journal
Health-care consumers need to take the lead, so get smart
David Russian, CEO of Western Washington Medical Group, writes our third essay about fixing health care.
Robots on Wall Street: Slow-footed regulators lose ground
Watchdogs have to figure out how to check computers running lightening-fast algorithms.
Sports
Oak Harbor beats Arlington 13-7 in 3OT slugfest
The Wildcats clinch a Wesco 3A North playoff berth with the hard-fought, triple-overtime victory.
Life in Snohomish County
Beer and cupcakes: Snohomish brewer, baker form unlikely duo
Pacific Northwest Cupcakes uses SnoTown’s brews to make beer-infused sweet treats.
The art and science of weathervanes
They told the direction of the wind and aided in forecasting the, well, weather.
Opinion
Editorial: Retain Gregerson as Mukilteo’s mayor
Both candidates offer impressive resumes, but Gregerson showed leadership and compassion as mayor.
Nation/World
Study: Pollution kills 9 million a year, costs $4.6 trillion
The report is the first attempt to pull together data on disease and death caused by all forms of pollution.
Breaking with tradition, former presidents spar with Trump
“What they are doing is laying down a marker for acceptable public discourse.”
Northwest
Judge won’t dismiss Seattle, Portland sanctuary cities case
The cities filed the lawsuit over the Trump administration’s threats to cut their funding.
Feeding thousands of elk is not an easy task
But it helps protect valuable agriculture and and creates an incredible sight for onlookers.
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