Most popular Snohomish County news stories of 2015

Here are the top local news stories of 2015 in Snohomish County, based on page views at The Daily Herald’s website, HeraldNet.

Links to these stories can be found in the electronic version of this story online.

1. Snohomish County settles jail death lawsuit for $2.4 million” (July 27).

2. Report on Marysville shootings: ‘I needed to do this’’” (Sept. 1).

3. 3 young children found abandoned in squalor; parents arrested” (Feb. 3).

4. 4 killed when truck leaves road, lands in pond in Tulalip” (Aug. 18).

5. Snohomish teacher suspended after probe finds misconduct” (Aug. 17).

6. Top 10 things to do in Snohomish County before you die” (March 14).

7. Major shopping center, apartments opening soon in Smokey Point” (The Herald Business Journal, Sept. 9).

8. Snohomish High teacher, coach Tuck Gionet led by example” (Aug. 10).

9. Car strikes, kills teen on highway near school in Lake Stevens” (Sept. 8).

10. “Longtime drug dealer could be locked away for life” (April 13).

11. Georgia, Florida in recruiting battle for Lake Stevens QB Jacob Eason” (Dec. 7).

12. Medical helicopters nowhere near school shootings, records show” (April 30).

13. Human remains found near Lake Stevens identified as missing teen” (Jan. 15).

14. Girl killed by train was Archbishop Murphy star athlete” (May 10).

15. Records detail drug deals at Boeing Everett plant” (June 23).

16. Everett firefighters drove drunken man nearly to Marysville, left him” (Aug. 27).

17. Man sentenced 20 years for killing friend who tried to help him” (July 11).

18. At the Grouchy Chef restaurant, great food — served his way” (What’s Up With That? blog, Dec. 1).

19. Boeing gives 319 workers layoff notices” (Aerospace blog, Feb. 27).

20. “Monroe prisoner accused of beating fellow inmate to death” (May 18).

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