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Pop star Benson Boone comes home to Monroe High School

Boone, 23, proves you can take the star out of Monroe — but you can’t take Monroe out of the star.

 

Edmonds College Art Gallery to display new exhibit

“Origin / Identity / Belonging II” by Michael Wewer features portraits of Edmonds College community members from around the world.

 

Daily Herald moves to new office near downtown Everett

The move came after the publication spent 12 years located in an office complex on 41st Street.

 

Downtown Everett lumberyard closes after 75 years

Downtown Everett lumber yard to close after 75 years.

Trade group bus tour makes two stops in Everett

The tour aimed to highlight the contributions of Washington manufacturers.

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Everett Council of Neighborhoods to hold candidate forum

Candidates for Everett mayor, city council and school board will hold a forum Thursday moderated by the League of Women Voters.

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Lawsuit: LDS church allegedly allowed convicted sexual offender access to children

The complaint alleged that David Herget abused four victims in a Mountlake congregation over the course of four years.

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Women run free for health and wellness in Marysville

The second Women’s Freedom Run brought over 115 people together in support of mental and physical health.

Community Transit’s “Design Together, Discover Together” art contest is open to local youth ages 5-18. The theme of the contest is “riding transit with friends.” (File photo)

Want your art on a bus? Now’s your chance, kids.

Youth age 5 to 18 can enter a Community Transit art contest through Oct. 20. Winners may get their artwork displayed on buses.

Community Transit’s “Design Together, Discover Together” art contest is open to local youth ages 5-18. The theme of the contest is “riding transit with friends.” (File photo)
Paper covers the windows and doors of a recently closed Starbucks at the corner of Highway 99 and 220th Street SW on Oct. 1, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Starbucks shutters at least six locations in Snohomish County

The closures in Lynnwood, Edmonds, Mill Creek and Bothell come as Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol attempts to reverse declining sales.

Paper covers the windows and doors of a recently closed Starbucks at the corner of Highway 99 and 220th Street SW on Oct. 1, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Everett park gets a new (old) way to tell time

A former professor built and donated a sundial for Lions Park in south Everett.

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Police: Man allegedly shot USPS worker whom he thought was a ‘mafia assassin’

Police said the suspect wore a bulletproof plate-carrier vest with a knife mounted to it underneath clothing to look like an “Amazon driver.”

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Jamel Alexander speaks during sentencing hearing at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Oct. 6, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Man sentenced to over nine years in prison for death of Everett woman

Jamel Alexander, 35, was sentenced Monday after he pleaded guilty to 2nd degree murder, 2 years after the original conviction was overturned.

Jamel Alexander speaks during sentencing hearing at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Oct. 6, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Adopt A Stream will host bat and bird events on Saturday

Get an introduction to birding or learn about the benefits of bats at the Northwest Stream Center.

New neighborhood emergency department opens in Lynnwood

Overlake Medical Center & Clinics and MultiCare Health System launched operations of the 11,000-square-foot facility Monday.

Traffic moves around parts of the roundabout at the new I-5/SR529 interchange on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

WSDOT opens $123m Marysville interchange, ramps

Officials built the new interchange and ramps with the goal of relieving traffic along the congested corridor between Everett and Marysville.

Traffic moves around parts of the roundabout at the new I-5/SR529 interchange on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
A dead Chinook salmon lays on the bank of the Sultan River on Sept. 30, 2025 in Sultan, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Why too many pink salmon in Snohomish County may not be a good thing

New study shows booming pink salmon populations affect threatened Chinook salmon and Southern Resident orcas.

A dead Chinook salmon lays on the bank of the Sultan River on Sept. 30, 2025 in Sultan, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Community Transit board updates conduct rules

The changes add language to clarify the ways the transit agency can enforce its rules and expand the rules to include Zip Shuttle services.

"No Beach Access" and “By Order of the Sheriff” tow-away signs installed at Hillman Place a public right-of-way near Soundview Drive Northwest in Stanwood. (K’allen Specht)

Man petitions county over access to the shoreline

K’allen Specht, 39, alleges use of “ghost signs,” concrete barriers and removal of parking erased access to Hillman Place, a 1909 public right-of-way.

"No Beach Access" and “By Order of the Sheriff” tow-away signs installed at Hillman Place a public right-of-way near Soundview Drive Northwest in Stanwood. (K’allen Specht)
Doug Wennerberg boards the ParaTranist bus on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Week Without Driving challenges drivers to walk, take transit

The initiative hopes to educate about the challenges people who can’t drive face when traveling day-to-day.

Doug Wennerberg boards the ParaTranist bus on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)