Everett
Father accused of assaulting 5-week-old girl
EVERETT -- The April photo on his social media site shows a smiling young father with a baby cradled in his arms.
Date: 05/23/2013 | Local News
Skagit singer sweet on Cline, Judd
Skagit County musician Marcia Kester has come a long way, let's say from the bottom to the top of her dream.The bottom involved a dark world of drugs and alcohol and the temporary loss of her children. The top involves the end of the past and a new tribute show to Patsy...
Date: 05/23/2013 | Entertainment
Man missing from Everett-area group home
EVERETT -- Police are asking for help finding Gary L. Cox, 62, who was last seen May 18.Cox lives at a group home in the 2400 block of 104th Place SE, south of Everett, according to police. He may be headed to Idaho.Cox suffers from mental-health issues and left...
Date: 05/22/2013 | Local News
Invasive plants are out
Everett works to promote healthy forestland, wildlife habitat
Date: 05/22/2013 | Local News
More free music on the way
Summer concert series planned for new downtown plaza
Date: 05/22/2013 | Entertainment
Tips crucial to police in manhunt, SWAT standoff
EVERETT -- Friday's two dramatic arrests -- one following a manhunt; the other, a SWAT standoff -- followed critical tips from observant witnesses.Moments before the 5 p.m. news on Friday, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office released a booking photo of Vincent Nutter, 22,...
Date: 05/21/2013 | Local News
Fire at Everett park was arson, police say
EVERETT -- Detectives now say arson was the cause of a fire that destroyed two plastic slides at a north Everett park on Sunday.The early morning blaze...
Date: 05/20/2013 | Local News
Fire destroys slides at Everett's Garfield Park
EVERETT -- A small fire at a north Everett park early Sunday morning remains under investigation.The fire was reported just after midnight at the Garfield Park playground at 2300 Walnut Street, Everett Assistant Fire Marshal Eric Hicks said. No one was hurt, he...
Date: 05/19/2013 | Sirens
Man who helped homeport happen dies
Bremerton, Whidbey Island, Seattle's Piers 90 and 91, Port Angeles, and Cherry Point near Bellingham were all on the list. Everett wasn't.It was 1982, not long after U.S. Sen. Henry M.
Date: 05/19/2013 | Local News
Paine Field's smallest runway closed for work
EVERETT -- Snohomish County plans a two-month closure of Paine Field's general aviation runway starting Monday.It's part of the more than $8 million in upgrades for the county-run airport this construction season. Other projects will rebuild two Paine Field side roads.
Date: 05/18/2013 | Local News
Check out a free concert by Pretty Little Feet
The acoustic duo of Pretty Little Feet has as wide a repertoire as their hat collection.This popular twosome are veterans of string instruments. They play traditional songs, taking us back to the old radio days. But they also mix in their originals, playing with excellent...
Date: 05/18/2013 | Life
Burglary suspect arrested after standoff with Everett police
EVERETT -- A burglary suspect was arrested without injury Friday evening after holding police at bay for hours by threatening to use a grenade, according to police.Heavily armed Everett police surrounded a house in the 3800 block of Wetmore Avenue.
Date: 05/17/2013 | Local News
Fugitive Watch
The state Department of Corrections' Everett office has felony warrants for the following offenders. If you have information about them, call police or the Department of Corrections at 425-356-2800. Callers do not have to give their names. Mathew...
Date: 05/17/2013 | Sirens
Could be years before Scherf case settled
EVERETT -- A Snohomish County jury's verdict to send Byron Scherf to his death is far from the last word on the convicted killer's fate.On Wednesday, jurors concluded that Scherf
Date: 05/17/2013 | Local News
Everett park named for late city councilmember
EVERETT -- The City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to rename a North Everett park after the late City Councilman Drew Nielsen, who helped preserve the half-acre parcel from development long before he sought elected office.
Date: 05/17/2013 | Local News
Students show off Tiffany lamp reproductions
This is a graduation ceremony of a different sort.Fourteen students will gather with members of the public who have come to admire the students' graduating project -- a Tiffany lamp reproduction.The ceremony is at Covenant Art Glass where these students have...
Date: 05/17/2013 | Entertainment
Say aloha to new Hawaiian-inspired Kama'aina Grindz
I was lucky to get the last table at Kama'aina Grindz. It was a mild evening, and I was happy to sit outside.From inside the packed restaurant, the sounds of a guitar and singing filtered onto the street. Occasionally, a woman danced the hula, charming adults and kids alike.
Date: 05/17/2013 | Entertainment
Hootenanny favorite Rachel Mae off to Nashville
At this Historic Everett Theatre Hootenanny, it's time to say goodbye to a music favorite and hello to a couple of newcomers to the Hootenanny stage.Singer Rachel Mae is getting a "Happy Trails" send-off before the songwriter packs up and moves to Nashville. This may be one...
Date: 05/17/2013 | Entertainment
A 'special woman' lost
Friends, co-workers mourn nurse killed by stolen truck
Date: 05/16/2013 | Local News
A break in the action
Jeremy Jr. Wyatts, 4, (left), asks his father, Jeremy, for more ketchup while eating lunch with his brother, Jayden, 8, at Everett's Clark Park on Wednesday.
Date: 05/16/2013 | Local News
Meet The Herald’s new publisher at reception Tuesday
EVERETT -- New Herald publisher Josh O'Connor plans to introduce himself to the community at a public reception next week.The event is planned from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Waterfront Center Blue Heron Room, Port of Everett, 1205 Craftsman Way, Everett.Sound...
Date: 05/16/2013 | Local News
Sounds like a party
Everett Music Initiative has strong lineup for birthday bash
Date: 05/16/2013 | Entertainment
'Can't Stop Singing,' Aviation Day will thrill young ones
"Can't Stop Singing": Comcast Arena is hosting another Sesame Street Live performance and this one has the whole gang singing.It's a musical extravaganza with almost nonstop singing and an all-dancing musical montage. The show runs for six performances...
Date: 05/16/2013 | Entertainment
Looking for homes
Animals up for adoption at Everett shelter (21 new photos)
Date: 05/16/2013 | Fur & Feathers
Woman struck by stolen pickup dies of injuries
EVERETT -- A Mukilteo woman has died from injuries she suffered in a crash involving a man who allegedly was trying to outrun police in a stolen pickup truck.Rachael...
Date: 05/15/2013 | Local News
Feds investigating Everett-area business
Police activity south of Everett on Tuesday afternoon was part of an FBI operation, an agency spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday.Federal agents were spotted about 1 p.m. at a business in the 12300 block of Highway 99, just outside city limits.
Date: 05/15/2013 | Sirens
Watch the crows grow on our Web cam
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Date: 05/15/2013 | Fur & Feathers
In on the action
Everett police aren't bystanders in shooting of 'Seven Minutes'
Date: 05/15/2013 | Local News
Crash victim dedicated to husband, sons
EVERETT -- To her sister, Rachael Kamin has been a constant source of inspiration.She struck out on her own in her teens, working in fast-food restaurants while finishing high school.She got a job as a nurse's aide to pay her way through college, earning a...
Date: 05/15/2013 | Local News
$125,750 for students
Rotary funds 42 college scholarships at annual ceremony
Date: 05/15/2013 | Local News
Scherf's fate now in jury's hands
EVERETT — A Snohomish County jury is expected to continue deliberating Wednesday whether the inmate who killed corrections officer Jayme Biendl deserves to live or die.Jurors deliberated for about five hours Tuesday before going home for the...
Date: 05/14/2013 | Local News
Man could be charged over poor conditions for horses
EVERETT -- Snohomish County animal control officers have ordered an Everett-area man to take better care of his horses or face potential criminal charges.
Date: 05/14/2013 | Local News
Cooking after 'Nightmares'
Chef Rocky opens his own eatery after being fired on TV
Date: 05/14/2013 | Local News
Father's testimony of loss
Jayme Biendl's dad tells jury what Scherf took from family
Date: 05/14/2013 | Local News
Rescuer to discuss how he and eagle saved each other
Jeff Guidry and Freedom the Eagle share a common bond: They are survivors.Guidry helped Freedom survive after she fell from her nest as a fledgling and broke both wings. And Guidry believes Freedom gave him positive energy to fight and win his battle with cancer.
Date: 05/14/2013 | Life
Convicted auto thief arrested after injury wreck in Everett
EVERETT -- Police believe a convicted auto thief was behind the wheel of a stolen pickup late Sunday night when it slammed into a car in downtown Everett and sent a Mukilteo woman to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Date: 05/13/2013 | Local News
Chase, crash in Everett
Woman seriously injured after car is hit by stolen truck
Date: 05/13/2013 | Sirens
Everyone is invited to Hannah Mae's 1st birthday
Today we celebrate mothers, but Jennifer Campbell looks forward to another joyous day. Hannah Mae, her beautiful blue-eyed baby, turns 1 on Saturday.A first birthday is a happy time for all parents. For this Everett family, one candle on a cake is miraculous.Last...
Date: 05/12/2013 | Local News
On location, in Everett
'Seven Minutes' could give you a shot at 15 minutes of fame
Date: 05/11/2013 | Local News
Police seek help finding missing Everett teen
UPDATE, May 13: Andrews was found safe late Friday night.EVERETT -- Police are asking for help finding a missing Everett teen.Krystal M. Andrews, 16, was last seen Thursday at her home along W. Mall Drive, Everett police...
Date: 05/11/2013 | Local News
Everett officer resigns after 3rd inquiry
EVERETT -- A veteran Everett police officer resigned last month after a third internal investigation since 2000 resulted in findings of dishonesty and misconduct.Officer Robert Franklin quit April 16 after being informed of the Everett Police Department's plan to fire him.
Date: 05/10/2013 | Local News
Fugitive Watch
The state Department of Corrections' Everett office has felony warrants for the following offenders. If you have information about them, call police or the Department of Corrections at 425-356-2800. Callers do not have to give their names. Joshua Garner
Date: 05/10/2013 | Sirens
MGMT carves out its own alt-rock style
MGMT may be one of the most original and daring bands going today.The group has managed to combine psychedelic influences with alt-rock anthems in a way that none of its modern-day peers have replicated.So people should be getting excited as the group, which will...
Date: 05/10/2013 | Entertainment
2 Mother's Day options, indoors and out
Still thinking about what to do with mom this Mother's Day? Here are two ideas: live theater and a free boat ride.Village Theatre's Pied Piper is presenting "Skippyjon Jones."This musical is based on the popular children's book by Judy Schachner who...
Date: 05/10/2013 | Entertainment
Everett Philharmonic, PLU choirs team for powerful season finale
The Everett Philharmonic teams up with the acclaimed Pacific Lutheran University Choirs to bring its season finale of Beethoven's powerful Mass in C.
Date: 05/10/2013 | Entertainment
Play has 'Everything'
'Everything in the Garden" a gripping and funny story
Date: 05/10/2013 | Entertainment
Civic Music fans: Early-bird special pricing ends May 15
It's that time of year again, when the early birds rush to get a break on tickets and other patrons just try to buy their tickets before the season sells out.The Everett Civic Music Association's concert package of seven performances start in September; all are weekend shows...
Date: 05/10/2013 | Entertainment
Zuma Zuma totally amazing
This is the kind of show that looks dangerous.Cirque Zuma Zuma, which will be presented Sunday at Comcast Arena, involves acrobats leaping between tall poles, contortionists, flexible performers doing handstands on high human pyramids and stacked chairs 20 feet high.
Date: 05/10/2013 | Entertainment
Inslee’s aerospace plan: Land the 777X
MUKILTEO -- Gov. Jay Inslee announced an aerospace strategy on Thursday that aims to convince the Boeing Co. to design and build the
Date: 05/09/2013 | Business
Swifter 787 assembly
How Boeing is building Dreamliners faster (photo gallery)
Date: 05/09/2013 | Business
Seems Like Yesterday
50 years ago (1963)Under construction at 6500 Evergreen Way was new building that would house the new No. 2 store of Al's Auto Supply, which opened in 1958 at 5329 Evergreen Way. Al Wexler opened the first store in 1956 at Everett and Lombard avenues. Now there were five outlets.
Date: 05/09/2013 | Seems Like Yesterday
Around the County
Arlington: Concert to be performed on SundayThe North Cascades Concert Band is performing its annual tribute to John Philip Sousa at 3 p.m. Sunday in Arlington at the Byrnes Performing Arts Center, 18821 Crown Ridge Blvd. It being Mother's Day, moms will be...
Date: 05/09/2013 | Local News
See a resemblance?
The inspiration for TV's Marge Simpson grew up in Everett
Date: 05/08/2013 | Local News
Boat burns at marina
Everett firefighters put out fire; man taken into custody
Date: 05/07/2013 | Local News
Help for county's distillers
A tax break is proposed to aid small makers of spirits
Date: 05/07/2013 | Local News
Monroe detective describes evidence in Scherf's murder trial
EVERETT -- Monroe police detective Barry Hatch remembered that it was raining and windy the night Jayme Biendl was killed.He'd been called from home to the Washington State Reformatory not long after the corrections officer's body was found in the prison chapel. He arrived...
Date: 05/07/2013 | Local News
Plan would move Green Mountain lookout with helicopter
DARRINGTON -- The Forest Service is proposing to use a helicopter to haul away the fought-over forest fire lookout on Green Mountain in the Glacier Peak Wilderness and plunk it down eight miles away at the top of Circle Peak.
Date: 05/07/2013 | Local News
No easy fix for daily mess on 128th Street
Jared Grothe of Clinton writes: I have a comment about eastbound traffic on 128th Street SW between Eighth Avenue W. and I-5. It consistently takes 20-25 minutes to travel this short distance (about half a mile) on weekday evenings. Are there any plans to improve this...
Date: 05/06/2013 | Street Smarts
Police seek female bandit who wore socks
EVERETT -- Detectives in Everett are trying to solve the mystery of the sock-footed bandit.The case involves a burglary that occurred in the late morning of March 8 in the 2500 block of Grand Avenue.
Date: 05/06/2013 | Local News
Man struck on I-5 in Everett ID'd
SEATTLE -- Officials have identified a man struck on I-5 in Everett in March.
Date: 05/06/2013 | Local News
Scherf lawyers in fight for his life
EVERETT -- Byron Scherf's lawyers are obligated to make every effort to save his life.Karen Halverson and Jon Scott began fighting for their client long before his trial started earlier this week.
Date: 05/04/2013 | Local News
His mind remains strong
Three years after ALS diagnosis, there's no stopping Mike Kelly
Date: 05/04/2013 | Local News
Herald employee honored by mayor
Kim Heltne, who worked as executive assistant to five publishers at The Daily Herald over 35 years, is retiring from the paper.
Date: 05/03/2013 | Local News
Larsen: Navy to add ships in Everett, jets on Whidbey
EVERETT -- Based on a new plan announced on Friday, the cities of Everett and Oak Harbor could be assured of a strong U.S. Naval presence for years to come.The Nimitz will remain based at Naval Station Everett at least through 2022, according to the plan, announced by U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen.
Date: 05/03/2013 | Local News
Woman rescued after car crashes in ditch
EVERETT -- Rescue crews on Friday pulled a 31-year-old woman to safety after her car became trapped upside down in a ditch in Everett.Police and firefighters were summoned about 7:30 a.m. to the area of 12th Street NE, on the north end of town east of I-5, officer Aaron...
Date: 05/03/2013 | Local News
Fugitive Watch
The state Department of Corrections' Everett office has felony warrants for the following offenders. If you have information about them, call police or the Department of Corrections at 425-356-2800. Callers do not have to give their names. Nathan Evans
Date: 05/03/2013 | Sirens
Co-workers testify about Biendl's last night
EVERETT -- Michael Boe* knelt down next to Jayme Biendl, took her hand, called her name and ordered her not to die."Don't do this to us," the Monroe corrections sergeant recalled saying the night he found his friend's body.Boe, a retired...
Date: 05/03/2013 | Local News
A new home of the brave
Seattle Veterans Museum relocated, for now, to Everett
Date: 05/03/2013 | Local News
'Master Joe' lived a life of many talents
EVERETT -- Chuxiong Zhou's life journey took him from China to Everett. It took him from flying as a commercial pilot to laboring in the countryside during China's Cultural Revolution. It took him to...
Date: 05/02/2013 | Local News
Defense: Killer snapped
Scherf's attorney says client killed corrections officer in rage
Date: 05/01/2013 | Local News
Edmonds educator to lead state teachers union
OLYMPIA -- Kim Mead of Edmonds smiled with satisfaction at the sight of 1,000 fellow educators singing, chanting and cheering on the steps of the state Capitol.They arrived in buses early Saturday morning to pressure lawmakers wrestling with how and where to fund the state's...
Date: 05/01/2013 | Local News
Opening statements expected in Scherf trial
EVERETT -- More than two years after Monroe corrections officer Jayme Biendl was found dead inside the chapel at the Washington State Reformatory, the trial of the inmate accused of strangling her is expected to get underway today.Officials say it has cost Snohomish County...
Date: 05/01/2013 | Local News
Man accused of infecting child with herpes virus arrested
EVERETT -- A man accused of raping and infecting an 8-year-old girl with the herpes virus was arrested Tuesday afternoon.The Snohomish County Violent Offender Task Force tracked him down at his former employer's business, sheriff's office spokeswoman Shari Ireton said.
Date: 04/30/2013 | Local News
Suspect in chase, shooting has long rap sheet
EVERETT -- While his Everett High School classmates were learning history and geometry, Kevin Diltz was venturing into larceny.In 1999, he got caught stealing candy bars and pop from the school's gym and a VCR from its theater.
Date: 04/30/2013 | Local News
Struggle not primary cause of man's death
EVERETT -- A man who collapsed after a struggle with his girlfriend in south Everett in January died from health problems, officials said last week.
Date: 04/30/2013 | Local News
Local author to read at Everett bookstore
Update, May 2, 2013: The reading has been canceled.Meet local author Jo Spencer at a reading and book-signing of her novel, "Love's Last Pledge," from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Firewheel Books and Beans."Love's Last...
Date: 04/30/2013 | Life
Chase, gunfire in Everett
Suspect in custody after police pursuit from Marysville
Date: 04/29/2013 | Local News
Everett man injured in fatal crash in Montana
GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- Authorities say a Wolf Point man died after the vehicle he was in rolled over and crashed on Montana Highway 13.The Montana Highway Patrol said alcohol was a factor in the early Sunday crash outside of Wolf Point.
Date: 04/29/2013 | Northwest
EvCC forum tackles issues of race, equality, more
EVERETT -- Anyone who believes that concerns about race relations are often suppressed or ignored might be glad to know that some local groups are not shying away from discussing the topic.
Date: 04/29/2013 | Local News
Every step honors heroes
Everett half-marathon thanks the heroes among us
Date: 04/29/2013 | Local News
FDIC sues former leaders of Everett’s Frontier Bank
SEATTLE -- The federal government is suing former leaders of another failed publicly traded Snohomish County bank, this time Frontier, a regionally prominent and philanthropically active downtown Everett institution.
Date: 04/29/2013 | Business
The 'singing pharmacist'
Vitality: Drug store worker has a big voice and a big heart
Date: 04/28/2013 | Life
Vitality: Brush up on your driving skills
The first car your drove is now an antique roadster -- and are you?The rules of the road have changed since you got your driver's license 40 or 60 years ago. There are daunting double turn lanes, head-spinning roundabouts and a bundle of distracting electronic...
Date: 04/28/2013 | Life
The Cashmans and Keister cut up on '206' again
Here are three good reasons to stay up until 1 a.m. this weekend.Pat Cashman. Chris Cashman. John Keister.They're baaaack!
Date: 04/27/2013 | Entertainment
Searching for one-of-a-kinds
An Everett estate sale draws lots of collectors (gallery)
Date: 04/27/2013 | Local News
Providence hospital lays off 34 employees
Thirty-four employees at Providence Regional Everett Medical Center, working in billing, medical records and registration, have been notified that their jobs will be eliminated on June 28.The employees were given formal 60-day notices on Friday that their jobs were ending,...
Date: 04/27/2013 | Local News
Organist moving to the next level
EVERETT -- Music committee chairman Tim Hisey met Halden Toy when he applied to become the choir organist for the Westminster Presbyterian Church. He was the youngest candidate that day and Hisey was...
Date: 04/27/2013 | Local News
South Asian community gathers to fight violence against women
EVERETT -- Comcast Arena was awhirl with flashing lights, fog and the pounding rhythms of the most popular songs coming out of Bollywood's biggest movies.Most Bollywood films are about love, so the crowd was treated to a four-hour concert featuring hits such as "I Will Love...
Date: 04/27/2013 | Local News
Hear raves of raven-researching couple on Thursday
John and Colleen Marzluff, authors of "Dog Days Raven Nights" in which they chronicled their raven research, will share their experiences at the Northwest Stream Center on Thursday.
Date: 04/27/2013 | Life
Meth overdose blamed in jail inmate's death
EVERETT -- An inmate found dead at the Snohomish County Jail in February overdosed on methamphetamine, officials said Friday.
Date: 04/26/2013 | Local News
Man sought for allegedly molesting girl, 8
EVERETT -- Law officers are looking for a man who disappeared around the time doctors were investigating how an 8-year-old girl contracted a sexually-transmitted disease.The suspect, 40, was living with the girl's mom in an Everett apartment at the time.
Date: 04/26/2013 | Local News
Trial delayed in 1995 killing, disappearance
EVERETT -- A convicted rapist charged with murdering two women in 1995 now won't face trial before September.
Date: 04/26/2013 | Local News
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