Human Interest
Education was shared passion for senator, sister
It began as a secret.Long ago, during Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson's early years in Congress, lawmakers could earn honoraria for giving speeches without reporting how much they made or how it was spent.
Date: 05/30/2012 | Local News
Stronger to the core
Just like you, your dog needs to exercise its abs
Date: 05/30/2012 | Fur & Feathers
Community Extra: Applause
GIVINGEverett Christian School volunteersStudents from Everett Christian School fanned out into their communities May 18 for a Serve-a-Thon.Each class at the school of 98 students took on different projects.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Local News
Long dead, not forgotten
18 new headstones will mark graves of Civil War veterans
Date: 05/28/2012 | Local News
Scoop's nickname was just one of his ties to paper
He's the best-known person to ever come from Everett.And he is best known by his nickname.
Date: 05/27/2012 | Here at The Herald
2 female Army officers sue to reverse combat ban
RICHMOND, Va. -- Two women in the Army Reserve have sued the U.S. Department of Defense and the Army in a bid to reverse military policies banning women from serving in combat roles.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World
Remains of lost Cold War-era airman to be buried
SAN FRANCISCO -- The remains of an Air Force gunner who was lost during a mock nuclear attack on San Francisco in 1950 were finally laid to rest on Friday.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World
Titans in pro wrestling set to rumble in court
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Two giants in the wrestling world are getting ready to rumble -- in a courtroom.Nashville-based Total Nonstop Action Wrestling has sued World Wrestling Entertainment, accusing WWE of obtaining secret contract information in an attempt to poach TNA's wrestlers.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World
Climber, 73, finally felt old at Everest summit
KATMANDU, Nepal -- The oldest woman to climb Mount Everest said she finally felt she had gotten old when she scaled the world's highest peak last weekend.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World
Friends in high places
Influential voices line up for Green Mountain lookout
Date: 05/25/2012 | Local News
Senators seek to name bison 'national mammal'
BILLINGS, Mont. -- Western lawmakers want to elevate the Plains bison to a status similar to that of the iconic bald eagle with legislation to declare the burly beasts America’s “national mammal.”
Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World
Gregg Allman, 64, engaged to girlfriend, 24
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Gregg Allman is getting married for the seventh time.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member has told several interviewers this week that he's engaged to his 24-year-old girlfriend, Shannon Williams, and Allman's publicist and manager confirmed the news Friday morning.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World
Cows roam, then knock back a few
BOXFORD, Mass. -- Police say a roving group of cows crashed a small gathering in a Massachusetts town and bullied the guests for their beer.Boxford police Lt. James Riter said he was responding to a call for loose cows on Sunday and spotted them in a front yard.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World
How he got the shot
Photographer tells the story behind stunning cougar photos
Date: 05/25/2012 | Sirens
Days after deaths, another crowd attempts Everest
KATMANDU, Nepal -- A wave of climbers has headed for the summit of Mount Everest, and several people have already made it in what is expected to another busy weekend on the top of the world.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Nation & World
Search ends for tiger reportedly on the loose in Puyallup
PUYALLUP -- A search for a Bengal tiger reportedly on the loose in east Pierce County, Wash., has stirred up nothing but a lot of traffic.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Northwest
Ark. judge orders new trial in lotto ticket suit
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- An Arkansas judge on Thursday ordered a new trial to decide who can claim a $1 million scratch-off lottery ticket prize, a little more than three weeks after he ruled that a woman who said she bought the ticket but mistakenly discarded it was entitled to the money.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Nation & World
Port Angeles School Board to ban classroom pets
PORT ANGELES -- The Port Angeles School Board is banning classroom pets because of concerns that dogs, rabbits, snakes and baby chicks threaten student health and safety.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Northwest
Global warming winner: Once rare butterfly thrives
WASHINGTON -- Global warming is rescuing the once-rare brown Argus butterfly, scientists say.Man-made climate is threatening the existence of many species, such as the giant polar bear. But in the case of the small drab British butterfly, it took a species in trouble and made it thrive.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Nation & World
14-year-old Texan wins National Geographic Bee
WASHINGTON -- A first-time contender from Texas won the annual National Geographic Bee Thursday in Washington, claiming the top prize in a contest that started with local competitions among about 4 million students around the country.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Nation & World
Astrologers gaze into the future in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS -- Will President Barack Obama win re-election? Will the world end Dec. 21, as some say the Mayan calendar predicts? Will the economy ever improve?If you ask the 1,500 astrologers contemplating planetary alignments this week in New Orleans, the answers are yes, no and yes.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Nation & World
S.F. official: Ouija board comment was joke
SAN FRANCISCO -- A San Francisco supervisor who said he consulted a Ouija board before a vote now says he was joking -- and the only spirit he was summoning was the spirit of humor.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Nation & World
Mass. woman finds bike she lost 42 years ago
WELLFLEET, Mass. -- The little girl thought she had lost her new bike forever when she tumbled off a rickety bridge over a muddy stream in Wellfleet, Mass., 42 years ago.But the bike has been found -- by the now-grown woman's own wife.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Nation & World
Tornadoes didn't stop Kansas couple from marrying
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In the plains of central Kansas, tornadoes are so unremarkable that guests barely flinched as a barrel-racing bride wed her bull-riding groom with a twister dropping from the sky just miles away.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Nation & World
N.Y. black radio-pioneer Hal Jackson dies
NEW YORK -- Radio pioneer Harold "Hal" Jackson, a staple of New York radio, has died. He was in his late 90s.Jackson died Wednesday in a hospital, said Deon Levingston, vice president and general manager at WBLS, a station owned by Inner City Broadcasting, which Jackson co-founded.
Date: 05/24/2012 | Nation & World
Former nanny sues Sharon Stone, claims harassment
LOS ANGELES -- A former nanny for Sharon Stone sued the actress Wednesday claiming the Oscar-winner repeatedly insulted her Filipino heritage and fired her after discovering she had been paid overtime.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Nation & World
Unabomber submits update to Harvard alumni book
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Harvard University's alumni association says it regrets including the Unabomber's references to his convictions in a directory for his 50th class reunion this week.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Nation & World
D.C. zoo to hand-raise cubs after rare cheetah birth
WASHINGTON -- Two cheetah cubs have a new home at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and are being raised by human hands after a risky birth last month at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Nation & World
Astrodome spared? Group suggests overhaul, reuse
HOUSTON -- The Astrodome was once the envy of other cities, a fully air-conditioned stadium that had a translucent roof to keep out the heat and humidity, the first synthetic grass -- and the power to make Houston into a sports-entertainment destination.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Nation & World
Coin flips decide tied Idaho elections
TWIN FALLS, Idaho -- Tied races for local Republican seats in two Idaho counties were decided by the flip of a coin, underscoring the importance of voting -- especially in close local races during primary elections with sparse turnout.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Northwest
Community Extra: Applause
GIVINGGirl Scouts plant trees in SnohomishGirl Scouts from Snohomish Service Unit 223 joined Snohomish City Parks in celebrating Earth Day and Arbor Day by planting 50 trees in two city parks.
Date: 05/22/2012 | Local News
Pets up for adoption
Meet animals at the Everett shelter (gallery -- 24 new photos)
Date: 05/22/2012 | Fur & Feathers
School Winners
Snohomish graduate earns PLU degreeMercedes Begley, a 2008 graduate of Snohomish High School, has earned a bachelor of arts degree in Chinese studies with minors in anthropology and global studies from Pacific Lutheran University.
Date: 05/21/2012 | Life
Remains of World War II vet buried in White Salmon
WHITE SALMON — Flags snapped, an honor guard fired three volleys and three World War II-era spotting planes flew the missing man formation as the ashes of Gerald “Mike” Kight were laid to rest Saturday afternoon in this cemetery in the Columbia Gorge. After almost 68 years away...
Date: 05/20/2012 | Northwest
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg marries longtime sweetheart
SAN FRANCISCO — A day after the historic Facebook IPO, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status Saturday to "married."
Date: 05/19/2012 | Business
Renewed life, renewed vows
Essay about husband’s cancer fight wins second trip down aisle
Date: 05/19/2012 | Local News
No name change for Ebey Slough
Ebey Slough will remain Ebey Slough -- at least for now.A state panel unanimously on Friday rejected a request to rename Ebey Slough to Ebey Estuary.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Local News
Man who had 30 kids with 11 women wants child-support break
LOS ANGELES -- You have to say this much for Desmond Hatchett: He has a way with the ladies.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Nation & World
Alaska restaurant battles Seattle for first fish
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An Anchorage seafood restaurant heralded its grand opening Friday by mimicking Alaska Airlines' splashy salmon show in Seattle.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
Mad cow quarantines lifted at 2 dairies
FRESNO, Calif. — Quarantines were lifted on two Central California dairies associated with a case of mad cow disease after investigators found no link between the illness and food the diseased bovine might have consumed, federal officials said Friday.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Nation & World
State's top baby names: Mason, Sophia
SEATTLE -- Mason, Liam, Alexander, Jacob and Ethan for boys.Sophia, Olivia, Emma, Isabella and Emily for girls.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Northwest
Today in History
Today is Friday, May 18, the 139th day of 2012. There are 227 days left in the year.Today's Highlight:
Date: 05/18/2012 | Life
A fire crew of neighbors
On Hat Island, firefighters volunteer for the love of it
Date: 05/18/2012 | Local News
Safety fair set for Saturday in Sultan
SULTAN -- Sky Valley families are invited to spend Saturday learning all about safety."The name of our fair is Safety Fair, and that's exactly what we focus on," Police Chief Jeff Brand said.The Sultan Safety Fair is planned from noon to 4 p.m. at First and Main streets.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Local News
Fire burns 20 acres on actor Bruce Campbell's Oregon property
MEDFORD, Ore. -- A southern Oregon wildfire has burned 20 acres of property that belongs to "Evil Dead" actor Bruce Campbell.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Bremerton raises city hen limit; 5 now OK
BREMERTON -- Now that it has embraced chickens in the city, the Bremerton City Council is fine-tuning its poultry policy.In a unanimous vote Wednesday, the group approved Councilman Roy Runyon's motion to raise the upper limit on hens from four to five.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Northwest
Surprised horse takes a long swim in ocean
CARPINTERIA, Calif. -- Maybe he should be named Bob.An Arabian horse named William got spooked during a California beachside photo shoot Tuesday and swam a mile out to sea before rescuers got to him and helped him back to shore.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Nation & World
Today in History
Today is Thursday, May 17, the 138th day of 2012. There are 228 days left in the year.Today's Highlight:On May 17, 1937, Teddy Hill and His Orchestra recorded "King Porter Stomp" for RCA Victor's Bluebird label in New York; making his recording debut was trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.
Date: 05/17/2012 | Life
Rename Ebey Slough?
Some call Ebey a bad guy; others say it's not really a slough
Date: 05/16/2012 | Local News
Let's work together to help your dog live healthier
Does your spirit soar when watching your dog run, run, run at the dog park, or when they chase birds at the ocean, or do full-body shakes when you say the magic word … W-A-L-K? Are you someone who appreciates the short -lived sweet scent of “puppy breath” or loves watching your...
Date: 05/16/2012 | Fur & Feathers
Ooh, aah: Take in Yosemite views -- by computer
FRESNO, Calif. -- Just in time for spring snowmelt: a webcam pointed at one of Yosemite National Park's main attractions, the soaring 2,425-foot Yosemite Falls.
Date: 05/15/2012 | Nation & World
Community Extra: Applause
GIVINGVolunteers plant a garden for food bank
Date: 05/15/2012 | Local News
'Swamp People' cast member Mitchell Guist dies
PIERRE PART, La. -- A cast member of the reality TV show “Swamp People” died Monday, a Louisiana sheriff said.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Nation & World
Maine man who cared for famed old tree dies at 103
PORTLAND, Maine -- Frank Knight's decades-long battle to save New England's tallest elm served as an inspiring tale of devotion, so it is fitting that he will be laid to rest in a coffin made from the tree he made famous.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Nation & World
No border dispute here: Vt., N.H. reaffirm boundary
NORWICH, Vt. -- In case you were wondering, the Vermont-New Hampshire border hasn't changed.The two states' attorneys general have reaffirmed their shared boundary.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Nation & World
Man, eagle helped each other to health
You can learn more than facts about nature.Freedom the bald eagle will teach you about friendship.Freedom is the featured guest -- along with her human friend Jeff Guidry -- during the Streamkeeper Academy program called "Eagles" on Saturday.
Date: 05/14/2012 | Life
Teens find possible 900-year-old Indian artifact
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A group of New Mexico seventh-graders have found could be a significant archaeological discovery.
Date: 05/13/2012 | Nation & World
Battleship USS Iowa to become museum
RICHMOND, Calif. -- Firing its 16-inch guns in the Arabian Sea, the USS Iowa shuddered. As the sky turned orange, a blast of heat from the massive guns washed over the battleship. This was the Iowa of the late 1980s, at the end of its active duty as it escorted reflagged Kuwaiti oil tankers from...
Date: 05/13/2012 | Nation & World
Milestones a time to reflect on mothers, families
On Mother's Day 1983 -- it was May 8 that year -- I was a new mom. I stood up in church holding our baby girl. She was dressed in a handmade christening gown.
Date: 05/13/2012 | Local News
Today in history
Today is Saturday, May 12, the 133rd day of 2012. There are 233 days left in the year.Today's highlight:On May 12, 1937, Britain's King George VI was crowned at Westminster Abbey; his wife, Elizabeth, was crowned as queen consort.On this date:
Date: 05/12/2012 | Life
ABC to televise Niagara Falls tightrope walk
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. -- ABC is turning Nik Wallenda's attempted tightrope walk over Niagara Falls into a prime-time television event next month, devoting a full three hours to the daredevil's June 15 walk, the network said Friday.
Date: 05/12/2012 | Nation & World
Britain's Prince Charles tries hand as weatherman (video)
LONDON -- If this king thing doesn't work out, Prince Charles may be able to fall back on a budding career as a weatherman.The heir to the British throne and his wife Camilla gave it a try Thursday, each reading out weather reports during a visit to BBC studios in Glasgow, Scotland.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Nation & World
Navy: Sonar, blasts may hurt more sea life
HONOLULU -- The U.S. Navy says its training and testing using sonar and explosives could potentially hurt more dolphins and whales in Hawaii and California waters than previously thought.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Nation & World
Today in History
Today is Friday, May 11, the 132nd day of 2012. There are 234 days left in the year.Today's Highlight:On May 11, 1862, during the Civil War, the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia was scuttled by its crew off Craney Island, Va., to prevent it from falling into Union hands.On this date:
Date: 05/11/2012 | Life
Next stop: 38-inch waist
A Lynnwood man trims down through eating right, exercise
Date: 05/11/2012 | Local News
Jobless man finds signed Picasso at thrift shop
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An unemployed Ohio man was browsing at his local thrift store for items he could restore and resell when he spotted a Picasso poster with the word "Exposition" written across the front, some French words, and the image of a warped round face. He handed over $14.14 for what he...
Date: 05/10/2012 | Nation & World
Today in history
Today is Thursday, May 10, the 131st day of 2012. There are 235 days left in the year.Today's highlight:On May 10, 1869, a golden spike was driven in Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States.On this date:
Date: 05/10/2012 | Life
Nuts and Bolts
Make a Mother's Day of it at Meerkerk Gardens on Sunday in Greenbank on Whidbey Island.Bring a picnic, a blanket or lawn chairs, and enjoy a concert on the beautiful grounds by folk harpist Harper Tasche. Then stroll the 10-acre garden.
Date: 05/10/2012 | Home and Garden
Campus wins high marks
Marysville Getchell has attracted national attention for design
Date: 05/10/2012 | Local News
Ariz. man wins space trip in Space Needle contest
SEATTLE -- Gregory Schneider of Tucson, Ariz., has won a trip to space in celebration of the Seattle Space Needle's 50th anniversary.He beat out five finalists in Seattle this week for some final competitions.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Northwest
Zoo orangutans use iPads to communicate
MIAMI — The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary. Their family's teenagers also like the hand-held computer tablets, too, but the clan's elders show no interest.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Nation & World
Lost dog found after 5 years
Marysville family never expected to see their pet again
Date: 05/09/2012 | Local News
Panel discusses AP reporter's WWII surrender scoop
NEW YORK -- Speakers at a panel on Tuesday disagreed over whether a correspondent for The Associated Press who defied military censors by reporting that the Germans had surrendered unconditionally in World War II had acted properly.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Nation & World
Researchers: Ocean garbage gyre impacting sea life
SAN DIEGO -- An increase in plastic debris floating in a zone between Hawaii and California is changing the environment of at least one marine critter, scientists reported.
Date: 05/09/2012 | Nation & World
Against Me!'s Tom Gabel is becoming a woman
NEW YORK -- Tom Gabel, the lead singer of punk rock band Against Me!, says he's becoming a woman.
Date: 05/08/2012 | Nation & World
Ind. man arrested with 4 kids strapped to car hood
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- An Indiana man accused of driving three blocks with four children strapped to the hood of his car was being held in jail Tuesday on charges of drunken driving and neglect, police said.
Date: 05/08/2012 | Nation & World
Economic Alliance to honor 5 in business
Economic Alliance Snohomish County will recognize five local residents with business and service awards at its annual meeting May 16 in Lynnwood.
Date: 05/08/2012 | Business
'Lost' star Matthew Fox arrested for DUI in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Actor Matthew Fox, star of the television series "Lost," has been charged with drunken driving.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
Puyallup to consider electronic dog leash law
PUYALLUP -- The Puyallup City Council has agreed to consider whether electronic dog collars that deliver a shock should be included in the city's leash law.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
Judge dismisses suit to free orca from captivity
SEATTLE -- A federal judge in Tacoma has dismissed a lawsuit aimed at freeing the killer whale Lolita from captivity at Miami Seaquarium.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
Finals of Space Needle contest begins
SEATTLE -- The five finalists in a contest to be sent into space as part of Seattle Needle's 50th anniversary celebration are in Seattle this week.
Date: 05/07/2012 | Northwest
Pets up for adoption
Animals available at the Everett shelter (gallery)
Date: 05/07/2012 | Fur & Feathers
George Lindsey, Mayberry's Goober Pyle, dies at 83
George Lindsey, the Southern-born character actor who played dim hayseed Goober Pyle, the genial gas station auto mechanic on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry R.F.D.," died early Sunday morning. He was 83.
Date: 05/06/2012 | Nation & World
Crab fishermen save entangled gray whale
SAN FRANCISCO -- Crab fishermen working off the Northern California coast have managed to free a gray whale that was tangled in a large fishing line and that had disappeared after a previous rescue attempt, federal wildlife officials said.
Date: 05/06/2012 | Nation & World
Hats off to couture at Kentucky Derby (gallery)
They drink bourbon for breakfast. Mint juleps for lunch. And all day long, spectators wear colorful, larger-than-life hats at the Kentucky Derby.
Date: 05/05/2012 | Nation & World
Rowers complete Vancouver Island voyage
TACOMA -- Rowing around an island the size of Maryland at 3.5 miles per hour, there are stretches when time passes slower than the coastline.
Date: 05/05/2012 | Northwest
UN completes study of Native American rights
WASHINGTON — A United Nations fact finder surveying the lives of Native Americans and Alaska Natives said Friday he'll recommend in an upcoming report that some of the tribes' lands be restored, including the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Nation & World
'Angel' arrested for naked noon-time stroll
KETCHIKAN, Alaska -- A 22-year-old man was arrested after taking a naked noon-time stroll around downtown Ketchikan.According to police, Alex Orr said he was nude "because I'm an angel."
Date: 05/04/2012 | Northwest
Reebok helps man with size 22 to 25 feet
CANTON, Mass. -- Finding shoes for the nation's tallest man takes more than a trip to the mall; more like a trip across the country.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Nation & World
Little survivors
Everett shelter has puppies ready for homes after rough start
Date: 05/04/2012 | Local News
Down Under horse sense
Equine expert shares in Monroe, Stanwood next week
Date: 05/04/2012 | Local News
Today in History
Today is Thursday, May 3, the 124th day of 2012. There are 242 days left in the year.Today's Highlight:On May 3, 1937, Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel, "Gone With the Wind."On this date:In 1802, Washington, D.C., was incorporated.
Date: 05/03/2012 | Life
It's got their motors running
Snohomish students, granddad restore school icon
Date: 05/03/2012 | Local News
EvCC honors two distinguished alumni
EVERETT -- Two Everett notables were honored last week for devoting their lives to protecting the community.
Date: 05/03/2012 | Local News
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