Streateries dot the streets of downtown Edmonds Wednesday afternoon on December 8, 2021. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Are ‘streateries’ here to stay in Edmonds? Survey says yes

Outdoor dining structures were a lifesaver during the pandemic. Many business owners want to keep them. Others are over it.

A map of alternative routes and stations for the Sound Transit light rail extension from Lynnwood to Everett. (Sound Transit)

City of Everett outlines light rail priorities for 2037

Per a letter to Sound Transit, the mayor and planning director say they want four stations open as soon as possible.

Family suing over police killing of man near Everett

Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed Ryan Hemmingson in 2019. His wife filed a claim for $10 million.

The Tulalip Semi-Annual General Council voted to reverse the Board of Directors' decision to ask the school district to change Marysville Pilchuck High School's mascot. (Marysville Pilchuck High School)
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Tulalip elders vote to keep Tomahawks mascot in Marysville

The Tulalip Tribes chair said tribal members are conflicted. It leaves the school district in a complicated position.

Cecil Lacy Jr. (Courtesy of the Lacey family)

County to pay $1.75M to settle Tulalip man’s wrongful death case

Snohomish County maintains it’s not to blame for Cecil Lacy Jr.’s death in the custody of a sheriff’s deputy.

Prison and a $273K bill for Snohomish insurance agent’s fraud

Vicki Boser, 58, was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison. She was also ordered to repay clients.

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Glacier Peak's Torey Watkins pulls up for a basket Friday evening at Glacier Peak in Snohomish on December 8, 2021. The Grizzles won 66-54. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

GALLERY: Glacier Peak boys down Stanwood in non-league battle

Bobby Siebers leads a balanced Grizzlies scoring attack with 17 points in a 66-54 win over the Spartans.

Brian Loomis and Michelle Moch browse for a live Christmas tree from Adopt A Stream on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

These holiday trees can liven a salmon’s home as well as your own

Adopt A Stream Foundation is selling native trees. Return them after the holidays, and they’ll become critical fish habitat.

Zuri's Donutz display case filled with an assortment of doughnuts on Sunday, July 18, 2021 in Lynnwood, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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This undated photo, provided by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, shows U.S. Army Cpl. Benjamin Bazzell, 18, of Seymour, Conn., killed during the Korean War, who has been identified. The remains of Bazzell and other soldiers were turned over by North Korea to the U.S. in 2018 following a meeting between then-President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency via AP)

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Riaz Khan speaks at the groundbreaking at the site of the Islamic Center of Mukilteo that he helped spearhead over the last seven years on Saturday, March 6, 2021 in Mukilteo, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

All faiths invited to Saturday meeting for Mukilteo mosque

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Dr Chris Spitters (center), Interim Health Officer, makes makes his address Monday evening during a Special Meeting of the Snohomish Health District Board of Health at the Administration Builiding in Everett on March 2, 2020. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
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The physician who has been the official voice of the pandemic here says his departure is not work-related.

 

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Glacier Peak's Torey Watkins pulls up for a basket Friday evening at Glacier Peak in Snohomish on December 8, 2021. The Grizzles won 66-54. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Bobby Siebers leads a balanced Grizzlies scoring attack with 17 points in a 66-54 win over the Spartans.

 

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Zuri's Donutz display case filled with an assortment of doughnuts on Sunday, July 18, 2021 in Lynnwood, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Low income, food insecurity are major factors behind obesity

The estimated 50 million Americans who are food-insecure often have access only to processed food, which is a leading cause of obesity.

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Streateries dot the streets of downtown Edmonds Wednesday afternoon on December 8, 2021. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Everett Community College's Dennis Skarr sits in front of a 15-foot interactive wall that can replicate a manufacturing company's assembly line, hardware, software and networks on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 in Everett, Washington. A class taught by Skarr focuses on cyber threats against manufacturers, pipelines, water treatment systems and electrical grids.(Andy Bronson / The Herald)

At EvCC, ‘The Wall’ teaches students how to thwart cyber crime

The Everett college is first in the nation to have a tool that can model cyber attacks aimed at vital infrastructure.

 

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FILE - In this May 17, 2018, file photo attorneys walk up the steps of the Washington Supreme Court building, the Temple of Justice, in Olympia, Wash. The court on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, unanimously upheld the Washington's tax on big banks aimed at providing essential services and improving the state's regressive tax system. The 1.2% business and occupation surtax, a tax added on top of other taxes — was passed by the Legislature in 2019. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
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Lynnwood's Dina Yonas drives to the hoop during the game against Jackson on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

GALLERY: Lynnwood girls down Jackson as winter sports begin

The Royals open their basketball season with a 59-51 win over the Timberwolves.

 

Children watch the Veterans Day Parade as it makes its way down Olympic Avenue on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 in Arlington, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Gallery: Arlington hosts Veterans Day Parade

People gathered along Olympic Avenue in Arlington to celebrate veterans.

 

Lake Stevens’ Peri Hoshock sends the ball past Mount Si’s Lauren Kremer in a Class 4A Wes-King Bi-District tournament semifinal volleyball matchup Tuesday in Lake Stevens. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

GALLERY: Lake Stevens clinches state volleyball berth

The undefeated Vikings get pushed by Mount Si in the bi-district semifinals, but find a way to win.

 

Arlington's Levi Younger reaches out for a pass during the game against Marysville-Pilchuck on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 in Arlington, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Arlington stuns Marysville Pilchuck in Wesco 3A North showdown

The Eagles shut down 3A No. 3-ranked Marysville Pilchuck’s high-powered ground attack in a 28-14 win.

 

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In this undated photo provided by the Utah Attorney General's Office, catalytic converters are shown after being seized in a recent investigation. Utah lawmakers are considering a crackdown on theft of the emission control devices from cars that are stolen for the precious metals found inside. (Utah Attorney General's Office via AP)

Bill to reduce catalytic converter thefts introduced in state

Scrap dealers who knowingly purchase or receive the stolen parts would face misdemeanor charges.

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In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a grizzly bear just north of the National Elk Refuge in Grand Teton National Park, Wyo. Grizzly bears are slowly expanding the turf they roam in the northern Rocky Mountains but scientists say they need continued protections, They have also concluded that no other areas of the country would be suitable for the fearsome animals. The Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, released its first assessment in nearly a decade on the status of grizzly bears in the contiguous U.S. (Joe Lieb/USFWS via AP)

Montana seeks to lift protections for bears around Glacier

Grizzly bear attacks on livestock and periodic maulings of humans have increased in the area.

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