Jeannie Nicholos points out some of the multi-colored marks on her office wall left by lighting that struck the outside of her home and traveled inside on Thursday, March 27, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Everett home hit by lightning, catches fire

Family escapes as roof burns; two other homes hit on Camano Island.

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Everett Silvertips’ Landon DuPont during the game against the Medicine Hat Tigers on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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Mall mural offers nostalgic trip into the past

Past and present Everett Mall employees joined customers Thursday to view an artistic timeline of the once popular shopping mecca.

 

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Everett Silvertips’ Landon DuPont during the game against the Medicine Hat Tigers on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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Children emerge from the cold plunge on Wednesday, Jan. 1 in Edmonds, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)
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‘A hangover cure for sure’: Hundreds take the plunge in Edmonds

The annual New Year’s Polar Bear Plunge has been a tradition for 18 years.

 

Dozens of people with mustaches clipped wait to be measured for a Guinness World Record Mustache Chain Attempt on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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Scott Peterson works to clear a tree that fell on the roof of a Shawn Hawes' apartment unit on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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‘It almost killed me’: Bomb cyclone wreaks havoc in Snohomish County

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Participants in the Guinness World Record Beard Chain Attempt lineup to get their beards clipped together to be measured at Pacific Rim Park on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee proposed his final state budget on Tuesday. It calls for a new wealth tax, an increase in business taxes, along with some programs and a closure of a women’s prison. The plan will be a starting point for state lawmakers in the 2025 legislative session. (Jerry Cornfield / Washington State Standard)

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Curtson Distillery owners Robert Thompson, right, Malinda Curtis, center, and employee Sarah Trocano, left, at the distillery in Sultan. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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