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The new Mukilteo Police Department’s traffic Tesla, in Mukilteo, Washington on July 28, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Mukilteo police’s new tricked out Tesla is a real traffic stopper

The black patrol car looks like just another Tesla, until the lights and sirens come on.

Alabama “'Bama” Nightmare holds her clipboard while sitting for a portrait Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Everett, Washington. Nightmare is running to be the Democratic candidate for Precinct Committee Officer in her precinct. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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In this electoral corner, it’s Alabama “’Bama” Nightmare vs. Jack Lockhart

Precinct Committee Officers are grassroots party races at the bottom of the ballot, maybe. The storylines are no…

People wait in line to buy Mega Millions tickets as the sign above the lotto machine reads “999 Estimated Million” despite the payout now being over $1 billion on  Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at Safeway on Evergreen in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Got your $2 ticket? Mega Millions jackpot is $1.28 billion, for now

Odds are 1 in 303 million to win the jackpot. Dreaming about it is priceless.

J.P. Patches and Gertrude on the new Patches Pal state specialty license plate. (Submitted photo)

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Brake for clowns: J.P. Patches license plates are up for bid

Online auction for 20 low-number plates to benefit Seattle Children’s cancer research runs through Sunday.

Maria Rios, a ferry worker of 13 years, helps Frank and Fran Butler, both of Washington, D.C., check out as the couple purchases food on Thursday, July 21, 2022, aboard the MV Suquamish ferry between Mukilteo and Clinton, Washington. Rios said food service returned to the Suquamish about three weeks prior. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Drink up! Happy hour on the Mukilteo-Clinton ferry is back

More galleys are reopening as pandemic restrictions scale back. Get out of your car for concessions just like…

Alligator Soul logo. (Submitted photo)

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Golly gumbo! Everett’s Alligator Soul is having a reunion party

The July 30 event is for workers and patrons of the Cajun eatery that closed in 2010. Tickets…

Passengers aboard the MV Suquamish ferry watch as a motorboat passes in front of the vessel as it approaches Clinton on Thursday, July 21, 2022, in the Possession Sound between Mukilteo and Clinton, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Boaters behaving badly, boldly are making ferry crews crabby

Crab pots are another hazard on ferry routes. An entangled encounter can put a ferry out of service.

Lee Oskar and his dog Tex inside his art studio in his home on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Harmonica whiz Lee Oskar is also a pro with a paintbrush

Oskar’s music and art studios are in his Everett home. The former member of the 1970s band War…

People sit in lawn chairs and watch a Looney Tunes short on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at the Blue Fox Drive-In Theatre in Oak Harbor, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Get off the couch, or bring it, for a night at Blue Fox Drive-In

Kids get in for $1 at the Whidbey Island outdoor theater, one of few still standing in the…

Peoples Bank is hiding 500 green plastic pigs with $20 for people to find and keep. (Submitted photo)

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Pig out! 500 piggy banks stuffed with $20 are on the loose

Find it and spend it. The treasure hunt promotion by Peoples Bank wants people to use it locally.

Washington's Lottery 40th anniversary “Scratch from the Past” ticket. (Submitted photo)

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40 years later: Lottery pays off for state. Has it for you?

Games generated $17.7 billion in sales, $2.4 billion for education and $10.5 billion in prizes.

Compressed Cube Tensegrity Sculpture is one of the first sculptures seen from the east parking lot Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Earth Sanctuary in Clinton, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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For $7, take a walk on the spiritual side of Whidbey Island

The 72-acre nature preserve has sculptures and sacred spaces. “It is contemplative, peaceful and magical.”

A quilt titled “Wheel of Fortune” hangs on the fence at one of the Mukilteo garden-quilt tour homes on Thursday, July 7, 2022. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Garden tours are blooming in Mukilteo, Edmonds and Mill Creek

The July tours feature quilts, artists and musicians in addition to pretty plants galore.

"Shoes are like jeans," says Dominic Ahn, 53, who took over ownership from his parents, who started the store 40 years ago. Photographed in Edmonds, Washington on June 30, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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EEEEEE! Edmonds shoe shop sells wide shoes only

The store has over 600 styles of work and play shoes for men and women with feet from…

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Pedaling his legs as he holds onto hand rails, Jim Freeman shows off the rare railroad caboose he calls home on Wednesday, Apr. 20, 2016 in Freeland, Wa. Freeman, 68, calls himself the Conductor of Fun.

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‘End of an era’ with death of Whidbey celebrity Jim Freeman

Freeman, 74, lived in a train caboose and was the Conductor of Fun. “His sneakers will never be…

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Abortion rights supporters will ‘wave signs and yell loud’ in Everett

In light of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, a “Bans Off Our Bodies” rally is…

Burger King states “No Burgers” since a fire on May 1 in Everett, Washington on June 16, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Customers ask ‘Where’s the beef?’ after whopper of a fire

Burgers have been off the menu at the Burger King on Evergreen Way since May 1. Nearby McDonald’s…

A ferry heads out from Mukilteo towards Clinton during the evening commute Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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$1 billion to fund 5 new hybrid ferries, but who wants to build them?

The state is seeking bids for a shipbuilder. The first ferry will serve the Mukilteo-Clinton route. It already…

Basil Hassoun gives a speech at the "Conan Can" trash can dedication ceremony by City Hall in Langley, Washington, on June 10, 2022. (Submitted photo)

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To honor Conan O’Brien’s visit, Langley names a trash can after him

The famous talk show host was on Whidbey Island for his playwright wife’s show at WICA.

Siblings Penelope White, 4, and Edward White, 1, play tag on one of the large painted circles in the Parklet along the Mukilteo waterfront on Sunday, June 12, 2022. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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$500K makeover: Parkleteo in Mukilteo is now a place to go-a-teo

The 60-foot-wide paved parcel at the waterfront is a place to sit and drink in the waterfront view.