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Julie Sisson, right, a library circulation assistant from Everett, stands next to "Jeopardy!" quiz show host Ken Jennings. (Photo courtesy of Jeopardy Productions, Inc.)

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Who is … Julie Sisson? Everett library worker on ‘Jeopardy!’

Last fall, Sisson took the “Jeopardy! Anytime Test” that lets hopefuls test online 24/7. The show airs July…

A customer shows her purchased Powerball and Mega Millions tickets at a convenience store in Northbrook, Ill., Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. The Powerball jackpot is up to $410 million. The drawing for that is Wednesday night. The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday's lottery drawing has jumped to $490 million and it potentially makes the 8th largest in the game's history. At $857 million, this is the highest combined jackpot total for the multi-state jackpot games in more than two years. Mega Millions is played in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Powerball jackpot hits $1 billion for Wednesday drawing

This is the third-largest in the game’s history. An Auburn woman won $754 million in February.

From left: Avery Martin D.C., Sarah Kotlerman D.C. and CEO Anna Martin, all of Averio Health Institute, wear giant cardboard vertebrae made out of banana boxes while demonstrating how they plan to claim the Guinness World Record for largest cardboard costume on Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Mount Vernon, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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World’s largest cardboard spine? Arlington aims to host record backbone

A 5K fun run is Saturday in Arlington for a Guinness World Record attempt to promote the state’s…

Pua, right, a 5-month old French bulldog inspects McKenzie, a 8-week old golden retriever during a news conference at the American Kennel Club headquarter, Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in New York. American Kennel Club rankings released in 2018 show French bulldogs are the fourth most popular while the labrador is the most popular purebred dog. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Mutts in Mukilteo: Dog show is for pooches from all walks of life

Categories include owner-dog lookalike, best legs, cutest senior, ugliest dog, best wiggles and most slobbery.

A voter drops off her ballot at the drop box in front of the Mukilteo Library on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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You’ve got mail! Primary ballots, voters’ pamphlets mailed this week

The primary election is Aug. 1 for Snohomish County races including councils, mayor, county posts and school boards.

The tenth Pride flag in two years was stolen July 9, 2023, in front of the Everett home of Doug Blay and Tim Pfahl. (Photo provided)

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Everett police pursue case of 10 stolen Pride flags as hate crime

The latest rainbow flag stolen Monday from a couple’s home had a GPS tracker attached. Number 11 is…

To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a poster featuring eight federally listed species that have been put on the road to recovery. The eight portraits were painted by Lake Stevens native Cal Robinson, a public affairs specialist at the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife office. (Cal Robinson/USFWS)

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Lake Stevens artist’s portrait subjects: endangered mammals, fish, more

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife portraits were created by Cal Robinson, 34, to honor 50 years of the…

John Lundin went on a 90-minute test dive to the bottom of Puget Sound in 2019 on the OceanGate submersible Cyclops as an invited guest. Lundin owns Bluewater Organic Distilling and was a business neighbor and friend to OceanGate and CEO Stockton Rush. (Photo courtesy John Lundin)

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‘Pitch-black’: Everett man recalls 2019 dive in an OceanGate sub

Bluewater Distilling owner John Lundin said Stockton Rush was “kind of our own local Elon Musk character.”

OceanGate's office and warehouse at the Port of Everett on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Andrea Brown / The Herald)

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OceanGate’s neighbors, used to privacy, thrust into the spotlight

The tenants at the Port of Everett Waterfront Center wait for news on missing submersible.

The flagpole at the home of Doug Blay and Tim Pfahl flag pole at their home in Everett. They’ve had nine Pride flags stolen from their yard over two years. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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Despite 9 Pride flag thefts, Everett couple remains undaunted

Doug Blay flies his rainbow flag to promote acceptance and understanding.

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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How much is that ferry ride going to cost in October?

The public is encouraged to speak up now, in person or online, to be heard about the fare…

This undated photo provided by OceanGate Expeditions in June 2021 shows the company's Titan submersible. A massive search and rescue operation is underway to find the vessel that went missing Sunday on a trip to view the wreckage of the Titan. (OceanGate Expeditions via AP)

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UPDATE: Underwater noises detected in search for missing submersible

The rescue mission has intensified for OceanGate Expedition’s deep-sea craft headed for the Titanic in the North Atlantic…

The OceanGate submersible that explored the Titanic was on view at the Port of Everett in December. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Everett-based OceanGate deep-sea craft, crew missing in Atlantic Ocean

The submersible vessel, which carries people to view the wreckage of the Titanic, has been missing since Sunday.

Chelsea Bridges Wagner, 35, practices calligraphy at her home in Snohomish, Washington on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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The art of writing: Snohomish calligrapher brings an ancient art to modern artwork

Cursive may be a dying art, but Chelsea Bridges Wagner keeps words beautiful.

Jim Freeman stands inside the 1928 Milwaukee Road railroad car, moved to the island by ferry from Kirkland in 1979, on Apr. 20, 2016 in Freeland. “I’ve got 625 square feet, counting everything,” he said. Freeman, 74, known as the Conductor of Fun, died June 19, 2022. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Celebrate the life of Jim Freeman, Whidbey Island’s ‘Conductor of Fun’

Saturday’s event will remember the man known for “comedic genius, community spirit, kindness and generosity.”

Challenger Elementary 3rd grade teacher Ian Brown holds his comic book “I Hate Math” in his classroom Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Everett, Washington. Brown wrote and illustrated the book while on a roughly half-year sabbatical from teaching duties. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Everett teacher’s ‘I Hate Math’ comic book is based on a true story

Instead of torturing his third grade students with math, Ian Brown is trying to make it funny and…

Multiple signs at Boxcar Park alert park users to a ban on kites at the park “effective immediately” on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett’s Boxcar Park cuts strings with kite flyers due to power lines

Safety is the reason for the ban at the park with the perfect breeze for kite flying.

Ciscoe Morris, a longtime horticulturist and gardening expert, will speak at Sorticulture. (Photo provided by Sorticulture)

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Get your Sorticulture on: Garden festival returns to downtown Everett

It’s a chance to shop, dance, get gardening tips, throw an axe and look through a big kaleidoscope.…

Twin sisters Lyndsay Lamb (left) and Leslie Davis (right), co-hosts of HGTV's Unsellable Houses. (Photo provided)

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Meet and greet HGTV’s ‘Unsellable Houses’ twin sister stars in Snohomish on Friday

Lyndsay Lamb and Leslie Davis have made Lamb & Co. a #twinwin home-selling, home-goods brand.

Dave "Bronco" Erickson stands next to the pink-and-purple 1991 Subaru Justy hatchback “Pork Chop Express” car that he is seeking to re-home for $500. The car has been on Whidbey Island for years, mainly as yard art. (Andrea Brown / The Herald)

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For sale: Whidbey’s fabled ‘Pork Chop Express’ gets great smileage

Asking price is $500 for the 1991 Subaru Justy, a three-cylinder econobox with 65K miles and a transmission…