Leafline Trails Coalition's vision for over 900 miles of trails would improve connections across King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish Counties. (Leafline Trails Coalition)

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Group envisions robust links for Centennial Trail

Leafline Trail Coalition’s map has over 900 miles through King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties.

A Kenmore Air Cessna 208 Caravan. (Kenmore Air) 20220613

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Kenmore Air to start daily flights from Paine Field to San Juans

Service begins July 14. Flights to Friday Harbor and Orcas Island airports take about 25 minutes.

Lift Every Voice Legacy (LEVL) is hosting an Edmonds Kind of Juneteenth Father's Day Picnic 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 19 at Esperance Park in Edmonds. (Lift Every Voice Legacy)

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Juneteenth celebrations span Marysville, Snohomish, Edmonds

The holiday recognizes when the last enslaved Black people learned they were free by federal decree in 1865.

Community Transit is preparing to shift commuter buses that go to the University of Washington in Seattle to connect with Link light rail in Northgate next year. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Despite pleas, Community Transit sticks with vaccine policy

Current and former employees asked the board and CEO to rescind a COVID-19 vaccine requirement.

People can collect and dump trash at four sites in Everett on Saturday for the first Clean Everett Day. There are no fees for people to drop off garbage. (City of Everett)

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Pick up trash, dump it for free on Clean Everett Day

People can join neighborhood efforts, or just grab garbage that’s piled up near them, and take it to…

Jetty Island ferry service from the Port of Everett waterfront to the two-mile sandy breakwater is set to return July 6 through Labor Day. (Lizz Giordano / Herald file)

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Jetty Island ferry reservations open for the summer season

Reservations are required and cost $3 per person for the short ferry ride to sandy beaches

A vehicle turns left, westbound on 35th Ave SE from Seattle Hill Rd in Mill Creek, Washington on June 2, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Crash history limits left turns at Mill Creek traffic signal

Drivers on 35th Avenue SE hoping to turn left onto Seattle Hill Road have different phasing if they’re…

Bigfoot BMX treasurer Jamie Holland looks over a portion of the track that is flooded after a wet spring on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at the Bigfoot BMX track in Everett, Washington. Members of the group are uncertain when they’ll be able to open up the track to events due to poor drainage. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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At McCollum Park, volunteers get ready for another BMX season

The modest 26-year-old track is “nostalgic for some people.” Now a new nonprofit, Bigfoot BMX, has taken the…

Students load a bus near Sequoia High School in Everett, Washington on May 25, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Everett council approves fare-free bus rides for youths

Starting July 1, riders 18 and under can board Everett Transit buses without paying.

Everett Municipal Court Judge Remy Leonard

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Everett appoints Remy Leonard to municipal court bench

The former deputy prosecuting attorney and longtime judge pro tem will fulfill Judge Laura Van Slyck’s position.

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An Everett Transit bus drives along Hewitt Avenue in downtown Everett on Friday, March 9.

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Everett Transit drivers, maintenance workers get pay bumps

The new three-year contract includes signing bonuses up to $3,000, 4.5% pay increases this year and up to…

Laura Phillips, left, waves a rainbow flag while Everett Public Schools superintendent Ian Saltzman raises a PRIDE rainbow flag at the Everett Public School’s PRIDE month celebration on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Pride flag flies over Everett Public Schools headquarters

In a show of support for students and staff, the rainbow LGBTQ flag will be up all month.

The Labor Day holiday marks the end of the season for the Jetty Island ferry. (Lizz Giordano / The Herald)

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Jetty Island ferry reservations open for the summer season

Reservations are required and cost $3 per person for the short ferry ride to sandy beaches.

Rep. Rick Larsen shares a laugh during a bike tour of the Interurban Trail through Mountlake Terrace and Edmonds, Washington on May 23, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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‘Is this the Interurban?’ Trail advocates seek federal money

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen toured parts of the Interurban Trail in Mountlake Terrace, where it seemingly vanishes and…

Students load a bus near Sequoia High School in Everett, Washington on May 25, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Everett and Community transits eye fare-free rides for youths

Everett collected under $100,000 in youth fares last year. Making rides free for kids 18 and under could…

A 1.2-mile stretch of 236th Street NE near Arlington will be fully closed May 31 through Sept. 2 for a road project. (Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians)

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Months-long closure ahead for 236th Street NE near Arlington

The Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians is widening lanes, adding a separated shared path and improving wildlife crossings.

Hydraulic fluid from a Waste Management garbage truck damaged roads in Mountlake Terrace June 23, 2021. The company hired crews to put absorbent material on the fluid and swept it, but several areas need to be repaired this year. (Mountlake Terrace)

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Truck leak prompts 2 miles of road work in Mountlake Terrace

About 50 gallons of hydraulic fluid spilled from a Waste Management garbage truck last June.

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Brace for Memorial Day weekend traffic and long ferry lines

Leave at non-peak hours to avoid road congestion and ferry backups. The passes will be busy, too.

Cars wait to turn onto Highway 9 from Bickford Avenue on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Roundabout coming to dangerous Bickford-Highway 9 intersection

WSDOT is building a roundabout at Bickford Avenue and Highway 9, where drivers are expected to enter at…

A tiny homes program that opened in early July began with each unit claimed and a wait list of 60. Here Patrick Diller, head of community partnerships for Pallet, discusses the Pallet Shelter Pilot Project on June 29, 2021 in Everett. (Katie Hayes / Herald file)

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Everett marks $2.7 million in federal funds for homeless housing

With the American Rescue Plan money, the city’s small housing program for unsheltered people could expand to three…