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Knife-wielding man who panicked Alderwood mall gets 30 days

Philip Herrera can serve his time under house arrest after pleading guilty to third-degree assault.

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Boy, 13, charged with murder: ‘I’m gonna shoot people’

“If you hear I’m in jail, don’t be surprised,” he allegedly told people. The victim was 14.

During a short life, this shooting victim made a difference

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During a short life, this shooting victim made a difference

Mariner High freshman David Sandoval, 14, is remembered as a devoted friend, volunteer and jokester.

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Man who accidentally shot girlfriend asks for full sentence

Jonathan Duncan was sentenced Wednesday to 12½ years behind bars.

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Man convicted of third-degree child molestation

Kristopher Backman admitted to inappropriately touching his former dance student.

Now serving in Lake Stevens to fight hunger worldwide

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Now serving in Lake Stevens to fight hunger worldwide

Proceeds from Empty Bowls fundraiser Oct. 14 supports Lake Stevens Community Food Bank.

A Snohomish County Corrections officer takes Amy Brown from the courtroom follwing sentencing Tuesday by Superior Court Judge Michael Downes. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Her dream to be a serial killer won’t come true anytime soon

Amy Brown got 18 years for stabbing a man. She had planned to eat his heart, but he…

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Alleged scam artist was ‘very, very convincing,’ police say

She’s accused of bilking people from Lynnwood, Bothell & beyond out of tens of thousands of dollars.

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Officer hung on before Everett driver crashed car, police say

Brandun Waller is accused of driving and crashing into cars with the man clinging to his vehicle.

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Reeking of alcohol, driver ended young Snohomish man’s life

The man was sentenced Wednesday to 6-1/2 years for the fatal drunken-driving crash on Highway 9.

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Man dies after being kicked in the head near Gospel Mission

The suspect allegedly told police the victim asked telepathically to be assaulted.

Mayoral candidates discuss mental illness and addiction

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Mayoral candidates discuss mental illness and addiction

Cassie Franklin and Judy Tuohy addressed Everett’s status as the epicenter of those problems.

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Police: DNA links man to heist at Snohomish antique mall

A fleeing burglar wrestled with the property owner and left bloody evidence on his sweatshirt.

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A place to live: Clearing a barrier for former sex workers

A nonprofit’s house “will be a safe place” for former prostitutes and sex-trafficking victims.

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Man with shotgun confronts man on toilet about missing phone

Police say the victim was doing his business when the suspect barged in and threatened him.

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Self-defense or murder? Trial begins in shooting death

Explanations as to why a man was shot in the back on a Bothell cul-de-sac are starkly different.

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Second former student files abuse claim against teacher

The woman says Cascade High School’s Craig Verver had sexual contact with her on campus.

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Serial killer wannabe admits trying to kill man she met online

She told police she planned to rip out her victim’s heart and eat it — and would continue…

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Marysville babysitter faces jail time in infant’s death

Medical experts differed over whether it was head trauma or illness that caused the baby to die.

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Everett to defend its lawsuit over black-market OxyContin

Purdue Pharma, the drug’s maker, wants a federal judge to dismiss the case before trial.