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No injuries, one arrested in Silver Lake drive-by shooting

An Everett woman, 35, was booked into jail for investigation of first-degree assault.

 

Everett woman who died in crash south of Everett identified

Tigist Abay, 50, was on her way to work Oct. 5 when she was injured near 128th Street.

 

Kevin Best cries while reading a letter to the court during his sentencing hearing, on attempted first-degree rape of a child, at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021 in Everett, Washington. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Ex-firefighter sentenced for attempted child rape in Everett

Kevin Best, now 48, was given six years to life in prison. He was caught in a child-sex sting in 2016.

 

Fired Monroe prison medical director wants her license back

Julia Barnett, 52, was accused of causing prisoners “unnecessary suffering” by the state Department of Health.

Alexis Wafstet, 45, walks out of court, after admittiong guilt to introducing contraband in the second degree ,at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 in Everett, Washington. Wafstet pleaded guilty for smuggling narcotics into the jail according to her employer, the Snohomish County Sheriffճ Office. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Former Snohomish County Jail worker guilty of drug smuggling

Alexis Wafstet, of Everett, admitted she brought opioids to inmates.

Alexis Wafstet, 45, walks out of court, after admittiong guilt to introducing contraband in the second degree ,at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 in Everett, Washington. Wafstet pleaded guilty for smuggling narcotics into the jail according to her employer, the Snohomish County Sheriffճ Office. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Dora and her friend Boots the monkey are Ty Beanie Babies featured in the movie Madagascar 2, a featured display by the Ty company at the New York Toy Fair at the Javits Center in New York Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Police: Man attacked roommate over missing Beanie Babies

The suspect, 54, reportedly woke him up with a baseball bat to the head.

Dora and her friend Boots the monkey are Ty Beanie Babies featured in the movie Madagascar 2, a featured display by the Ty company at the New York Toy Fair at the Javits Center in New York Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Michealob Johnson (left), 27, is accused of killing Jae An at the Food Mart in the 6900 block of Broadway in Everett. (Caleb Hutton / Herald file)

Jury: Slaying of Everett mini-mart clerk was premeditated

Michealob Johnson, 27, was convicted of aggravated first-degree murder for stabbing Jae An.

Michealob Johnson (left), 27, is accused of killing Jae An at the Food Mart in the 6900 block of Broadway in Everett. (Caleb Hutton / Herald file)
Duy Phuong Nguyen, 28, of Everett, listens to his interpreter (right) during a plea hearing at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 in Everett, Washington. Nguyen pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for the killing of Thanh Vy Ly, 20, and to two counts of first-degree assault for shooting Ly’s boyfriend and his own wife in 2020. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Shooter pleads guilty to murder, assault at Edmonds market

Duy Phuong Nguyen, 28, shot his wife’s friend, her boyfriend and his own wife at Boo Han Market in 2020.

Duy Phuong Nguyen, 28, of Everett, listens to his interpreter (right) during a plea hearing at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 in Everett, Washington. Nguyen pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for the killing of Thanh Vy Ly, 20, and to two counts of first-degree assault for shooting Ly’s boyfriend and his own wife in 2020. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
The Safeway parking lot in Snohomish, where police from a King County agency shot a man after a car chase on Sept. 27. (Kevin Clark / Herald file)

Suspect shot by police in Clearview charged with murder

Joseph Dixon was booked into jail as a suspect for a Kent gas station shooting that left one man dead.

The Safeway parking lot in Snohomish, where police from a King County agency shot a man after a car chase on Sept. 27. (Kevin Clark / Herald file)

Judge: ‘You treated the victim like your personal ATM’

An Everett man was sentenced to two years in prison in a $1 million embezzlement scheme of a friend.

Jaswant Singh holds a photograph of her husband TejPal Singh at his candlelight vigil on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 in Lynnwood, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Neighbors mourn beloved Lynnwood gas station worker

Over 200 people attendeded a vigil to share memories of TejPal Singh, 60, who was killed at his workplace.

Jaswant Singh holds a photograph of her husband TejPal Singh at his candlelight vigil on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 in Lynnwood, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Lloyd Richmond (left) and attorney Samantha Sommerman appear at an Everett District Court bail hearing Sept. 6. (Herald file photo)

No body found, but Everett landlord, 84, charged with murder

Justin Allan, 49, disappeared more than a month ago from an Everett-area home. His landlord was arrested.

Lloyd Richmond (left) and attorney Samantha Sommerman appear at an Everett District Court bail hearing Sept. 6. (Herald file photo)

Police: Dollar-sign tattoo led to marijuana robbery arrest

The Kent man is one of three suspects in the armed robbery of an Everett pot shop.

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Employee identified in killing at gas station near Lynnwood

TejPal Singh, 60, of Snohomish, was shot early Sunday at a Chevron station. The shooter was at large Monday.

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The scene where police from a King County agency shot a man at the end of a car chase Monday afternoon in a Safeway parking lot in Snohomish on September, 27, 2021. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Police shoot murder suspect outside Safeway in Clearview

The driver allegedly reversed into an unmarked police vehicle. Officers opened fire. He’s expected to live.

The scene where police from a King County agency shot a man at the end of a car chase Monday afternoon in a Safeway parking lot in Snohomish on September, 27, 2021. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Michealob Johnson (left), 25, is accused of killing Jae An at the Food Mart in the 6900 block of Broadway in Everett. (Caleb Hutton / Herald file)

Trial begins for man who admitted killing a mini-mart clerk

Michealob Johnson is accused of aggravated first-degree murder in the 2019 stabbing death in Everett.

Michealob Johnson (left), 25, is accused of killing Jae An at the Food Mart in the 6900 block of Broadway in Everett. (Caleb Hutton / Herald file)

After a son shot his father, it’s dad who’s in jail

The man, 54, is accused of killing a dog, assaulting two people and violating a protection order.

New Snohomish County task force aims to stop youth suicide

The Youth Suicide Prevention Task Force was formed last April. Members hope to educate the public.

Bufeng Gao, owner of Qin Xi'an Noodles, receives a check from the Edmonds Chamber Foundation's Wish Fund outside of her restaurant that was burned in a fire on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 in Edmonds, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

After arson burns Edmonds plaza, 14 businesses need help

Plum Tree Plaza — a cultural hub for Asian Americans — burned in a three-alarm fire early Sept. 11.

Bufeng Gao, owner of Qin Xi'an Noodles, receives a check from the Edmonds Chamber Foundation's Wish Fund outside of her restaurant that was burned in a fire on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 in Edmonds, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Superior Court Judge Eric Lucas is retiring at end of year, after -- years on the bench. The former Mariner High School student was its first ASB president, went to Harvard Law School, and as an undergrad majored in creative writing. Photographed at Snohomish County Courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 in Everett, Washington. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Judge Eric Lucas, who broke barriers on bench, dies at 67

Lucas was the first Black judge elected to Snohomish County Superior Court.

Superior Court Judge Eric Lucas is retiring at end of year, after -- years on the bench. The former Mariner High School student was its first ASB president, went to Harvard Law School, and as an undergrad majored in creative writing. Photographed at Snohomish County Courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 in Everett, Washington. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)