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The Everett Herald’s newest environmental issues reporter Eliza Aronson. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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The Herald welcomes new environment reporter

Eliza Aronson joined the Everett newsroom this week.

Parents of Marysville Pilchuck students, family, friends and community members gather outside of the high school to receive information from Marysville Police Commander Robb Lamoureux after the school was placed on locked down on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Lockdown lifted at Marysville Pilchuck after false shooting threat

Police believe the threat was a swatting attempt meant to spur a huge emergency response at the school…

Granite Falls

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Woman accused of shooting man in chest near Verlot

Sheriff’s deputies arrested the woman following the apparent domestic violence assault about 12 miles east of Granite Falls.

Everett

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Police: 3 suspects detained in Everett after deadly Seattle shooting

Officers found a teen boy with a gunshot wound in south Seattle. They followed suspects 30 miles north…

The Mukilteo waterfront on Friday, April 29, 2022 in Mukilteo, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Train strikes, kills pedestrian on Mukilteo railroad tracks

Police shut down Mukilteo Lane on Thursday afternoon. The road reopened by 4:30 p.m.

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False bomb threat shuts down preschool south of Snohomish

Around 11 a.m., school officials at The Goddard School received the threat. The school reopened two hours later.

Everett

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1 dead in Evergreen Way crash

Investigators believe a driver suffered a medical emergency before veering into oncoming traffic, police say.

Andrea Brown, left, and Janice Podsada surrounded by America Online CDs. (Photo illustration by Kate Erickson & Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Herald reporters take third place in national journalism contest

Andrea Brown and Janice Podsada were honored for a zany story they cowrote, about AOL email addresses.

Monroe High School (Monroe School District)

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Monroe High teacher arrested, accused of sexual misconduct with student

The allegations of a sexual relationship date back to 2017. The teacher was booked into jail Tuesday.

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Fire destroys Gold Bar home along U.S. 2

The sole resident was not home at the time of the fire. No one was injured.

Granite Falls

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Man, 35, dies from heart attack while hiking Lake 22

The man suffered a heart attack about 1½ miles into the 6-mile hike east of Granite Falls on…

Lake Stevens’ Trey Nance deals early in the game during a playoff loss to Bothell on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Sports

The Herald’s 2024 All-Area baseball team

Editor’s note: The Player of the Year and All-Area teams were chosen by the Herald sports staff based…

Everett

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Motorcyclist dies in crash on East Marine View Drive in Everett

Around 8 p.m. Tuesday, a motorcycle and a vehicle crashed into each other at the intersection of 11th…

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Motorcyclist dies in crash on Highway 530

Jeremy Doyle, 46, was riding east near Darrington when he crashed into the side of a car that…

Firefighters and police walk around a home on Ed Williams Road that caught fire on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 in Tulalip, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Man suffers burn injuries in Marysville house fire

Around 2:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a mushroom cloud coming from a home at 27th…

Everett

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Fake gun sends Cascade High School into lockdown

Police detained a suspect with a fake weapon around 12:30 p.m. The lockout was lifted before 1:30 p.m.

A Marysville firefighter sprays water on a smoking rail car at the intersection of 116th Street NE and State Avenue around 8 a.m. Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Marysville, Washington. (Mike Henneke / The Herald)

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Rail car catches fire, blocks traffic in Marysville

Around 7:20 a.m. Thursday, firefighters responded to reports of smoke coming from a rail car near 172nd Street…

Firefighters transported two people to hospitals while extinguishing an apartment fire near Lake Ballinger in Edmonds Wednesday.

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2 injured in Edmonds apartment fire

At least nine people were displaced by the fire on 236th Street SW, officials said. Nearly 50 firefighters…

Police blocked off southbound I-5 near Marine View Drive in Everett after an “incident” blocked the roadway on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. (Photo provided by WSDOT)

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None injured in shooting that closed I-5 south in Everett

The shooting shut down traffic on the freeway Wednesday near Marine View Drive, causing a major backup.

Life

Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens to host 3-day plant-sale fundraiser

Described as “a gardener’s paradise,” the sale will feature plants and trees from individual gardeners and local nurseries.