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Heat wave to be a scorcher, especially for inland Snohomish County
Officials share tips on how to beat the heat, prevent fires and stay safe at your favorite swimming…
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After court strikes Edmonds gun storage law, city looks at options
Those options may be limited to voluntary programs, rather than enforcement of a city ordinance that went further…
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Edmonds Councilmember Kristiana Johnson, 70, dies
Others on the City Council learned of her death in an email Monday. “She was a one-of-a-kind person,”…
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Waterlogged library stays shuttered indefinitely in Edmonds
A burst water pipe wreaked catastrophic damage, but most books were unscathed. A reopening plan is set to…
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Serious upgrades coming to Lake Stevens’ Frontier Heights Park
Design is underway to add a labyrinth, as well as pickleball courts and fields for soccer and baseball.
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‘It’s a start’: 8 years later, MPHS families see step toward gun control
The Marysville Pilchuck shooting turned parents into advocates in 2014. The Tulalip chair was invited to D.C. as…
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Bracing for light rail, Lynnwood City Council grapples with growth
In 2012, councilmembers laid the groundwork for the arrival of the Link. Some big changes are still about…
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Tulalip Tribes to open tiny home village with 17 shelters
It’s called the Village of Hope. Monthly culture nights will feature classes in Lushootseed and “Tulalip cooking.”
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Washington launches new Indigenous missing person alert system
It’s similar to an Amber Alert. Tulalip families of the missing have called the program a good first…
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Tulalips say US Supreme Court ruling undermines tribal sovereignty
Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote: “Indian country is part of the State, not separate from the State.”
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Snohomish weighs tax breaks for affordable homes, though results vary
Other Snohomish County cities say the tax exemption has spurred some growth, but not much, and at a…
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After Roe ruling, Edmonds to consider abortion rights measure
A proposed resolution would direct police not to investigate people seeking or providing abortions.
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Survivor’s story: Snohomish man, 76, lives with boarding school trauma
“We were always hungry,” said Matthew War Bonnet Jr., 76, who was forcibly taken to the St. Francis…
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‘Keep your Indian alive’: After decades of outlawed culture, a Tulalip revival
Government-sanctioned boarding schools scarred Indigenous children for life. In turn, their children and grandchildren have suffered inherited trauma.…
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Unearthing the ‘horrors’ of the Tulalip Indian School
The Tulalip boarding school evolved from a Catholic mission into a weapon for the government to eradicate Native…
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‘Genocide our people survived’: Tulalip school fueled generations of pain
Growing up in the Tulalip boarding school, Harriette Shelton Dover would “just sit absolutely still and watch my…
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Mysteries of boarding school era linger at Tulalip graveyards
Over 30 children are buried at Priest Point and Mission Beach. But dozens of plots from the boarding…
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Lynnwood set to buy Goodwill for $8M, making way for city center park
In less than a decade, the thrift store site could become a bustling urban park near a light…
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Rainy Juneteenth celebrations in Snohomish, Monroe mark progress
Community members say they hope their cities can continue to “build on what has begun.”
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On harm of Native mascots, Marysville has a homegrown expert
Stephanie Fryberg graduated from the school, home of the Tomahawks — for now. She’s a leading researcher on…