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A man crosses the road under stoplights at Casino Road and Evergreen Way on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019 in Everett, Wash. The lights at Casino Road and Evergreen Way are being considered for controversial red-light traffic cameras. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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2 pedestrians identified after crashes on dangerous Evergreen Way

Richard Nelson, 88, and Sean Stratton, 40, both died last week after being hit in unrelated accidents.

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Suspect in fatal stabbing was out on bail after earlier incident

Chechemeni Paulis is back in the Snohomish County Jail, this time for investigation of murder. Bail is now…

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Charges: Bomb scare caused chaos at Everett girls basketball game

The suspect, 43, has a history of violent threats. Sexual frustration was behind the latest allegations, he reported.

Reuben K. Hinton in 1998 (left) and 2018. (Washington State Department of Corrections)

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Board recommends commutation for 1997 attempted murder in Everett

Reuben Hinton shot Larone Wright twice in a drug deal 25 years ago. He was sentenced to 40…

Alan Edward Dean in about 1993 (left), and in 2020. (Snohomish County Sheriff's Office)

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After treatment, charges refiled in 1993 murder of Bothell teen

Alan Dean’s public defender argued the case should be dismissed again since the defendant’s competency likely can’t be…

Labels from Felix Custom Smoking seafood products. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

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Feds press Monroe company to stop selling unsanitary seafood

An inspection last year found Listeria mono, a harmful bacteria, on surfaces at Felix Custom Smoking.

Fentanyl-laced pills — made to look like prescription oxycodone — were seized by law enforcement during a 2021 investigation into drug trafficking in Snohomish County. (U.S. Attorney’s Office)

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Everett mother’s fentanyl overdose death charged as homicide

Hundreds of people have died from fentanyl in Snohomish County in recent years. Homicide charges in those cases…

Merlin Halverson (Fire District 5)

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A ‘three-month handshake’ led to 23 years as Sultan fire chief

Longtime Fire District 5 Chief Merlin Halverson has retired. One of his last achievements was a brand new…

Cassandra Lopez-Shaw

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Cassandra Lopez-Shaw, county’s first Latinx judge, dies at 54

Colleagues remembered her as kind, professional and “vibrantly and unapologetically feminine.”

Alejandro Meza remains stoic as a mistrial is declared in court Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at the Snohomish County Courthouse in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Mistrial declared in bus shooting due to prosecutor ‘errors’

A jury convicted Alejandro Meza of manslaughter in the killing of Gene Peterson in Everett. On Wednesday, their…

The scene of a fatal crash on northbound I-5 in Arlington on Feb. 8, 2022. (Washington State Patrol)

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Victim ‘deserved a second chance’; driver charged in deadly crash

Jason Vogan’s daughter told Ismael Cruz-Sanchez on Monday: “Your poor choices took away my father’s chances and it’s…

Edin Dzeko (U.S. Department of Justice)

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Everett home in foreclosure for man convicted of war crimes

After a 1993 Bosnian massacre, Edin Dzeko immigrated as a refugee to start a new life in Everett.…

A poster created shortly after brothers Andrew Tennyson, 21, and Alexander Tennyson, 19, went missing at Lake Howard near Stanwood in January. 20220225

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‘They had dreams’: Brothers’ bodies recovered from Lake Howard

Andrew and Alexander Tennyson were reported missing Jan. 29. They were found Thursday. They were 21 and 19.

Afghan evacuees disembark the plane and board a bus after landing at Skopje International Airport, North Macedonia, on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. North Macedonia has hosted another group of 44 Afghan evacuees on Wednesday where they will be sheltered temporarily till their transfer to final destinations. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

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‘They are safe here.’ Snohomish County welcomes hundreds of Afghans

The county’s welcoming center has been a hub of services and assistance for migrants fleeing Afghanistan since October.

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Everett man charged with murder in shooting of friend

Shane Bryant, 31, died Feb. 5. An obituary described him as “a generous, kind, compassionate soul who loved…

A rendering of the proposed Community Justice Center in Lynnwood, which would house a new jail, a misdemeanor court, the police department and behavioral health services. (City of Lynnwood)

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Q&A: Lynnwood’s coming mental health center

The mental health wing of the Community Justice Center is expected to serve over 30 people in crisis…

Tirhas Tesfatsion (GoFundMe) 20210727

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After investigation, Lynnwood officers disciplined in jail suicide

Two custody officers “failed to perform their duties and violated public trust,” the police department wrote in a…

A car drives by flowers placed at a memorial for two pedestrians killed at the corner of 204th Street NE and Highway 9 on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 in Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Charges: Light was red when driver hit, killed Arlington parents

An online fundraiser for Tausha Schmidt and Justin Wilkerson’s three children has raised over $65,000.

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Lynnwood tobacco store owner gets 22 months for tax fraud

It “lasted for years and robbed the people of millions in funding for state programs,” the U.S. attorney…

Prison photos of Arthur Longworth from 1998 through 2021. He was originally sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in 1986, when he was 21 years old. (Washington State Department of Corrections)

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From a life sentence for a 1985 murder to imminent freedom

After a state Supreme Court ruling, Monroe prisoner Arthur Longworth had his sentence reduced for the killing of…