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Settlement reached in gun-storage suit over Marysville boy’s death

The lawsuit alleged the 12-year-old got his mother’s loaded gun from a kitchen drawer and shot himself.

Brent Marty waits at his sentencing hearing at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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‘Abuse of trust’: Former firefighter sentenced for child molestation

Brent Marty, who worked for two Snohomish County fire districts, was sentenced to over three years in prison.

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Alleged Everett cop killer to plead guilty, defense attorney says

Richard Rotter is accused of shooting to death Everett officer Dan Rocha on March 25.

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Man charged in fatal shooting outside pool hall near Everett

Prosecutors charged Octaviano Vera-Hernandez Jr. with first-degree murder in Damien Navarro’s death last month.

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Police: Drug debt may have been reason for Ebey Island killing

Kevin Nieto Mejia, 29, was killed in an apparent drive-by shooting in late February. Detectives continue to investigate.

Jeffrey Grote in 2003 (left) and 2022. (Washington State Department of Corrections)

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Sentenced to 50 years in Everett slaying, he’ll get out after 21

Jeffrey Grote was 17 when he helped kill Jerry Heimann in 2001. A state board found he is…

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Man suing Boy Scouts says sex abuse haunted him for 30 years

Nicholas Baker has felt defenseless since Garth Snively molested him as a boy. “There’s power in discussing it,”…

Sailors are greeted by loved ones as they disembark the USS McCampbell Friday, April 8, 2022, at Naval Station Everett in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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USS McCampbell and over 300 sailors welcomed home in Everett

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer arrived Friday and was met by family members, a downpour of rain and The…

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Port of Edmonds settles complaint over ADA parking

The port will pay over $3,522 to a customer after the U.S. Attorney’s Office found accessibility violations.

A suspect in the killing of Nagendiram Kandasamy was caught on a surveillance camera during the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven store in Edmonds on Feb. 21, 2020. (Edmonds Police Department)

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Arrest made in 2020 homicide of Edmonds 7-Eleven clerk

A 26-year-old Auburn woman was booked into jail Wednesday in connection with the fatal shooting of Nagendiram Kandasamy.

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‘Complete disregard for human life’: Everett man charged in murder

Chechemeni Paulis killed Joven Deitas, stabbed his own sister and previously attacked other sisters, charging papers say.

Heather Opel in 2002 and 2021. (Washington State Department of Corrections)

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A 2001 killer, then 13, will be released from prison early

Heather Opel, now 34, was one of several young people who killed Jerry Heimann, 64, of Everett. A…

Firefighters transported one patient with life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle fatality crash in the area of Lager Lane and Turk Road shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday. (Marysville Fire District)

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Police: Teen was drinking and driving in fatal Tulalip crash

Daisha Smith-Spencer was riding in the bed of a Dodge pickup when it crashed into a utility pole.…

Washington State Patrol officers detain the suspected driver of a hit and run double fatality in Bothell Friday on February 19, 2021.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Bothell man guilty in hit-and-run that killed 2 pedestrians

In 2021, Alec Gajdos struck and killed Carson Cox, 32, and Sara Fox-Heath, 39. He then went to…

Everett Municipal Court plans to host a pilot program to give people charged with misdemeanors who have substance use disorder an alternative to the criminal process. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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New Everett, Marysville court program to offer treatment over jail

After drug possession was downgraded to a misdemeanor, it will aim to get people more help and less…

Edmonds police officer Tyler Steffins, who was killed Saturday in Las Vegas. (Edmonds Police Department) 20220328

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Edmonds police officer killed while off-duty in Las Vegas

Tyler Steffins, 33, a Marine Corps veteran, was described as a “terrific young man who served our community…

Yohana Ayele. (Courtesy of Abiud Ayele)

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‘She brought joy’: Family mourns Edmonds woman killed in I-5 mattress crash

Yohana Ayele made the journey from Ethiopia to Edmonds. She had plans. She died in a crash caused…

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Teens charged with hate crime in Islamophobic attack near Lynnwood

They’re the first local juveniles charged with hate crime since the start of 2020. The alleged assault lasted…

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Use of force in Marysville arrest prompts investigation

The Marysville police chief made the request after reviewing drone footage of the incident last month.

Alan Edward Dean refuses to agree to the proceedings during his first arraignment at Snohomish County Courthouse on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 in Everett, Wa.  (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Murder charges in 1993 killing of Bothell teen dismissed for second time

It did not appear likely that Alan Dean could be mentally competent to stand trial in Melissa Lee’s…