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What you need to know on primary election day in Snohomish County
Turn in your ballot — in-person, by mail or by ballot box — to make sure your vote…
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Larsen faces 7 challengers to represent Everett in Congress
As he seeks a 13th term, Rep. Rick Larsen faces competitors from the left and right, including Lynnwood…
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Education, housing top issues in races to represent Edmonds, Mukilteo
Strom Peterson and Lillian Ortiz-Self are both running for their sixth terms in Olympia. They each face multiple…
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Mukilteo state House candidate arrested weeks before jumping into race
The misdemeanor domestic violence case against Riaz Khan, a former Mukilteo City Council member, has since been dismissed.
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Snohomish County primary election ballots shipped to registered voters
This year’s primary election will feature races in every corner of the county. Turn in a ballot by…
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Lynnwood appoints new council member after abrupt resignation
Derica Escamilla will take the seat vacated by Shirley Sutton in May, who claimed the city had a…
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Edmonds state House candidate gets trespassing charge dropped
Bruce Guthrie was arrested at the Edmonds Arts Festival last month for soliciting signatures for a Libertarian presidential…
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Voters to decide on 0.2% sales tax increase for criminal justice
The tax is expected to bring in $39 million a year. It would cost the average Snohomish County…
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New Everett elections center aims to provide transparency, security
For the first time, the 17,000-square-foot facility will bring all parts of the ballot counting process into one…
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Amid calls for president to drop out, Everett’s Larsen still on ‘Team Biden’
The presidential debate last month raised renewed concerns about the president’s health. Snohomish County’s reps still back him.
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Edmonds ditches $37M Landmark public park project off Highway 99
The previous mayor envisioned parks and more in south Edmonds, in a historically neglected area. The new administration…
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Say ‘bon voyage’ to seized Russian superyacht departing Everett
The Amadea, with an estimated value more than $300 million, spent two months in the Puget Sound for…
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Will Supreme Court ruling on homelessness have ripple effect in Everett?
Local reaction was mixed. Everett City Council member Liz Vogeli called the decision “disturbing and reprehensible.” Marysville’s mayor…
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Red light cameras coming to 2 busy Edmonds intersections
The city is trying a new way to tame traffic — while generating revenue — at intersections on…
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Students, staff say so long to ‘decrepit’ elementary school near Lynnwood
Built in 1967, Oak Heights Elementary School is “beyond repair,” its principal said. New buildings are expected to…
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To fill gap, Snohomish County tries new approach to recruit women firefighters
About 30 women tried on bunker gear, pulled rope and worked chainsaws at a first-of-its-kind workshop Saturday.
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Edmonds state House candidate arrested collecting petition signatures
Bruce Guthrie believes the city violated his First Amendment rights by arresting him at an event in a…
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Edmonds funds embedded social worker, for now, after contract ends
Compass Health canceled the program in south Snohomish County. The city is funding the police-embedded position for a…
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‘So worth it’: Snohomish County graduates step into their futures
Alyssa Acosta, who is Harvard-bound, was one of thousands to walk the stage at Angel of the Winds…
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Edmonds begins process to join South County Fire
To avoid a lapse in services, the city will likely come to voters in April asking for their…