Members of Seattle Mountain Rescue Team and Snohomish County Rescue Team conduct a search and rescue operation last weekend to save three hikers lost on Three Fingers mountain. (Snohomish County Sheriffs Office)

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Search-and-rescue teams save 3 stranded hikers on Three Fingers mountain

During the 32-hour mission, SnoCo teams hiked in 15 miles to assist 3 siblings stuck in thick fog…

Scenes from a fire at 3094 224th Pl SW in Brier, Washington on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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Brier house fire displaces 6

Around 10 a.m., Wednesday utility workers noticed black smoke coming from the back of 3094 224th Place SW.…

Sean Baskins at his sentencing at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Bothell man sentenced to 8 years for fatal Evergreen Way crash

Sean Baskins was driving twice the legal speed limit when he crashed into Thomas Ogden, 43. Ogden died…

A state patrol aircraft flies over Washington. (Photo provided by Washington State Patrol)

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Charges: Man pointed green laser at state patrol plane in Paine Field

The pilots tracked down two suspects on Hoyt Avenue in Everett. Troopers arrested one man and found a…

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62-year-old identified in deadly crash near Paine Field

Jay D. Crandall was involved in a “motorcycle versus motor vehicle collision.”

Edmonds Mayor Mike Nelson speaks during a press briefing held in response to two violent incidents that happened during the past week on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Prosecutors cut ties with Edmonds, citing rift with mayor

Attorneys at law firm Zachor, Stock and Krepps contracted with the city for 20 years, but announced their…

Seattle police received multiple 911 calls of a white pickup truck traveling the wrong way in the westbound lane of the West Seattle Bridge the morning of March 22, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. The truck collided with another vehicle, killing the passenger and driver inside. (Photo provided by the Seattle Police Department)

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Driver charged in Seattle bridge crash that killed 2 Snohomish teens

Prosecutors allege Delfino Lopez-Morales’s blood-alcohol was almost twice the legal limit. The crash killed Riley Danard and Khalea…

Snohomish County Sheriff vehicles block off access to Paine Field after the discovery of a suspicious package at the airport on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Paine Field reopens after brief evacuation for ‘suspicious package’

The terminal near Everett was evacuated and a bomb squad called to investigate the package Tuesday. Nothing suspicious…

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Charges dropped for Marysville ex-student accused of racist threats

In 2021, Benjamin Richey allegedly posted a photo of someone holding what appeared to be a pistol, captioned…

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Snohomish house almost entirely destroyed after large fire

911 callers reported hearing explosions coming from inside the house. An unknown amount of people were displaced.

Detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify a suspect in a bank robbery that occurred on Monday, April 26, at the Wells Fargo Bank on 13th Street in Snohomish. (Snohomish County Sheriff's Office)

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Snohomish bank robbery conviction tossed due to authorities’ ‘misconduct’

In 2021, a detective in Adam Myers’ case ordered photos taken in his cell of handwritten documents. Some…

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Marysville resident sentenced to 15 years for fentanyl operation

Jose Eduardo Garnica received a shipment from China labeled “Furniture Parts.” It had fentanyl-manufacturing parts.

A Fish and Wildlife officer looks at the tree line where the bear retreated Wednesday, June 8, 2023 in Everett, Washington. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife respond to number of calls involving black bears each year. (Photo provided by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife)

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Injured bear in Silver Firs wanders to Safeway, retreats to woods

The bear was apparently hit by a car, according to state Fish and Wildlife. It was seen Wednesday…

The Monroe Correctional Complex on Thursday, April 9, 2020. Inmates held a demonstration on Wednesday night after six inmates tested positive for COVID-19. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Lawsuit: Monroe prison neglected to care for back injury for 2 years

After he finally got an MRI, Jose Gomez’s back was injured again on the drive returning to the…

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Tulalip man sentenced to 4 years for carjacking

Michael J.D. Clark Jones received help from a woman after fleeing the police. He then assaulted her while…

Police stand along Linden Street next to orange cones marking pullet casings in a crime scene of a police involved shooting on Friday, May 19, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Lake Stevens man identified in Everett manhunt, deadly police shooting

Travis Hammons, 34, was killed by officers following a search for an armed wanted man in a north…

A firefighting helicopter carries a bucket of water from a nearby river to the Bolt Creek Fire on Saturday, Sep. 10, 2022, on U.S. Highway 2 near Index, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Red flag fire warning issued west of Cascades

There are “critical fire weather” conditions due to humidity and wind in the Cascades, according to the National…

Dani and Ryan Driscoll finish the first of four laps with their son Willy, 2, during the Robert C. Polk Heart Healthy Education Event on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Memorial Stadium in Everett, Washington. The Driscolls said they came out to the event to support Tara Polk and to honor the memory of her husband, Robert. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Everett heart health event honors late athletic director

Robert Polk was 54 when he died of a heart attack. On Saturday, people learned about how to…

A view over the Port of Everett Marina looking toward the southern Whidbey Island fault zone in March 2021. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Snohomish County agencies to simulate major disaster

The scenario will practice the response to an earthquake or tsunami. Dozens of agencies will work with pilots.

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Report of downed hot air balloon turns up farmer’s tarp near Snohomish

Two 911 callers believed they saw a hot air balloon crash, leading to a major search-and-rescue response. It…