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Police: Marysville man fist-bumped cop, exposing tattoos of wanted robber

The suspect told police he robbed three stores to pay off a drug debt. He’d just been released…

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Lawsuit: Defective inhaler led to death of Mountlake Terrace man

Pharmaceutical company Perrigo recalled inhalers in September 2020. Months earlier, Antonio Fritz Sr. picked one up at a…

Steven Eggers listens during his resentencing at Snohomish County Courthouse in Everett, Washington on Wednesday, May 31, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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Life in prison reduced to 38 years for 1995 Skykomish River killing

Steven Eggers, now 46, was 19 when he murdered Blair Scott, 27. New court rulings granted him a…

Marysville firefighters respond to a 12-year-old boy who fell down a well Tuesday May 30, 2023 in Marysville, Washington. (Photo provided by Marysville Fire District)

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Marysville firefighters save boy who fell 20 feet into well

The 12-year-old child held himself up by grabbing on to a plastic pipe while firefighters worked to save…

FILE - A sign hangs at a Taco Bell on May 23, 2014, in Mount Lebanon, Pa. Declaring a mission to liberate "Taco Tuesday" for all, Taco Bell asked U.S. regulators Tuesday, May 16, 2023, to force Wyoming-based Taco John's to abandon its longstanding claim to the trademark. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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Hepatitis A confirmed in Taco Bell worker in Everett, Lake Stevens

The health department sent out a public alert for diners at two Taco Bells on May 22 or…

Federal court papers show German Heredia-Felix with a boy he allegedly took with him on drug deals. (U.S. District Court in Seattle)

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2 charged in federal court after major Everett fentanyl bust

Since September 2022, agents investigated the suspected drug trafficking operation on Merrill Creek Parkway.

Everett

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Appeals court affirms mistrial in deadly Everett bus shooting

A first-degree manslaughter conviction for Alejandro Meza was tossed in March 2022 due to an accumulation of “prosecutor…

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Man federally charged with murdering friend on Tulalip Reservation

Abdul Qasim Ray Zahir was charged Thursday in the killing of Francisco Barraso-Ortega, who was shot to death…

Police officers stand along Linden Street across from a body in the crime scene of a police involved shooting on Friday, May 19, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Police kill man suspected of opening fire on deputies in Everett

Witnesses reported police shot the man to death Friday at the end of a manhunt. Video appears to…

Snohomish County Jail. (Sue Misao / The Herald file)

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Police: 7 inmates taken to Everett hospital due to smuggled fentanyl

Jail staff noticed inmates apparently overdosing. Suspected fentanyl was found in the cell of an eighth inmate, who…

Police seize over half a million fentanyl-laced pills and other drugs from an Everett apartment. (Snohomish County Sheriff's Office)

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Police: Several arrested in massive Everett drug bust

A Skagit County task force seized over 500,000 fentanyl pills from an apartment on Merrill Creek Parkway. Federal…

A rescue swimmer pulls a 150 pound training dummy out of Lake Stevens during a water rescue training scenario on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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To prepare for summer, firefighters simulate Lake Stevens water rescue

It was a joint exercise between different fire and police agencies. Three fake victims were pulled from the…

Lynnwood

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After 2 mistrials, woman turns down plea deal in Lynnwood killing

Shayla Baylor, 28, fatally stabbed Greg McKnight outside a Fred Meyer, but claimed it was justifiable. Two trials…

Shayne Baker listens to Carrie Jenks' testimony during his trial at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Jurors hear closing arguments in Everett double murder trial

Baker is accused of shooting at five people over two days in late June 2022, killing two of…

A man paddle boards along Silver Lake during a hot and sunny afternoon on Friday, May 12, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Spring scorcher: Advisory warns of highs near 90 in Snohomish County

On top of the dry hot weather, thunderstorms could be in store for next week. That’s a dangerous…

Teenagers tube the waters of the Pilchuck River Wednesday afternoon in Snohomish, Washington on July 20, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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What’s that? 90 degrees? In Snohomish County? In May?

While the weather is getting warmer, the water is still deceptively cold, creating drowning risks, fire officials say.

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Brier family held at gunpoint in apparent home invasion

Three men reportedly wearing dark clothing and masks forced their way into a home Saturday in the 22400…

Granite Falls

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Granite Falls man accused of luring, sexually assaulting preteen girl

The girl reported he tricked her into coming into his home. Other neighbors reported “grooming behavior” in the…

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Former member of WSP from Marysville gets 10 years for attempted child rape

Trevor Smith, 30, was arrested in February 2021 after exchanging graphic messages with an undercover officer.

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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Man charged with homicide in fentanyl death of Everett man, 20

Avery Bresnan faces a rare charge: controlled substance homicide. Fentanyl is now a factor in over half of…