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Everett teen’s photo on display in Vice President Biden’s house

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Everett teen’s photo on display in Vice President Biden’s house

Karenna Blomberg has never been to Washington, D.C. Still, a photo the 15-year-old shot has an honored place…

Everett event to honor those who bolster dignity, equality

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Everett event to honor those who bolster dignity, equality

Saturday is International Human Rights Day. It marks the date, in 1948, when the United Nations General Assembly…

Among honored heroes, a boy, 12, whose dad had collapsed

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Among honored heroes, a boy, 12, whose dad had collapsed

TULALIP — Local heroes and Red Cross volunteers were to be honored Thursday for acts of courage, selflessness…

At a Stanwood senior center fire, officers kicked open doors

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At a Stanwood senior center fire, officers kicked open doors

TULALIP — Local heroes and Red Cross volunteers were to be honored Thursday for acts of courage, selflessness…

1/4 mile offshore, a dinghy flips and a 6-year-old is trapped

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1/4 mile offshore, a dinghy flips and a 6-year-old is trapped

TULALIP — Local heroes and Red Cross volunteers were to be honored Thursday for acts of courage, selflessness…

A student was choking, and his teacher knew what to do

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A student was choking, and his teacher knew what to do

TULALIP — Local heroes and Red Cross volunteers were to be honored Thursday for acts of courage, selflessness…

Trio rescued unconscious man in water who had fallen 40 feet

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Trio rescued unconscious man in water who had fallen 40 feet

TULALIP — Local heroes and Red Cross volunteers were to be honored Thursday for acts of courage, selflessness…

CPR, defibrillator help save collapsed racquetball partner

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CPR, defibrillator help save collapsed racquetball partner

TULALIP — Local heroes and Red Cross volunteers were to be honored Thursday for acts of courage, selflessness…

First responders faced ‘a wall of fire’ on New Year’s Eve

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First responders faced ‘a wall of fire’ on New Year’s Eve

TULALIP — Local heroes and Red Cross volunteers were to be honored Thursday for acts of courage, selflessness…

Snohomish couple play key roles on Red Cross disaster team

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Snohomish couple play key roles on Red Cross disaster team

TULALIP — Local heroes and Red Cross volunteers were to be honored Thursday for acts of courage, selflessness…

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Deputies, county workers, police reach out on the streets

TULALIP — Local heroes and Red Cross volunteers were to be honored Thursday for acts of courage, selflessness…

Executive Director and assistant sign hanger, Wyonne Perrault, slips around the bottom of the lader to help her husband Joe install a large banner outside the new North Counties Family Services facility in Darrington Wednesday. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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New Family Services center in Darrington ‘belongs to them’

TULALIP — Local heroes and Red Cross volunteers were to be honored Thursday for acts of courage, selflessness…

A 19-year-old farm kid ‘caught in the middle of a great war’

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A 19-year-old farm kid ‘caught in the middle of a great war’

Related: Flying Heritage museum posts online video archive of interviews

Seattle Rod-Tiques pulls plug on Cruzin’ to Colby car show

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Seattle Rod-Tiques pulls plug on Cruzin’ to Colby car show

The chrome was shiny. The classic whitewall tires were scrubbed clean. Along Colby Avenue in downtown Everett, cars…

Lynnwood couple experienced ‘the real Cuba’

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Lynnwood couple experienced ‘the real Cuba’

Ed and Judy Rekola don’t want to hear about the mystique of Fidel Castro. They neither mourn Cuba’s…

Darby Kelly, 7, niece of the Edmonds Historical Museum Director, Caitlin Kelly, explores display cases filled with very old play things that make up the current holiday exhibit “Once Upon a Toy.” (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Vintage toys take museum goers back to low-tech time

Darby Kelly is 7. She likes Barbie and American Girl dolls, but one of her Christmas wishes could…

In this photo from last May, sisters, Georgina “Genie” Paul, 69, left, Marilyn Quincy, 72 and Mary Barrett, 55 share a lighter moment during an interview and photo shoot May 19. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Thank you to those who are making Snohomish County better

A middle school band director. A Civil War veteran’s ancestors. An Everett couple keen on history. A mom…

Jordan Finley and girlfriend Whitney Pahls at the American Legion picnic in Lake Stevens on July 28, 2011. Finley now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, and is studying for a master’s degree in divinity.” He and his wife Whitney are expecting their first child in January. (Sarah Weiser / The Herald)

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Lake Stevens veteran makes big steps toward his goals

Five years ago, Jordan Finley was learning to be a civilian again. The Marine from Lake Stevens had…

‘Fired up’ Marysville woman, 67, will join March on Washington

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‘Fired up’ Marysville woman, 67, will join March on Washington

Nila Horton has never marched for a cause. She hasn’t been active in politics. Yet on Jan. 21,…

Marilyn Rosenberg, owner of Everett’s Cafe Zippy, is preparing to move her downtown coffee shop from 2811 Wetmore Ave. to the former home of Under the Red Umbrella. That cafe, at 1502 Rucker Ave. in north Everett, closed in 2015.

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Cafe Zippy is relocating from downtown Everett to Rucker Avenue

Janet and Susan Hada are regulars at Cafe Zippy. Come January, the sisters’ favorite coffee break spot will…