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Shayla Martin, shown here with her boyfriend Jeff Berg, was one of five people killed by a gunman Friday at Cascade Mall. A Macy’s employee, Martin was the sister of longtime Herald employee Karen Van Horn. (Family Photo)

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Every national tragedy is someone’s personal grief

Karen Van Horn was already working at The Herald when I arrived as an intern in 1978.

Hawthorne Elementary School kindergarten students Jonas Rugabano (left) and Rileyann Brown are treated Friday to a delightful reading experience while lying on their classroom floor with Day of Caring volunteer Alisha Sylvester. Sylvester, who works at Boeing in 787 quality investigation, said she is a mom, so she’s had some experience with this before. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Volunteers turn out for United Way’s Day of Caring

It was a day of reading, painting and building. On United Way’s annual Day of Caring, volunteers all…

At Shawn O’Donnell’s, Tuesday night, Snohomish County Sea Hawkers Booster Club members and their president, Nina Therres (left #12) squeeze together with Snohomish County Sheriff Ty Trenary (suit and tie) and a whole bunch of cuddly bears for a photograph. They collected the bears to donate, and Sheriff Trenary will be delivering them to Dawson Place, which serves child victims of sexual or physical abuse. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Snohomish County Sea Hawkers support several local charities

They came in old-school Seahawks jerseys, T-shirts with the team logo, and the Hawks’ bright new “Action Green,”…

Stephanie and Jeff Reid spend time at home in Marysville with their 2-year-old daughter, Kenley. In a photograph on the wall behind them, Stephanie holds their baby daughter, Blake, who died Aug. 10 of spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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A baby girl’s story continues after her life is complete

In just one year, Marysville’s Stephanie and Jeff Reid tasted life’s greatest joy and endured its cruelest loss.

Matthew Truax’s mother, Melinda Truax, took this photo of her son on the first day of his junior year at Meadowdale High School. The 16-year-old died Sept. 13, 2013, after collapsing on the Meadowdale track during PE class. (Truax family photo)

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3 years after Edmonds teen’s death, a reason to celebrate

This Sunday, which would have been her son Matthew’s 20th birthday, Melinda Truax is missing the young man…

Jance Groff, 32, is getting help and learning how to help himself with drug and alcohol addiction at the Everett Recovery Cafe, a day center on Broadway. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Everett Recovery Cafe helps people deal with addiction

Jance Groff lost his job. He lost his apartment. Alcohol and drug abuse took a punishing toll, but…

Caitlin Hurley holds her son, Braeden, 3, while the youngster gets a cool drink after playing in the family’s home in Gold Bar on Tuesday. Caitlin and her husband, Caleb, adopted Braeden though the National Down Syndrome Adoption Network. The couple hope to adopt another child with Down syndrome. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Gold Bar boy’s photo chosen for Down syndrome society video

Three-year-old Braeden Hurley lives in Gold Bar, but Saturday his smiling face will shine down from a big…

(Dan Bates / The Herald) At Patricia Mackey’s Edmonds home, flags, large and small, have been on display every day since 9/11. A photo of her cousin, Dennis Buckley, who died in the North Tower, sits on the kitchen table. He was 38 and had a wife and three daughters. Mackey, a registered 9/11 family member, doesn’t want people to ever forget. She has been to the site and read the names of victims.

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Edmonds cousin of 9/11 victim vows to never forget

Dennis Buckley. When Patricia Mackey read that name to a gathering of thousands in 2012, it was painful…

Mukilteo couple honored at United Way breakfast

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Mukilteo couple honored at United Way breakfast

TULALIP — Helen Kendall and William Sanford, a Mukilteo couple devoted to community service and giving, were honored…

(Dan Bates / The Herald) A pair of 92-year-old Snohomish High School classmates from 1942, Elizabeth Reed (left) and Crystal Johanson appear to be having fun eating what looks to be about 92 Belgian cream puffs during their 74th class reunion at Hill Park, Wednesday.

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Snohomish High class of ’42 celebrates lifelong friendships

Clyde Glenn Fields took a weeklong deer hunting trip and was kicked off Snohomish High School’s football team.…

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Local events mark 15th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

These events are scheduled to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. All events…

Dog walkers at Everett’s Grand Avenue Park were greeted Monday by a new sign spelling out hours: 6 a.m.-10 p.m. April through October and 6 a.m.-8 p.m. November through March. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Closed at 8 p.m.? Everett park hours come as a surprise

As this summer of Pokemon Go winds down, I see fewer phone-toting players on my nighttime walks. What…

DNA test and the web uncover tawdry story of missing dad

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DNA test and the web uncover tawdry story of missing dad

Bette Hults grew up without a father and with a mystery.

(Dan Bates\The Herald)

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Cocoon House leaders camp outside to honor agency’s 25th anniversary

At 26, Tanya Ocampo is the picture of accomplishment. She’s a medical assistant for an orthopedic surgeon in…

(Dan Bates/The Herald)

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Trump, Clinton supporters practice politics at the fair

Cellphones in hand, they lined up to snap selfies and snag items that will someday be pieces of…

(Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Care and community were Wally Walsh’s passions

Living life.” That has long been a motto at the Delta Rehabilitation Center. Known locally as the Snohomish…

(Dan Bates/The Herald)

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Everett High takes center stage in Fruity Pebbles commercial

Back to school came early at Everett High on Wednesday, but it was all just pretend. Dozens of…

United Way gives students varsity letters for community service

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United Way gives students varsity letters for community service

This is part of The Daily Herald’s annual report on charity in Snohomish County. Complete list of stories

Everett Museum of History seeks a forever home

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Everett Museum of History seeks a forever home

This is part of The Daily Herald’s annual report on charity in Snohomish County. Complete list of stories

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Upcoming Snohomish County nonprofit fundraising events

This is part of The Daily Herald’s annual report on charity in Snohomish County. Complete list of stories