This Marysville student is on a path to be a NASA researcher

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This Marysville student is on a path to be a NASA researcher

MARYSVILLE — Ollie Reisman, 17, is a senior at Marysville Arts and Technology High School. He got his…

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The pothole that just keeps on giving

My colleague Kari Bray noted I was working on a pothole story and sent me this:

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Reboot time: When traffic signals go out of sync

Street Smarts reader Skip Darimont, of Everett, wondered about the signal timing on Meadow Road for drivers looking…

Drivers see better with brighter, money-saving street lights

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Drivers see better with brighter, money-saving street lights

MUKILTEO — The Washington State Department of Transportation last month wrapped up a lighting overhaul along highways in…

Survey of US 2 trestle commuters will help guide future fix

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Survey of US 2 trestle commuters will help guide future fix

LAKE STEVENS — The state launches a survey Monday aimed at those who brave one of the region’s…

Scriber Lake senior plans to be a traveling nurse

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Scriber Lake senior plans to be a traveling nurse

EDMONDS — Scriber Lake High School senior EmmaSariah Jensen is a certified nursing assistant and looks forward to…

Edmonds to improve 76th Avenue intersection near high school

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Edmonds to improve 76th Avenue intersection near high school

EDMONDS — Construction to improve the intersection of 76th Avenue W and 212th Street SW by Edmonds-Woodway High…

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Mukilteo taking comments on proposed transportation district

MUKILTEO — City leaders here are the latest to consider forming a transportation benefit district, which would allow…

Maltby teen who’s been all over the world wonders what’s next

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Maltby teen who’s been all over the world wonders what’s next

EVERETT — Trevor Johnston is as well-rounded as he is high-achieving. The 4.0 student and National Merit finalist…

Light rail stations in Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace need names

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Light rail stations in Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace need names

When Link light rail stations in Lynnwood and Mountlake Terrace open in 2023, they will need names —…

Dispute over road repairs raises questions in Mill Creek

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Dispute over road repairs raises questions in Mill Creek

MILL CREEK — Allen and Bundie Olsen are still vacuuming up gravel tracked into their garage from their…

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Speed sign going up on south Everett’s 19th Avenue

It’s a highway, but that doesn’t mean you can go highway speeds.

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Video record traffic stops?

Street Smarts reader Phillip Jefferies, of Bothell, asks: Does Washington state law allow citizens to record police stops?

New schedule aimed at improving Mukilteo-Clinton sailing times

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New schedule aimed at improving Mukilteo-Clinton sailing times

MUKILTEO — Washington State Ferries plans to test a new summer schedule for the Mukilteo-Clinton route in an…

Todd Macomber stands where many a speeding car coming down 100th Street NE used to fly right out onto the Macomber Farm pasture before the county put up guardrails. There are 14 such problem curves on which the county plans to apply a high-friction surface treatment this summer. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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County to apply high-friction treatment to problem roads

GRANITE FALLS — There was a time when Macomber Farms kept its livestock away from a pasture near…

Work continues on new 116th Street overpass

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Work continues on new 116th Street overpass

Street Smarts reader Greg Miner, of Tulalip, writes: “The 116th Street overpass on I-5 has been under construction…

Patience is this Iraqi-born Mariner student’s true virtue

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Patience is this Iraqi-born Mariner student’s true virtue

EVERETT — Abdulkader Al-Bayati started at Mariner High School last year speaking very little English. He was born…

Toll lanes’ temporary striping to stick until 2-year review

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Toll lanes’ temporary striping to stick until 2-year review

Herald copy editor Christina Okeson tossed me a question about apparent striping problems connected to the I-405 express…

Chantz San Nicolas is ASB president at Marysville Getchell High School. The senior is also this week’s Herald Super Kid. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Marysville Getchell student president: ‘People are my passion’

MARYSVILLE — Chantz San Nicolas, 17, is a positive force at Marysville Getchell High School, where the homecoming…

Community Transit expands bus service

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Community Transit expands bus service

Community Transit will expand late-night bus service in Snohomish County, along with some daytime and weekend routes.