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Intersection improvements in Everett help big rigs reach Port
New intersection improvements along Rucker and Pacific avenues aim to help big rigs better move their high and…
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Money available to help tame speeders on Edmonds streets
Edmonds has $20,000 to address local residents’ concerns about speeding in their neighborhoods. Now, city staff need to…
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Meadowdale High senior asks peers to evaluate privilege
LYNNWOOD — The Meadowdale High School principal calls senior Liam Ball, 18, “an activist, not a complainer.” Ball’s…
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Can you really go 5 mph above the speed limit? We ask…
There are a lot of lead feet on gas pedals out there.
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Tenacious Cascade senior rises above life’s early obstacles
EVERETT — Cascade High School senior Edna Vetter, 18, had a rough start to life. But with the…
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Bothell area street to close for pipeline work
Work related to King County’s North Creek Interceptor Sewer Improvement project will again close 14th Drive SE, in…
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Leaves and junk are swept from streets — then dumped where?
Street Smarts reader Fabian Borowiecki, of Everett, wonders what happens after the street sweepers move through. Where does…
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Traffic signal overkill? Extra lights are for standards, safety
Street Smarts reader Pat Lundstrom, of Marysville, wrote in with a question about what — at first glance,…
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Culture, community count for Heritage High senior
TULALIP — Myrna Red Leaf, 17, is an athlete and student leader who takes pride in her cultural…
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Expansion joint on U.S. 2 bridge gets temporary fix
Street Smarts reader Arleigh Hiersch, of Snohomish, writes: “For over eight months, the expansion joint on U.S. 2…
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Signal timing improvements coming on Highway 527
Ken George, of Everett, writes in about a frustrating drive on Highway 527, among other spots, that has…
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Monroe homeschooler sharpens his skills in metals classes
EVERETT — Johan West, a homeschool student from Monroe, came to Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center for his senior…
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What’s dripping from your car? Find out for free
Interactive graphic: Diagnose your car’s leak
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Fixes for Ash Way Park and Ride slog are a long way off
LYNNWOOD — The I-5 interchange at 164th Street SW is a notoriously busy one, and the nearby Ash…
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De-icer, salt, sand: Don’t forget to wash your car
Street Smarts reader Lee Peterson, of Snohomish, writes: “During our recent period of below freezing temperatures we saw…
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Alternate ways for workers to get to Boeing’s Everett plant
Staggered start times were set to go away for many shift workers at Boeing’s Everett plant starting Monday.…
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Speed limit lowered on Highway 9 in Clearview
The speed limit on Highway 9 (Woodinville Snohomish Road) in Clearview was lowered following a traffic study by…
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Work starts on I-405 shoulder lane
Crews hired by the Washington State Department of Transportation have started work on the I-405 northbound peak-use shoulder…
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Lynnwood HS senior champions minority experience by volunteering
LYNNWOOD — Jonny DelaCruz is a volunteer superstar who has a passion for helping others, from Seattle to…
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Solving the Smokey Point shopping district traffic nightmare
MARYSVILLE — Traffic coming in and out of the expanding Smokey Point shopping district west of I-5 is…