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Mukilteo mass murderer to face victims’ families at sentencing

EVERETT — A mass murderer from Mukilteo is scheduled to face the “conscience of the community” Thursday as…

Grief fills a courtroom as mass shooter is sentenced to life

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Grief fills a courtroom as mass shooter is sentenced to life

EVERETT — Will Kramer bears the scars of violence.

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Robbery charge dropped against Mountlake Terrace man

EVERETT — A Mountlake Terrace man is no longer facing a felony robbery charge after evidence surfaced showing…

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Prosecutors question self-defense claim in fatal shooting

EVERETT — A Seattle man’s repeated claims that he acted in self-defense during a fatal shooting last month…

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Woman withdraws guilty plea in case of burned child

EVERETT — A Lynnwood woman who earlier pleaded guilty to pushing an 8-year-old boy’s hand and face onto…

Western Washington arrests tied to Mexican drug cartel

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Western Washington arrests tied to Mexican drug cartel

EVERETT — The suspected drug trafficker from Snohomish County reportedly left no doubt that his was a deadly…

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Judge had ordered help for man accused of stomping jail guard

EVERETT — A man judged too mentally ill to bring to trial on charges of assaulting a girl…

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Man killed in Edmonds after alleged meth deal

EDMONDS — It’s a tale of dopers, half-truths and flying bullets; a case where a purloined pound of…

Prosecutor won’t seek death penalty in slaying of Oso couple

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Prosecutor won’t seek death penalty in slaying of Oso couple

EVERETT — The man charged with murdering an Oso couple in April won’t risk the death penalty if…

Mukilteo mass-shooter pleads guilty in murders of 3

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Mukilteo mass-shooter pleads guilty in murders of 3

EVERETT — Mukilteo mass killer Allen Ivanov pleaded guilty Monday to multiple counts of murder, a day before…

Prosecutor to announce Ivanov death penalty decision Tuesday

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Prosecutor to announce Ivanov death penalty decision Tuesday

EVERETT — Snohomish County’s elected prosecutor can stick to his own schedule in deciding whether to seek execution…

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Legal effort to block Snohomish mayoral election dropped

Update: The Snohomish City Council voted Tuesday evening to schedule the election of a new strong mayor in…

‘You executed him’: Shooter gets 35 years for Everett murder

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‘You executed him’: Shooter gets 35 years for Everett murder

EVERETT — Alexander Sandoval-Ortiz spent 15 hours one day last year hunting down the man he said he…

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Lawyers: Mass shooting suspect too immature for death penalty

EVERETT — Attorneys for the man charged with the July 30 mass shooting in Mukilteo say evidence suggests…

With public defender, Whitney Rivera at right, convicted first-degree murderer, Charles Courtney (facing) is removed from the courtroom Wednesday morning by a Snohomish County Deputy following sentencing for the shooting of 16-year-old Anthony Boro. Courtney didn’t know the victim, and bragged about having made his first confirmed kill, according to deputy prosecutor Jarett Goodkin (far right). He shot the boy in the back as he was runnning away. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Drug dealer gets 32-year sentence for murder of teen

EVERETT — A Lynnwood man can expect to spend the next three decades locked away in prison for…

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‘Deadliest Catch’ star was strangled, suffered broken skull

EVERETT — An Everett-area man best known for appearing on the television show “Deadliest Catch” was strangled and…

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Marshals join hunt for Everett suspect in domestic violence case

MILL CREEK — Federal marshals have joined the hunt for an Everett-area man suspected in a domestic violence…

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Couple charged with armed robbery after Everett shoplifting attempt

EVERETT — A couple from King County is facing an armed robbery charge after a Sept. 4 shoplifting…

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Police: DNA from mask links ex-convict to robbery in Edmonds

EDMONDS — The robber wore a black ski mask, a construction worker’s hard hat and a dark, hooded…

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Man charged after police chase through Lynnwood, Edmonds

LYNNWOOD — A longtime criminal repeatedly stomped on the brakes and used other tactics allegedly trying to make…