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Charges: Driver was drunk when he hit, killed 73-year-old man

Richard DeFrancesco was on a walk with a friend last year near Lowell Park when he was struck…

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Prosecutor suspended for evidence errors in drug ring trial

Charges called a man the ‘Big Boss’ of a Mexican narcotics pipeline to Snohomish County. Then the case…

Elmer Nash at his plea hearing for first degree murder at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Thursday, March 25, 2021 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Arrested: Arsonist in fatal 1987 fire who skipped sentencing

Elmer Nash pleaded guilty to the death of Everett firefighter Gary Parks, but didn’t show up to his…

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Arlington police arrest robber accused of three armed heists

The 27-year-old man is under investigation for robbing a gas station, a hotel and a Little Caesars Pizza.

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Mill Creek man sentenced for near-drowning of ex-girlfriend

William Pool III was first charged with attempted murder. He pleaded guilty to second-degree assault.

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Charges: Stanwood farm owners starved alpacas, killing some

The alpacas were to be slaughtered for Thogersen Family Farm’s raw dog and cat food business.

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Man charged with shooting at 4 in Mountlake Terrace home

One man was shot in the neck, another in the head. Police are looking for the suspect, 22,…

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An execution or self-defense? Attorneys debate bus shooting

A public defender says Alejandro Meza was sucker-punched before he shot and killed his assailant.

Shattered glass littered the alleyway next to the Monte Cristo building in Everett after an explosion April 13. (Everett Police Department)

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Man arrested in explosion at downtown Everett apartments

The blast caused an estimated $3,000 in damage. A resident of the Monte Cristo apartments was booked for…

John and Aria Pendergraft. (contributed photo)

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Father, girl killed in Mukilteo fire ‘did everything together’

John Pendergraft, 42, and his daughter Aria, 7, lived on a small farm with emus and kangaroos.

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Mill Creek has new drug law — it could be obsolete in days

The city council re-criminalized drug possession, while state lawmakers debate their own legislation.

Two people, including a 7-year-old girl, died in this house fire near Mukilteo on Thursday. (South County Fire) 20210415

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Girl, 7, and her father die in house fire near Mukilteo

The house was engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived. The cause was under investigation.

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Father who fled state with 3 sons arrested in New Mexico

Richard Burke reportedly didn’t trust masks or vaccines. He was charged with custodial interference.

Richard John Burke

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Charges: Citing COVID conspiracies, man fled with his 3 sons

Richard Burke left the state. “The Burke boys will be living on our own,” he wrote his ex-wife.…

Jesse L. Hartman (Everett Police Department)

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Fatal shooting suspect on the run, his whereabouts unknown

Jesse Hartman allegedly shot a man during a chase in Everett. Police are asking for help in finding…

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Charges: Man ‘essentially executed’ stranger on bus in Everett

Alejandro Meza allegedly shot a man twice, killing him, during an argument about drug use on a bus.

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No jail for woman who stole from comatose mom in Mill Creek

Instead, Jaclyn Singleton will serve 240 hours of community service, and pay $63,000 in restitution.

JJ Frank, alongside his wife Patrice Frank, speaks out against racist death threats at Comeford Park in Marysville on April 3, 2021. (Zachariah Bryan / The Herald)

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‘Enough is enough,’ Marysville father says of racist threats

JJ Frank demanded death threats in the Marysville School District be taken more seriously.

Absorbents placed to contain oil in the stormwater pond outside Achilles USA, July 2018. (Washington State Department of Ecology)

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Everett manufacturer settles oil spill fines for $222,000

Six geese, a snake and blue herons were covered in oil at a retention pond outside Achilles USA.

Roderick Muchikekwanape is on the run after escaping a Canadian prison. He's convicted of murder and sexual assault. (U.S. Marshals Service)

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Authorities still searching for convicted murderer, escapee

Roderick Muchikekwanape escaped a Canadian prison in October. He was last seen taking a bus to Everett.