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Edie Carroll trims plants at Baker’s Acres Nursery during Sorticulture 2025 in Everett. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Sorticulture, popular garden festival, to return Friday

Over 140 vendors will fill the streets of downtown Everett during the three-day event.

In the neighborhood around Florence’s great cathedral, it’s easy to time-travel back to the Renaissance period. (Cameron Hewitt)

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Rick Steves: Experiencing Italy’s Renaissance in person

Among the many things I love about Italy is how the Renaissance can be spliced into your travels.…

People walk across Deception Pass Bridge as a whale watcher boat passes underneath on Monday, March 2, 2026 in Anacortes, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Deception Pass: Whidbey Island ‘Wow’

Rugged cliffs, sand dunes and elephant seals — this day trip has it all.

Building Bridges Project founders Jared Mead and Nate Nehring introduce the Building Bridges Summit discussion panel, which includes state and local politicians, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at Washington State University Everett. (Provided photo)

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Community leaders work to build bridges in a divided era

The Building Bridges Summit brought together electeds at the local and federal levels to promote civil discourse.

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Arlington officer to remain in jail after another arrest

The officer allegedly violated the conditions of his bail agreement. He is accused of possessing child sex abuse…

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The Everett Municipal Building on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 in Everett, Washington.

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Everett charter review board to present report to council

A draft report includes nearly a dozen proposed changes to the city’s charter, including adjusting the initiative process…

Lisa Labovitch, right, pulls out archival photos of Everett police officers from the early 1900s in the Northwest Room of the Everett Public Library on Friday, May 22, 2026. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

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‘Crime reporting and genealogy’: Everett officer honored 120 years after his death

Charles “Ed” Ray was killed while protecting the city of Everett in 1906. His life and death was…

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3 Snohomish County residents exposed to rabid bat, undergoing preventative treatment

The case is the first positive rabies test in a bat in SnoCo since 2023. Officials urge residents…

A Link train leaves Roosevelt Station on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Sound Transit board approves plan keeping Everett Link on track

A plan to help close a multi-billion-dollar gap in the agency’s light rail expansion costs will spare the…

A panel made up of Jennifer McKay, left to right, Wally Webster, Lauren Davis, Angela Alfieri and Maria Coghill on Thursday, May 28, 2026 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Advocates talk youth mental health in south Snohomish County

Presenters discussed programs that are working, gaps in the system and focus areas to support youth who have…

Faith Britton pours a beer for a customer at the Madison Avenue Pub on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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A six-pack of places to sip in summer

From marina views to taprooms, here’s where to drink it in.

Emergency responders carry volunteer patients to an awaiting helicopter during a training exercise led by the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday at the Big Four Ice Caves. (Courtesy of the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office)

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Drill prepares first responders for disaster at Big Four Ice Caves

More than 100 emergency rescuers joined the training excercise at the popular and dangerous nature destination on Thursday.

Doug Brown, a Boeing associate technical fellow BCA Engineering, working on the cauldron. Brown created the design and led the final assembly in Everett, Washington. (Provided photo)

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Special Olympics Washington unveils new cauldron in partnership with Boeing

Boeing crafted a new version from airplane materials, blending the organization’s logo with Pacific Northwest imagery

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Snohomish County Council recognizes Immigrant Heritage Month

EVERETT — The Snohomish County Council recognized June as Immigrant Heritage Month with a resolution passed on Tuesday.

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The Everett City Council during a meeting on Jan. 7.

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Everett council approves utility tax increase

At Wednesday’s council meeting, an attorney for a water district alluded to a possible legal challenge against the…

Liesa Postema, center, with her parents John and Marijke Postema, owners of Flower World on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Flower World and Snohomish County continue legal struggle over permits

The Maltby nursery claims overreach by county officials. In response, county says Flower World is guilty of multiple…

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Darrington schools hope the 2nd time is the charm for levy

Officials warn that a 2nd levy failure could result in the loss of athletics and staff cuts

Two Swift Orange Line buses wait at the Edmonds College Transit Center on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Community Transit to retire final Seattle-bound route

A new, more frequent route will run between Snohomish and Bellevue, where commuters can take light rail to…

Traffic moves across the U.S. 2 trestle between Everett and Lake Stevens on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Snohomish County leaders talk US 2 trestle replacement

At a roundtable Tuesday, officials discussed design options for the critical project and ways they might find the…

A Flock camera at the corner of Broadway and Everett Avenue on Monday, April 6, 2026 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Edmonds becomes 3rd city in the county to cancel Flock Safety contract

Mayor Mike Rosen cited privacy concerns and a recent report that the FBI is seeking access to a…