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A car idles at a stop light at the intersection of 196th Street and Poplar Way where the City of Lynnwood will be building a bridge over I-5 to connect Poplar Way to Alderwood Mall Boulevard on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Lynnwood approves construction contract for Poplar Way Bridge

The $58 million bridge, largely paid for by state and federal grants, will be the sixth in the…

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Darrington schools evacuated for around 2 hours after bomb threat Tuesday

The Darrington School District received a call from an automated voice making a bomb threat. Around 2:30 p.m.,…

The livery on a Boeing plane. (Christopher Pike / Bloomberg)

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Boeing begins hiring for new 737 variant production line at Everett factory

The 737 MAX 10 still needs to be certificated by the FAA.

Brandon Tepley does a signature Butch pose while holding a vintage Butch head outside of his job at Mukilteo Elementary where he is dean of students on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 in Mukilteo, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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The secret life of Butch T. Cougar, WSU mascot

Mukilteo school dean Brandon Tepley and other mascots talk about life inside — and after — the WSU…

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Lynnwood City Council appoints new member

Chelsea Wright is the chair of the city’s diversity, equity and inclusion commission. She will be sworn in…

Naval Station Everett is seen across the water from a press conference at the Port of Everett Seaport on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Naval Station Everett training may be noisy, Navy warns

As a result of a planned training exercise at the Naval base, residents may see increased vehicle activity…

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Edmonds launches monthly Cabin Fever Market

Formerly known as the Winter Market, the market will take place downtown on the last Saturday of each…

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State leaders prepare for possibility of immigration crackdown

Gov. Bob Ferguson and Attorney General Nick Brown didn’t rule out the National Guard or state or local…

Spada Lake is seen from Culmback Dam on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023, near Sultan, Washington. The reservior supplies roughly 75% of Snohomish County with its water. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Climate change poses challenges for reservoir management

Snohomish PUD discusses how recent weather patterns narrow the margins of error for Spada Lake.

City of Everett Principal Engineer Zach Brown talks about where some of the piping will connect to the Port Gardner Storage Facility, an 8-million-gallon waste water storage facility, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Construction to begin on $200m Everett stormwater facility

The Port Gardner Storage Facility will help prevent combined sewer overflows, which occur during intense rainstorms.

A firefighting helicopter carries a bucket of water from a nearby river to the Bolt Creek Fire on Saturday, Sep. 10, 2022, on U.S. 2 near Index, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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New study shows benefits of fully funding wildfire resilience bill

The study comes on the heels of the Legislature cutting the bill’s budget by roughly half last year.

Nolla Rohr holds October while seated on the couch on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett shelter animals find new families after flooding

Amid an evacuation last December, people flocked to the city’s animal shelter to foster over 120 animals. Some…

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‘A story worth telling’: Snohomish County did it before Woodstock

Local author J.D. Howard reminds readers of The Sky River Rock Festival, a forgotten music milestone.

A Link light rail train pulls into the Mountlake Terrace station on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Sound Transit to open complete 2 Line in March

The light rail service connecting Lynnwood to Bellevue and beyond will also bring an increase in train frequency…

Firefighters discovered heavy smoke emerging from multiple units in the single-story complex, making it difficult to identify the location of the fire. (South County Fire)

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Fire crews respond to Everett storage facility fire Thursday

South County Fire reported smoke coming from multiple units in the facility on 4th Avenue West.

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Boundary Review Board approves North Lake annex

The vote followed a hearing where Snohomish defended its request against a petition by 79 residents.

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Lynnwood organizations launch citywide food drive for culturally relevant foods

Throughout the month of February, businesses around Lynnwood will collect shelf-stable food donations.

Beds at the east Everett cold weather shelter on Tuesday, Feb. 11 in Everett, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

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Get your hats and gloves out, Snohomish County

Nighttime temps will drop below freezing through the weekend, the National Weather Service said.

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Suspect falls down a ravine while fleeing police

Early Friday morning, a man drove recklessly through Mukilteo while fleeing officers before crashing in a neighborhood and…

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Semitruck delivers 40,000 pounds of food to the Salvation Army in Everett

The delivery is one of 250 deliveries planned to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the…