A Link train passes over a parking lot south of the Lynnwood City Center Station in August 2024 in Lynnwood. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

Sno-Isle Libraries event will celebrate new light rail extension

To celebrate the complete opening of Sound Transit’s 2 Line, the library system will bring books and activities…

John Glennon, executive director of hunger prevention services for Volunteers of America Western Washington, speaks during a listening session with on Gov. Bob Ferguson and Rep. Rick Larsen on Aug. 21 in Lynnwood. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

$25K matching pledge helps March Against Hunger

Volunteers of America received the promised donation from the EverTrust Foundation as part of the month-long campaign.

The Marysville Family YMCA mock trial team holds its second-place trophy after the Washington State Mock Trial Championship at the Pierce County Courthouse in Tacoma on Sunday, March 22, 2026. (Provided Photo)

Local News

The Marysville YMCA mock trial team wins 2nd place

For the first time in program history, the team of high school students went to the state finals…

Archbishop Murphy’s Brooke Blachly drives to the hoop during the game against Edmonds-Woodway on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

High School Sports

The Herald’s 2025-26 All-Area girls basketball team

Editor’s note: The Player of the Year and All-Area team were chosen by the Herald sports staff based…

CPR dummies lie on the floor during Stanwood High School’s EKG Youth Heart Screening event on Oct. 1 in Stanwood. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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CPR dummies lie on the floor during a Nick of Time heart screening event on Oct. 1 in Stanwood. The nonprofit is hosting another event at Cascade High School next week.

Local News

Cascade High School to host heart screening for youth

A nonprofit will provide screenings, avalable to anybody age 12-24, to look for heart abnormalities in an effort…

The Port Gardner Storage Facility’s additional overflow tanks on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

Everett considers funding for large pipeline project

The $113 million project would build new water and sewer infrastructure along Marine View Drive to support the…

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Dowon Kim plays the piano on March 6 at Butter Notes Cafe in Everett.

Business

Craving coffee and community? Butter Notes Cafe offers a space for creatives

The Everett cafe offers jam sessions for musicians every other Sunday, jazz shows, community events and, of course,…

Monroe’s Isaiah Kiehl reacts during the game against Snohomish on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

High School Sports

The Herald’s 2025-26 All-Area boys basketball team

Editor’s note: The Player of the Year and All-Area team were chosen by the Herald sports staff based…

Waqas Nazir, president of the Bait-ul-Ehsan mosque, speaks during Eid al-Fitr celebrations on Friday, March 20 in Monroe, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

Local News

Snohomish County Muslims celebrate end of Ramadan

Friday marked the annual Eid al-Fitr holiday, when Muslims gather to pray and eat at the end of…

Bob Hammond, an employee at Red Pepper Pizzeria & Pasta, locks up after checking on the extent of flood damage inside on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025 in Sultan, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

Disaster loan center opens in Sultan

The center offers assistance to those impacted by the December flood and seeking low-interest relief.

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Local News

Monroe police arrest suspect on suspicion of homicide

Friday evening, a multi-agency manhunt occurred for a 33-year-old man in connection with a shooting at a Monroe…

Traffic moves along Edmonds Way past a gas station sign advertising gas prices above five dollars a gallon on Friday, March 13, 2026 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

Snohomish County drivers are spending over $5 per gallon

Amid international conflict, prices to fill your tank are rising.

Jordyn Vaughn, the first openly transgender firefighter with South County Fire, at McCollum Park on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

South County Fire welcomes its first openly transgender firefighter

Jordyn Vaughn, 26, grew up in Snohomish and finished his probationary period with the department in February.

The Snohomish Riverfront Trail was closed Friday due to flooding along the Snohomish River on Friday, March 20, 2026 in Snohomish, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

Local News

Flooding from prolonged atmospheric river expected in Monroe, Snohomish

The Snohomish River is expected to reach major flood stage by Friday night, continuing into Saturday morning, in…

The Alderwood Water and Wastewater District building on Friday, March 20, 2026 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

Alderwood water district owes Lynnwood $360K in missed tax payments

The total covers five out of 15 years of delinquent utility tax payments that date back to when…

The members of the Pacific Northwest band, Marsalis, Adam Bishop (left), Theresa Cadondon and Dennis Zender pose for a picture in 2020. (provided photo)

Life

Marsalis, a Pacific Northwest band, headlines show in Seattle

On Saturday, a Stanwood banker’s band is performing an all-ages show at the Crocodile.

Police vehicles are visible along 7th Avenue Southwest between Emerson Elementary School and St. Mary Magdalen School where and officer involved shooting occurred on Friday, March 20, 2026 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

UPDATE: Man dies after he was shot by police Friday morning in Everett

7th Avenue Southeast from 84th Street Southeast to 88th Street Southeast was closed most of the day. 2…

A man works on a balcony at the Cedar Pointe Apartments, a 255-apartment complex for seniors 55+, at 17309 40th Ave. in January 2020 in Arlington. Washington attorney general Nick Brown named the owners of the Cedar Pointe complex as one of five defendants in a complaint alleging they engaged in unfair and deceptive practices. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Local News

State reaches settlement with Snohomish County apartment owners

The companies did not admit fault as part of a $7 million settlement that will go toward building…

A view of Colby Avenue in downtown Everett in October 2025. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Government

Everett to consider increased utility tax rate

The city currently charges a 6% fee for utility services. The new tax could increase that to 12%.

Local News

‘It sounded like a shotgun’: Heavy water damages Everett business

Approximately 65,000 pounds of water caused one of the ceiling beams to crack at Northwest Barricade & Signs.…