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Glacier Peak quarterback Oliver Setterberg prepares for the snap during a non-league game against Snohomish on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Snohomish, Wash. (Qasim Ali / The Herald)

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Glacier Peak ranked eighth, Lake No. 1 in AP football poll

Archbishop Murphy holds onto top spot in media and coaches polls.

Opinion

Comment: Trump, GOP holding emergency SNAP funds over politics

Even during the shutdown, emergency funds could sustain food aid. It’s just another attack on SNAP.

Opinion

Comment: Both parties need to work together to end shutdown

With pay halted for many federal workers and services threatened, only cooperation can reopen government.

Opinion

Comment: Until robots take over our jobs, who’s going to work?

Declining immigration, an aging population and low fertility rates are working against the supply of labor.

Challenger Elementary 3rd grade teacher Ian Brown holds his comic book “I Hate Math” in his classroom Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Everett, Washington. Brown wrote and illustrated the book while on a roughly half-year sabbatical from teaching duties. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Take it from this Everett math teacher: It’s OK to hate math

A former math hater offers tips that just might turn math dread into something less — or maybe…

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Marysville police seek witnesses of serious hit-and-run

Police say a black Honda collided with a silver passenger car at the intersection of State Avenue and…

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Agriculturists can provide comment on Dept. of Ecology’s latest guidance chapters

The state agency is creating a technical resource that outlines best management practices for agriculturalists to use to…

Opinion

Comment: Brace for higher health care costs during open enrollment

Federal reductions in subsidies may be joined by drug costs and other inflation for workers’ insurance plans.

Local News

Snohomish County will host 20th annual farm and forestry conference on Nov. 5

The conference will bring government officials, nonprofit organizations and agricultural professionals across the region together for networking and…

The Hallan Building and Main Street early in the 20th century. (Monroe Historical Society)

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Historic Monroe buildings receive bronze plaques

A dedication Saturday will celebrate the century-old original City Hall, Dolloff-Key and Hallan Buildings.

The Edmonds School District building on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Edmonds, Northshore place school levies on February ballot

Voters in the Edmonds School District will vote on one levy. Northshore voters will see two levies and…

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Everett fire rescues unresponsive man from tight space on docked ferry

Coworkers began CPR before firefighters arrived. It took nearly an hour to revive the employee and rescue him…

Carolyn Carlson, left, and James Sterba

Local News

Mukilteo council candidates looking to manage growth, budget

Two positions for City Council feature contested races on the November ballot.

Opinion

Tall buildings for Lake Stevens project will block mountain views

I have read of a proposal to add buildings and parking at a site on 20th Street NE…

Opinion

Welch: Why is our foot on the gas when the wheel is broken?

State and local governments continue to raise taxes without delivering on promises. How do we fix this?

Opinion

State’s highway maintenance still on ‘glidepath to failure’

Thank you for reprinting Jerry Cornfield’s article from the Washington State Standard on our state’s failure to keep…

Opinion

No Kings protests need a unifying slogan

I participated in the “No Kings” rally at Edmonds Municipal Park this past Saturday where I heard Rick…

Local News

Man charged in connection with multiple robberies pleads not guilty

Throughout the year, various officers collaborated to arrest a 29-year-old in connection with robberies in Everett, Renton, Shoreline…

Snohomish County Sheriff Susanna Johnson speaks at a press conference outside of the new Snohomish County 911 building on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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County sheriff working to fix $15M in overspending

In a presentation to the County Council, Sheriff Johnson said she’s reducing overtime hours and working to boost…

A train sits on the tracks while BNSF workers stand next to the site of a car and train collision at the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Main Street on Oct. 28, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Train collision temporarily disrupts Edmonds ferry service

Police cleared the scene around 12:47 p.m. One person sustained minor injuries.