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Everett AquaSox shortstop Axel Sanchez throws the ball during a game against the Tri-City Dust Devils on Sunday, August 10, 2025 at Funko Field in Everett Washington. (Photo courtesy of Evan Morud / Everett AquaSox)

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Frogs drop finale to Tri-City, lose 5 of 6to Dust Devils

EVERETT — The Everett AquaSox fell to the Tri-City Dust Devils 10-4 during the final game of the…

Former Seattle Mariners player Ichiro Suzuki reacts during the Ichiro Number Retirement Ceremony before a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at T-Mobile Park on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, in Seattle. (Steph Chambers / Getty Images / Tribune News Services)

Sports

Coe: Fans get to know Ichiro as Mariners retire No. 51 jersey

Former Seattle star shows humor, humility in Saturday ceremony.

Night drive with motion blur city background

Opinion

Comment: Stopping the ‘100 deadliest days’ for teen drivers

Improving access to training programs and graduated licensing can make driving safer for youths.

Opinion

Everett mayor’s race: Disappointed by hit piece from Murphy campaign

Over the past eight years, I’ve been involved in local politics in a bit of an unusual way,…

Opinion

North County Fire thanks voters for their support

On behalf of everyone at North County Regional Fire Authority, I want to extend heartfelt thanks to our…

Opinion

We tax and spend as one nation, one people

Can we just stop with the belief in the rights of Americans to keep that money that they…

Opinion

Silver Lake development isn’t safe with highway traffic

Why did the City of Everett permit the new eight-unit development at the northeast section of Silver Lake…

Opinion

Forum: The attributes shared by jazz and American culture

Jazz is stupid. So, perhaps, is our culture. But both also offer freeing and spontaneous conversations.

Pedestrians cross the intersection of Evergreen Way and Airport Road on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

In Snohomish County, pedestrian fatalities continue a troublesome trend

As Everett and other cities eye new traffic safety measures, crashes involving pedestrians show little signs of decreasing.

The Mountlake Terrace City Council discusses the Flock Safety license plate camera system on Thursday, June 5, 2025 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

Mountlake Terrace public express ongoing ire with future Flock system

The city council explored installing a new advisory committee for stronger safety camera oversight.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics volunteer Dylan Goss helps move branches into place between poles while assembling an analog beaver dam in North Creek on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

Adopt A Stream volunteers build analog beaver dams in North Creek

The human-engineered structures will mimic natural dams in an effort to restore creek health in an increasingly urbanized…

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Window cleaner using a squeegee to wash a window with clear blue sky

Opinion

Editorial: Auditor’s Office tools provide view into government

Good government depends on transparency into its actions. We need to make use of that window.

Opinion

Eco-nomics: Facing similar flood threat, two counties respond

A look at Kerr County, Texas, and Snohomish County shows the value of planning for climate resiliency.

Opinion

Comment: Efforts in this Washington offer hope for civic health

Several state and local efforts are championing civil discourse. And they’re seeking your help.

Edie Everette

Opinion

Forum: Why pick up a penny when it’s only worth a thought?

A dusty penny finds purchase in thoughts of growing up poor, luck and kindness to the next person.

Opinion

Eco-nomics: Facing similar flood threat, two counties respond

A look at Kerr County, Texas, and Snohomish County shows the value of planning for climate resiliency.

Seahawks quarterback Jalen Milroe runs with the ball in Seattle's preseason opener against the Las Vegas Raiders at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington on Thursday, August 7, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Seattle Seahawks)

Sports

Tory, Horton, Jalen Milroe flash upside in Seahawks debuts

SEATTLE — It turns out that neither Mike Macdonald nor Pete Carroll could live up to the words…

Umpire Jen Pawol looks on in the third inning during a spring training game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Feb. 28, 2025, in Tampa, Florida. (Brandon Sloter / Getty Images / Tribune News Services)

Sports

MLB’s first female umpire received the call of a lifetime

For the first time in nearly 150 years of Major League Baseball, a female umpire will work a…

Anthony Donofrio of the Everett AquaSox bats against the Tri-City Dust Devils at Funko Field in Everett, Washington on Thursday, August 7, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Shari Sommerfeld / Everett AquaSox)

Sports

Dust Devils’ 18 hits storm AquaSox

The Tri-City Dust Devils collected 18 base hits Thursday night, defeating the Everett AquaSox 11-2 in front of…

The Seattle Mariners' Dominic Canzone, right, celebrates with Donovan Solano after hitting a game-winning RBI single in the 11th inning against the Chicago White Sox at T-Mobile Park on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Seattle. (Alika Jenner / Getty Images / Tribune News Services)

Sports

Canzone’s walkoff hit completes Mariners’ sweep of White Sox

SEATTLE — Dominic Canzone delivered the walk-off hit for the Seattle Mariners, driving in Eugenio Suárez with a…