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Edmonds approves 0.1% sales tax for street, sidewalk improvements

The 5-2 vote brings the city’s sales tax rate to 10.7%, the highest in the state along with…

Washington State Department of Transportation avalanche technicians assess a slide on Hwy. 20 near Liberty Bell Mountain. (WSDOT photo)

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Northwest Avalanche Center offers free Saturday course in Everett

Learn how to find avalanche forecasts and access avalanche risks at the Adopt A Stream Foundation’s Northwest Stream…

A Microsoft data center campus in East Wenatchee on Nov. 3. The rural region is changing fast as electricians from around the country plug the tech industry’s new, giant data centers into its ample power supply. (Jovelle Tamayo / The New York Times)

Opinion

Editorial: Meeting needs for data centers, fair power rates

Shared energy demand for AI and ratepayers requires an increased pace for clean energy projects.

Opinion

State can’t tax income if robots take jobs

A recent Herald Forum commentary was essentially about how, “Everyone knows that an income tax is the solution”…

Opinion

State must deliver on promises for state ferry system

Washington State Ferries’ crew shortages continue to cancel crucial sailings on Mukilteo-Clinton and Port Townsend-Coupeville routes, stranding Whidbey…

Opinion

Comment: What Vance doesn’t get about ‘heritage’ or Americans

Ask the Founders or many who fought for the nation, immigrants are in every sense American.

Opinion

Comment: Are we trending toward another devastating Dust Bowl?

It’s not a certainty, but heat and drought are more frequent in the U.S., upping the odds of…

Cascade’s Caylee Krestel runs the ball against Jackson during the game on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Sports

Cascade, Everett flag football pick up key Wesco wins

The Bruins swept their two-game slate while the Seagulls went 1-1 on Wednesday.

Half of a gym is used for physical education class while the other serves as a makeshift lunch station at the Sultan Elementary School on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 in Sultan, Washington. Students have to walk to the gym to pick up food and then eat in their classrooms. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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Feds investigate Sultan School District over trans athlete policy

The district was one of 18 in the U.S. named in a press release Wednesday. Sultan’s policy is…

The Edmonds-Woodway girls basketball team practices at the Edmonds-Woodway High School gymnasium on Jan. 8, 2026. (Joe Pohoryles / The Herald)

Sports

Edmonds-Woodway girls basketball program reaches new heights

The revitalized feeder system leads to league-best record with four freshmen starters.

Opinion

Burke: Work as a young caddy allowed a swing at life skills

Along with learning blackjack, Yiddish and golf’s finer points, it taught the art of observation.

Opinion

Comment: Trump’s credit card cap would throw weakest to sharks

Trump’s demand would cut credit access for many borrowers, leaving them to even harsher options.

Attendees look at boards showing the proposed roadway design of the 88th Street improvements during a town hall on Tuesday in Marysville. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

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Marysville shares info on 88th Street upgrades

The city will widen the arterial street to add a center turning lane, along with paths for walking…

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Two Snohomish County residents face drug trafficking charges

A Marysville man, 29, attempted to exchange around 20 pounds of cocaine for meth and $155,000, police say

Everett High School students cheer as a car honks during a walkout rally in protest of ICE outside of the Snohomish County Courthouse on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett High students walk out to protest ICE activity

Over 100 students marched to the Snohomish County campus to voice their support for immigrant communities.

Tina Ruybal prepares ballots to be moved to the extraction point in the Snohomish County Election Center on Nov. 3, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Opinion

Editorial: A win for vote-by-mail, amid gathering concern

A judge preserved the state’s deadline for mailed ballots, but more challenges to voting are ahead.

Opinion

Support of Everett schools’ bond, levy shapes student success

As a proud parent of daughters who began their Everett Public Schools journey in first and third grade…

Opinion

New pharmacy at Everett clinic site will aid patients

I applaud our local pharmacist Sovit Bista for opening Robin Hood Pharmacy at the Everett Optum main campus…

Everett Chief of Police Robert Goetz in his office on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026 in Everett, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

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Behind the badge: Everett’s new police chief prioritizes community engagement

Robert Goetz has served Everett for 35 years as a member of the police department. Now he steps…

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Unresponsive puppies left at fire station after suspected fentanyl overdose

Initially, three puppies were dropped off at Gold Bar fire station. Deputies found an additional three sick puppies.