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Longtime Mukilteo School Board member Judy Schwab retires after 28 years. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Mukilteo School Board member retires after 28 years

Judy Schwab, the longest-serving board member in the district’s history, served seven consecutive terms.

 

Kelsey Olson, the owner of the Rustic Cork Wine Bar, is introduced by Port of Everett Executive Director Lisa Lefebar on Dec. 2, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Rustic Cork Wine Bar opens its doors at the Port of Everett

It’s the first of five new restaurants opening on the waterfront, which is becoming a hotspot for diners.

 

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Deputies: Lake Stevens man robs convenience store with AK-47

Law enforcement arrested the man, 30, Thursday after he allegedly robbed the Lake Stevens store the day before.

 

A Flock Safety camera on the corner of 64th Avenue West and 196th Street Southwest on Oct. 28, 2025 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Mountlake Terrace cancels Flock Safety contract

The City Council unanimously voted to end the contract Thursday, citing community division and privacy concerns.

A Flock Safety camera on the corner of 64th Avenue West and 196th Street Southwest on Oct. 28, 2025 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Everett’s Soundview Deli shuttered amid legal disputes

The store’s owner was sued by a man who says he has a financial stake in the business. The owner denies that they were business partners.

Pedestrians try to navigate the snow and slush covering the roads and sidewalks along 100th Avenue West on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Snohomish County Public Works provides winter weather reminders

Snow and ice could be right around the corner, which means snowplows, closed roads and possible emergencies.

Pedestrians try to navigate the snow and slush covering the roads and sidewalks along 100th Avenue West on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Police are failing to solve most violent crimes in WA

Over 49,000 incidents remain unsolved since 2022, including murders, rapes and robberies.

  • Dec 5, 2025
  • By Jake Goldstein-Street The Washington State Standard
Police respond to a wrong way crash Thursday night on Highway 525 in Lynnwood after a police chase. (Photo provided by Washington State Department of Transportation)

Driver who killed Lynnwood woman sentenced to 27 years

Robert Rowland struck and killed Trudy Slanger, 83, while fleeing from police on April 11, 2024, after allegedly kidnapping his girlfriend and threatening to “skin her” alive.

Police respond to a wrong way crash Thursday night on Highway 525 in Lynnwood after a police chase. (Photo provided by Washington State Department of Transportation)
Light Up Your Holidays will take place 4-7 p.m. Saturday in Stanwood, 8727 271st St. NW. (Photo by Lisa J. Bruce Photography)

Stanwood is lighting up the holidays

The city’s annual tree lighting event is scheduled for Saturday, with food, reindeer, music and Santa.

Light Up Your Holidays will take place 4-7 p.m. Saturday in Stanwood, 8727 271st St. NW. (Photo by Lisa J. Bruce Photography)
Brian Loomis and Michelle Moch browse for a live Christmas tree from Adopt A Stream on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Adopt A Stream kicks off annual holiday tree fundraiser

Visit the stream center on weekends through Dec. 23 to purchase a potted pine or spruce to support the foundation’s educational programs.

Brian Loomis and Michelle Moch browse for a live Christmas tree from Adopt A Stream on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
South County Fire Chair Jim Kenny leads a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

South County Fire moves forward on potential capital facilities bond

Staff estimate the bond to be between $400 million and $450 million for new fire stations and station improvements.

South County Fire Chair Jim Kenny leads a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
JJ Sobchuk, 14, left, and Owen Barton, 14, jump while doing a run through a set list during a group lesson at the Music Circle on Dec. 1, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Everett music school takes a unique approach

The school, The Music Circle, teaches music in groups rather than individually, and puts on regular student performances throughout the city.

JJ Sobchuk, 14, left, and Owen Barton, 14, jump while doing a run through a set list during a group lesson at the Music Circle on Dec. 1, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
The Climate Commitment Act, passed by the Legislature in 2021, is designed to reduce pollution to 95% of 1990 levels by 2050. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

New Climate Commitment Act spending report released

The Department of Ecology has published a new report detailing where revenue generated from the state law has supported climate solutions and resilience projects.

The Climate Commitment Act, passed by the Legislature in 2021, is designed to reduce pollution to 95% of 1990 levels by 2050. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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‘Nihilistic violent extremist’ from Everett arrested in Massachusetts case

A federal grand jury in Boston indicted the 23-year-old on suspicion of threats to murder a Massachusetts minor and distributing child sex abuse materials and videos of animals being crushed.

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Three companies reach settlement to resolve allegations of illegal pandemic loans

Two companies had too many employees, and one was engaged in cannabis sales, which is illegal under federal law.

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The Edmonds City Council discuss the levy during a city council meeting on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Edmonds approves 18-month utility tax increase

Some utility taxes will go from 10% to 20% in 2026, generating $3.3 million for the city as it recovers from a failed levy.

The Edmonds City Council discuss the levy during a city council meeting on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Driver rescued after truck crashes into tree and bursts into flames

The truck was traveling south on Highway 9 early Wednesday morning in Snohomish.

Robert Blessing is escorted into the courtroom at the Snohomish County Courthouse in handcuffs for his sentencing hearing for three counts of felony sex crimes on Dec. 2, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Former Arlington horse ranch owner sentenced to over 15 years in prison

On Oct. 23, Robert Blessing, 38, pleaded guilty to three counts of felony child sex crimes, one for each victim who came forward in 2023.

Robert Blessing is escorted into the courtroom at the Snohomish County Courthouse in handcuffs for his sentencing hearing for three counts of felony sex crimes on Dec. 2, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Ian Meyer listens to speakers during a World AIDS Day event at the AIDS Memorial on the Snohomish County Campus on Dec. 1, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Snohomish County walks for World AIDS Day

Holding candles, officials and residents traveled from the health department to the newly made AIDS memorial.

Ian Meyer listens to speakers during a World AIDS Day event at the AIDS Memorial on the Snohomish County Campus on Dec. 1, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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Mohammed Asif, an Indian national, conspired with others to bill Medicare for COVID-19 and other respiratory tests that hadn’t been ordered or performed, according to a U.S. Department of Justice press release.

Man sentenced to 2 years in prison for $1 million health care fraud scheme

Mohammed Asif, 35, owned an Everett-based testing laboratory and billed Medicare for COVID-19 tests that patients never received.

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Mohammed Asif, an Indian national, conspired with others to bill Medicare for COVID-19 and other respiratory tests that hadn’t been ordered or performed, according to a U.S. Department of Justice press release.