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County Council members Jared Mead, left, and Nate Nehring speak to students on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, during Civic Education Day at the Snohomish County Campus in Everett, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

Snohomish County officials offer students up-close look at civics in action

Over 300 students from 11 schools took part in the day-long learning event.

County Council members Jared Mead, left, and Nate Nehring speak to students on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, during Civic Education Day at the Snohomish County Campus in Everett, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)
Isabella Eldridge, 8, a second grader at Emerson Elementary School, works through a math problem on the board with the help of her dual language class teacher Paola Martinez on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

More Everett students say ‘Hola!’ to another language

Emerson Elementary students in nine classes learn mostly in Spanish. Two Silver Lake Elementary classes will join.

Isabella Eldridge, 8, a second grader at Emerson Elementary School, works through a math problem on the board with the help of her dual language class teacher Paola Martinez on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Cars drive through snow along I-5 in Snohomish County, Washington on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024.  (Annie Barker / The Herald)

On the menu for Snohomish County residents: Snow, rain and chill

Higher elevations under winter storm watch

Cars drive through snow along I-5 in Snohomish County, Washington on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024.  (Annie Barker / The Herald)
Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, speaks during a roundtable discussion of how a federal funding freeze would affect Snohomish County on Thursday at Everett Station. (Aaron Kennedy / The Herald)

Leaders bring federal funding concerns to Larsen at Everett roundtable

The Trump administration rescinded its memo, but other executive orders that restrict federal funding are in effect.

Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, speaks during a roundtable discussion of how a federal funding freeze would affect Snohomish County on Thursday at Everett Station. (Aaron Kennedy / The Herald)
Snohomish County Council approved $4.3 million to be spent on a rural internet project near Index and another near Verlot. (File photo by BLACK PRESS)

Rural internet project moves forward near Index

About 1,000 households will gain fiber optic internet access.

Snohomish County Council approved $4.3 million to be spent on a rural internet project near Index and another near Verlot. (File photo by BLACK PRESS)
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Booberry Matcha safe and home again in Lynnwood PetSmart

Whiskers In Need said overwhelming community support helped recover the 11-week-old domestic medium shorthair.

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Judge sets bail at $2 million for suspect in Everett stabbing

The suspect was arrested Wednesday without incident on a bus thanks to a tip from a community member.

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Video: Snohomish County SAR members rescue ice climber from Mount Sloan

The climber suffered multiple injuries after falling 100 feet in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.

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The livery on a Boeing plane. (Christopher Pike / Bloomberg)

Boeing CEO charts comeback after $11.8B loss in 2024

Tuesday’s financial results included a $3.8 billion loss for Boeing in the last three months of 2024.

The livery on a Boeing plane. (Christopher Pike / Bloomberg)
Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring talks during his State of the City Address on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Marysville mayor gives State of the City address

In his speech, Jon Nehring touted increased policing, road improvements and not raising property taxes as successes from the past year.

Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring talks during his State of the City Address on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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Helicopter hoists suspect in radio tower burglary into custody

Deputies and K-9s help track and arrest two suspects in connection with the burglary

  • Jan 29, 2025
  • By Aaron Kennedy Herald Writer
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The U.S. Capitol in Washington on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. The Trump administration’s budget office has ordered a pause in grants, loans and other federal financial assistance, according to a memo sent to government agencies on Monday. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

Judge blocks Trump’s freeze of federal grants

Judge Loren AliKhans decision came in response to a lawsuit filed by the activist group Democracy Forward.

  • Jan 29, 2025
  • By Mattathias Schwartz and Benjamin Oreskes The New York Times
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. The Trump administration’s budget office has ordered a pause in grants, loans and other federal financial assistance, according to a memo sent to government agencies on Monday. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)
Housing Hope Administrative Offices in Everett, Washington on October 5, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Rescinded federal spending memo left officials scrambling in Snohomish County

The pause on federal funds could have affected everything from highway construction to school lunches. The administration walked the directive back Wednesday.

Housing Hope Administrative Offices in Everett, Washington on October 5, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Outside the White House in Washington on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. The White House rescinded an order on Wednesday that froze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans and sparked mass confusion across the country, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter. A federal judge had temporarily blocked it on Tuesday. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Trump administration rescinds spending freeze memo

Patty Murray, D-Wash., said the decision to reverse the memo was the right choice.

  • Jan 29, 2025
  • By Jennifer Shutt Washington State Standard
Outside the White House in Washington on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. The White House rescinded an order on Wednesday that froze trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans and sparked mass confusion across the country, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter. A federal judge had temporarily blocked it on Tuesday. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Woman killed in Everett apartment fire

Firefighters were able to contain the blaze to one unit. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The Everett Police Honor Guard help lead the city's Fourth of July Parade on Thursday, July 4, 2024, in downtown Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Local police policies prevent compliance with federal deportation efforts

Law enforcement can’t arrest solely based on immigration status under state law unless relevant to a criminal investigation.

The Everett Police Honor Guard help lead the city's Fourth of July Parade on Thursday, July 4, 2024, in downtown Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Outside the Snohomish County Road Maintenance Shop on Thursday, March 7, 2024 in Arlington, Washington. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Low, Paul seek funding solutions for rural county roads

A new bill would seek money to fix county roads.

Outside the Snohomish County Road Maintenance Shop on Thursday, March 7, 2024 in Arlington, Washington. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
Everett P. Fog, 15, in front of an Everett mural along Colby Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Hello, Everett! No escape when your name is same as the town

Everett P. Fog, 15, sees and hears his first name wherever he goes. His middle name is also epic.

Everett P. Fog, 15, in front of an Everett mural along Colby Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Everett police make arrest in 36-year-old cold murder case

Police used advances in forensic genetic genealogy to identify a suspect in connection with the 1989 murder of Mary Ann Daniels.

Shanti Curran, left, and Andy McKee, right, shovel Curran’s driveway after a light dusting of snow fell last year in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Snohomish County lowlands could see first snow of 2025

Much uncertainty remains, but forecasters say snow showers possible Sunday morning

Shanti Curran, left, and Andy McKee, right, shovel Curran’s driveway after a light dusting of snow fell last year in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)