Airport workers watch as an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 embarks on the first 737 flight out of Paine Field Airport Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Alaska Airlines nixes Everett flights to Spokane, Boise

Alaska Airlines revised its Paine Field flight schedule ahead of the spring and summer travel season.

Airport workers watch as an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 embarks on the first 737 flight out of Paine Field Airport Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Everett

Man shot at north Everett convenience store

The wounded man was expected to survive. Police said he was not cooperating with investigators as of Friday.

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Amtrak Cascades train 517 from Vancouver to Portland arrives at Everett Station Thursday, March 9, 2023, in downtown Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Ride the rails on the Amtrak Cascades for a rumbling adventure

The service derailed by the pandemic is fully restored with multiple travel options between Oregon and Canada.

Amtrak Cascades train 517 from Vancouver to Portland arrives at Everett Station Thursday, March 9, 2023, in downtown Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Mayor Cassie Franklin gives the State of Everett Update at the Edward Hansen Conference Center in Everett, Washington on Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Everett mayor’s speech mum on scandal, focuses on crime, climate, housing

Amid an investigation into possibly blurred personal and professional lines, Cassie Franklin charted a city plan in her annual address.

Mayor Cassie Franklin gives the State of Everett Update at the Edward Hansen Conference Center in Everett, Washington on Thursday, March 9, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
Robert Smiley, founder of The Hand Up Project, has been helping people in Snohomish County get off drugs by bringing them to Port Angeles to detox. When they are done with detox they then return to their home community, he said. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)

‘Baffled’: Hand Up Project founder faced concerns long before ouster

The Lynnwood nonprofit’s investigations found Robert Smiley pocketed thousands in donations meant to help vulnerable people.

Robert Smiley, founder of The Hand Up Project, has been helping people in Snohomish County get off drugs by bringing them to Port Angeles to detox. When they are done with detox they then return to their home community, he said. (Jesse Major/Peninsula Daily News)
Construction workers walk along the underside of the Lynnwood Link light rail tracks on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Biden budget has $250M for Lynnwood light rail

Potential savings could go toward other Sound Transit projects in development, including the Everett extension.

Construction workers walk along the underside of the Lynnwood Link light rail tracks on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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Push to lower legal limit to 0.05 for driving drunk falls short

Two Snohomish County state senators sought to have Washington join Utah with the nation’s toughest standard.

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Gov. Inslee, left, with First Lady Trudi Inslee at a press conference advocating for laws to prevent gun violence. (Provided by the Washington State Governors' Office)

House Democrats push Washington closer to assault weapons ban

Their bill outlawing the manufacture and sale of certain guns passed the state House. No Republican voted for it.

Gov. Inslee, left, with First Lady Trudi Inslee at a press conference advocating for laws to prevent gun violence. (Provided by the Washington State Governors' Office)
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, center, talks to reporters, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Charges: Everett man shot, mutilated animals in ‘grotesque’ display

Prosecutors charged Blayne Perez with killing birds and squirrels, then turning his home into a “killing field” of impaled corpses.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, center, talks to reporters, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Cheryl Harris worked as a string coach for Edmonds, Mukilteo and Northshore school districts for decades. Her focus, her husband Bill Harris said, was “creating independent kids.”  (Photo courtesy of the family of Cheryl Harris)

‘Master at what she did’: Everett violist nurtured generations of musicians

Cheryl Harris’ influence reverberated in several local symphony orchestras. She died in February at age 73.

Cheryl Harris worked as a string coach for Edmonds, Mukilteo and Northshore school districts for decades. Her focus, her husband Bill Harris said, was “creating independent kids.”  (Photo courtesy of the family of Cheryl Harris)
Water runs through a ditch alongside the dike parallel to Skagit Bay on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, on the west end of Stanwood, Washington. Stanwood Mayor Sid Roberts noted that the farmland protected by the dike, seen right, appears to be slightly lower than the tidal land, seen left. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

With funds for dike repair, Stanwood steps toward reducing flood risk

A 100-year-old dike is showing its age, threatening farmland and homes. A county grant aims to spark a major renovation.

Water runs through a ditch alongside the dike parallel to Skagit Bay on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, on the west end of Stanwood, Washington. Stanwood Mayor Sid Roberts noted that the farmland protected by the dike, seen right, appears to be slightly lower than the tidal land, seen left. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
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Will vehicle pursuit crash? Is WRAP Act done? We’ll know soon

It’s Day 59. Tons of bills may die today. Here’s what’s happening in the 2023 session of the Washington Legislature

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A man led police on a high speed chase through north Snohomish County on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020.  (Snohomish County Sheriff's Office)

In surprising move, state Senate advances changes to police pursuit law

On a 26-23 vote, the Senate rewrote a set of reforms for how and when police can engage in chases.

A man led police on a high speed chase through north Snohomish County on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020.  (Snohomish County Sheriff's Office)
A Project Child Safe gun lock that is available at the Everett Police Department on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Bill moves forward requiring safety course to buy a gun in Washington

A bill passed by the state House adds that requirement and imposes a 10-day waiting period. It now goes to the Senate.

A Project Child Safe gun lock that is available at the Everett Police Department on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Kelvin Njeru appears in court for sentencing on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Ex-caregiver gets over 7 years for raping Everett woman with dementia

In September 2021, blood was found on a patient’s bed during Kelvin Njeru’s night shift.

Kelvin Njeru appears in court for sentencing on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
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2 Arlington men hospitalized after trucks crash on Highway 530

A driver heading east allegedly crossed the center line and hit the other man’s truck head-on Tuesday afternoon near Oso.

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There were no injuries Tuesday night after a train collided with a truck at 212th Street NW and Sill Road south of Silvana. (Snohomish County Sheriff's Office)

No injuries after train hits truck near Silvana

The people in the truck got out before the train hit it at 212th Street NW and Sill Road.

There were no injuries Tuesday night after a train collided with a truck at 212th Street NW and Sill Road south of Silvana. (Snohomish County Sheriff's Office)
Arlington

Pedestrian killed in Arlington hit-and-run

Police were looking for a driver who fatally hit a man around 8 p.m. Tuesday on 172nd Street NE, which is also Highway 531.

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A member of the Sheriff's office works around evidence as investigators work the scene on 20th Street SE near Route 9 after police shot and killed a man suspected in a car theft on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Mental health evaluation delays preceded Lake Stevens police killing

“It’s only a matter of time, when a government entity ignores their obligation,” James Blancocotto’s public defender said.

A member of the Sheriff's office works around evidence as investigators work the scene on 20th Street SE near Route 9 after police shot and killed a man suspected in a car theft on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
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Ten-year-old Chloe Charles (center) jumps into the middle of a picture being taken by thirteen-year-old Jada Summers of the girls' respective mothers, Renee Charles (left) and Debbie Summers, outside of the new Chick-Fil-A location in Lynnwood Wednesday afternoon. The families showed up early Wednesday morning to be part of the first 100 people in line at the new location. The first one hundred people who camp overnight at the new location are entitled to one Chick-Fil-A combo meal a week for the next year. The Charles and Summers families met at the opening for the Bellevue Chick-Fil-A and were enjoying the family atmosphere. Games throughout the day keep the families occupied.
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New Chick-fil-A opening in Lynnwood, traffic expected

Locally, the opening of a Chick-fil-A has created “significant traffic impacts” in the past.

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Ten-year-old Chloe Charles (center) jumps into the middle of a picture being taken by thirteen-year-old Jada Summers of the girls' respective mothers, Renee Charles (left) and Debbie Summers, outside of the new Chick-Fil-A location in Lynnwood Wednesday afternoon. The families showed up early Wednesday morning to be part of the first 100 people in line at the new location. The first one hundred people who camp overnight at the new location are entitled to one Chick-Fil-A combo meal a week for the next year. The Charles and Summers families met at the opening for the Bellevue Chick-Fil-A and were enjoying the family atmosphere. Games throughout the day keep the families occupied.
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