A rescue swimmer pulls a 150 pound training dummy out of Lake Stevens during a water rescue training scenario on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

To prepare for summer, firefighters simulate Lake Stevens water rescue

It was a joint exercise between different fire and police agencies. Three fake victims were pulled from the water.

A rescue swimmer pulls a 150 pound training dummy out of Lake Stevens during a water rescue training scenario on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Chemene Crawford (Everett Community College)

Everett Community College president set for $281K salary

Chemene Crawford has been hired as the college’s next president to oversee some 800 employees and 15,000 students.

Chemene Crawford (Everett Community College)
Everett

Police: Mom accused of infant’s fentanyl death kept drug in purse

The mother lost custody of two other kids in 2019. She routinely smoked in the same bed her new baby slept in, a search warrant says.

Everett
Yellow flags alerting construction crews to a gas line cover the grass next to buildings at Baker Heights proposed to be razed and rebuilt as a mixed-use, mixed-income housing development on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Baker Heights pitch: Mixed-income tenants, ‘transformation’ of Delta area

Units could be market rate on top floors of 12-story buildings at the Everett Housing Authority project, now pressing on to environmental review.

Yellow flags alerting construction crews to a gas line cover the grass next to buildings at Baker Heights proposed to be razed and rebuilt as a mixed-use, mixed-income housing development on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Librarian Phillip Buffington, 54, pulls up to the Everett Public Library on his fixed-gear bicycle at the conclusion of his morning commute from Capitol Hill on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Everett librarian on 60-mile bike commute: ‘Totally rational behavior’

Phillip Buffington, 54, pedals from Capitol Hill in Seattle to Everett Public Library. It sure beats driving, he says.

Librarian Phillip Buffington, 54, pulls up to the Everett Public Library on his fixed-gear bicycle at the conclusion of his morning commute from Capitol Hill on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Tia Rikki performs at Arlington’s first-ever Pride celebration on Saturday, June 4, 2022. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Arlington nixes $3,500 in security fees for Pride event

The city will classify it as “a First Amendment event.” Meanwhile, organizers have seen more pushback against local drag performances.

Tia Rikki performs at Arlington’s first-ever Pride celebration on Saturday, June 4, 2022. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Everett

Motorcyclist identified in Everett fatal crash

Larry V. Popach, 18, collided with another car Saturday at the intersection of Gibson Road and Admiralty Way.

Everett
FILE - In this Monday, March 1, 2021 file photo, The first Alaska Airlines passenger flight on a Boeing 737-9 Max airplane takes off on a flight to San Diego from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. A Boeing pilot involved in testing the 737 Max jetliner was indicted Thursday, Oct. 14,2021 by a federal grand jury on charges of deceiving safety regulators who were evaluating the plane, which was later involved in two deadly crashes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

WA lawmakers punt hunt for major airport site far into the future

After backlash from communities at shortlisted sites in Pierce, Thurston and King counties, four “greenfield” sites are now off the table.

  • May 16, 2023
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FILE - In this Monday, March 1, 2021 file photo, The first Alaska Airlines passenger flight on a Boeing 737-9 Max airplane takes off on a flight to San Diego from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. A Boeing pilot involved in testing the 737 Max jetliner was indicted Thursday, Oct. 14,2021 by a federal grand jury on charges of deceiving safety regulators who were evaluating the plane, which was later involved in two deadly crashes. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Lynnwood

After 2 mistrials, woman turns down plea deal in Lynnwood killing

Shayla Baylor, 28, fatally stabbed Greg McKnight outside a Fred Meyer, but claimed it was justifiable. Two trials ended in hung juries.

Lynnwood
Allen Fletcher

DNA identifies South Whidbey Harbor remains as Port Townsend man

A missing person case in Langley that is nearly a decade old has finally, it seems, come to a close.

Allen Fletcher
Joseph Anderson, right, chats with Steve Manshour during Art Studio time at the Everett Recovery CaFE on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

For those who lived through addiction, a split on whether jail can help

State lawmakers convene Tuesday aiming to write a new law against drug possession. In Everett, it’s a thorny and complicated debate.

Joseph Anderson, right, chats with Steve Manshour during Art Studio time at the Everett Recovery CaFE on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Volunteers help distribute food during a community gathering meant to provide resources in protest of Everett’s expanded “no sit, no lie” ordinance Sunday, May 14, 2023, at Clark Park in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Giving food, supplies, water in protest of Everett ‘no sit, no lie’ law

People gathered Sunday at Clark Park to protest the ban targeting homeless people on city property near designated service providers.

Volunteers help distribute food during a community gathering meant to provide resources in protest of Everett’s expanded “no sit, no lie” ordinance Sunday, May 14, 2023, at Clark Park in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Shayne Baker watches as the jury is polled after delivering their verdicts on Monday, May 15, 2023, at Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Guilty: Jury convicts Baker of double murder in Everett shootings

After three weeks of testimony, Shayne Baker was found guilty of two murders, two assaults with a firearm and other counts.

Shayne Baker watches as the jury is polled after delivering their verdicts on Monday, May 15, 2023, at Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Two men bask in the sun while failing to get any fish to bite on a hot morning at Silver Lake on Friday, May 12, 2023, in Everett, Washington. The two said they typically have luck catching bass on plastic worms. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Everett nears temperature record amid freakish May heat wave

Seeking to beat the heat, people flock to cool attractions such as the Forest Park water playground, which opened early.

Two men bask in the sun while failing to get any fish to bite on a hot morning at Silver Lake on Friday, May 12, 2023, in Everett, Washington. The two said they typically have luck catching bass on plastic worms. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
In this side-by-side image, the Totem Diner and Pacific Stone Company signs put on a flirty display for all to see Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Rucker Ave. bacon-shakin’ sign romance is heating up: hotel date is Friday

Camp Fire gave the Totem and Pacific Stone owners $100 tickets to its dinner and auction fundraiser.

In this side-by-side image, the Totem Diner and Pacific Stone Company signs put on a flirty display for all to see Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Snohomish County vital statistics

Marriage licenses, dissolutions and deaths.

Dennis Michelson pushes his ballot into the drop box outside of Lynnwood City Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Want to run for office? Candidate filing week is May 15 to 19

Among the many positions with contested races this year: Snohomish County sheriff, Everett City Council and Edmonds mayor.

Dennis Michelson pushes his ballot into the drop box outside of Lynnwood City Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
A Costco hot dog combo with diced onions. Chopped onions are back in the food court after Costco discontinued them in 2020. (Mike Henneke / The Herald)

Diced onions, a pandemic casualty, are back at Costco food court

You have to ask for onions in Lake Stevens. For some, it’s a much bigger deal than a single-use cup. It’s a reminder of a pre-pandemic world.

A Costco hot dog combo with diced onions. Chopped onions are back in the food court after Costco discontinued them in 2020. (Mike Henneke / The Herald)
Eric Rowe, 48, rides on his electric unicycle near the Everett Marina in Everett, Washington, on Sunday, May 7, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

For Everett’s electric unicyclists, it’s all about balance

“Two years ago, people looked at you like you were an alien,” said Jeff Smith, an electric unicycle rider who lives in Marysville.

Eric Rowe, 48, rides on his electric unicycle near the Everett Marina in Everett, Washington, on Sunday, May 7, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
Jenae Goldfinch at the Goldfinch Brothers offices on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Survivor: ‘Give somebody back their life’ by knowing signs of a stroke

At an Everett hospital at age 23, Jenae Goldfinch got a headache unlike any other — and a crash course in how to survive a stroke.

Jenae Goldfinch at the Goldfinch Brothers offices on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)