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Waiting to dive below the surface, Josh Dean looks out the front dome of the OceanGate sub Cyclops1 in the Port of Everett Marina on Thursday, May 18, 2017 in Everett, Wa. OceanGate plans to carry paying customers on dives to the RMS Titanic in 2018. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Everett sub hearing upends earlier expert theories on crew deaths

The Titan crew sent “no transmissions which indicated trouble or any emergency.”

Waiting to dive below the surface, Josh Dean looks out the front dome of the OceanGate sub Cyclops1 in the Port of Everett Marina on Thursday, May 18, 2017 in Everett, Wa. OceanGate plans to carry paying customers on dives to the RMS Titanic in 2018. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
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Snohomish couple drowns in Maui

Ilya, 25, and Sophia Tsaruk, 26, were on vacation. An online fundraiser had raised over $139,000

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Former congressman Dave Reichert, a Republican, left, and state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, right, on stage during the second debate of the governor’s race on Wednesday in Spokane. (Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)

Reichert strikes different tone in second debate with Ferguson

The candidates for Washington governor clashed over abortion, public safety and who will be a better change agent.

Former congressman Dave Reichert, a Republican, left, and state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, right, on stage during the second debate of the governor’s race on Wednesday in Spokane. (Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett at sunset. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Whooping cough is on the rise in Snohomish County

After reporting 41 cases this year, the local health department is calling on residents to vaccinate.

Providence Regional Medical Center Everett at sunset. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Detectives investigate a shooting on April 26 in Everett. (Photo provided by the Everett Police Department)

Months after Everett shooting, man dies from injuries

Prosecutors allege Zacharia and Ahmed Al-Buturky planned to shoot a former friend. Instead, Zacharia Al-Buturky was shot.

Detectives investigate a shooting on April 26 in Everett. (Photo provided by the Everett Police Department)
A Link light rail train pulls into the Mountlake Terrace station on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Brake fault causes morning light rail delays

Trains ran on one track between Roosevelt and the UW. Service was restored shortly before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.

A Link light rail train pulls into the Mountlake Terrace station on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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Deputies looking for suspect in Sultan shooting

Late Tuesday night, a man, 30, went to the Sultan police station with a gunshot wound. He said someone chased and shot him.

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Striking Boeing workers are reflected in the windows of a bus as it drives along Airport Road on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Boeing to furlough thousands of workers

Company CEO Kelly Ortberg said the move was necessary to ensure the company can recover from “substantial challenges.”

Striking Boeing workers are reflected in the windows of a bus as it drives along Airport Road on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Nory Hang, right, watches cars pass by while picketing with fellow Boeing workers on strike along Airport Road on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Did Boeing furlough you? We want to hear from you.

Boeing announced Wednesday temporary furloughs had begun for thousands of employees.

Nory Hang, right, watches cars pass by while picketing with fellow Boeing workers on strike along Airport Road on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
A trailer spilled herbicides onto U.S. 2 in Monroe on Wednesday morning. (Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue)

US 2 reopens in Monroe after herbicide spill

A semitruck crashed into a pickup carrying a trailer Wednesday morning, closing the highway for over three hours.

A trailer spilled herbicides onto U.S. 2 in Monroe on Wednesday morning. (Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue)
A hiker heads out to the Snohomish River along the trail that leads from the parking lot Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at Bob Heirman Wildlife Park at Thomas’ Eddy in Snohomish, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Feds OK key stretch of Eastrail in Snohomish County

Things will look a lot different for the 11.9-mile segment of trail heading south from Snohomish to the county line near Woodinville.

A hiker heads out to the Snohomish River along the trail that leads from the parking lot Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at Bob Heirman Wildlife Park at Thomas’ Eddy in Snohomish, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
The Mill Creek Library recently cut the ribbon on a $1.3 million renovation. (Jordan Hansen/ The Herald)

Now a cooling center, Mill Creek Library gets big upgrades

The library reopened this month after a three-month closure for $1.3 million in remodels.

The Mill Creek Library recently cut the ribbon on a $1.3 million renovation. (Jordan Hansen/ The Herald)
Police were investigating a crash on Casino Road that killed a man in his 20s on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (Everett Police Department)

1 dead in south Everett crash

Detectives were investigating impairment as a cause of the crash early Tuesday on Casino Road that killed a man in his 20s.

Police were investigating a crash on Casino Road that killed a man in his 20s on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (Everett Police Department)
Superintendent Doctor Zac Robbins listens to public comment during a Marysville School District Board meeting on Monday, July 22, 2024, in Marysville, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

State appoints special administrator to oversee Marysville schools

The appointment Monday of Arthur Jarvis is the latest unprecedented move as the district battles deep financial woes.

Superintendent Doctor Zac Robbins listens to public comment during a Marysville School District Board meeting on Monday, July 22, 2024, in Marysville, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Nory Hang, right, watches cars pass by while picketing with fellow Boeing workers on strike along Airport Road on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Generations coveted Boeing jobs. Strike reveals how much has changed.

Working for Boeing used to promise economic security. Workers now say that just isn’t the case anymore.

Nory Hang, right, watches cars pass by while picketing with fellow Boeing workers on strike along Airport Road on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Snohomish County Superior Courthouse in Everett, Washington on February 8, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Supreme Court reinstates Mill Creek child rape conviction

Last year, the Court of Appeals overturned Nathan Smith’s conviction due to perceived juror bias. The State Supreme Court disagreed.

Snohomish County Superior Courthouse in Everett, Washington on February 8, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Nory Hang, right, watches cars pass by while picketing with fellow Boeing workers on strike along Airport Road on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Boeing considers furloughs, other measures amid Machinists strike

Chief Financial Officer Brian West announced a series of cost-cutting moves in a memo to employees Monday.

Nory Hang, right, watches cars pass by while picketing with fellow Boeing workers on strike along Airport Road on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Man, 19, killed in pursuit accused of shooting mother near Arlington

The man, 19, and his mother, 42, were arguing in the 1900 block of 200th Street NE when he shot her multiple times, police said.

Lily Gladstone arrives at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater on Sunday in Los Angeles. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

Mountlake Terrace’s Lily Gladstone comes up short for Emmy

Meanwhile, FX’s “Shogun” ran the table and “Hacks” played spoiler in the comedy category.

Lily Gladstone arrives at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater on Sunday in Los Angeles. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
The OceanGate submersible that explored the Titanic was on view at the Port of Everett in December. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Everett submersible was plagued with problems, investigators say

A transcript indicated the crew may have tried in the moments before the disaster to abandon the trip and resurface.

The OceanGate submersible that explored the Titanic was on view at the Port of Everett in December. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)