Did you miss your news last week? Here’s a selection of the week’s top news items from across Snohomish County as they appeared in The Herald. For the full stories, go to www.heraldnet.com.
Storm leaves many in dark. Winds up to 60 mph left thousands without power, caused tidal flooding and halted trains – again. Some people evacuated their homes as the storm swept through Snohomish and Island counties on Saturday. Giant waves at high tide clobbered homes and flooded neighborhoods along Island County’s shoreline.
Scott Pesznecker
Seahawks, fans, defeated in Detroit. Grant Wistrom walked through the Ford Field tunnel stunned and disoriented. Robbie Tobeck was a few feet behind, exhausted from the physical and mental toll of an anticlimactic finish to a memorable season. When the Seahawks saw their remarkable season end by way of a 21-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL, their four-month joyride came to a sudden halt.
Scott M. Johnson
Sound Transit hopes to enlarge tax base. Leaders are working to merge a three-county road-building tax package with Sound Transit’s plan to ask voters for as much as $1 billion for Snohomish County transit projects. They believe they must blend the two proposals into one November ballot measure.
Jeff Switzer and Lukas Velush
$1 million blunder? Snohomish County may lose $1 million in homeland security money because a key deadline was missed. The federal grant was set aside in 2005 to pay for electronics and other equipment needed to upgrade the county’s emergency command center. A detailed plan for spending the money was due Dec. 31.
Scott North and Jeff Switzer
Homeowners upset with tribe. At a Tulalip Planning Commission hearing Wednesday, about 150 people crowded into the Boys &Girls Club gym to oppose the Tidelands Management Policies. The tribe claims nontribal development has caused erosion and disrupts its tribal practices. Nontribal homeowners say the tribe’s jurisdiction over certain pieces of the shoreline was sold to settlers over time.
Krista J. Kapralos
Alarm saves sleeping boy. A screeching smoke detector likely saved the life of a 12-year-old boy Thursday morning, fire investigators said. The boy was asleep at home when fire broke out in the dining room. He heard the alarm and saw smoke filling the house. The boy grabbed a phone, ran down the hall and out the front door, and called 911.
Diana Hefley
Arrests in condo fire. Agents arrested two men Thursday on suspicion of setting a fire that gutted a controversial condominium under construction in downtown Edmonds on Dec. 17, causing $4.5 million in damage. The two men, Random S. Haug, 21, and Daniel W. Shreve, 18, both of Everett, appeared in Everett District Court Friday, where Judge Thomas Kelly set bail at $75,000 each. No charges have been filed. The case has been referred to U.S. Attorney’s Office in Seattle, and both men could face federal charges, with the possibility of spending up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
Diana Hefley
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