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Street Smarts columnist Ben Watanabe places his bike onto the Community Transit 201 bus rack on Saturday, July 17, 2021 in Everett, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Lessons in biking and busing to a Snohomish County campground

Don’t pick a route almost entirely uphill and along a single-lane highway without shoulders.

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Charges: Argument over a wheelbarrow led to machete murder

Mark Abrahamson Jr., 31, of Arlington Heights, killed roommate Scotty Sass, 51, according to new charges.

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Arlington troop-support program prepares care packages

The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 76 collected donations and filled 30 boxes to send overseas.

The new Amazon fulfillment center under construction along 172nd Street NE in Arlington, just south of Arlington Municipal Airport. (Chuck Taylor / The Herald) 20210708

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Arlington and Marysville trade open space for local jobs

Light-industrial development is transforming the farms and fields where the two cities join.

Jackson Ishida, 13, runs through a preflight safety check during a Red-Tailed Hawks Flying Club program on Saturday, June 12, 2021 in Arlington, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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A Mukilteo aviation club helps youth of all colors aim high

The Red-Tailed Hawks Flying Club introduces airplanes to kids who might not otherwise spread their wings.

Madison King (Family photo) 20210616

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Arlington man charged with murder in wife’s stabbing

After being arrested, Osuna-Gonzalez reportedly asked police: “How many years will I be in jail for?”

Arlington Public Works staff install the final crosswalk sign at the completed cross walk at the corner of 180th Street NE and Smokey Point Boulevard on Sunday, June 27, 2021 in Arlington, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Speedy Smokey Point Boulevard is temporarily slowed down

The change is part of a “complete streets” demonstration for shared roads — and it could be the…

An artist's rendering of the Eviation Alice electric airplane. (Eviation) 20210705

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Arlington company Eviation unveils electric airplane design

The nine-passenger aircraft could fly for the first time this year at Arlington Municipal Airport.

Todd Smith (Meadow Adams)

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For Todd Smith, 18, ‘No one in his world was a stranger’

Friends and family recently gathered in Arlington to celebrate the slain high school senior’s life.

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Arlington man killed in machete attack is identified

Scotty Sass, 51, died in a confrontation with his roommate, who is now accused of murder.

Pilot Dan Tarasievich lines up for a landing at  Arlington Municipal Airport after a morning of flying with friends on Saturday, April 20, 2019 in Arlington, Wash. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Could Snohomish County’s two largest airports be expanded?

A study explores expanding runways at Paine Field and Arlington Municipal to relieve a coming crunch.

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Arlington-area man arrested in fatal machete attack

The suspect, 31, claimed self-defense. It was an argument over a wheelbarrow, a sheriff’s deputy wrote.

Madison King (Family photo) 20210616

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Arlington-area woman, 23, identified in stabbing death

Madison King died of sharp-force injuries. Detectives believe she was killed by her husband.

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Arlington man claims he ‘lost control,’ stabbed wife to death

Police said Homero Osuna Gonzalez, 25, stole his wife’s phone and pretended to be her as he fled…

Toni Munizza, a PE teacher, founded the Cathcart Elementary Unicycle club in 1991. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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How a teacher created a lasting unicycle legacy in Cathcart

Around 1993, Toni Munizza the Cathcart Unicycle Club was formed. Some 28 years later, it’s still going strong.

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Teen killed Saturday was due to graduate from Arlington High

Todd Smith, 18, was shot twice by a homeowner who later told police the young man was an…

Crews will begin preservation work on the the Stillaguamish Bridge starting April 12. (Washington State Department of Transportation)

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Work on I-5 Stilly River bridge will mean summer slowdowns

The speed limit for both directions over the river is down to 55 mph due to repainting and…

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Man, 18, dies after being shot by Arlington homeowner

Police: The homeowner said the man was an intruder who wouldn’t leave despite warning he was armed.

Enzo, a roughly two-year-old pit bull, was euthanized after it bit off an elderly woman's ear in 2018. (contributed photo)

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Landlords not liable for Arlington dog attack on missionary

A Jehovah’s Witness missionary lost an appeal to the state Supreme Court after a tenant’s pit bull mauled…

Heather Adams, a single-mother of three, teaches her children Kiara and Matthew how to make breakfast in their apartment on Monday, May 24, 2021 in Arlington, Washington. The benefits the Child Tax Credit on her family has meant more food and the ability to buy a van.  (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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For some, advance Child Tax Credit payments will be lifeline

Starting in July, families who qualify can receive hundreds of dollars a month in advance payments.