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Artist seeks help re-creating Oso landmark for memorial
A bronze sculpture will feature mailboxes that once stood along Highway 530 near the Steelhead Haven neighborhood.
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Test scores: Math still a struggle; science turnout low
There was a new science test in spring 2018. It’s not yet required to graduate, so many didn’t…
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8 local schools named Schools of Distinction
The Center for Educational Effectiveness named its 2018 School of Distinction Award Winners. The schools showed the most…
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Legal community rallies behind a challenger in judicial race
Sitting judges usually face no opposition, but this year’s race in Cascade District Court is different.
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Hunters asked to look for signs of missing hiker Sam Sayers
A new sign campaign tells deer hunters to look for any trace of missing Seattle hiker.
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The wily wolverine: Iconic species making comeback in state
A Snohomish man recently captured video of two wolverines near Glacier Peak.
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Anonymous youth survey to tackle tough topics
The state Healthy Youth Survey, given every other year, is scheduled for this month. It is optional.
Business
Decades-old service station to become place for innovators
TheLab@arlington would be part of a network that also includes a new space in Everett.
Opinion
Editorial board interview: 1st Congressional District
In this video, the Herald opinion editor questions U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene and challenger Jeffrey Beeler.
Sports
How a small town saved its high school football program
Darrington set aside pride and tradition so the game could survive — with eight players instead of 11.
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Oso memorial fundraiser seeks to help build a place to heal
A family friend spent 122 hours making a quilt remembering 43 lives lost. It will be auctioned Friday.
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Sutherland counting on the ‘R,’ not the green, to win House
The GOP candidate has raised little money, and state House Republicans don’t have much to help him out.
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Mountain goats hitch a helicopter ride to new home range
Hundreds of mountain goats are being relocated from Olympic National Forest to the North Cascades.
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Search under way for hiker missing on Pacific Crest Trail
The man, 70, had been checking in with his family each day since setting out in late July.
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Sauk-Suiattle Tribe’s casino and bingo hall near completion
The place will have a rustic feel and a Bigfoot theme, apropos the scenic location near Darrington.
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Options for improving Mountain Loop to be laid out in study
It’s an early step in a long process to review possibilities for the scenic byway.
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Top job at Sno-Isle Libraries goes to leader from Minnesota
The Sno-Isle Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday evening to hire Lois Langer Thompson.
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Will seismometers be in place before our volcano erupts?
Some object to placing equipment in the Glacier Peak wilderness and using helicopters to do so.
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Final Oso mudslide wrongful-death lawsuit heads toward trial
A judge says the state and a timber company must defend themselves in a Seattle courtroom.
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Darrington’s fire levy may pass after all
A week after election night, the margin of passage was 11 votes, with few ballots left to count.