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Months after mudslide, Red Cross is still pitching in

DARRINGTON — A team of volunteers recently gathered to paint at the Darrington Community Center.

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Super Kid: Tayler Hoftell, Darrington High School senior

DARRINGTON — Tayler Hoftell, 17, is a senior at Darrington High School. She likes to stay busy, cramming…

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County set to close clearinghouse for items found after mudslide

EVERETT — July Andre believes her whole career had been preparing her for the grave task she was…

Sports

Darrington hires Bernathy as boys basketball coach

Bob Bernathy was at his Lake Stevens home when he saw some troubling news: the Darrington boys basketball…

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911 service restored in Darrington, Oso

DARRINGTON — For the second time in two months, 911 service was knocked out to the areas of…

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Tree planting along Highway 530 to memorialize Oso slide victims

OSO — A tree planting and walk to remember the 43 victims of the Oso mudslide is scheduled…

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Oso shows its heart during ceremony honoring slide victims

OSO — The Sunday morning ceremony — short, direct and heartfelt — was vintage Oso.

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Weather pushes opening of Highway 530 to Tuesday

Friday morning’s wet, drizzly weather has delayed paving and striping on Highway 530 at the site of the…

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Highway 530 will be back up to speed Monday, if not sooner

OSO — Crews hope to have Highway 530 open at full speed in both directions by Monday morning,…

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$75K grant will help rebuild trail wiped out by Oso slide

OLYMPIA — A $75,000 state grant is helping Snohomish County rebuild a part of a trail buried by…

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County gets $1.5 million grant for mudslide buyouts

EVERETT — The federal government is giving a $1.5 million grant to Snohomish County to assist recovery efforts…

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Darrington schools get federal grant to pay for mudslide expenses

DARRINGTON — The school district here is getting federal money to pay expenses related to the Oso mudslide.

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Restoration of Whitehorse Trail well on its way

DARRINGTON — Crews have knocked back brambles, hauled out trash and widened the shady gravel pathway.

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Three injured in Skagit County collision

DARRINGTON — A head-on collision on Highway 530 in Skagit County, southeast of Concrete, sent three people from…

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County reimbursing landowners for damage during search and rescue

OSO — Snohomish County government has written more than a quarter-million dollars in checks to landowners whose property…

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Pizza Hut franchise donates $200,000 to mudslide relief

DARRINGTON — A franchise group of 108 Pizza Hut restaurants in the Northwest has donated $200,000 to relief…

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Flood season will carry new risks for Stillaguamish Valley this year

ARLINGTON — Danger lingers in the Stilly Valley, months after a mudslide buried an entire neighborhood.

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Families’ concerns cancel mudslide ceremony

DARRINGTON — The dedication ceremony for a donated columbarium honoring victims of the Oso mudslide has been canceled.

Business

Feds grant $150,000 to study Stilly valley economy

Local business boosters and public officials have received a federal grant to come up with a road map…

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Landline phone service restored in Darrington

DARRINGTON — Landline phone service to the Darrington area, including 911 service, was knocked out on Monday morning.