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A hillside falls on our hearts
Like people everywhere we are holding our breath and hoping that the casualty count from the Oso mudslide…
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Crews work to open alternate route to Darrington
DARRINGTON — Road crews are working with heavy graders and snow blowers to reopen by week’s end the…
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County hotline is reliable source of info on missing, officials say
ARLINGTON — The only reliable way for Oso-area families to check on missing loved ones is through the…
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Photos: Rescuers search through devastation of Oso mudslide
Sonny Blankenship, 18, a senior at Westin High School in Arlington, walks home from the Oso Fire Department…
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Photos: Rescuers continue grim search in Oso mudslide
A searcher walks Thursday near the debris from Saturday’s mudslide in Oso. See more photos from the mudslide…
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Death toll now 8 in Oso slide; rescue efforts ongoing
ARLINGTON — Five bodies pulled from the Oso mudslide on Sunday afternoon brought the death toll to eight.…
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Local geology, recent heavy rains likely factors in Oso mudslide
OSO — The devastating mudslide Saturday was a harsh reminder of the natural forces that carved out this…
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Slide victim was well known as Darrington librarian, school board member
DARRINGTON — Linda McPherson was for years the town’s librarian. A retired branch manager of the Darrington Library…
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Mudslide witness: ‘Everything was gone in 3 seconds’
OSO — Paulo Falcao de Oliveira was driving his SUV up Highway 530 on his way to Darrington…
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No charges expected in Darrington 1-car crash
DARRINGTON — Investigators don’t expect to seek criminal charges in a one-car crash near Darrington on Saturday.
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Girl, 2, injured in 1-car crash near Darrington
DARRINGTON — A Marysville child was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center after a one-car collision on Highway 530…
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Community pitched in to launch Darrington’s Whiskey Ridge brewery
DARRINGTON — One day in early March, Francine Hatley stood on the ground floor of this old logging…
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Visit Boulder River for an easy winter exploration
Sometimes, I don’t want to work hard. I just want to wander slowly and enjoy the views. A…
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Eagles and waterfalls on a Sauk River wintertime float
The Sauk River is beautiful in the winter. I got the chance to get a good look at…
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Super Kid: Monica Franke, Darrington High senior
Question: What’s it like to be a third generation Darrington High School Logger?
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Darrington remembers a mayor who spoke her mind
DARRINGTON — Joyce Jones was elected mayor in November 2003, though her name wasn’t even on the ballot.
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Hiker rescued near Glacier Peak intends to finish trek
DARRINGTON — A snow-stranded Japanese hiker rescued near Glacier Peak earlier this month hopes to finish his California-to-Canada…
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Hunches, trail angels key in hikers rescue
DARRINGTON — Rescuers weren’t optimistic they’d find the missing hiker alive.
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Stalemate beaches Darrington river-rafting business
DARRINGTON — Owners of a Darrington river-rafting business find themselves beached until the federal government is motoring at…