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Rendering of the front entrance of Spruce Elementary School in Lynnwood. (Edmonds School District)

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Police: Edmonds schools sent $2.7 million check to fraudster

Police say the fraudster posed as a contractor for a new elementary school. A bank caught it at…

Melissa Simons, right, holds Jet Juliann, 3, while Ashley Allege, center, watches Lincoln Ballard, 3, swim in the water off of Jetty Island on Thursday, July 5, 2018 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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5 things to do this summer in Snohomish County

Hop a ferry. Play in the sand. Jump out of a plane. Look for Bigfoot. Tour the past.…

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Edmonds mayor launches new system to curb staff ‘bullying’

Councilmember Susan Paine hopes the policy encourages the City Council to “be more introspective” when speaking to staff.

Daniel and Dee Sales laugh as they improvise a tune together before a student recital Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Bothell United Methodist Church in Bothell, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Music duo continues to teach locally from thousands of miles away

Dee and Daniel Sales moved their studio online when COVID hit and now tutor local students from New…

Gene Woodard, 68, and Ray Wittmier, 67, are riding coast-to-coast on a 50-day trek.

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No e-bikes for retired guys on a 50-day bucket-list ride

The men are raising money for St. Baldrick’s cancer research. “Our hearts are our motors, our legs are…

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Brace for Memorial Day weekend traffic and long ferry lines

Leave at non-peak hours to avoid road congestion and ferry backups. The passes will be busy, too.

Screenshot of April 5 Edmonds City Council meeting. Inset (L-R): Mayor Mike Nelson and council members Kristiana Johnson, Will Chen, Neil Tibbott, Diane Buckshnis, Vivian Olson, Susan Paine and Laura Johnson. (City of Edmonds)

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After long debate, Edmonds bans homeless people from living outside

The criminal law is unenforceable if no shelter is open within 35 miles. The City Council approved it…

Southbound drivers on Interstate 5 will need a new route overnight through Mountlake Terrace this weekend and next weekend. (Sound Transit)

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I-5 south to close for light rail work near Mountlake Terrace

This weekend and next weekend overnight travelers will need to find a new route.

Edmonds City Council held a virtual online special meeting Thursday to discuss the proposed ordinance that would ban occupying public spaces overnight. (City of Edmonds)

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Edmonds council refines, but again doesn’t vote on, public camping ban

Councilmembers tried to address public concerns at a meeting Thursday. Meanwhile, officials weighed in from nearby cities.

Pamela Bond shares the teaching during ‘A Day and Display of Remembrance for MMIWG2S’ at Edmonds Lutheran Church in Edmonds, Washington on May 4, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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In Edmonds, red dresses represent a crisis of missing Native people

“I don’t want it to be accepted anymore,” said a teen who organized an installation of the Red…

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Edmonds council debates — but doesn’t vote on — public camping ban

Council members heard a stream of comments from people opposed to the ban Tuesday, then adjourned the meeting…

Sibilings Michael, Crystal and Garry Larson outside of Everett High School on Saturday, April 30, 2022 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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With help, they made it, so Everett High alums pay it forward

Garry, Crystal and Michael Larson started a scholarship to help Black students and students who have been in…

Screenshot of April 5 Edmonds City Council meeting. Inset (L-R): Mayor Mike Nelson and council members Kristiana Johnson, Will Chen, Neil Tibbott, Diane Buckshnis, Vivian Olson, Susan Paine and Laura Johnson. (City of Edmonds)

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Edmonds ex-staffers say council ‘bullying’ pushed them out

The city has lost at least five department heads since 2019. Staffers say there is a general “lack…

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2 kids struck by car in Edmonds are recovering at home

The two relatives, ages 14 and 2, were hit while crossing a street Friday afternoon. The driver will…

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Former Shoreline schools chief named interim Edmonds superintendent

Rebecca Miner will step in when Gustavo Balderas leaves this summer for new job in Oregon.

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Edmonds proposal would criminalize camping on public property

Under the ordinance, backed by two council members, unhoused people who don’t accept services could be fined —…

David Nieuwenhuis is handcuffed by a deputy after being convicted of second-degree murder on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at Snohomish County Court in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Terrace man guilty of murdering woman in ‘revenge’ killing

After the overdose of his stepson, David Nieuwenhuis was furious at Candice Black, 29. A jury convicted him…

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Police: Man fatally shot by Edmonds officer brandished a knife

It was a domestic-violence call. Another police officer first tried to subdue him with a stun gun.

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Vehicle strikes 2 pedestrians, including toddler, in Edmonds

The younger patient was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

A police officer shot someone at a motel during a domestic violence call in the 22100 block of Highway 99 in Edmonds, Washington on April 22, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Officer shoots person in Edmonds after domestic violence call

The wounded person was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.