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Light rail work to close northbound I-5 in Mountlake Terrace

The overnight closures will happen late Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Jim Lawless

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Lawless won’t seek permanent police chief job in Edmonds

The interim chief says the city needs to move on from the controversy of last year’s hiring process.

Jeff Daniels

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Actor Jeff Daniels also knows his way around the blues guitar

The Edmonds Center for the Arts will present a streaming concert by Daniels on Jan. 15.

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Heavy rainfall, landslide risk prompts Sounder cancellations

Sound Transit suspended commuter rail service between Everett and Seattle through the week.

"The Dance" in watercolor by Lynnea Mattson is on display at Gallery North through January.

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Edmonds art gallery welcomes the new year and 3 new members

Gallery North marks its 60th year with “In With the New,” featuring artists Lynnea Mattson, Theresa Williams and…

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Rain, landslide threat prompts Sounder cancellations

Sound Transit’s commuter train between Everett and Seattle won’t resume until Monday at the earliest.

James P. Doggett (Edmonds Police Department)

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Wanted in Edmonds arson, man accused of gas station fire too

James Doggett is accused of burning down the Firdale Market, then trying to torch a Mount Vernon gas…

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Mudslide cancels Sounder commuter train Monday

Commuters will need to take a bus or find another way to travel from Everett, Edmonds and Mukilteo.

A sign along Colby Ave. in Everett seen this summer near Providence Regional Medical Center. (Sue Misao / Herald file)

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Health care workers find silver linings in the year of COVID

“Every supportive sign and all the smiling eyes above the masks remind us we are not alone.”

Thomas Lauderdale and China Forbes of Pink Martin i, photographed at Pittock Mansion in Portland, Oregon. Photo by Autumn de Wilde

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Ring in 2021 with a streaming show by Portland’s Pink Martini

The “little orchestra” says “Good Riddance 2020” with a concert presented by the Edmonds Center for Arts.

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Edmonds eases penalties for driving with a suspended license

Some offenders will now receive a ticket instead of possible jail time.

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Edmonds man found in field near Silvana identified

Daniel C. Shields, 33, was found Dec. 22. He died of blunt-force injuries, the medical examiner found.

Ferry passengers watch as logs are moved after a semitruck hauling large logs spilled its cargo on the ramp of the Edmonds ferry terminal, stranding the ferry Spokane at the dock, on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020 in Edmonds, Washington. Approximately 80 cars and passengers waited for hours for the logs to be cleared. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Truck spills a load of big logs on the ferry ramp in Edmonds

The MV Spokane was stranded by the accident, which disrupted schedules between Edmonds and Kingston.

Kaeli Pierce, a student at Olympic Ballet School, plays Young Clara and Frank Borg is Herr Drosselmeyer in last year's "The Nutcracker" (Alante Photography)

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Go online to get your Olympic Ballet Theatre ‘Nutcracker’ fix

The theater had to cancel this year’s production due to COVID, but you can watch the 2019 performances…

The Firdale Market in Edmonds burns Wednesday morning. (Edmonds Police Department) 20201223

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Edmonds convenience store burns in early morning fire

The Firdale Market was badly damaged in the blaze.

People watch as a full ferry boat leave the Mukilteo Ferry Terminal on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 in Mukilteo, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Is that ferry trip essential? State urges holiday discretion

Between the coronavirus pandemic, service cuts and holiday schedules, people are urged to skip travel.

An ICE Detention Center sign hangs on the chainlink fence surrounding the nativity scene in front of the Edmonds Luther Church on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020 in Edmonds, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Nativity in a cage tells ‘overlooked part of Christmas story’

Edmonds Lutheran Church’s display came about after a group’s immersion trip to the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Mudslide between Edmonds and Mukilteo cancels Sounder train

Sound Transit won’t resume the rail service until Monday at the earliest after a regular holiday break.

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‘Moorish sovereigns’ try to seize $4.5 million Woodway home

Instead, the pair was arrested for investigation of burglary. One claims to be a leader of a Moorish…

An Edmonds woman died in this single-car crash on Highway 530 near Oso on Sunday. (Washington State Patrol) 20201220

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Edmonds woman, 26, dies in Highway 530 crash

Her car reportedly failed to negotiate a curve and struck a utility pole.