Cassie Franklin, left, and Scott Murphy. (Provided photos)

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Everett mayor candidates focus on public safety, budget, housing

Incumbent Cassie Franklin will face off against former city council member Scott Murphy in the upcoming general election.

Students, teachers, parents and first responders mill about during a pancake breakfast at Lowell Elementary School in 2023 in Everett. If approved, a proposed bond would pay for a complete replacement of Lowell Elementary as well as several other projects across the district. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Everett school board sends bond, levy measures to Feb. ballot

The $400 million bond would pay for a new school and building upgrades, while the levy would pay…

Edgewater Bridge construction workers talk as demolition continues on the bridge on Friday, May 9, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Edgewater Bridge construction may impact parking on Everett street

As construction crews bring in large concrete beams necessary for construction, trucks could impact parking and slow traffic…

Everett City Council and mayoral candidates at a candidate forum on Thursday, Oct. 10 at Everett Station. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

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Everett candidates respond to community questions at forum

The two-hour event saw candidates answer questions on ICE, the downtown stadium and released-time religious instruction. Here are…

A Drug Free Zone sign visible along Colby Avenue on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett may add new ‘Stay Out of Drug Area’ near downtown

Courts can issue orders preventing people accused or convicted of drug crimes from entering the areas, known as…

An Everett Transit bus drives along Hewitt Avenue in downtown Everett on Friday, March 9, 2018. (Ian Terry / The Herald)

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Everett mayor makes bus route free following Fred Meyer closure

Everett Transit’s Route 12 will be free for six months. A 2022 change to city law gave the…

People cross Hoyt Avenue next to the Imagine Children’s Museum on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett council to consider extending ‘no sit, no lie’ law

The law allowing the city to create zones that ban sitting or lying down on public property will…

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Daily Herald moves to new office near downtown Everett

The move came after the publication spent 12 years located in an office complex on 41st Street.

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Everett Council of Neighborhoods to hold candidate forum

Candidates for Everett mayor, city council and school board will hold a forum Thursday moderated by the League…

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Police: Man allegedly shot USPS worker whom he thought was a ‘mafia assassin’

Police said the suspect wore a bulletproof plate-carrier vest with a knife mounted to it underneath clothing to…

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USPS worker shot in south Everett, police say

A suspect is in custody, and there’s no danger to the public

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Everett school bus drivers could strike amid contract fight

Unionized drivers are fighting for better pay, retirement and health care benefits. Both sides lay the blame on…

Lowell Elementary School in Everett. (Sue Misao / Herald file)

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Everett Public Schools could seek bond to fund new school

Along with the new school, the nearly $400 million bond would pay for the replacement of another, among…

Everett Housing Authority is asking for city approval for it’s proposed development of 16 acres of land currently occupied by the vacant Baker Heights public housing development on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett shares info on draft five-year housing affordability plan

The draft plan lists options the city could take to improve housing availability, ranging from streamlining permits to…

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Garfield Elementary playground sees colorful improvements

More than 90 volunteers helped paint new graphics and murals. Other updates include four square courts and a…

A parent walks their children to class at Whittier Elementary on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett celebrates ‘Blue Ribbon’ award as feds cancel program

The Department of Education canceled the award weeks before Whittier Elementary was set to receive it. No Everett…

The inside of Johnson’s full-size B-17 cockpit he is building on Sept. 23, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett man builds B-17 replica in his garage

Thatcher Johnson spent 3 years meticulously recreating the cockpit of a World War II bomber.

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Local colleges see fewer international students as fall quarter begins

Edmonds College saw a 25% decrease in new international student enrollment, citing visa appointment difficulties.

The Washington State University Everett campus on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett allocates funding toward north Broadway bridge design

The $2.5 million in grant dollars will pay for the design of a long-awaited pedestrian bridge near Everett…

Two workers walk past a train following a press event at the Lynnwood City Center Link Station on Friday, June 7, 2024, in Lynnwood, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Sound Transit weighs possible savings on Everett Link extension

Amid rising costs, the agency could adjust the early design of the Everett Link plan. The proposed changes…