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Former Snohomish County sheriff’s deputy Jeremie Zeller appears in court for sentencing on multiple counts of misdemeanor theft Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Ex-sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 1 week of jail time for hardware theft

Jeremie Zeller, 47, stole merchandise from Home Depot in south Everett, where he worked overtime as a security guard.

 

Rep. Suzan DelBene, left, introduces Xichitl Torres Small, center, Undersecretary for Rural Development with the U.S. Department of Agriculture during a talk at Thomas Family Farms on Monday, April 3, 2023, in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Under new federal program, Washingtonians can file taxes for free

At a press conference Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene called the Direct File program safe, easy and secure.

 

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11 months later, Lake Stevens man charged in fatal Casino Road shooting

Malik Fulson is accused of shooting Joseph Haderlie to death in the parking lot at the Crystal Springs Apartments last April.

 

T.J. Peters testifies during the murder trial of Alan Dean at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Bothell cold case trial now in jury’s hands

In court this week, the ex-boyfriend of Melissa Lee denied any role in her death. The defendant, Alan Dean, didn’t testify.

T.J. Peters testifies during the murder trial of Alan Dean at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Mrs. Hildenbrand runs through a spelling exercise with her first grade class on the classroom’s Boxlight interactive display board funded by a pervious tech levy on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Lakewood School District’s new levy pitch: This time, it won’t raise taxes

After two levies failed, the district went back to the drawing board, with one levy that would increase taxes and another that would not.

Mrs. Hildenbrand runs through a spelling exercise with her first grade class on the classroom’s Boxlight interactive display board funded by a pervious tech levy on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Alex Hanson looks over sections of the Herald and sets the ink on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Black Press, publisher of Everett’s Daily Herald, is sold

The new owners include two Canadian private investment firms and a media company based in the southern United States.

Alex Hanson looks over sections of the Herald and sets the ink on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. (Olivia Vanni/The Herald via AP)

Judge fines Providence debt collectors for deceiving low-income patients

Optimum Outcomes must pay over $827K for withholding disclosures in nearly 83,000 bill collection notices.

Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. (Olivia Vanni/The Herald via AP)
Two guided missile destroyers — the USS John McCain (56) and USS John Paul Jones (53) — sit at their homeport of Naval Station Everett on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Italian shipbuilder to have office in Everett before new frigates arrive

So far, Fincantieri is in charge of four of the 12 new Constellation-class frigates to be homeported in Everett.

Two guided missile destroyers — the USS John McCain (56) and USS John Paul Jones (53) — sit at their homeport of Naval Station Everett on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
WSDOT contractors cover up graffiti during the 2021-2022 project on southbound I-5 from I-90 to Spokane Street in Seattle. (Washington State Department of Transportation)

Washington looks at new ways to clean up graffiti along state highways

The amount the state spends on graffiti cleanup every year has been on the rise, hitting a peak in 2020 of more than $700,000

WSDOT contractors cover up graffiti during the 2021-2022 project on southbound I-5 from I-90 to Spokane Street in Seattle. (Washington State Department of Transportation)
Brandon Hailey of Cytrus, center, plays the saxophone during a headlining show at Madam Lou’s on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Lynnwood-based funk octet Cytrus has the juice

Resilience and brotherhood take center stage with ‘friends-first’ band.

Brandon Hailey of Cytrus, center, plays the saxophone during a headlining show at Madam Lou’s on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023 in Seattle, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin delivers the State of the City Address on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the Everett Mall in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Everett mayor pitches reimagined Everett Mall at annual address

At her State of the City speech, Mayor Cassie Franklin also touched on plans for the city’s drug crisis, policing and behavioral health.

Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin delivers the State of the City Address on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the Everett Mall in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
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Startup man sentenced to 25 years for killing grandmother’s friend

Tristan Trinh’s grandmother had asked Roy Ashmore, 39, for help while she filed a no-contact order against her grandson.

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Powerball and Mega Millions tickets are $2 each. (Andrea Brown / The Herald)

Lottery lists hot spots to buy tickets in Snohomish County

But it won’t increase your odds of winning Friday’s $1 billion Mega Millions jackpot.

Powerball and Mega Millions tickets are $2 each. (Andrea Brown / The Herald)
Sharon Lee, the mother of Melissa Lee, testifies at the murder trial of Alan Dean at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

On witness stand, mother, sister remember Bothell teen killed in 1993

Melissa Lee would never go out in her night clothes, recalled Kelli Littlejohn, who was 11 when her sister was strangled.

Sharon Lee, the mother of Melissa Lee, testifies at the murder trial of Alan Dean at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Alan Dean, who is accused of the 1993 strangulation murder of 15-year-old Bothell girl Melissa Lee, appears in court during opening statements of his trial on Monday, March 18, 2024, at Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

31 years later, trial opens in Bothell teen’s brutal killing

In April 1993, Melissa Lee’s body was found below Edgewater Creek Bridge. It would take 27 years to arrest Alan Dean in her death.

Alan Dean, who is accused of the 1993 strangulation murder of 15-year-old Bothell girl Melissa Lee, appears in court during opening statements of his trial on Monday, March 18, 2024, at Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Cassie Franklin, Mayor of Everett, delivers the annual state of the city address Thursday morning in the Edward D. Hansen Conference Center in Everett, Washington on March 31, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

At Everett mayor’s keynote speech: $35 entry, Boeing sponsorship

The city won’t make any money from the event, city spokesperson Simone Tarver said. Still, it’s part of a trend making open government advocates wary.

Cassie Franklin, Mayor of Everett, delivers the annual state of the city address Thursday morning in the Edward D. Hansen Conference Center in Everett, Washington on March 31, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
People head out to the water at low tide during an unseasonably warm day on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Lighthouse Park in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Everett shatters record high temperature by 11 degrees

On Saturday, it hit 73 degrees, breaking the previous record of 62 set in 2007.

People head out to the water at low tide during an unseasonably warm day on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Lighthouse Park in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
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Boy, 4, survives fall from Everett fourth-story apartment window

The child was being treated at Seattle Children’s. The city has a limited supply of window stops for low-income residents.

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Dozens of yarn pompoms hang from a number of trees as part of Color Storm at Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Guerrilla yarn bombing puts new spin on Everett Arboretum

For the month of March, the Everett Arboretum hung artwork of 30 fiber artists across 3½ acres.

Dozens of yarn pompoms hang from a number of trees as part of Color Storm at Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
One of Snohomish County PUD’s new smart readers is installed at a single family home Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Mill Creek, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Energy bills to rise 5.8% next month in Snohomish County

The Snohomish County PUD expects bills to increase about $6 a month for the average residential customer.

One of Snohomish County PUD’s new smart readers is installed at a single family home Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Mill Creek, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)