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Paperwork mixup over Granite Falls school employees resolved

GRANITE FALLS — A mix-up when a task was handed off from one department to another in the…

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Busy weekend for water rescues; 2 missing canoeists safe

GOLD BAR — Rescue divers and other emergency responders converged on the Skykomish River east of Gold Bar…

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Helicopter rescues stranded boy from river bank

GRANITE FALLS — A family swim took a dangerous turn as night fell Friday near Granite Falls.

Volunteers help evacuate injured hiker near Granite Falls

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Volunteers help evacuate injured hiker near Granite Falls

GRANITE FALLS — An injured hiker in his 50s was rescued Thursday evening near Granite Falls.

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ShopGirls team nabs Safety Award at Eco-marathon

The Granite Falls High School ShopGirls team competed alongside more than 1,200 students from across North and South…

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Arrest ends nearly 10-hour standoff in Granite Falls

GRANITE FALLS — A nearly 10-hour standoff with police ended Saturday morning with the arrest of a 40-year-old…

An emotional Mal Byron, 17, reacts with joy Thursday morning at Crossroads High School when she sees a picture of herself in a prom dress on teacher Tracy Orr’s phone. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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No money, no date, no problem at school’s first-ever prom

GRANITE FALLS — Joslyn Spradley became a mother last month. Andrew Anthony works as a mechanic. His girlfriend,…

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Jury convicts Granite Falls man of murder

EVERETT — A Snohomish County jury didn’t buy a Granite Falls man’s story that he shot another man…

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Failed Granite Falls off-road track sues for lost dirt money

EVERETT — A lawsuit over an off-road motorcycle track once planned near Granite Falls seeks tens of millions…

Local schools field FBLA state winners

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Local schools field FBLA state winners

Several schools fielded winners at the Washington State Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) state conference, held April…

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Mayume Carelli’s home is filled with images of the people she loves, including the one she is holding of her dad, Dan Varnell at his favorite fishing hole on the Pilchuck River. It is where he was murdered by Gail Brashear in 1996. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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Daughter of murdered man wants killer to stay in prison

KIRKLAND — It took a long time before she made the decision. Mayume Varnell Carelli wasn’t going to…

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Suspect says he used lawful force when he shot another man

EVERETT — George Hatt Jr. doesn’t deny he killed a man in 2015 but it wasn’t a cold-blooded…

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Front Porch: Caregivers, CPR, scholarship, citizen police

Caregiver class: Parents and caregivers of a child or teen with mental health issues are invited to a…

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Enjoy barns, burgers, brews on the McClinchy Mile Bike Ride

ARLINGTON — Several hundred bicyclists are expected to tour north Snohomish County this weekend.

This week’s Herald Super Kid is Cassie Collinge, a Granite Falls High School senior.(Dan Bates / The Herald)

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This Granite Falls senior has airplanes in her future

GRANITE FALLS — Cassie Collinge, 18, is a senior at Granite Falls High School. She plans to study…

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Chronic absences raise alarms in Snohomish County schools

EVERETT — Nearly one of every seven students attending public schools in Snohomish County is considered a frequent…

Air Force veteran challenging Nehring for County Council seat

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Air Force veteran challenging Nehring for County Council seat

MARYSVILLE — Raymond Miller, a Democrat, has announced plans to run for the Snohomish County Council’s District 1.

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Man found in Granite Falls ditch apparently hit with bat

GRANITE FALLS — A man was hospitalized Friday after he apparently was hit in the head with a…

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No charges in Granite Falls fistfight that led to death

GRANITE FALLS — An angry exchange of words at a Granite Falls gas station in September led to…