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Index residents finally have full access a year after slide
INDEX — A slow-moving mudslide continues to cause hardships for people living in a private community near here.
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Timber sale on state lands on hold over landslide concern
INDEX — A timber sale on state lands in Snohomish County has been put on hold after concerns…
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Index hoedown aims to blaze new trails
INDEX — They’re having a hoedown here. And the proceeds will go toward building trails and expanding outdoor…
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Deputies didn’t ram car before fatal crash, probe finds
GOLD BAR — Detectives have finished their investigation into a high-speed pursuit that ended in a fatal crash…
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One-lane bridge reconnects neighborhood cut off by mudslide
INDEX — Saturday’s ribbon-cutting for a new bridge over the South Fork Skykomish River comes with a sigh…
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Police: Unhappy homeowner threatened to blow up Index bridge
INDEX — Frustrations have been brewing since a mudslide closed down access to a rural neighborhood near Index…
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Filming for Viggo Mortensen movie will briefly close Index-Galena Road
INDEX — Index Galena Road is to shut down intermittently next week for the filming of a movie.
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Body found near Skykomish River identified as Index man
INDEX — A man whose body was found June 14 along the Skykomish River near Index has been…
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PUD ponders bridge to connect isolated Index neighborhood
INDEX — People living in a private community near here are moving forward with a fix after a…
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Blocked Index homeowners hope to share in Oso relief
INDEX — A slowly moving hillside south of Sunset Falls has caused people to abandon earlier efforts and…
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Tax-related ballot measures passing
Tax-related measures in Marysville, Arlington and Camano Island were passing late Tuesday after the first mailed-in ballots were…
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Mount Index homeowners seek access help
INDEX — Thom Boullioun is tired of hauling gas and groceries through shin-deep mud two miles up to…
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Index couple’s ministry provides needed food
SULTAN — When the white box truck pulled up to the curb on a cold January afternoon, more…
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Dozens stranded without power after landslide in Index
INDEX — A landslide on Mount Index River Road has left more than 80 people stranded in their…
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Landslide temporarily strands residents near Index
INDEX — A landslide on Mt. Index River Road overnight Tuesday caused traffic closures, power outages and other…
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Coalition’s tireless battle to make U.S. 2 safer is paying off
MONROE — The highway has been his livelihood and his nemesis.
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Take a beautiful (if icy) hike to Lake Serene
The trip to Lake Serene has everything you could want in a hike. There are waterfalls, views of…
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Witnesses to fatal pursuit sought
INDEX — A driver who crashed and died while fleeing from police along U.S. 2 near Index on…
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Driver who died fleeing police had previous DUIs
EVERETT — A suspected drunken driver who crashed and died while fleeing from police on U.S. 2 near…
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Crash on U.S. 2 is county’s 3rd fatal pursuit since May
INDEX — A high-speed police chase that ended in the death of a Skykomish man Monday night along…