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Work begins on Lochsloy bridge over Pilchuck River

LAKE STEVENS ­— Work is set to begin on Glover’s Bridge over the Pilchuck River that will require…

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Briefs: Student wins competition to name EvCC’s new student housing

Student wins competition to name EvCC’s new student housing

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Teacher resigns after ex-student says they had a sexual relationship

LAKE STEVENS — A Lake Stevens High School teacher has resigned after being accused of a sexual relationship…

Chris Pratt, who grew up in Lake Stevens, is offering a raffle to raise money to the city’s Boys & Girls Club.

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Chris Pratt is the prize in Lake Stevens Boys & Girls Club raffle

LAKE STEVENS — Film actor Chris Pratt, the charismatic star of blockbusters “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Jurassic…

Members of the North Cascade Crew train Sunday morning on Lake Stevens.

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Rowing club raising money to build a boathouse at Lake Stevens

LAKE STEVENS — For Jen Huffman, there’s nothing like being out on the water on a serene morning.…

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Stream restoration near Lake Stevens teaches the importance of salmon habitat

LAKE STEVENS — As president of the National Junior Honor Society at Olympic View Middle School, Maya Green…

A Lake Stevens-area man survived a chainsaw accident March 9 that left him with critical injuries.

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Man injured by chain saw near Machias released from the hospital

MACHIAS — A Lake Stevens-area man has been released from the hospital after a serious accident involving a…

Snohomish resident Laura Stutz walks past used street signs that have been converted into interpretive signs that, on the other side, display tidbits of information about the county’s history along the Centennial Trail in Snohomish. The signs are part of a bigger project called Past Forward.

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From past to future: 3 ways to explore Centennial Trail

The Centennial Trail is a 30-mile trail that runs through Snohomish County, a place for bikers, runners, walkers…

Spencer Raub (left) and Will O’Connor, of Lake Stevens High School, fist-bump after putting points up with a correct answer that gave them a lead Tuesday in the Hi-Q tournament final against Monroe and Jackson high schools. Lake Stevens held a lead for much of the competition before Jackson passed them.

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Late-qualifying Henry M. Jackson High School wins Hi-Q

MONROE — Their humility makes sense.

Properties owned by Stephen Morigeau (big brown house, center) and Mark and Bonnie Thompson (home at right), as well as those owned by other neighbors living on 152nd Avenue NE in Lake Stevens, are being carved away by the Pilchuck River.

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Pilchuck River is steadily eating away at properties in Lake Stevens

LOCHSLOY — The Pilchuck River has carved off chunks of the neat, green back yards in the Lochaven…

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Best time to hit the U.S. 2 trestle: Crowdsourcing a ‘magic minute’

So what’s the best time to hit the trestle?

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U.S. 2 trestle report would be ‘first step’ toward new interchange

The state House proposes spending $1.5 million from a supplemental transportation funding package to complete an interchange justification…

David Morgan is escorted to his seat after opening statements and a short recess Wednesday morning at the Snohomish County Courthouse in Everett.

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Trial begins for Lynnwood man accused of burning ex-wife

EVERETT — David Morgan became visibly upset Wednesday as his attorney told jurors that the Lynnwood man saw…

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Minivan sought in drive-by shooting near U.S. 2

LAKE STEVENS — The Washington State Patrol is asking for help finding a minivan that was used in…

Lake Stevens Police Chief Dan Lorentzen is leaving the force after 25 years as an officer.

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After 25 years, police chief to leave Lake Stevens force

LAKE STEVENS — He’s a police chief with the gift of gab.

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State’s travel time signs wouldn’t work for U.S. 2 feeder roads

Given that widening the westbound U.S. 2 trestle between Lake Stevens and Everett is eons off, Street Smarts…

At his home in Lake Stevens, Viorel Ciubuc pulls out just a few of his suitcases stuffed with paperwork from his eight-year-long suit against those who persecuted him in Romania. Despite odds against him in that part of the world, his suit was successful.

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An immigrant wins delayed justice for communist persecution

LAKE STEVENS — Viorel Ciubuc has been pursuing justice for eight years.

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$8 million to sisters abused in Whatcom County foster home

LAKE STEVENS — A Whatcom County jury awarded $8 million to two former Lake Stevens sisters who were…

Lake Stevens Police Chief Dan Lorentzen

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Lake Stevens police chief leaving

LAKE STEVENS — Police Chief Dan Lorentzen announced Friday that he is leaving the department.

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Use Ebey Island road to solve U.S. 2 trestle merge? No can do

You know what I love about you Street Smarts readers? You’re problem-solvers.