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Lynnwood’s car tab fee and utility tax on chopping block again

City Council members will talk about repealing them. If they do, the mayor is prepared to veto their…

Drivers heading north on Interstate 5 will take a detour from Highway 104 to 220th Street SW and back to I-5 this weekend during nightly lane closures for Sound Transit light rail work. (Sound Transit)

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Light rail work closing I-5 North lanes nightly this weekend

Crews need to close northbound lanes between 220th Street SW and Highway 104. Drivers have two detour options.

A fatal accident the afternoon of Dec. 18 near Clinton ended with one of the cars involved bursting into flames. The driver of the fully engulfed car was outside of the vehicle by the time first responders arrived at the scene. (Whidbey News-Times/Submitted photo)

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Lynnwood woman accused of killing 2 in 2021 Whidbey crash

A judge found probable cause existed to believe Danielle C. Cruz committed vehicular homicide in December.

A woman was struck by a car while crossing HIghway 99 on Dec. 2, 2021. (Lynnwood Police Department)

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Woman charged in Highway 99 death of Lynnwood pedestrian, 72

Prosecutors allege Tachelle Thomas was under the influence of THC when she hit and killed Fozieh Shirdelhefzabad, 72,…

Lynnwood City Council members, from left: Jim Smith, Shirley Sutton, Shannon Sessions, Josh Binda, George Hurst, Julieta Altamirano-Crosby, and Patrick Decker. (City of Lynnwood)

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Lynnwood City Council member being investigated — but who is a mystery

An outside firm will investigate undisclosed allegations of inappropriate conduct by an unidentified council member.

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Lynnwood police investigating shooting that injured boy

The boy was taken to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. Detectives were investigating.

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Lawsuits over ‘botched’ police raid in Lynnwood are dismissed

Juan Alberto Castaneda Miranda claimed officers stormed into his apartment in 2018 and pointed guns at him and…

A “Community Donation Center” at a Value Village in Spokane. TVI, Inc., the Bellevue-based corporation that owns Value Village, has 14 stores across Washington. (Young Kwak/InvestigateWest)

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State high court to hear fraud case concerning Value Village

The state says the for-profit thrift store chain violated consumer protection laws. The company disagrees.

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Former Shoreline schools chief named interim Edmonds superintendent

Rebecca Miner will step in when Gustavo Balderas leaves this summer for new job in Oregon.

Sean Sanderson trims excess fat off a New York cut of Wagyu at EC Wilson Meats on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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$100 a steak at Costco? Japanese Wagyu cows sure are pricey

The highly marbled steaks melt like butter and are rich in flavor. And now the masses can enjoy…

The SW Everett Industrial Center Station area has four route alternatives and three station alternatives. (Sound Transit)

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Elected leaders narrow options for Everett light rail stations, tracks

The Sound Transit group agreed to stop studying nine station alternatives, but disagreed over some preferred locations.

Evergreen Recovery Centers received a $1 million state grant to build an early learning center in its new facility. (Evergreen Recovery Centers)

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Snohomish County early learning centers receive $4M to expand

Centers in Everett, Lynnwood and Bothell have new funding to enroll another 220 early learners.

Washington state senators and representatives along with Governor Inslee and FTA Administrator Nuria Fernandez break ground at the Swift Orange Line on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Swift Orange line to link Edmonds, Mill Creek to Lynnwood rail

Construction kicked off Tuesday on the bus route, which will boost rapid service in south Snohomish County.

Gus Mansour sings during a rehearsal for the upcoming  annual Elvis Challenge Wednesday afternoon in Everett, Washington on April 13, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Who’s the best Elvis? They’ll croon for ‘The King’ crown

Get all shook up at “Kentucky Rain Band’s Elvis Challenge” on Friday at the Historic Everett Theatre.

Carissa Hahn, center, holds her phone while livestreaming a unionization vote as Verizon workers and supporters begin to celebrate votes tallied in favor of unionizing Friday, April 15, 2022, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Verizon stores in Everett, Lynnwood vote to join union

The 11-1 vote comes amid a national movement of workers unionizing at Amazon, Starbucks and elsewhere.

Construction crews work on the Lynnwood Light rail station on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Concrete walkout ends; Lynnwood light rail impact may linger

While drivers were picketing, Sound Transit’s project between Northgate and Lynnwood missed an estimated 4,900 deliveries.

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Pedestrian identified in fatal accident on Highway 99

Donaldo Perez Perez, 35, of Lynnwood, was the third pedestrian to die on Highway 99 in the past…

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Lynnwood detectives seek help in Daleway Park shooting

Police say Carl Bridgmon, 70, was an innocent bystander. No arrests have been made.

Randy Tharp and his 6-year-old son hang by the railing of a dock and count ducks at Lake Goodwin Community Park on Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Stanwood, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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‘Whole new demon’: Fentanyl deaths soar, and recovery is harder

“I don’t think society realizes how big a problem it is,” said Randy Tharp, an ex-dealer in Snohomish…

The Rec Room Bar & Grill near Lynnwood. (Zachariah Bryan / Herald file)

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Tattoo artist pleads guilty in racist beating near Lynnwood

Jason DeSimas, who was affiliated with a neo-Nazi group, admitted to a hate crime at the Rec Room…