An Everett man suspected of driving under the influence in a Feb. 19 crash that killed two people. (Washington State Patrol)

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‘Hardworking’ Lynnwood couple, newly retired, died in wrong-way crash

Wilfrido and Mila Sarmiento were killed in a head-on crash on I-5 in Everett. A judge set bail…

A rendering of the proposed Community Justice Center in Lynnwood, which would house a new jail, a misdemeanor court, the police department and behavioral health services. (City of Lynnwood)

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Q&A: Lynnwood’s coming mental health center

The mental health wing of the Community Justice Center is expected to serve over 30 people in crisis…

This crash in Seattle resulted from a chase that started in Snohomish County after the robbery of a marijuana retail store Thursday night. (Snohomish County Sheriff's Office) 20220218

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1 arrested, 1 at large after armed robbery at Lynnwood pot shop

The suspect, 24, eluded police until a patrol car crashed into the Honda he was drivng, forcing it…

Jeff Brown, of PAWS, releases crow 20220004 back into the wild after its rehabilitation from an injured wing Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at the UW Bothell campus in Bothell, Washington. The crow immediately flew upper into a tree and began calling out to other birds in the area. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Broken wing healed, a crow passes test flight at UW Bothell

The injured crow rejoined its murder Friday, following surgery at the PAWS Wildlife Center in Lynnwood.

Tirhas Tesfatsion (GoFundMe) 20210727

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After investigation, Lynnwood officers disciplined in jail suicide

Two custody officers “failed to perform their duties and violated public trust,” the police department wrote in a…

A rendering of the proposed Community Justice Center in Lynnwood, which would house a new jail, a misdemeanor court, the police department and behavioral health services. (City of Lynnwood)

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Senators pencil in $12M for new Lynnwood recovery center

The money is in a proposed capital budget. There are also funds for area youth programs and housing…

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Lynnwood tobacco store owner gets 22 months for tax fraud

It “lasted for years and robbed the people of millions in funding for state programs,” the U.S. attorney…

A Sound Transit bus at it's new stop in the shadow of the newly opened Northgate Lightrail Station in Seattle. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Driver shortage cuts bus routes between Snohomish, King counties

Sound Transit cut 18 daily trips on express routes through March 19. Meanwhile, Community Transit is hiring.

Two drivers were hospitalized for serious injuries Monday night after a suspected DUI crash on southbound Interstate 5's ramp to I-405 in Lynnwood. (South County Fire)

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2 seriously injured in suspected DUI crash in Lynnwood

Both drivers suffered injuries Monday in a two-car collision on southbound I-5 to I-405.

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Snohomish County aviation firms awarded $3M in federal grants

In all, the federal program has awarded $28 million to 27 Snohomish County companies since September.

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Lynnwood day care worker, 21, arrested in sex crime case

He had been hired to care for a family’s kids through an online babysitting service.

Richard Aboulafia (left) and Kevin Michaels (center), both managing directors at AeroDynamic Advisory, and Ronald Epstein (right), senior equity analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, took the stage Wednesday at the 21st annual Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance. This year's event took place at the Lynnwood Convention Center. (Janice Podsada / The Herald)

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Hundreds gather for annual aerospace conference — without Boeing

The company was nonetheless the talk of the Pacific Northwest Aerospace Alliance meeting this week.

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Police: Lynnwood couple died in murder-suicide

William and Elna Prothero, both 82, were found dead Monday in their home.

Lynnwood police released these images of people detectives want to talk to about a fight at Alderwood mall on Sunday that left a teen in critical condition. (Lynnwood Police Department)

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Snohomish boy, 17, in critical condition after fight at mall

Detectives were working with Alderwood mall security Monday to get photos of the suspects.

Police officers were called to assist South County Fire on Sunday in the 6500 block of 208th St. SW, where a 34-year-old man had allegedly started a fire inside his apartment and was refusing to come out. (Lynnwood Police Department)

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Police: Lynnwood man set fire in apartment, barricaded himself

The man, 34, was treated for second-degree burns. He was then booked into jail for investigation of first-degree…

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2 found dead in Lynnwood; police investigating

They were believed to be husband and wife. Their death did not appear “naturally occurring.”

Christine Frizzell, Joe Marine and Mark Holmes.

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Community Transit gets new board member, chairman, executive

Lynnwood’s mayor joined the board helmed by Mukilteo’s mayor, and Mark Holmes is the new chief operating officer.

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Man killed by hit-and-run driver near Lynnwood

The man, 48, was a pedestrian on Highway 99 near Highway 525. He died at the scene Saturday…

Sam Dawson administers a collection swab herself Thursday afternoon at the walk-up COVID testing center on Wetmore Ave in Everett, Washington on January 13, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Attorney General sues company behind ‘sham testing centers’

The Center for COVID Control ran sites in Everett and Lynnwood. A lawsuit alleges they gave invalid results,…

A rendering of the proposed Community Justice Center in Lynnwood, which would house a new jail, a misdemeanor court, the police department and behavioral health services. (City of Lynnwood)

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Lynnwood to send inmates to Kirkland while new jail is built

Meanwhile, the Community Justice Center’s planned completion date has been pushed back to April 2024.