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Leigh Spruce gets off of Everett Para Transit at the Everett Mall on Thursday, March 11, 2021 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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People with disabilities demand better sidewalks, transit

An initiative challenges elected officials to a week without driving in Snohomish County and elsewhere.

Residents move out of an apartment Wednesday afternoon in the Whispering Pines Complex in Lynnwood on August 25, 2021. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Despite promises, Whispering Pines tenants feel abandoned

Money was meant to help renters at the low-income apartments. Some still haven’t gotten it.

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Pedestrian dies after being hit by car on Lynnwood sidewalk

The woman was walking along Highway 99. The driver stayed at the scene and was not arrested.

The construction site of the light rail station at the Lynnwood Transit Center on Thursday at August 5, 2021.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Light rail work to close I-5 north through Mountlake Terrace

The overnight closure is set for Friday evening until Saturday morning, detouring to Highway 104.

In this Aug. 22, 20121, image provided by the U.S. Air Force, service members prepare to board evacuees onto a C-17 Globemaster lll on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Department of Defense is committed to supporting the U.S. State Department in the departure of U.S. and allied civilian personnel from Afghanistan, and to evacuate Afghan allies to safety. (Airman 1st Class Kylie Barrow/U.S. Air Force via AP)

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County expects 1,200 Afghans to settle here in coming months

Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers called the effort to help them a “moral obligation.”

Collin Irons appears at an Everett District Court bail hearing Monday afternoon. (Ellen Dennis / The Herald) 20210823

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$1 million bail set for man accused of shooting at a deputy

After fleeing, Collin Irons, 30, was arrested Friday for investigation of first-degree assault.

Traffic moves along I-405 between Highway 522 and Highway 527 where WSDOT received the approval to build a second express toll lane on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 in Bothell, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Second toll lanes coming to I-405 between Highways 522, 527

At the same time the highway gets expanded, Sound Transit is developing bus rapid transit lines.

Whispering Pines Apartments complex which is slated to be demolished in October but must be vacated on August 31. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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$100K to help Whispering Pines tenants, but how?

It’s unclear who’s getting help, despite a possibly game-changing grant to relocate Lynnwood residents.

Drew James, an veteran who was was among the U.S. Army’s first 10,000 soldiers with boots on the ground in Afghanistan, at the VFW Post 2100 on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 in Everett, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Out of war-ending chaos comes a wave of new Americans

A newly arrived Afghan immigrant and U.S. veterans of the war there are anxiously watching developments.

Collin Irons (Snohomish County Sheriff's Office)

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Police identify man who allegedly fired at a deputy

Collin Irons, 30, was taken into custody Friday evening.

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Suspect arrested for pointing loaded gun at Lynnwood man

In his RV, police found a pistol and a loaded AR-15-style rifle with thousands of rounds of ammunition.

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Lynnwood psychologist, now suspended, gave a client a gun

Michael Olson, 61, became “overinvolved” with an adult client, adopting her and paying her bills.

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Shooter at large after firing at deputy north of Lynnwood

The sheriff’s deputy was responding to a report of a stolen vehicle on Highway 99.

Carolyn “Dode” Carlson with Alex Crocco who is ahead by seven votes for second place for a chance at Mukilteo City Council in the general election. (Contributed photo)

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Friendly duel in Mukilteo: Candidates await vote recount

And in Lynnwood, a hand recount will decide whether a councilman or ex-mayor advances to the fall election.

Katie Thurston and Blake Moynes on "The Bachelorette.” (ABC/Craig Sjodin)

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‘Bachelorette’ on her Snohomish County roots: ‘This is home’

Lynnwood High grad Katie Thurston plans to bring her new man to Ono Poke in Edmonds and other…

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Lynnwood police investigating shooting near grocery store

There were no reported injuries and no arrests. Officers were looking for witnesses and tips.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal talks to the media about the decision to close schools in three counties in response to COVID-19, Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Olympia, Wash. All public and private K-12 schools in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties will be closed for six weeks, and Gov. Jay Inslee said there could be closures in more counties soon. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte)

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State schools chief urges a vaccine mandate for teachers

The superintendent of public instruction says the governor should require vaccinations for school employees.

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Burn ban upgraded in Snohomish County: No recreational fires

The ban covers pretty much every city, as well as unincorporated parts of the county.

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Lynnwood police are getting body cameras

The City Council approved $530,000 to buy the cameras and hire a staffer to handle record-keeping.

Dr. Amit Singh is the new president of Edmonds Community College. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Edmonds College head, a parking scofflaw, faces ethics fine

President Amit Singh wanted unusual parking privileges. A state board says he broke the law.