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Connect Casino Road Connect pairs with Ventures, a Seattle-based nonprofit, to help low-income entrepreneurs launch a new business or boost an existing one.  Suly Altamirano a Mountlake Terrace resident, with Patty Zavala, standing, went through the six-week program, and has now opened an online clothing and jewelry store. Shot on Monday, May 24, 2021 in Lynnwood, Washington.  (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Nonprofits help 6 new Snohomish County businesses launch

Connect Casino Road paired with Ventures to offer business classes to disadvantaged entrepreneurs.

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A bicycle, a bus, a little sweat: Adventures in driving less

Not everyone was on their best behavior, but a newbie transit rider managed to master the bike rack.

A map of the detour for eastbound Highway 104 drivers from I-5 in the coming weeks during Sound Transit light rail work. (Sound Transit)

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Light rail work could disrupt I-5 drivers near Lynnwood

Building the light rail extension requires the closure of an off-ramp to Highway 104 in coming weeks.

The Temple of Justice is shown Thursday, April 23, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash., as Washington state Supreme Court justices hear oral arguments inside — but using remote video technology — in a case that addresses the safety of prison inmates during the coronavirus outbreak. Justices used remote video technology to conduct the court business and distance themselves from each other while broadcasting the arguments to viewers. During the hearing, lawmakers, law enforcement officials, and crime victims held a news conference to protest the release of some offenders. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Justices: A missed court date does not imply a guilty mind

A Lynnwood man won his appeal to the state Supreme Court, after his case “became not about the…

A suspected drugged driver crashed into a stopped state Department of Transportation truck Wednesday on I-405 east of Lynnwood, leaving a DOT worker with serious injuries, according to the Washington State Patrol. (Washington State Patrol)

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Suspected drugged driver hits worker at ‘full speed’ on I-405

A road worker from Snohomish suffered serious injuries when a Kirkland woman slammed into a stopped DOT truck.

One of three bobcats, that were orphaned, looks back after leaving its crate and heads back into the wild on Thursday, May 20, 2021 in Acme, Washington.  The bobcats were cared for the past year at the PAWS Wildlife Center in Lynnwood.  (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Orphaned bobcats get a second chance at life in the wild

The trio was brought to PAWS in Lynnwood, where they grew and learned to hunt. Then they were…

Tim's Bike Shop owner Jay Hiester, right, opens a new bike chain while mechanic Gavin Buchanan, left, looks for tools on Friday, May 21, 2021 in Everett, Wash.

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Want to buy a bicycle? Better order now or hope for a used one

Snohomish County's bike shops are running out of stock and supplies to repair and restore old ones.

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Man faces many charges in 80-mile, 110-mph, wrong-way chase

The state patrol suspects he was on drugs when he was arrested in Marysville. A toxicology test was…

See "Rusty Red Axe" by Scott Filipiak in the "Northwest Enterprise" exhibition in Lynnwood.

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Exhibits focus on Northwest’s natural and built environments

“Northwest Enterprise: Working in the Northwest” and “Northwest Eden: Trees, Plants and Gardens of the Northwest” can be…

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‘High out of his mind,’ man in stolen pickup hits Lynnwood cop

A police chase ended in a crash, after which, the suspect allegedly said, he smoked more meth.

Officer Mark Brinkman (Lynnwood Police Department)

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Community mourns death of Lynnwood officer Mark Brinkman, 55

He was a leader in DUI enforcement and known for his caring and kindness, even to those he…

Local artist Gabrielle Abbott with her mural "Grateful Steward" at South Lynnwood Park on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 in Lynnwood, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Lynnwood mural celebrates the Earth and those who care for it

Artist Gabriella Abbott will discuss “Grateful Steward,” her mural at South Lynnwood Park, in a virtual event April…

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County plans 7th mass vaccination site, at Ash Way Park & Ride

The Lynnwood location will accommodate bus riders who walk up and private vehicles driving through.

“We are still trying to figure out what to do with him,” said Everett Police Department property crimes Det. Adam Gage, who transports the statue back to a room using a rolling chair on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 in Everett, Washington.The Batman statue was recovered after it was stolen from an Everett comic book store last year.  (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Batman returns! Stolen Funko statue is in police custody

The supersized bobblehead was taken from Everett Comics in an October “smash-and-grab.”

Randy White helps transport dogs from a Fetch airplane to cars waiting on the tarmac to transport the animals to The NOAH Center and PAWS on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Go, dogs, go! Cats, too — on a charter flight from California

Wings of Rescue, which airlifts companion animals, made a big delivery to Everett for local shelters.

The state House transportation budget proposes $15,000,000 to widen state improving Highway 524 between 24th Avenue West in Lynnwood and 9th Avenue SE.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Who wants a wider Highway 524 between Bothell and Lynnwood?

The project list includes expanding the three-mile, two-lane road between Bothell and Lynnwood.

Washington's Lottery ticket display. (Andrea Brown / The Herald)

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Want to get lucky? Washington’s Lottery lists Top 10 stores

One of the luckiest retailers in the state was a Safeway in Everett, as measured by $1,000-plus winners.

Aerial view of 14th Ave. extension looking north. (Snohomish County Public Works)

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Public outcry halts Brier-area road extension plan

The Snohomish County Council delayed a vote on the project amid traffic and environmental concerns.

Area code map of Washington. (NANPA)

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Meet area code 564: The new kid in town is gaining ground

The newest area code in Washington has infiltrated 360 territory, and 425, 206 and 253 are next.

Police officers recovered a gun Sunday afternoon after responding to an assault where a male allegedly flashed a weapon in the 17300 block of 76th Avenue West in Lynnwood. (Lynnwood Police Department)

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Police: Suspect tried to drive away but wheel came off

Lynnwood Police officers responded to a reported assault where a gun allegedly was flashed.