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Lynnwood climber supports first all-Black Mount Everest summit bid

Fred Campbell was part of the historic expedition, but got sick and had to turn back before the…

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Charges: $35 weed deal ended in fatal shooting of Lynnwood witness

Carl Bridgmon, 70, video-recorded the April shooting at Daleway Park. Prosecutors charged Leif Smith, of Marysville, in his…

Some parking spaces at the Lynnwood Transit Center have closed and will remain so through spring 2023. New parking opened north of 200th Street SW and west of 44th Avenue W. (Sound Transit)

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Parking spaces closed, others open at Lynnwood Transit Center

Work on Sound Transit’s light rail station and parking garage requires the closures through spring 2023.

Leafline Trails Coalition's vision for over 900 miles of trails would improve connections across King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish Counties. (Leafline Trails Coalition)

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Group envisions robust links for Centennial Trail

Leafline Trail Coalition’s map has over 900 miles through King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties.

Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney speaks during a public safety town hall meeting Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at the Marysville Opera House in Marysville, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Fearing crime surge, Snohomish County police focus on patrol

There’s little data that support — and some numbers that contradict — claims of rampant crime.

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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Mysterious probe of unnamed Lynnwood council member nears end

An examination of undisclosed allegations of inappropriate conduct could be done by June 20, the City Council president…

The lumpia sub at Lasa Sandwiches & Pearls is stuffed with hearty meatballs doused in sweet chili sauce, crunchy shards of egg roll wrappers, then topped with cilantro and pickled papaya, pepper and carrot. Wednesday, June 2, 2022. (Taylor Goebel / The Herald).

Food & Drink

6 quick global bites at south Snohomish County restaurants

These eateries serve up big flavors and diverse fare in a short amount of time.

Rendering of the front entrance of Spruce Elementary School in Lynnwood. (Edmonds School District)

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Police: Edmonds schools sent $2.7 million check to fraudster

Police say the fraudster posed as a contractor for a new elementary school. A bank caught it at…

John Merrell outside of his current sober living housing on Thursday, May 26, 2022 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Inside the fight over Suboxone, a life-saving drug with stigma

Doctors say the medication is vital to fend off an onslaught of overdoses. Yet in recovery circles, there’s…

Daniel and Dee Sales laugh as they improvise a tune together before a student recital Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Bothell United Methodist Church in Bothell, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Music duo continues to teach locally from thousands of miles away

Dee and Daniel Sales moved their studio online when COVID hit and now tutor local students from New…

Rep. Rick Larsen shares a laugh during a bike tour of the Interurban Trail through Mountlake Terrace and Edmonds, Washington on May 23, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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‘Is this the Interurban?’ Trail advocates seek federal money

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen toured parts of the Interurban Trail in Mountlake Terrace, where it seemingly vanishes and…

Janette Burk and Timur Keskinturk are fighting to keep their coffee shop location in Alderwood Mall. Photographed in Seattle, Washington on May 23, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Business

Alderwood mall evicts Turkish cafe that fought Starbucks ‘exclusive’

Kismet Turkish Cafe Bakery must clear out by Tuesday. The owners of the kiosk blame the global coffee…

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Lynnwood woman charged with letting disabled daughter starve to death

In 2020, police found a decaying body in the apartment of Jacqueline Hawkins, 56, new court papers say.

Police officials investigate a shooting at Daleway Park Tuesday afternoon in Lynnwood on April 4, 2022.   (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Suspect arrested in fatal shooting of retired Lynnwood man

Carl Bridgmon, 70, was a bystander caught in a shooting at Daleway Park in Lynnwood. The suspected shooter…

Janette Burk and Timur Keskinturk are fighting to keep their coffee shop location in Alderwood Mall. Photographed in Seattle, Washington on May 23, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Business

A Turkish café served coffee next to Starbucks. They were told to move.

After years, Kismet Turkish Cafe Bakery’s owners say they were told to relocate in Alderwood mall due to…

Lynnwood City Council member George Hurst moves to postpone action on the vehicle license fees ordinance during the council's meeting Monday. (Screenshot/City of Lynnwood)

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Lynnwood to keep collecting a car tab fee and utility tax, for now

City Council members will consider repealing them in October when they write a new city budget.

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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,…