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Employees at the Starbucks store at Lakewood Crossing in Marysville held a strike for several days last weekend. (Contributed)

Business

After 3-day strike, Marysville Starbucks workers move to unionize

They walked out last week, saying they were short-staffed. “It all happened really fast,” one barista said.

Firefighters douse flames and smoke coming from a house in the 5300 block of 88th Street NE Tuesday morning in Marysville. (Marysville Fire Department) 20220412

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Family, pets escape house fire in Marysville

Two adults, a child and two pets got out unharmed from fire in the 5300 block of 88th…

Real Estate consultants and twin sisters Leslie Davis and Lyndsay Lamb staging in the newly renovated downstairs family room in the Thaut House, as seen on "Unsellable Houses." (HGTV)

Life

Snohomish sisters shine in new season of ‘Unsellable Houses’

The 13 new episodes show that with elbow grease and ingenuity, nothing is unsellable in this wild market.

Strawberry Fields Athletic Complex. (City of Marysville)

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Makeover of Marysville athletic complex will mean less mud

The city will convert one soccer field to synthetic turf as part of a $1.7 million upgrade of…

Election

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Voters to act on school funding measures, fire district annexation

Granite Falls, Marysville, Stanwood and Sultan all suffered levy defeats in February. They’ll try again April 26.

Everett Municipal Court plans to host a pilot program to give people charged with misdemeanors who have substance use disorder an alternative to the criminal process. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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New Everett, Marysville court program to offer treatment over jail

After drug possession was downgraded to a misdemeanor, it will aim to get people more help and less…

Eric Krueger, 46, who was convicted of his role in a 1997 double homicide in Marysville and originally sentenced to life in prison, speaks in court during his resentencing Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at the Snohomish County Courthouse in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Court ruling leads to a shorter sentence for 1997 murders

Eric Krueger, then 20, was sentenced to life. But youth must now be a factor in determining prison…

The Trestle’s junction with I-5 is under evaluation (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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With money secured, study underway for I-5, U.S. 2 interchange options

The Everett City Council approved a $2 million contract to find alternative designs for the highly trafficked spot.

Marysville

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Use of force in Marysville arrest prompts investigation

The Marysville police chief made the request after reviewing drone footage of the incident last month.

Zachary Robbins

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A new Marysville superintendent, and a lot of hope for the future

Zachary Robbins is a high school principal in Las Vegas. He will take over a district mired in…

A BNSF train crosses Grove St/72nd St, NE in Marysville, Washington on March 17, 2022. Marysville recently got funding for design work for an overcrossing at the intersection. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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State funds to bridge the gap for Marysville rail crossings

The city’s getting $5 million for the Grove Street overcrossing and $500,000 for 156th Street NE.

Bruce Englehardt of Marysville, a.k.a. "SounderBruce" is a major local Wikipedia editor and spends time researching local history at the Everett Public Library and Allen Library at the University of Washington. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Life

Meet Marysville’s Wikipedia workhorse

Bruce Englehardt spends about 40 hours a week working on the online encyclopedia. He has more than 80,000…

Vehicles travel along Highway 9, just south of 84th St NE on Friday, March 11, 2022, near Marysville, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Rough and rumbly section of Highway 9 set for emergency repairs

The road between Arlington and Lake Stevens has cracks and potholes. An emergency repairs contract is in the…

Marysville

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Marysville offers $200,000 in federal grants to nonprofits

The City Council set aside the funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. Applications are due by April…

Members of PRISM close out a dance off Friday afternoon at the Stanwood-Camano YMCA in Stanwood, Washington on March 3, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Gender-identity clubs face resistance in some local schools

Some Snohomish County parents have objected to supportive groups for LGBTQ youth. For the kids, the clubs can…

(Lake Stevens School District)

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Lake Stevens schools investigating apparent racist threat

Superintendent Ken Collins said Lake Stevens police are helping to investigate “the origins and intentions” of a social…

Granite Falls High School (Granite Falls School District)

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4 districts hope to change voters’ minds on school funding

Granite Falls, Marysville, Stanwood and Sultan all suffered levy defeats in this month’s special election. They’ll try again…

Conceptual design for the new roundabout that will be built at 43rd Ave. NE and Highway 531. Amazon is building this new roundabout in preparation for opening a new fulfillment center this summer. (City of Arlington)

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As Amazon moves in, Arlington road projects aim to ease traffic

Safety is also a priority for the first of many projects starting this spring on Highway 531, near…

Zac Robbins

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New superintendent picked in ‘divided’ Marysville School District

Zachary Robbins, the principal of Cheyenne High School in Las Vegas, could be the next leader. But first,…

Margaret “Peggy” Aune, Zak Palsha and Zac Robbins.

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Marysville superintendent candidate withdraws

Zak Palsha, director of the Al-Bayan International School, decided to remain in Kuwait to finish construction projects.