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Agreed: Absent Marysville superintendent will resign in 2022

Jason Thompson, meanwhile, will not work and will be paid $21,630 per month through June 30.

Police respond to a crash in which Isaiah Funden, 24, of Marysville, died after his motorcycle collided with a car Monday morning on the Snohomish River Bridge. (Everett Police Department)

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Motorcyclist who died in Everett bridge crash identified

The Marysville man, 24, was involved in a collision with a car and ejected into the Snohomish River.

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Family identifies Marysville woman found dead at Stevens Pass

Officials are investigating the death, which they called a homicide.

Erik Denton (left) holds his youngest daughter, Sierra, while his daughter Joanna chases bubbles and son Terry watches. Denton's three kids were killed in April. (Contributed)

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Toy drive will honor Marysville man’s 3 slain children

Erik Denton and his family will collect toys Saturday in honor of the kids: Joanna, Terry and Sierra.

Commercial Aircraft Interiors General Manager James Barnett stands in a warehouse aisle of 777 overhead bins at the company's new building on Monday, May 20, 2019 in Arlington, Wash. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Business

12 Snohomish County aero firms get $19M for job protection

The Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection grants could save 2,280 Washington jobs for up to six months.

Phoenix Police Department Sgt. Kevin Johnson shows off the new Axon Body 2 body camera after demonstrating to fellow officers how the camera works as another precinct gets their cameras assigned to them Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in Phoenix.  Although body-worn cameras are becoming a police standard nationwide, Phoenix was among the last big departments to adopt their widespread use. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

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Many local police departments looking to get body cameras

A new state law has nudged some to quickly get the cameras, which they hope will increase transparency.

A rendering of new apartments coming to Housing Hope's Twin Lakes Landing development in Marysville. (Dykeman Architects)

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60 more units of affordable housing going up in Marysville

Housing Hope’s Twin Lakes Landing will house low-income and formerly homeless families.

Heather Van Slageren waits for a Community Transit bus to Stanwood at the Lynnwood Transit Center on September 8, 2021. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Business

As offices reopen, some former ‘super commuters’ aren’t happy

After a pandemic respite working at home, they dread resuming a one-way commute of 90 minutes or more.

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Trooper doesn’t want the vaccine, and locals want to hire him

Troopers willing to leave over the governor’s vaccine mandate could be coming to a department near you.

Emily Heck gives a speech during the public speaking clinic for the newly formed Marysville Youth Advocacy Committee Tuesday afternoon at Marysville-Getchell High School in Marysville on August 24, 2021. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Marysville youth are recruited to tackle big social issues

Adults helped organize the first Youth Advocacy Committee. The students will take it from there.

The new Amazon fulfillment center under construction along 172nd Street NE in Arlington, just south of Arlington Municipal Airport. (Chuck Taylor / The Herald) 20210708

Business

5 big transportation developments in 2021 to keep us rolling

New bus routes, toll lanes and highway upgrades: Here are the region’s top pending transportation projects.

Local News

Theft and neglect: Marysville adult home owner pleads guilty

Savitri Devi won’t spend time in jail, but the case of Abode Senior Care isn’t closed.

Members of the Marysville School Board leave a meeting on Aug. 18 as anti-mask protesters heckle them. (Jeremy Milam via Facebook) 20210818

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Here and elsewhere, angry unmasked parents disrupt meetings

In Marysville, they shouted obscenities at board members who must comply with a state mask mandate.

A poster with information on slain Assistant United States Attorney Thomas Wales is displayed during a news conference giving an update on the unsolved 2001 slaying of Wales, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, in Seattle. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein joined other officials to discuss the killing of Wales, an 18-year veteran of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Seattle who was shot as he worked in the basement of his home on Oct. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Marysville woman pleads guilty to obstructing a murder probe

The case involves the unsolved killing of Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Wales in Seattle in 2001.

Providence employees look at anti-vaccine mandate protestors as they cross the street outside of Providence Regional Medical Center Everett on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Inslee reinstates indoor mask rule, whether vaxxed or not

Jay Inslee also ordered employees of public schools, colleges and child care centers to get vaccinated.

Afternoon traffic moves along the U.S. 2 trestle between Everett and Lake Stevens on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021 in Everett, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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What the infrastructure bill could mean for Snohomish County

Millions of dollars could help replace the U.S. 2 trestle, electrify buses and change rail crossings.

After showing off a few tap-dancing moves, Donald Wischmann, left, gets a little teasing from World War II veteran Larry Negrette, who was celebrating his 101st birthday at the Everett VFW Post 2100 on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021 in Everett, Washington. Negrette served as a gunner on B-17 bombers during the war.  (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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At 101, he talks of good life, keeps B-17 stories to himself

It was a surprise birthday party at a VFW post for Larry Negrette, a World War II veteran…

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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.

Troopers respond to the scene of a vehicle vs. motorcycle collision on I-5 near 12th St. on Sunday afternoon. (Washington State Patrol)

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Marysville man dies in I-5 crash involving motorcycle

He was speeding and rear-ended a motorcycle, whose driver was injured, according to the State Patrol.

Cars wait to take a right onto to Highway 528 off of the Exit 199 as eastbound traffic drives by on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021 in Marysville, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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It’s hurry up and wait coming off I-5 at Fourth in Marysville

For now, drivers heading east must be patient at the red light when turning right to head east.