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A tribute in photos

Click here for photos from the motorcade and memorial service for corrections officer Jayme Biendl on Tuesday, Feb.…

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Matthew House families also saddened by death at Monroe prison

Sorrow spread through our communities as we learned about the death of Officer Jayme Biendl at the Monroe…

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Prep Athletes of the Week

SLAVA ULANOVSKIY | MONROE BOYS BASKETBALL: Ulanovskiy had game highs of 17 and 20 points as Monroe surged…

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Today’s memorial schedule

EVERETT — Thousands of mourners from across the state are gathering to pay homage to slain corrections officer…

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Memorial set Tuesday for slain corrections officer

EVERETT — A public memorial is planned for slain corrections officer Jayme Biendl at 1 p.m. Tuesday at…

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Was prison officer’s slaying preventable?

MONROE — The Jan. 29 killing of corrections officer Jayme Biendl has left many people grasping for answers.…

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Memorial for corrections officer Tuesday

EVERETT — A public memorial is planned for slain corrections officer Jayme Biendl at 1 p.m. Tuesday at…

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Memorial for slain corrections officer planned for Tuesday

EVERETT — A public memorial is planned for slain corrections officer Jayme Biendl at 1 p.m. Tuesday at…

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Monroe firefighters step up to fight cancer

MONROE — Firefighters in Monroe have a lot of climbing to do. Their big stair climbing competition is…

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Front Porch

Honorary firefighter Funeral services for Tony Haldane, who tried to save his grandmother from a fire at their…

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Corrections chief unveils changes following officer’s death

MONROE — Prisons across the state will count staff members whenever an inmate goes missing, state Department of…

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Legislation would bar traffic cameras statewide

A busload of lawmakers set out Thursday to ban the use of red-light cameras statewide, a move that…

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Family of slain corrections officer Jayme Biendl releases statement

EVERETT — Jayme Biendl’s family on Thursday afternoon released this statement. The corrections officer was killed Saturday at…

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Monroe approves hotel tax for tourism

MONROE — The City Council agreed Tuesday night to join a half dozen other cities in a tourism…

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Memorial for corrections officer set for Tuesday

EVERETT — A public memorial is planned for slain corrections officer Jayme Biendl next week in Everett. It…

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Monroe officer’s death affects ‘every aspect of operations,’ says prison chief

MONROE — The superintendent of the Monroe Correctional Complex knows he must make changes at the state’s largest…

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Biendl’s co-worker shares thoughts on her death

A Granite Falls man who knew slain corrections officer Jayme Biendl has written a powerful blog post about…

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Preparations being made for memorial for prison officer

MONROE — Preparations are under way for a memorial service for Jayme Biendl, the corrections officer killed Saturday…

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Suspect in prison officer’s slaying was bitten and bloody, warrant says

MONROE — Corrections officer Jayme Biendl apparently bit, scratched and clawed at the convicted rapist who is suspected…

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Monroe inmate, suspect in officer’s slaying, has a record of violence

TACOMA — A prison inmate suspected of strangling a corrections officer at the Monroe Correctional Complex on Saturday…