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Hot dog of a food truck pays off for Monroe father-son duo

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Hot dog of a food truck pays off for Monroe father-son duo

Jerry and Jake Dixon serve up the dogs from Big Dog’s, a truck that used to lug around…

State House GOP leader Kristiansen won’t seek re-election

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State House GOP leader Kristiansen won’t seek re-election

The Snohomish representative from the 39th District has served in the Legislature since 2003.

Sexual assault victim was allegedly drugged by former cop

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Sexual assault victim was allegedly drugged by former cop

A Snohomish County deputy prosecutor described the allegations as a “long, elaborate ruse.”

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Election results are finalized for school tax measures

More than 135,000 ballots were cast, a turnout of about 31 percent.

Expect more snow, ice Friday morning

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Expect more snow, ice Friday morning

The slick conditions made for some snarled commutes Thursday, and could do the same later.

Water to be shut off for some homes, districts next week

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Water to be shut off for some homes, districts next week

The pipe closing will affect mainly the Snohomish and Monroe areas.

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3 from county accused of money laundering

The case involves multiple drug-trafficking organizations.

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Multiple school ballot measures appear to be failing

Property tax levies in four districts and two of three bond measures were falling short Tuesday.

Hundreds of millions of dollars at stake on school ballots

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Hundreds of millions of dollars at stake on school ballots

Thirteen school districts in Snohomish County have levies on Tuesday’s ballot.

At a funeral Mass for Sister Barbara Geib at St. Mary of the Valley Catholic Church in Monroe Thursday, the Rev. Phillip Bloom officiates as police, firefighters, nuns from Geib’s religious order and others listen and take part. Geib, a parish sister at the church, was Monroe’s first police chaplain. (Dan Bates / The Herald)

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She was guardian to the guardians, a friend to all

Sister Barbara Geib, a pillar of Monroe Catholic parish and chaplain to first responders, dies at 85.

EagleSong-Gardener, gardner and herbalist, will be a seminar speaker at the upcoming Northwest Flower and Garden Festival in Seattle in Feb. 7-11. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Garden party theme celebrates 30th Northwest flower show

A number of local gardening experts will be at this year’s Northwest Flower Garden Festival.

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What voters need to know about school levies in 13 districts

Normally, replacement levy ballot measures are routine. But this time the situation is complicated.

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Man fatally hit by car on U.S. identified

MONROE — A pedestrian killed after walking on U.S. 2 has been identified as a Monroe man.

Monroe-born artist Chuck Close accused of sexual harassment

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Monroe-born artist Chuck Close accused of sexual harassment

The National Gallery of Art canceled his show and that of photographer Thomas Roma.

Man dies after being struck by car on U.S. 2 in Monroe

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Man dies after being struck by car on U.S. 2 in Monroe

He was walking on the highway around 7:45 p.m. when the car struck him.

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Exploding propane tank burns man near Sultan

One trailer burned and a second one was damaged as more tanks blew up while crews battled the…

‘It all went south from there’: They all have a story to tell

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‘It all went south from there’: They all have a story to tell

Volunteers for the annual Point-in-Time Count of homeless people “try to give them a little love.”

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Ex-Monroe cop re-arrested after losing sex crime case appeal

He was sentenced to 14 months in prison but was free while trying to get his conviction overturned.

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Officials rule train-pedestrian death an accident

The 37-year-old man was trying to move off the tracks when the train hit him, police say.

Former Monroe cop loses appeal on sex crimes conviction

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Former Monroe cop loses appeal on sex crimes conviction

Once a highly respected officer, he was found guilty of secretly videotaping his kids’ babysitter.