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Mountlake Terrace council taps Shelton admin as city manager

The city council selected Jeff Niten as its city manager finalist out of a pool of five candidates…

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Mountlake Terrace city manager finalists announced

People can meet the five candidates to run city operations March 3. The council is interviewing them March…

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Mountlake Terrace voters to weigh South County Fire annexation

The city council also passed a $1.69 million general property tax levy reduction to mitigate higher fire taxes.

A detour for drivers during ramp closures from Highway 104 to Interstate 5 North uses 55th Avenue W to 220th Street SW. (Sound Transit)

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Light rail work to disrupt I-5 access in Mountlake Terrace

Lanes and ramps will be closed for overnight work on a bridge Wednesday through Friday.

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Edmonds schools parent, staff and student data possibly breached

Names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and medical information may have been accessed between Jan. 16 and…

Police Officer Kyle O’Hagan demonstrates riding techniques with a new electric-assisted mountain bike near the Mountlake Terrace Police Department in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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E-bikes mark return of Mountlake Terrace bike unit

The city bought two new electric-assisted mountain bikes to resume bicycle patrols after nearly a decade of dormancy.

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Mountlake Terrace eyes April ballot for fire, EMS annexation vote

The City Council could vote next week to put the annexation measure on the special election April 25.

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Mountlake Terrace council taps planning commissioner for open seat

With five votes, Rory Paine-Donovan was affirmed to join the ranks of the Mountlake Terrace City Council.

Construction continues on the Mountlake Terrace Transit Center on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Paved path, plaza coming to Mountlake Terrace near light rail

The public space additions are envisioned as boosting access to the Mountlake Terrace Transit Center.

Construction crews work on the Lynnwood Light rail station on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Sound Transit asserts Bellevue-Redmond line won’t delay Lynnwood light rail

Its board approved $6 million to study an East Link “starter line.” Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell said: “Snohomish…

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13 apply for vacant Mountlake Terrace council position

The Mountlake Terrace City Council is interviewing them Jan. 30 and 31. The appointed member would serve through…

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Mountlake Terrace council pursuing South County Fire annexation

Last week the city council voted to request annexation into the regional fire authority. Voters could decide this…

A paddleboarder makes their way across Lake Ballinger on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Decade after golf course closed, Ballinger Park taking shape

Mountlake Terrace is spending millions to revamp the former nine-hole course into a regional lakeside park.

Ilya Hrudzko speaks during his sentencing for when he drove into a tree in Stanwood in 2020 and killed his passenger, in Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett, Washington, on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023.  (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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Driver gets over 6 years in fatal Stanwood crash that killed friend

In court Monday, Ilya Hrudzko said his memories of Ceanna Diller, 20, will “always stick in my heart.”

Gary, the blooming cactus, inside the entrance to the Mountlake Terrace Police Department on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Christmas cactus named Gary is 40-year veteran of Mountlake Terrace police

He has grown a lot over the decades. Once a year he lights up the station in pink.…

Everett police have made an arrest in a Saturday shooting at Player's Sports Bar & Grill. (Everett Police Department)

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Suspect arrested in Everett bar shooting

The suspect, a 23-year-old Mountlake Terrace man with a criminal history, was held Tuesday on $750,000 bail.

Construction workers walk along the underside of the Lynnwood Link light rail tracks on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Lynnwood light rail could sit unused for months

The Sound Transit board is considering the sequence for four upcoming light rail projects after pandemic and strike…

A screenshot of Jorrell Hicks at a state Clemency and Pardons Board hearing on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (TVW)

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State board recommends clemency for MLT man convicted of armed robbery

In 2012, Jorrell Hicks was sentenced to nearly 40 years. On Thursday, the state clemency board determined that…

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Want to serve on Mountlake Terrace City Council? There’s an opening

Council member Doug McCardle will step down this month. The process of finding a successor is under way.

Mark Downey speaks at his sentencing at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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After release for murder, sex offender pleads guilty to child assault

Mark Downey, 54, spent 17 years in prison for a murder conviction. He was sentenced this week for…