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2 dead in Mountlake Terrace in apparent murder-suicide

Robert and Shaunie Hay died Thursday in their home. Her death was determined to be homicide.

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Edmonds schools superintendent leaving for new job in Oregon

Gustavo Balderas will lead the Beaverton School District, that state’s third-largest. He will start there in July.

A lost mattress was believed to be the cause of a fatal accident on northbound I-5 in Mountlake Terrace Saturday morning. (Washington State Patrol) 20220312

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Woman identified in deadly I-5 crash caused by stray mattress

Yohana Ayele swerved to avoid a mattress that fell off an unidentified vehicle. She then crashed into a…

A lost mattress was believed to be the cause of a fatal accident on northbound I-5 in Mountlake Terrace Saturday morning. (Washington State Patrol) 20220312

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Mattress causes fatal crash, closing I-5 in Mountlake Terrace

Troopers were searching for a pickup truck that reportedly lost the mattress in the northbound lanes.

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Mountlake Terrace couple sues over ‘catastrophic’ sewage flood

It started as brown water flowing from a shower. The “overflow event” caused over $100,000 in damage, according…

Mountlake Terrace's Jeffrey Anyimah splits Ferndale’s defense for a layup Saturday evening at during the 3A District Tournament at Everett Community College in Everett, Washington on February 19, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald )

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Terrace rides typical stingy defense to another state tourney

Led by another lockdown defense, the district champion Hawks have won 16 of their past 17 games.

A Sound Transit bus at it's new stop in the shadow of the newly opened Northgate Lightrail Station in Seattle. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Driver shortage cuts bus routes between Snohomish, King counties

Sound Transit cut 18 daily trips on express routes through March 19. Meanwhile, Community Transit is hiring.

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Everett man hospitalized after crashing into wall off I-5

He reportedly drove onto a bus-only ramp near the Mountlake Terrace Transit Center and hit a cement wall.

A banner outside the door of Goodies in Mountlake Terrace says, “$795,000 Hit 5 ticket sold here.” (Andrea Brown / The Herald) 20211201

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Who has the $795,000 Hit 5 ticket sold in Mountlake Terrace?

The winner has until Dec. 8 to claim the prize from a lottery ticket sold June 11 at…

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Serious injuries after crash into tree in Mountlake Terrace

Firefighters had to cut through branches to get to the man. He was hospitalized in Seattle.

Drivers hoping to take the eastbound Highway 104 ramp to northbound I-5 will need to follow a detour Tuesday night to Wednesday morning. (Sound Transit)

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Light rail work to close Highway 104 ramp to I-5 Tuesday night

A detour takes drivers to 56th Avenue W, then north to 220th Street SW and back to I-5…

Amy McCoy reads a book to preschoolers as they finish their lunch at her Forever Young Daycare facility, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in Mountlake Terrace, Wash. Child care centers once operated under the promise that it would always be there when parents have to work. Now, each teacher resignation, coronavirus exposure, and day care center closure reveals an industry on the brink, with wide-reaching implications for an entire economy's workforce. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Child care crisis hampers the economy, here and nationwide

The effects are felt in Mountlake Terrace, Edmonds and beyond as providers and clients struggle to make ends…

Top: Derek Daniels (left) and Maya Ojalehto. Bottom: Rashawn Smith (left) and David Chan.

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Taxes divide candidates in South County Fire race

Rashawn Smith said David Chan has “disparaged” his constituents. The firefighters’ union endorsed the newcomer.

Police are searching for a female suspect following a burglary at the Masjid Umar Al-Farooq Mosque in Mountlake Terrace. (City of Mountlake Terrace)

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Police arrest suspect in Mountlake Terrace mosque burglary

Another person remained at large, after burglars took prayer rugs and Qurans then threw them in a dumpster.

Bikers ride along a segment of the Interurban Trail during a  Leafline Trail Coalition and Snohomish County Transportation Coalition hosted "policy" ride on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021 in Mountlake Terrace, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Cyclists highlight Interurban Trail needs before light rail arrival

Leafline Trails Coalition, Snohomish County Transportation Coalition and others toured some trail gaps.

Duy Phuong Nguyen, 28, of Everett, listens to his interpreter (right) during a plea hearing at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 in Everett, Washington. Nguyen pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for the killing of Thanh Vy Ly, 20, and to two counts of first-degree assault for shooting Ly’s boyfriend and his own wife in 2020. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Shooter pleads guilty to murder, assault at Edmonds market

Duy Phuong Nguyen, 28, shot his wife’s friend, her boyfriend and his own wife at Boo Han Market…

Work on the Lynnwood light rail extension could require the closure of the Highway 104 and I-5 interchange near Mountlake Terrace for two nights and mornings this week. (Sound Transit)

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Overnight interruptions set for I-5, Highway 104 interchange

Work on the Lynnwood light rail extension requires the ramps to be closed to traffic for two nights.

Work on the light rail trackway will require over two weeks of overnight closures of 236th Street SW near I-5 in Mountlake Terrace. (Sound Transit)

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Overnight closures set for 236th Street in Mountlake Terrace

The closure just east of I-5 means a detour for drivers to reach the interstate until Oct. 14.

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Man found dead in Mountlake Terrace homeless camp identified

Oscar Banos Mejia, 40, was discovered in the bushes along the Interurban Trail on Friday afternoon.

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Man found dead in homeless camp Friday in Mountlake Terrace

His identity and cause of death are pending.