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The original Mountlake Terrace City Council, Patricia Neibel bottom right, with city attorney, sign incorporation ordinance in 1954. (Photo provided by the City of Mountlake Terrace)

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Patricia Neibel, last inaugural MLT council member, dies at 97

The first woman on the council lived by the motto, “Why not me?” — on the council, at…

A truck dumps sheet rock onto the floor at Airport Road Recycling & Transfer Station on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Mountlake Terrace transfer station closed for most of May

Public Works asked customers to use other county facilities, while staff repaired floors at the southwest station.

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3 charged with armed home invasion in Mountlake Terrace

Elan Lockett, Rodney Smith and Tyler Taylor were accused of holding a family at gunpoint and stealing their…

Mountlake Terrace Mayor Kyko Matsumoto-Wright on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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With light rail coming soon, Mountlake Terrace’s moment is nearly here

The anticipated arrival of the northern Link expansion is another sign of a rapidly changing city.

Lily Gladstone poses at the premiere of the Hulu miniseries "Under the Bridge" at the DGA Theatre, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

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Mountlake Terrace’s Lily Gladstone plays cop in Hulu’s ‘Under the Bridge’

The true-crime drama started streaming Wednesday. It’s Gladstone’s first part since her star turn in “Killers of the…

Community Transit is preparing to shift commuter buses that go to the University of Washington in Seattle to connect with Link light rail in Northgate next year. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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As Link nears in Lynnwood, Community Transit looks to drop commuter fare

Community Transit has “a lot to do to get ready” for light rail’s Aug. 30 arrival, the agency’s…

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Trio accused of spree of home invasions in Snohomish, King counties

The men were accused of robbing homes in Mountlake Terrace, Everett and Mill Creek. Police arrested them Wednesday.

Lily Gladstone and Josh Ryder in 2004 Mountlake Terrace High School yearbook photo as "Most Likely to Win an Oscar." (Submitted photo)

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Despite no Oscar, Mountlake Terrace still plans Lily Gladstone tribute

Voted “Most Likely to Win an Oscar” as a duo in high school, both Lily Gladstone and Josh…

Lily Gladstone arrives at the 96th Academy Awards Oscar nominees luncheon on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Gladstone is a 2004 Mountlake Terrace graduate. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

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Mountlake Terrace pulling for hometown star Lily Gladstone to win Oscar

Her Terrace high school classmates voted her “Most Likely to Win an Oscar” in 2004. A “Lily Gladstone…

Naloxone to being given away inside the glove compartment of a Mountlake Terrace police vehicle on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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To combat overdoses, Mountlake Terrace police expand naloxone access

The overdose-reversing medication saved at least three people in the city last year.

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Economic Alliance presented one of the Washington Rising Stem Awards to Katie Larios, a senior at Mountlake Terrace High School.

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Mountlake Terrace High School senior wins state STEM award

Katie Larios was honored at an Economic Alliance gathering: “A champion for other young women of color in…

The soft room at the Mountlake Terrace Police Department on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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‘A kinder, gentler interview room’ at Mountlake Terrace’s police station

Police nationwide are remodeling to create soothing rooms for interviews with victims of crime, like the new “soft…

Lily Gladstone poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in New York. Gladstone has been named one of The Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers of 2023. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)

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Lily Gladstone makes history with Oscar nomination

The Mountlake Terrace High School graduate is the first Native American nominee in the Oscar’s competitive (non-honorary) acting…

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Mountlake Terrace police seek stolen BMW from home invasion

Two kids and two adults were in the home. “There is no known connection between the victims and…

Community Health Center of Snohomish County’s new student health clinic that will open in Mountlake Terrace High School on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Clinic to offer free care for Mountlake Terrace High students

The county’s second school-based clinic will provide primary care, dental and mental health services.

Matthew Stickney's LinkedIn profile overlayed an Instagram story depicting Stickney inside the United States Capitol building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.. (U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia)

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Mountlake Terrace man charged with storming U.S. Capitol in 2021

Matthew Stickney is one of four men with Snohomish County ties to be charged in the insurrection on…

Lily Gladstone poses for a portrait on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in New York. Gladstone has been named one of The Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers of 2023. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)

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After Scorsese epic, Lily Gladstone is standing on the cusp of history

If she wins best actress at the Academy Awards, the Mountlake Terrace High School grad would be the…

Clark Wood, right, starts repairs on a record player brought in to the Repair Cafe on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 in Mountlake Terrace, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Fixers from Sustainable Community Stewards divert waste from landfills

Volunteers in the group lead “Repair Cafes” and other sustainability events to educate and engage with the community.

Wilker Leite lines up a shot Wednesday afternoon at the Golden Fleece pool hall in Everett on July 31, 2019. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Make the best of the Big Dark at these 4 spirit-lifting SnoCo haunts

From karaoke and Korean eats to billiards and “the best pizza in town,” these spots provide refuge for…

Daniel Weiss, 73, inside his “tin room” at his home that holds the majority of his expansive tin collection on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 in Mountlake, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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1,400 antique tins, with stories to tell, line wall of Terrace home

Daniel Weiss built a collection of tins with lard, tobacco, tennis balls, razors — you name it, it’s…