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Police looking for Mukilteo bank robber, seeking tips

The man appeared to be in his late 20s or early 30s, white, slender, about 5-foot-8, with dark…

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

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‘White saviorhood’: Mukilteo schools end ‘Mockingbird’ requirement

The book is not banned in the school district. The last book brought before the school board was…

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

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‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ is no longer required reading in Mukilteo

The school board on Monday voted to remove it from the list for ninth-graders, at the urging of…

The area subject to the tsunami advisory Saturday includes the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Admiralty Inlet, Whidbey Island and Camano Island. People along other coastal areas of Puget Sound are advised to stay away from the water. (U.S. Tsunami Warning System) 20220115

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Tsunami advisory for nearby waters lifted after 12 hours

Officials in Snohomish County encouraged people to stay away from the shoreline during much of Saturday.

"To Kill A Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

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Mukilteo School Board plans vote on the fate of ‘Mockingbird’

Speakers offered varying opinions on whether the novel should be required. The board is to decide Jan. 24.

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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‘Mockingbird’ could be cut from Mukilteo school curriculum

On Monday, the board considers removing the novel from ninth-grade required reading due to racism complaint.

Mukilteo Mayor-again Joe Marine on December 8, 2021. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

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Mukilteo Mayor Joe Marine moves into his old office, 8 years later

He’s the city’s first mayor elected to serve three terms. Ten people applied to fill his City Council…

Ferries pass on a crossing between Mukilteo and Whidbey Island in August. (Andy Bronson / Herald file)

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Speak up and listen up at virtual ferry community meetings

Officials will give updates on ferry delays and the alternate service plan.

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Landslide between Edmonds and Mukilteo cancels Sounder train

Riders can board special buses in Seattle to get to Edmonds, Mukilteo and Everett.

FILE - In this July 25, 2020, file photo, smoke rises as police clash with protester during a Black Lives Matter protest near the Seattle Police East Precinct headquarters in Seattle. Mayors, county executives or even the governor would have to give their approval before police could use tear gas to quell riots under a compromise reached in the Washington Legislature. A conference committee of the House and Senate met Thursday, April 22, 2021, to reconcile versions of a police tactics bill already approved by each chamber. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

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Bonuses, discontent bring wave of Seattle cops to Snohomish County

Everett increased incentives up to $30,000 for “lateral” hires — officers with policing experience — on Wednesday.

Bothell High School. (Madeline Coats / Bothell-Kenmore Reporter file)

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Students arrested, charged as school threats surge here

The latest in Snohomish County: Bothell High School’s campus was closed Friday after threatening graffiti was found.

The ferry Suquamish leaving Mukilteo. (SounderBruce via Wikimedia Commons) 2020

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Mukilteo’s next ferry, a hybrid-electric, will be called Wishkah

The name has ties to indigenous culture and a Nirvana album. In English, it means “stinking water.”

Connie Bowers

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Ex-rocket scientist is Island County’s new public works director

Most recently, Connie Bowers served as assistant city engineer for the city of Mukilteo.

Breanne Neuman, left, hugs her mother, Denise Benzel while crying as Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Anna Alexander sentences Frank Walton to 18 years in prison for the murder of Howard Benzel on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021 in Everett, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Everett tenant gets 18⅓ years for deadly beating of landlord

Frank Walton was convicted last month of second-degree murder for the 2020 death of Howard Benzel.

Sound Salmon Solutions

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Nonprofit’s mission to save salmon more relevant than ever

Sound Salmon Solutions wants to save the keystone species with education and habitat restoration.

Deven Boyce, 14, rode his bike more than 3,000 miles from the Mukilteo Lighthouse to the Statue of Liberty. (Submitted photo)

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8 weeks, 3,000 miles for Dawson Place Child Advocacy Center

Mukilteo teen rode his bike across the country to help raise money for the center that helped him.

Joe Marine will vacate his seat on the Mukilteo City Council when he takes over as mayor in January.

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Mukilteo City Council seeks applicants to fill open seat

The deadline to apply is Dec. 23. The last time there was an open seat, 20 people applied.

Riaz Khan speaks at the groundbreaking at the site of the Islamic Center of Mukilteo that he helped spearhead over the last seven years on Saturday, March 6, 2021 in Mukilteo, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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All faiths invited to Saturday meeting for Mukilteo mosque

Construction is to begin in April. Pledges of $800,000 are needed to complete the project.

Voyager Middle School.

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Shooting threat at Mukilteo schools was a joke, student says

Four threats of violence in 48 hours were reported at Snohomish County schools in the wake of a…

Mariner High School. (Mariner High School)

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Police: Teen arrested for threats against 3 Mukilteo schools

After a social media post, the 14-year-old is being investigated for allegedly threatening to shoot and bomb.