Kamiak High School is pictured Friday, July 8, 2022, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Ex-Kamiak football coach charged with sexual abuse of student

Julian Willis, 34, preyed on a Kamiak student from November 2022 to March, prosecutors allege.

Yansi De La Cruz molds a cheese mixture into bone shapes at Himalayan Dog Chew on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 in Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Business

Give a dog a bone? How about a hard cheese chew from Arlington instead!

Launched from a kitchen table in 2003, Himalayan Pet Supply now employs 160 workers at its new Arlington…

Boeing employees watch the KC-46 Pegasus delivery event  from the air stairs at Boeing on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 in Everett, Wa. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Travel

Boeing’s iconic Everett factory tour to resume

After a three-year hiatus, tours of the Boeing Company’s enormous jet assembly plant are back at Paine Field.

A passenger pays their fare before getting in line for the ferry on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 in Mukilteo, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

Starting Sunday, ferry passengers will pay 4.25% more

The good news is that the 25% peak season vehicle surcharge ends Sunday.

Cars move across Edgewater Bridge toward Everett on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, in Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Edgewater Bridge redo linking Everett, Mukilteo delayed until mid-2024

The project, now with an estimated cost of $27 million, will detour West Mukilteo Boulevard foot and car…

Boeing employees watch the KC-46 Pegasus delivery event  from the air stairs at Boeing on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019 in Everett, Wa. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

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Boeing’s iconic Everett factory tour to resume in October

After a three-year hiatus, tours of the Boeing Company’s enormous jet assembly plant are back at Paine Field.

The city of Mukilteo is having a naming contest for its new $75,000 RC Mowers R-52, a remote-operated robotic mower. (Submitted photo)

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Mukilteo muncher: Name the $75,000 robot mower

The city is having a naming contest for its new sod-slaying, hedge-hogging, forest-clumping, Mr-mow-it-all.

Inside the new Boeing 737 simulator at Simulation Flight in Mukilteo, Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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New Boeing 737 simulator takes ‘flight’ in Mukilteo

Pilots can test their flying skills or up their game at Simulation Flight in Mukilteo.

A group of travelers aboard the MV Suquamish watch from the sun deck as MV Tokitae passes starboard side on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in the waters near Clinton, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Local News

With 1 Seattle ferry down, Edmonds-Kingston route could be affected

It is unlikely the Mukilteo-Clinton route will be impacted. Edmonds-Kingston may be as the boat shuffle continues.

Mukilteo City Council member Jason Moon poses for a photo with his campaign sign along Mukilteo Speedway in Mukilteo, Washington, on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

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He’s unopposed for Mukilteo City Council, but running a campaign anyway

Appointed, then uncontested, Jason Moon wants people to know who he is. So he put up campaign signs.

Catherine Robinweiler leads the class during a lab session at Edmonds College on April 29, 2021. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Business

Grant aids apprenticeship program in Mukilteo and elsewhere

A $5.6 million U.S. Department of Labor grant will boost apprenticeships for special education teachers and nurses.

Traffic moves north and south along I-5 through Everett on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

Jammed roads, busy airports: Labor Day weekend travel starts … now!

Even with gas over $5 a gallon, many people will embark on the last fling of summer, with…

Firefighters performing a technical rescue to lift someone out of an embankment on Aug. 24, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Glen Albright / Mukilteo Fire Department)

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Firefighters rescue person who fell into Mukilteo ravine

With help from South County Fire, firefighters performed a technical rescue.

A pear from the Fowler Pear Tree at Barbara Brennen Dobro Park in Mukilteo, Washington on Wednesday, Aug. 09, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Local News

Pick a pear at pocket park the size of a pear tree in Mukilteo

Barbara Brennan Dobro Park, site of a historic tree, is among the tiny gems to explore near the…

People come and go during the lunch hour at Arnies restaurant on Friday, August 11, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

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Readers share their Mukilteo Arnies memories; final happy hour Sunday

The mainstay restaurant of 44 years is closing. Guest: “Arnies, you’ve been a pal.”

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2 injured in crash into stopped car on Highway 525 near Lynnwood

An Arlington man was reportedly standing outside his car when another car struck both him and his vehicle,…

The afternoon lunch crowd slowly builds on the top floor dining room at Arnies restaurant on Friday, August 11, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Local News

Arnies in Mukilteo, sold to Lombardi’s, closing after 44 years

The restaurant with sweeping views of Puget Sound will reopen in October as Hook and Cleaver by the…

People gather outside of the new Big Chicken during the grand opening on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

Career 53% free-throw shooter opens Big Chicken shack in Mukilteo

Turnout was big at Thursday’s grand opening of NBA great Shaquille O’Neal’s restaurant.

The exterior of Hawthorne Hall in Mukilteo, Washington on Friday, July 21, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Local News

Mukilteo council to reconsider Hawthorne Hall sale, after approving it

The fate of the 100-year-old historic hall in disrepair will be decided when all seven council members are…

Cars drive onto the ferry at the Mukilteo terminal on Monday, Nov. 1, 2021 in Mukilteo, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local News

Shrimp fishing gear snarls Mukilteo-Clinton ferry travel

Service was disrupted for 90 minutes Monday during peak travel time, especially for those departing Clinton.