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Public safety officials learned lessons from Oso catastrophe
OSO — Public safety officials have spent the past year studying lessons from the catastrophe in Oso to…
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‘All I can say is thank you;’ Oso survivors meet their rescuers
One year ago today, dozens of men and women rushed to help victims of what would become the…
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About 350 people gather at prayer service to remember victims
DARRINGTON — People shook hands and shared embraces before bowing their heads in prayer and raising their voices…
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Rules for building in landslide-prone areas virtually unchanged
EVERETT — Snohomish County’s rules for building near potential landslide dangers remain more or less unchanged from when…
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Victims often struggle silently, reluctant to seek help
OSO — On March 13, LoAnna Langton sorted through the photographs she’d recovered from the home she lost…
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Herald journalists share stories of covering Oso tragedy in new video
Last month, students from Washington State University traveled to Oso and Darrington with journalists from The Daily Herald.
Opinion
These towns still stand
Even nearly 14 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, it’s impossible to look at the New…
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United Way, Red Cross continue work to aid recovery
As we mark one year since the Oso landslide, the American Red Cross and United Way remain committed…
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‘Oso strong’ spirit a great example for all
One year ago, lives changed in a matter of seconds. Part of a mountainside slid into the Steelhead…
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Kuntz family dreams of having their own property again some day
DARRINGTON — It’s baseball season again.
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Sens. Murray and Cantwell reflect on year since slide, ponder future
Washington’s two U.S. senators took to the Senate floor Thursday to reflect on what’s transpired in year since…
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Grief lingers for woman whose baby and mom died in the mudslide
OSO — Natasha Huestis dreamed of the day she could hike with her daughter into the mountains.
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Medal of Valor presented to Oso mudslide communities
OLYMPIA — There were tears, smiles and — thanks to a logger named Quinn Nations — a touch…
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For mudslide victim’s widow, ‘it still hurts like it was yesterday’
DARRINGTON — Margie Hadaway sensed something was wrong.
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Son lost to slide will always be remembered with love
DARRINGTON — Their son’s touch is all around them.
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After mudslide, nothing could keep teen from his dad’s side
DARRINGTON — Simple sounds — the snap of a pencil, a drip in the sink — take Riley…
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During Oso mudslide chaos and despair, Travis Hots was a trusted voice
GETCHELL — His wife and two kids would be watching. The families of the missing would be, too.
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After a year in the mudslide zone, Elaine Young finds peace in acts of kindness
OSO — A road made of bark and sawdust leads from Elaine Young’s driveway down into the mudslide…