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Lawmakers push for wider scope in disaster mobilization
OLYMPIA — Fire officials this week are rekindling their effort to make sure a law that lets them…
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Inslee proposes new taxes on carbon emissions and capital gains
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday outlined his plan for the state this year, drawing inspiration from…
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Deer Creek takes a chunk of trail; Highway 530 kept clear
OSO — People kept a wary eye on Deer Creek and the bite it took out of the…
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Past year was among Snohomish County’s wettest and warmest
EVERETT — For Snohomish County, 2014 was one of the wettest, warmest years on record, according to the…
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Whitehorse Trail rebuild project delayed
OSO — The timeline for rebuilding a stretch of the Whitehorse Trail wiped out by the deadly mudslide…
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Super Kid: Sonny Blankenship, Weston High School
ARLINGTON — Sonny Blankenship, 18, is a senior at Weston High School, the alternative campus in Arlington. He…
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Millions spent after Oso mudslide, but generosity can’t be measured
OSO — Everything is tallied in tidy columns.
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Building bans extended at Oso slide site, North Fork Stilly
EVERETT — An extended moratorium will prevent anyone from building — or rebuilding — in the mile-square area…
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Mudslide report offers ideas to be ready for next disaster
OSO — Twenty years ago, the Legislature passed a law governing how statewide resources would be deployed to…
Business
Mudslide put Arlington distillery on hold — but not forever
ARLINGTON — Hank’s not always a bad dog. The 5-year-old Labrador retriever just has a mind of his…
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EdCC team retrieves delicate data damaged in Oso slide
LYNNWOOD — Property recovered from the Oso mudslide this spring included victims’ personal technology such as flash drives,…
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Study of timber harvest near Oso mudslide inconclusive
OLYMPIA — Permitting was properly done for a 2005 timber harvest on land adjoining the deadly March landslide…
Opinion
State budget should include funding for Stilly Valley Youth Project
In the days following the March 22 landslide in Oso, Gov. Jay Inslee, on his way to visit…
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County expects costly legal battles over Oso mudslide
EVERETT — The legal battle over whether Snohomish County’s land-use decisions contributed to deaths and property loss during…
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Panel investigating Oso lessons needs more time
EVERETT — The experts tasked with identifying key public safety lessons from the Oso mudslide ended what was…
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Panel to hold last meeting on safety recommendations after Oso mudslide
EVERETT — This past weekend was crunch time for members of an expert panel tasked with making safety…
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Better response to disasters needed, panel on Oso told
OLYMPIA — Communities ripped asunder by the Oso mudslide are recovering, one tough day at a time.
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‘Nova’ episode examines causes of Oso mudslide
OSO — Eight months after a landslide tore into this unsuspecting community, researchers have a fairly good idea…
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Rebuilt Highway 530 faces major test as weather changes
OSO — Winter weather is expected to be the highway’s first big test.
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Stanwood man in serious condition after tree fell on his truck
SEATTLE — A Stanwood man, 57, was in serious condition in intensive care Friday after a crash near…