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Trucker injured, trapped by fallen tree on Highway 530
OSO — A fallen tree severely injured and trapped a semi-truck driver inside his cab on Highway 530…
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Bank gives financial relief to families affected by Oso mudslide
The Oso landslide last spring took the life of Julie Kuntz’s aunt as well as the lives of…
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Mudslide lawsuit blames governments, timber company
OSO — At 10:37 a.m. on March 22, Tim Ward was getting in the shower.
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Lions proved big-hearted after mudslide
OSO — The calls started coming in the days after the mudslide. Lions Clubs from across the country,…
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Land-use planners ready to apply lessons from mudslide
EVERETT — Snohomish County has yet to change any permanent land-use rules about what people can build near…
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Darrington IGA, owners recognized for mudslide relief work
DARRINGTON — Things are finally settling down at the Darrington IGA, a family-owned store that became an information…
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Study of logging risk in slide areas sought
EVERETT — Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark on Monday defended his leadership after the deadly Oso mudslide…
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Months after mudslide, Red Cross is still pitching in
DARRINGTON — A team of volunteers recently gathered to paint at the Darrington Community Center.
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County set to close clearinghouse for items found after mudslide
EVERETT — July Andre believes her whole career had been preparing her for the grave task she was…
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Flood season even more unpredictable this year
EVERETT — Friday and Saturday are supposed to be sunny, but the cloudy, rainy season is settling in.
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911 service restored in Darrington, Oso
DARRINGTON — For the second time in two months, 911 service was knocked out to the areas of…
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43 trees mark lives lost along Highway 530 in Oso
OSO — A ceremony re-opening the new, two-lane permanent stretch of Highway 530 through Oso on Saturday marked…
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Tree planting along Highway 530 to memorialize Oso slide victims
OSO — A tree planting and walk to remember the 43 victims of the Oso mudslide is scheduled…
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Oso shows its heart during ceremony honoring slide victims
OSO — The Sunday morning ceremony — short, direct and heartfelt — was vintage Oso.
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Oso survivor rebuilding his life six months after disaster hit
STANWOOD — Saturday mornings were relaxed at Tim and Brandy Ward’s house on Steelhead Drive.
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Weather pushes opening of Highway 530 to Tuesday
Friday morning’s wet, drizzly weather has delayed paving and striping on Highway 530 at the site of the…
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Highway 530 will be back up to speed Monday, if not sooner
OSO — Crews hope to have Highway 530 open at full speed in both directions by Monday morning,…
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43 trees to honor those killed in Oso mudslide
OSO — Forty-three trees are to be planted in a small grove east of Steelhead Drive.
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County gets $1.5 million grant for mudslide buyouts
EVERETT — The federal government is giving a $1.5 million grant to Snohomish County to assist recovery efforts…
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Darrington schools get federal grant to pay for mudslide expenses
DARRINGTON — The school district here is getting federal money to pay expenses related to the Oso mudslide.