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National Guard to assist in mudslide search effort

Washington National Guard today mobilized teams of specialists to aid in the search for survivors and recovery of…

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A hillside falls on our hearts

Like people everywhere we are holding our breath and hoping that the casualty count from the Oso mudslide…

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County hotline is reliable source of info on missing, officials say

ARLINGTON — The only reliable way for Oso-area families to check on missing loved ones is through the…

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Resources: Where to go, how to help mudslide victims

Red Cross donations

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Photos: Rescuers search through devastation of Oso mudslide

Sonny Blankenship, 18, a senior at Westin High School in Arlington, walks home from the Oso Fire Department…

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Photos: Rescuers continue grim search in Oso mudslide

A searcher walks Thursday near the debris from Saturday’s mudslide in Oso. See more photos from the mudslide…

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Death toll now 8 in Oso slide; rescue efforts ongoing

ARLINGTON — Five bodies pulled from the Oso mudslide on Sunday afternoon brought the death toll to eight.…

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Local geology, recent heavy rains likely factors in Oso mudslide

OSO — The devastating mudslide Saturday was a harsh reminder of the natural forces that carved out this…

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Slide victim was well known as Darrington librarian, school board member

DARRINGTON — Linda McPherson was for years the town’s librarian. A retired branch manager of the Darrington Library…

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Mudslide witness: ‘Everything was gone in 3 seconds’

OSO — Paulo Falcao de Oliveira was driving his SUV up Highway 530 on his way to Darrington…

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Oso mudslide kills at least 3; flood threat looms

Update: 18 people were unaccounted for as of 10 a.m. Sunday. Rescue efforts continue amid difficult, dangerous conditions.

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Photos: Residents, emergency crews react to Oso mudslide

Paul and Keenan Kimball pause to look at the map of the mudslide area outside of the Arlington…

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New Baptist chuch to serve Stanwood, Camano Island

Updated April 1, 2014: Due to the Oso mudslide, all of the events in this story have been…

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Body of Marysville man found in Stillaguamish River

ARLINGTON — A missing person case in Marysville ended Tuesday with the discovery of a man’s body in…

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Level 3 sex offender moves to Oso area

OSO — Police are warning neighbors about a convicted sex offender who has moved to the Oso area.

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Many hands make light work at cider press (gallery)

Crisp apples, leaves, cold air — it’s the smell of fall. Six girls in long blue dresses and…

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No serious injuries in wreck on Highway 530 near Oso

OSO — No serious injuries were reported in a crossover wreck that closed Highway 530 near Oso for…

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Merged fire services in Arlington proposed

ARLINGTON — Experts are recommending that three north Snohomish County fire departments join forces to save money.

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Boy remains hospitalized after falling from pickup

SEATTLE — A 10-year-old boy was in stable condition Tuesday after falling from the back of a moving…

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Boy badly injured after fall from bed of moving pickup

OSO — A 10-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries Sunday after he fell out of the bed of a…