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Herald photographers, writers take home 7 awards at SPJ contest
The winning entries were headlined by a giant pumpkin photographed by Ryan Berry. Record flooding coverage also netted…
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Kayak Point, the county’s most popular park, to reopen by next weekend
Snohomish County closed the park last July to update the boat launch and parking lot. The fishing pier…
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Woman, 74, dies after Stanwood crash; 2 others hurt
The woman was headed east on Highway 532 when her vehicle veered into oncoming traffic around noon Saturday,…
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Snohomish County Pride guide 2024
Celebrate love locally this June at one of the many Pride events happening across the county.
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From sick to the streets: How an illness left a Stanwood man homeless
Medical bills wiped out George Beard’s savings. Left to heal in his car, he got sicker. Now, he’s…
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Island County health board expresses ‘dismay’ over school board comments
A Stanwood-Camano school board member contested that “we have discriminatory practices and prejudices in our education system.”
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Stanwood man gets federal prison for selling fentanyl on dark web
In 2013, Christerfer Frick was sentenced to nine years for trafficking drugs. He began selling online upon his…
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‘Galloping Gourmet’ celebrity chef Graham Kerr is a Stanwood newlywed
The 90-year-old shared his love of Nancy, God and Costco at the Everett senior expo last month.
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Lawsuit: Police brushed off 911 calls before stabbing at Tulalip hotel
In February 2022, police received numerous 911 calls about Robert LeMasters’ behavior throughout the day before he attacked…
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Snohomish County announces date for Kayak Point reopening
Visitors will have access to the park’s new boat launch July 1, but not the fishing pier. Kayak…
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Snohomish County hopes to reopen popular Kayak Point by summer
So far, contractors have built a new boat launch and parking area. Construction of a new fishing pier…
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Police: Stanwood farmer strikes man with pitchfork in goat argument
Two men in a Stanwood dairy farm got into an argument in a barn. Deputies arrested one for…
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Frozen, burst pipes close schools in Lake Stevens, Camano, Edmonds
Temperatures dropped as low as single digits in some parts of Snohomish County over the weekend.
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As Christmas nears, Everett candle maker takes cues from nuns
In 2018, Katherine Hopke took over the business from a Stanwood convent. Now she sells the beeswax candles…
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After record Stilly flood, Silvana family is ‘stuck in this limbo area’
A storm turned Dannika Prime’s neighborhood into lakefront property. She’s unsure of her next step, except that it’ll…
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Stanwood artist Michelle Downes creates layered dreamscapes in resin
Resin is one part chemistry and one part artistry. Downes combines the two to make art that captures…
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Former Arlington youth pastor sentenced to 14 months for child rape
Kendal Kippen, 27, was found guilty Tuesday of sexually abusing a former member of Jake’s House. She was…
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Deck collapse at Camp Killoqua in Stanwood sends 8 to hospital
No children were onsite during the accident, the camp said in a social media post.
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Stanwood farm owners to pay restitution for starving herd of alpacas
The Thogersen Family Farm slaughtered alpacas for their raw dog and cat food business. At least 3 alpacas…
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Kayak Point to close this summer for $20M park renovation
It’s the county’s most-visited park with 180,000 annual visitors — and officials have big plans to improve it.