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Flood-resistant floors and sandbags are price of riverside life in Sultan
Flooding is a threat every year for 75,000 locals — and the long-term forecast suggests it’ll only get…
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In Osprey Park, salmon embrace Sultan River’s newly restored channel
Snohomish County PUD promised in 2011 to create 10,000 feet of habitat in the Sultan. It has since…
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Sultan’s new police chief has 22 years in law enforcement
Craig Hess was sworn in Sep. 14. The Long Island-born cop was a first-responder on 9/11. He also…
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After Maui wildfires, Sky Valley locals look warily at US 2
It’s the main evacuation route for 40,000 people near Sultan, Gold Bar and Index. And it wouldn’t take…
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Sultan man targeting Asian spas sentenced to almost 9 years in prison
Tuli Tevaga, 24, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree robbery and one count of a hate crime.
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Crash near Sultan blocks U.S. 2 eastbound traffic
Troopers expected to clear the remaining debris from the roadway quickly Saturday afternoon.
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Deputies shoot, wound Sultan man who was reportedly wielding knife
According to a police task force, deputies also shot and killed the man’s dog.
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Chainsaws, parades, music and cars: Sultan celebrates its logging history
The 38th annual Sultan Shindig will take over downtown this weekend.
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As Sultan grows, city backs a 4-lane highway with roundabouts
Already the state is in the early design stage for a U.S. 2 roundabout to replace the signal…
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Gnome of the Month Club accepting new members
For $30 a month, you too can receive a surprise garden gnome in the mail, courtesy Ryan Tiland…
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Vehicle crashes into Sultan tree monument
Sheriff’s deputies gave the driver a ride home. The 1,000-year-old Douglas fir round is mostly intact.
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Despite brain cancer diagnosis, Christmas still on for Sultan’s Santa
Meet Brett Nichols: high school custodian and second-generation Santa, who’s now hoping for a miracle of his own.
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‘We’ve seen this coming’: Sky Valley plans for next Bolt Creek-scale fire
U.S. 2 has long needed improvements, but the “unprecedented” blaze lit a fire under policymakers, so to speak.
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Traffic reopens after brush fire east of Monroe
Travelers will need to wait or find another way around as the highway was closed at Main Street.
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Dogs, goats, horses among evacuees of chaotic Bolt Creek wildfire
It has been a stressful week for animals and their owners, who are looking forward to going home…
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Wildfire smoke closes schools in Index, Sultan
Unhealthy air prompted the first wildfire-related closure in Sultan. Power was cut to Index, where students were told…
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This B&B (bud and bong) is a stoner’s forest paradise
Relax and spark up at this cannabis-friendly treehouse BB in the woods outside of Sultan.
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Startup man charged with premeditated murder of grandmother’s friend
Tristan Trinh had been arrested for investigation of second-degree murder in Roy Ashmore’s death this month. Ashmore was…
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Suspected DUI crash injures King County deputy on U.S. 2
An Arlington woman allegedly crossed the center line and hit a deputy’s patrol SUV head-on near Monroe.
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Police: Monroe hit and run suspect arrested for 2 DUIs in 3 hours
The driver had just been arrested and released for a DUI, when he allegedly ran a red light…