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Everett P. Fog, 15, in front of an Everett mural along Colby Avenue on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Hello, Everett! No escape when your name is same as the town

Everett P. Fog, 15, sees and hears his first name wherever he goes. His middle name is also epic.

 

Housing Hope Administrative Offices in Everett, Washington on October 5, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Trump federal spending pause leaves officials scrambling in Snohomish County

The pause on federal funds could affect everything from highway construction to school lunches. A judge temporarily halted the directive Tuesday.

 

The U.S. Capitol in Washington on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. The Trump administration’s budget office has ordered a pause in grants, loans and other federal financial assistance, according to a memo sent to government agencies on Monday. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

Judge blocks Trump’s freeze of federal grants

Judge Loren AliKhans decision came in response to a lawsuit filed by the activist group Democracy Forward.

  • Jan 28, 2025
  • By Mattathias Schwartz and Benjamin Oreskes The New York Times

 

Everett police make arrest in 36-year-old cold murder case

Police used advances in forensic genetic genealogy to identify a suspect in connection with the 1989 murder of Mary Ann Daniels.

Shanti Curran, left, and Andy McKee, right, shovel Curran’s driveway after a light dusting of snow fell last year in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Snohomish County lowlands could see first snow of 2025

Much uncertainty remains, but forecasters say snow showers possible Sunday morning

Shanti Curran, left, and Andy McKee, right, shovel Curran’s driveway after a light dusting of snow fell last year in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
A person enters the Robert J. Drewel Building on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at the county campus in downtown Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Elevator mechanical issue at Snohomish County campus triggers evacuations

Two buildings at the Snohomish County Courthouse campus were evacuated for less than an hour on Tuesday after smoke from an elevator mechanical… Continue reading

A person enters the Robert J. Drewel Building on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at the county campus in downtown Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Helion Energy CEO and co-founder David Kirtley talks to Governor Jay Inslee about Trenta, Helion's 6th fusion prototype, during a tour of their facility on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Helion gets $425M for its fusion goals

The Everett start-up aims to deliver carbon-free electricity without the drawbacks of traditional nuclear power.

Helion Energy CEO and co-founder David Kirtley talks to Governor Jay Inslee about Trenta, Helion's 6th fusion prototype, during a tour of their facility on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Ian Saltzman during the student portion of the new Everett Public Schools' superintendent interviews in May. (Olivia Vanni / Herald file)

SnoCo schools: All students can attend, regardless of immigration status

Local districts already follow state-issued guidance, blocking immigration enforcement without a warrant or court order.

Ian Saltzman during the student portion of the new Everett Public Schools' superintendent interviews in May. (Olivia Vanni / Herald file)

Neighbors report explosions as Lake Stevens duplex catches fire

Firefighters from Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue said no one was injured from the blaze.

Gordon Mawson, 5, left and Lenora Mawson, 7, right, look for ocean creatures during the Starlight Beach Walk on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 near the Olympic Beach Visitor Station in Edmonds, Washington. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Starlight Beach Walk returns to Olympic Beach

During the day, the intertidal can be a magical and mysterious place, where critters come and go with the tides and slip in… Continue reading

Gordon Mawson, 5, left and Lenora Mawson, 7, right, look for ocean creatures during the Starlight Beach Walk on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 near the Olympic Beach Visitor Station in Edmonds, Washington. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
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Former Everett Herald reporter Ta’Leah Van Sistine walks with former Gov. Jay Inslee while taking notes on Feb. 6, 2024, in Marysville.

Edmonds lawmaker’s bill would pump $20 million into journalism statewide

The bipartisan bill would tax high-income tech companies as part of a workforce development tax.

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Former Everett Herald reporter Ta’Leah Van Sistine walks with former Gov. Jay Inslee while taking notes on Feb. 6, 2024, in Marysville.
Dave Boehnlein greets Mrs. Pigglesworth of Midgarden Farms located at Rooted Northwest on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 in Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Agriculture co-op village approved in rural Arlington

Rooted Northwest hopes to build a small village as part of a ‘trial run’ for a farm-focused neighborhood.

Dave Boehnlein greets Mrs. Pigglesworth of Midgarden Farms located at Rooted Northwest on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 in Arlington, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Bill Derry, president of the Pilchuck Audubon Society, at the Meadowdale Playfields on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Washington environmentalists respond to Trump’s rollbacks

County and state conservation and renewable energy groups plan to continue work during the new administration.

Bill Derry, president of the Pilchuck Audubon Society, at the Meadowdale Playfields on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
The Snohomish County Jail is pictured on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Mother of former inmate sues Snohomish County over jail death

Sean Hanchett died in custody in December 2022, and did not receive adequate medical attention, the suit alleged.

The Snohomish County Jail is pictured on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Revenge of the ski bums: The story of wresting back Mount Bachelor

The quest began as a joke on a Facebook forum and soon turned serious.

  • Jan 24, 2025
  • By John Branch The New York Times
Customers enter and exit the Costco on Dec. 2, 2022, in Lake Stevens. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Costco stores could be impacted by looming truck driver strike threat

Truck drivers who deliver groceries and produce to Costco warehouses in Snohomish County and the rest of Washington said they will strike if… Continue reading

Customers enter and exit the Costco on Dec. 2, 2022, in Lake Stevens. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Construction continues on Edgewater Bridge along Mukilteo Boulevard on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Edgewater Bridge to receive more federal funding

Everett will have about $850,000 more for the project.

Construction continues on Edgewater Bridge along Mukilteo Boulevard on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Arlington

Arlington man, 19, arrested for alleged role in I-5 fatal collision

Washington State Patrol detectives said the man was racing his 18-year-old friend prior to the fatality.

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Jared Meads takes a breath after dunking in an ice bath in his back yard while his son Fallen, 5, reads off the water temperature on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Chill out: Dive into the cold plunge craze

Plungers say they get mental clarity and relief for ails in icy water in tubs, troughs and clubs.

Jared Meads takes a breath after dunking in an ice bath in his back yard while his son Fallen, 5, reads off the water temperature on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Migrants wait in line at the Paso Del Norte International Bridge for their CBP appointments in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Jan. 20, 2025. A federal judge on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order to end conferring automatic citizenship to babies born on American soil, dealing the president his first setback as he attempts to upend the nation’s immigration laws and reverse decades of precedent. (Paul Ratje/The New York Times)

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship order

A federal judge in Seattle ruled on a case brought by Washington AG and three other states.

  • Jan 23, 2025
  • By Jake Goldstein-Street Washington State Standard
Migrants wait in line at the Paso Del Norte International Bridge for their CBP appointments in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Jan. 20, 2025. A federal judge on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive order to end conferring automatic citizenship to babies born on American soil, dealing the president his first setback as he attempts to upend the nation’s immigration laws and reverse decades of precedent. (Paul Ratje/The New York Times)