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People head out to the water at low tide during an unseasonably warm day on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Lighthouse Park in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Everett shatters record high temperature by 11 degrees

On Saturday, it hit 73 degrees, breaking the previous record of 62 set in 2007.

 

Snohomish County Fire District #4 and Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue respond to a motor vehicle collision for a car and pole. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, near Triangle Bait & Tackle in Snohomish. (Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office)

Police: Troopers tried to stop driver before deadly crash in Snohomish

The man, 31, was driving at “a high rate of speed” when he crashed into a traffic light pole and died, investigators said.

 

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Woman drives off cliff, dies on Tulalip Reservation

The woman fell 70 to 80 feet after driving off Priest Point Drive NW on Sunday afternoon.

 

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Boy, 4, survives fall from Everett fourth-story apartment window

The child was being treated at Seattle Children’s. The city has a limited supply of window stops for low-income residents.

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Alan Dean, who is accused of the 1993 strangulation murder of 15-year-old Bothell girl Melissa Lee, appears in court during opening statements of his trial on Monday, March 18, 2024, at Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

31 years later, trial opens in Bothell teen’s brutal killing

In April 1993, Melissa Lee’s body was found below Edgewater Creek Bridge. It would take 27 years to arrest Alan Dean in her death.

Alan Dean, who is accused of the 1993 strangulation murder of 15-year-old Bothell girl Melissa Lee, appears in court during opening statements of his trial on Monday, March 18, 2024, at Snohomish County Superior Court in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Dozens of yarn pompoms hang from a number of trees as part of Color Storm at Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Guerrilla yarn bombing puts new spin on Everett Arboretum

For the month of March, the Everett Arboretum hung artwork of 30 fiber artists across 3½ acres.

Dozens of yarn pompoms hang from a number of trees as part of Color Storm at Evergreen Arboretum and Gardens on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
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Man dies after crashing into pole in Snohomish

Just before 1 a.m., the driver crashed into a traffic light pole at the intersection of 2nd Street and Maple Avenue.

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Bodies of two men recovered after falling into Eagle Falls near Index

Two men fell into the falls and did not resurface Saturday, authorities said. After a recovery effort, two bodies were found.

One of Snohomish County PUD’s new smart readers is installed at a single family home Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Mill Creek, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Energy bills to rise 5.8% next month in Snohomish County

The Snohomish County PUD expects bills to increase about $6 a month for the average residential customer.

One of Snohomish County PUD’s new smart readers is installed at a single family home Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Mill Creek, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
A fatal accident the afternoon of Dec. 18 near Clinton ended with one of the cars involved bursting into flames. The driver of the fully engulfed car was outside of the vehicle by the time first responders arrived at the scene. (Whidbey News-Times/Submitted photo)

State settles for $8.5M after impaired driver killed couple on Whidbey

The complaint alleged Mukilteo-Clinton ferry staff made errors that allowed Danielle Cruz, of Lynnwood, to drive impaired into Clinton.

A fatal accident the afternoon of Dec. 18 near Clinton ended with one of the cars involved bursting into flames. The driver of the fully engulfed car was outside of the vehicle by the time first responders arrived at the scene. (Whidbey News-Times/Submitted photo)
Titania ThunderLily, center, holds the maypole as Pagan revelers wrap red-and-white ribbon around it for a Beltane festival in May 2023, at the Aquarian Tabernacle Church in Index, Washington. Beltane celebrates the height of spring. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Pagan church finds ‘sacred space between the worlds’ on Index riverfront

At the Aquarian Tabernacle Church, rituals with ancient roots celebrate Pagan gods, the Earth and “the smell of smoke in our hair.”

Titania ThunderLily, center, holds the maypole as Pagan revelers wrap red-and-white ribbon around it for a Beltane festival in May 2023, at the Aquarian Tabernacle Church in Index, Washington. Beltane celebrates the height of spring. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
A car drives past a speed sign along Casino Road alerting drivers they will be crossing into a school zone next to Horizon Elementary on Thursday, March 7, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Traffic cams near Everett school go live in April; more on the way

A school and six Everett intersections will be photo-enforced by the end of the summer.

A car drives past a speed sign along Casino Road alerting drivers they will be crossing into a school zone next to Horizon Elementary on Thursday, March 7, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Snohomish County vital statistics

Marriage licenses, dissolutions and deaths.

A Community Transit bus drives underneath Sound Transit’s Link Lynnwood City Center Station on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Expect a save the date for Lynnwood light rail ‘within a couple of weeks’

Meanwhile, a $250.7 million federal boost will help Sound Transit pay off loans faster for the Lynnwood Link.

A Community Transit bus drives underneath Sound Transit’s Link Lynnwood City Center Station on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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Charges: Roommate stabbed Lynnwood man who tried to kick him out

This week, prosecutors charged Jordan Green, 17, with second-degree murder in the killing of Brandon Lloyd, 32, in February.

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Police: Man suffered brain injury in attack at Lynnwood gas station

Two teens were arrested for investigation of first-degree assault in the attack Wednesday on Alderwood Mall Parkway.

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The Days Inn surrounded by fencing on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Edmonds rep’s bill to hold cities accountable for housing could return

House Bill 2474, introduced by Rep. Strom Peterson, aimed to push cities to build more affordable housing and emergency shelter.

The Days Inn surrounded by fencing on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Snohomish School District’s Clayton Lovell plugs in the district’s electric bus after morning routes on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the district bus depot in Snohomish, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Snohomish, Everett electrifying school bus fleets, ahead of new law

State lawmakers proposed electrifying all school buses by 2035. But that may be a stretch for many school districts, like Snohomish.

Snohomish School District’s Clayton Lovell plugs in the district’s electric bus after morning routes on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the district bus depot in Snohomish, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Danny Simpson's 1977 F-250 truck after crashing into a gravel pit owned by his parents. (Photo provided by court documents)

Tulalip man given intermittent prison time for crash that killed friend

Danny Simpson was sentenced to three days per week for a year after backing his truck off a cliff into a gravel pit, killing Anthony Craig.

Danny Simpson's 1977 F-250 truck after crashing into a gravel pit owned by his parents. (Photo provided by court documents)
Paine Field firefighters load up a Cessna 337 Skymaster after a rough landing on the main runway Thursday at Paine Field. (Courtesy of Paine Field)

None injured after Cessna plane ‘landed hard’ at Paine Field

The incident came weeks after another Cessna plane crashed near Mukilteo.

Paine Field firefighters load up a Cessna 337 Skymaster after a rough landing on the main runway Thursday at Paine Field. (Courtesy of Paine Field)