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Seattle Kraken center Matty Beniers (10) skates in from of fans at Climate Pledge Arena. (Getty Images / Tribune News Services)

Kraken slash ticket prices for next season

A couple of years ago, the Seattle Kraken’s top business executives sat…

 

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Xfinity Mobile Introduces New Premium Unlimited Plan with Enhanced Features

Xfinity Mobile has launched a new Premium Unlimited plan, offering gigabit speeds…

 

Comment: What SAVE Act promotes is red tape, not elections

Its proof-of-citizenship requirement would prove onerous for many Americans.

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Editorial cartoons for Thursday, April 24

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

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FILE - This Feb. 6, 2015, file photo, shows a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif. Washington state lawmakers voted Tuesday, April 23, 2019 to remove parents' ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption from vaccinating their children for measles, although medical and religious exemptions will remain. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Editorial: Commonsense best shot at avoiding measles epidemic

Without vaccination, misinformation, hesitancy and disease could combine for a deadly epidemic.

FILE - This Feb. 6, 2015, file photo, shows a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif. Washington state lawmakers voted Tuesday, April 23, 2019 to remove parents' ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption from vaccinating their children for measles, although medical and religious exemptions will remain. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Edmonds PFAS treatment plans raises safety concerns

The Sunday Herald article about new technology at the Edmonds Waste Water Treatment Plant left me disappointed and infuriated (“Edmonds launches technology to destroy PFAS,”… Continue reading

Religion, schools should be kept separate

Thank you for your coverage of LifeWise Academy at Emerson Elementary (“Everett off-campus Bible program draws mixed reaction form parents,” The Herald, April 19). According… Continue reading

Stephens: The daily unraveling of President Face-Plant

Recent events show the stark absence of the adults in the room who saved Trump in his first term.

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Gov. Bob Ferguson signing Senate Bill 5480, a bill that would exempt medical debt from credit reports, on Tuesday.

WA bill to keep medical debt off credit reports signed into law

Washingtonians’ medical debt will not be included in their credit reports, under a bill that Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law on Tuesday. Having medical… Continue reading

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Gov. Bob Ferguson signing Senate Bill 5480, a bill that would exempt medical debt from credit reports, on Tuesday.

Why should there be concern over LifeWise Bible study?

Wow. Front page, massive headline, two days before Resurrection Sunday, and The Herald makes its stand to give negative spin to the mission of Jesus… Continue reading

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2025 Subaru Forester Hybrid Increases Fuel Economy And Range

Sixth-Generation Model Receives Complete Refresh

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Seahawks GM sees ‘lazy narrative’ about offensive line

Do the Seahawks need to address their offensive line in this draft? Yes. But that’s also “a lazy narrative,” John Schneider says. Three days before… Continue reading

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Top 3 Cannabis Shops You’ll Love in Snohomish County

Looking for quality products and good energy? Let’s discover the top spots.

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The North Cascades Highway is seen from the Washington Pass overlook in 2021. (Sue Misao / The Herald)

Adventure & stunning scenery await: North Cascades Highway reopens for 2025 season

The Washington State Department of Transportation has reopened State Highway 20, also known as the North Cascades Highway, for the 2025 season. The scenic highway… Continue reading

The North Cascades Highway is seen from the Washington Pass overlook in 2021. (Sue Misao / The Herald)

Burke: A distressing accounting of what Trump has wrought

Not even 100 days into his second term, the president is implementing the worst of Project 2025.

Rep. Larsen should move to impeach Trump

This week, our congressional Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., did not directly respond to questions about whether he supports impeaching Trump from office. This is upsetting… Continue reading

Due process is for all of us

The Trump administration and multiple media are focusing on whether Kilmer Abrego Garcia is a member of the MS-13 gang. Most of the people demanding… Continue reading

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Editorial cartoons for Wednesday, April 23

A sketchy look at the news of the day.… Continue reading

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Gov. Bob Ferguson in his first bill signing event on Friday, April 4, 2025. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard)

WA bill to restrict outside National Guard from entering state is signed into law

During his inaugural address in January, Gov. Bob Ferguson highlighted his support for a bill that would grant the governor authority to limit other states’… Continue reading

Gov. Bob Ferguson in his first bill signing event on Friday, April 4, 2025. (Photo by Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero/Washington State Standard)