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Pending land use action signs off of 35th Avenue on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Hearing examiner OKs 59-home Marysville development

The city hearing examiner said the project posed no signficant adverse impacts to nearby homes.

 

Henry Niebruegge, 5, reaches up to catch a snowball while he plays in the snow with his dad and dog along 216th Street on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Advisory: 2 more inches of snow possible for Everett and surrounding areas

The expanded advisory from Monday evening until Tuesday morning warns of hazardous conditions for drivers.

 

Marysville interchange work expected to cause delays for motorists

While crews work on traffic signals at the 116th Street/I-5 interchange, motorists can expect lane and nighttime partial ramp closures.

 

People arrive at the entrance to the terminal during the grand-opening of the Paine Field Airport on Monday, March 4, 2019 in Everett, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Paine Field readies for bigger, better office move

Administrative officials will work remotely for three days in preparation for relocating to its new address a few blocks away.

People arrive at the entrance to the terminal during the grand-opening of the Paine Field Airport on Monday, March 4, 2019 in Everett, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

ORCA transfers help save money

With new transit options for Snohomish County, it’s time to explore some of them.

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The Elwha, a decommissioned state ferry, was on the move Thursday to its new home in Everett. Washington State Ferries sold the Elwha, which was retired in 2020, to Everett Ship Repair.

All aboard! Everett company pays $100k for decommissioned ferry

Everett Ship Repair plans to use the vessel as an office and warehouse space. Two other ferries are still for sale.

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The Elwha, a decommissioned state ferry, was on the move Thursday to its new home in Everett. Washington State Ferries sold the Elwha, which was retired in 2020, to Everett Ship Repair.
County Council members Jared Mead, left, and Nate Nehring speak to students on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, during Civic Education Day at the Snohomish County Campus in Everett, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

Snohomish County officials offer students up-close look at civics in action

Over 300 students from 11 schools took part in the day-long learning event.

County Council members Jared Mead, left, and Nate Nehring speak to students on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, during Civic Education Day at the Snohomish County Campus in Everett, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)
Isabella Eldridge, 8, a second grader at Emerson Elementary School, works through a math problem on the board with the help of her dual language class teacher Paola Martinez on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

More Everett students say ‘Hola!’ to another language

Emerson Elementary students in nine classes learn mostly in Spanish. Two Silver Lake Elementary classes will join.

Isabella Eldridge, 8, a second grader at Emerson Elementary School, works through a math problem on the board with the help of her dual language class teacher Paola Martinez on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Cars drive through snow along I-5 in Snohomish County, Washington on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024.  (Annie Barker / The Herald)

On the menu for Snohomish County residents: Snow, rain and chill

Higher elevations under winter storm watch

Cars drive through snow along I-5 in Snohomish County, Washington on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024.  (Annie Barker / The Herald)
The Snohomish River turns along the edge of the Bob Heirman Wildlife Preserve at Thomas’ Eddy on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Developers challenge Snohomish River Watershed legal rights

Opponents of the voter-approved initiative filed a complaint Tuesday in Snohomish County Superior Court.

The Snohomish River turns along the edge of the Bob Heirman Wildlife Preserve at Thomas’ Eddy on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, speaks during a roundtable discussion of how a federal funding freeze would affect Snohomish County on Thursday at Everett Station. (Aaron Kennedy / The Herald)

Leaders bring federal funding concerns to Larsen at Everett roundtable

The Trump administration rescinded its memo, but other executive orders that restrict federal funding are in effect.

Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, speaks during a roundtable discussion of how a federal funding freeze would affect Snohomish County on Thursday at Everett Station. (Aaron Kennedy / The Herald)
Snohomish County Council approved $4.3 million to be spent on a rural internet project near Index and another near Verlot. (File photo by BLACK PRESS)

Rural internet project moves forward near Index

About 1,000 households will gain fiber optic internet access.

Snohomish County Council approved $4.3 million to be spent on a rural internet project near Index and another near Verlot. (File photo by BLACK PRESS)
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Booberry Matcha safe and home again in Lynnwood PetSmart

Whiskers In Need said overwhelming community support helped recover the 11-week-old domestic medium shorthair.

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Judge sets bail at $2 million for suspect in Everett stabbing

The suspect was arrested Wednesday without incident on a bus thanks to a tip from a community member.

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Video: Snohomish County SAR members rescue ice climber from Mount Sloan

The climber suffered multiple injuries after falling 100 feet in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.

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The livery on a Boeing plane. (Christopher Pike / Bloomberg)

Boeing CEO charts comeback after $11.8B loss in 2024

Tuesday’s financial results included a $3.8 billion loss for Boeing in the last three months of 2024.

The livery on a Boeing plane. (Christopher Pike / Bloomberg)
Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring talks during his State of the City Address on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Marysville mayor gives State of the City address

In his speech, Jon Nehring touted increased policing, road improvements and not raising property taxes as successes from the past year.

Marysville Mayor Jon Nehring talks during his State of the City Address on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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Helicopter hoists suspect in radio tower burglary into custody

Deputies and K-9s help track and arrest two suspects in connection with the burglary

  • Jan 29, 2025
  • By Aaron Kennedy Herald Writer
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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 29, 2025
  • By Mattathias Schwartz and Benjamin Oreskes The New York Times
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)
Housing Hope Administrative Offices in Everett, Washington on October 5, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Rescinded federal spending memo left officials scrambling in Snohomish County

The pause on federal funds could have affected everything from highway construction to school lunches. The administration walked the directive back Wednesday.

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