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Neetha Hsu practices a command with Marley, left, and Andie Holsten practices with Oshie, right, during a puppy training class at The Everett Zoom Room in Everett, Washington on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Tricks of the trade: New Everett dog training gym is a people-pleaser

Everett Zoom Room offers training for puppies, dogs and their owners: “We don’t train dogs, we train the people who love them.”

Neetha Hsu practices a command with Marley, left, and Andie Holsten practices with Oshie, right, during a puppy training class at The Everett Zoom Room in Everett, Washington on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
A person walks up 20th Street Southeast to look at the damage that closed the road on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Public damage costs from bomb cyclone near $20M in Snohomish County

The damage price tag is the first step toward getting federal relief dollars.

A person walks up 20th Street Southeast to look at the damage that closed the road on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Logo for news use featuring the municipality of Mukilteo in Snohomish County, Washington. 220118

Mukilteo police investigate online threat at Kamiak High

Authorities believe other schools around the state may have received similar threats.

Logo for news use featuring the municipality of Mukilteo in Snohomish County, Washington. 220118
South County Fire Chief Bob Eastman answers question from the Edmonds City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Edmonds residents urge city to reconsider fire annexation

The City Council met Tuesday to review a pre-annexation plan with South County Fire and held a public hearing.

South County Fire Chief Bob Eastman answers question from the Edmonds City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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Off-duty Edmonds officer accused of pointing gun at fellow driver

Melinda Leen was arrested Monday for investigation of second-degree assault. She has since been released from custody.

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Robert DeLaurentis, a general aviation pilot known as the “Zen Pilot,” survived a crash Monday in Spokane. (Provided photo via Whidbey News-Times)

Whidbey pilot uninjured in Spokane crash

Oak Harbor airport owner Robert DeLaurentis was preparing to land Monday, but the throttle wasn’t working.

Robert DeLaurentis, a general aviation pilot known as the “Zen Pilot,” survived a crash Monday in Spokane. (Provided photo via Whidbey News-Times)
Bothell

Nanny accused of abusing Bothell baby, causing brain bleed

Doctors diagnosed a five-month-old baby with cerebral palsy due to injuries suffered in Amber Rath’s care, charges say.

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Justin Roeth lies on a bed on Monday, Dec. 2 at the Marysville Cold Weather Shelter in Marysville, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

‘I feel safe here’: Marysville shelter saves lives as temperatures drop

Snohomish County has six cold weather shelters. As winter rolls in, they’ve opened for guests.

Justin Roeth lies on a bed on Monday, Dec. 2 at the Marysville Cold Weather Shelter in Marysville, Washington. (Will Geschke / The Herald)
Lynnwood

Son of Lynnwood woman killed in bomb cyclone also injured

South County Fire previously said no one else was injured. Brian O’Connor has undergone two spinal surgeries.

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

First bills drop ahead of WA’s 2025 legislative session

Permanent standard time, immigration policies and fentanyl penalties were among the proposals pre-filed Monday.

  • Dec 3, 2024
  • By Wire Service
The Snohomish County Jail is pictured on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Federal agents seized many pounds of meth and heroin, along with thousands of suspected fentanyl pills, at a 10-acre property east of Arlington in mid-December 2020. (U.S. Attorney's Office) 20201223

Final member of Snohomish County drug ring sentenced

An operation centered on a compound in Arlington in 2020 turned up huge amounts of meth, fentanyl and heroin.

Federal agents seized many pounds of meth and heroin, along with thousands of suspected fentanyl pills, at a 10-acre property east of Arlington in mid-December 2020. (U.S. Attorney's Office) 20201223
Two people walk a dog along the Snohomish River on Monday, Dec. 2 in Snohomish, Washington. A regional trail, set to be constructed nearby, will connect Snohomish and Everett. (Will Geschke / The Herald)

Future trail could connect Everett to Snohomish

Construction is slated to start in 2027. Eventually, the trail could connect Everett and Monroe.

Two people walk a dog along the Snohomish River on Monday, Dec. 2 in Snohomish, Washington. A regional trail, set to be constructed nearby, will connect Snohomish and Everett. (Will Geschke / The Herald)
Teslas charging in Victorville, Calif., on March 11. Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and one of President-elect Donald Trump’s biggest supporters, has said the government should eliminate all subsidies for electric vehicles. (Lauren Justice / The New York Times)

Once a must for wealthy Seattle-area liberals, Teslas feel Elon backlash

For many, Tesla has changed from a brand associated with climate action and innovation to something “much more divisive.”

Teslas charging in Victorville, Calif., on March 11. Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and one of President-elect Donald Trump’s biggest supporters, has said the government should eliminate all subsidies for electric vehicles. (Lauren Justice / The New York Times)
Lynnwood

Man, 24, killed in shed fire near Lynnwood

The man was living in the shed in the 20500 block of Larch Way when it caught fire Monday morning.

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Lynn Lichtenberg and Claudia Douglass read a chemical test strip that is used to measure pollutants in water while conducting stormwater monitoring at the Port of Everett waterfront Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Everett water pollution facility’s new permit aims to protect salmon

The new state permit incorporated additional requirements after urging from local environmental groups.

Lynn Lichtenberg and Claudia Douglass read a chemical test strip that is used to measure pollutants in water while conducting stormwater monitoring at the Port of Everett waterfront Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Some of the new lawmakers headed to Olympia for the next legislative session. (Candidate photos courtesy of candidates. Washington State Capitol building photo by Amanda Snyder/Cascade PBS)

Class of 2025: Meet Washington state’s newest lawmakers

Elected officials will meet in January for the legislative session. New state Rep. Brian Burnett is focused on the budget.

  • Dec 1, 2024
  • By Wire Service
  • Monroe
Some of the new lawmakers headed to Olympia for the next legislative session. (Candidate photos courtesy of candidates. Washington State Capitol building photo by Amanda Snyder/Cascade PBS)
Edmonds City Council members answer questions during an Edmonds City Council Town Hall on Thursday, April 18, 2024 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Edmonds council to review South County Fire annexation plan

Voters may decide in April whether the city annexes into South County Fire.

Edmonds City Council members answer questions during an Edmonds City Council Town Hall on Thursday, April 18, 2024 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
A chain link fence surrounds Clark Park on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024 in Everett, Washington.  (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Dog park goes up, historic gazebo comes down at Everett’s Clark Park

Construction began on an off-leash dog park at the north Everett park. The 103-year-old gazebo there is being removed.

A chain link fence surrounds Clark Park on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024 in Everett, Washington.  (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
A family walks through the Wintertide lights Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at Legion Park in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Snohomish County rings in the holidays with music, Santa and nativities

Events begin Saturday in most places and continue throughout December.

A family walks through the Wintertide lights Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, at Legion Park in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
The livery on a Boeing plane. (Christopher Pike / Bloomberg)

Boeing’s new CEO clips corporate jet trips in show of restraint

It’s one of several moves by Kelly Ortberg in recent months to permanently shrink Boeing’s costs.

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