A weekend of tragedy on Snohomish County-area roads

EVERETT -- Labor Day made for a rough weekend on area roads, leaving four dead, a half dozen injured and dozens jailed for drunken driving. [More]

By Rikki King and Eric Stevick
Herald Writers | September 8



Monroe layoffs spark protest

MONROE – Around 30 Monroe police officers, firefighters and their families and friends picketed outside City Hall Tuesday night to protest possible layoffs expected to come next month. [More]

By Alejandro Dominguez
Herald Writer | September 8


Judge rejects state limits on late campaign spending

OLYMPIA -- State officials are mulling their next steps after a federal judge overturned a state law limiting campaign contributions in the final weeks of ballot measure campaigns. [More]

By Curt Woodward
Associated Press Writer | September 8


Whidbey crash victim was noted video game designer

Four people involved in two separate crashes died over the Labor Day weekend in Snohomish and Island counties. [More]

By Debra Smith
Herald Writer | September 8


Everett port scuttles contract with Chicago developer

EVERETT -- The Port of Everett has terminated its contract with a Chicago developer, scrapping plans for a $400 million redevelopment on the Everett waterfront, officials said Tuesday night. [More]

By Mike Benbow
Herald Writer | September 8



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Farewell, Lincoln

Families watch aircraft carrier sail into uncertainty [More]

By Katya Yefimova
Herald Writer | September 8


Sultan man who was Tasered by police is identified

GOLD BAR – The cause of a Sultan man's death after an encounter with sheriff's deputies Saturday remains under investigation pending further tests, officials with the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office said Tuesday. [More]

By Diana Hefley
Herald Writer | September 8


Trial begins in fatal crash

EVERETT -- Benjamin Morgan didn't know that he hit a man as he sped down State Avenue in December, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday. [More]

By Diana Hefley
Herald Writer | September 8


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