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Outgoing Edmonds councilperson Laura Johnson sits in the shade at the park above Edmonds Library on Friday, Sep. 9, 2022, in downtown Edmonds, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

After struggling to make Edmonds more progressive, council member moves

Laura Johnson is moving to Portland. Kristiana Johnson died in July. Now the Edmonds City Council’s ideological future is hazy.

 

Replacement Point of Elliot Treaty marker on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 in Mukilteo, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Mukilteo restores stolen plaque at site of fateful Point Elliott Treaty

The Tulalip Tribes chair said it “would’ve been nice” if Mayor Joe Marine consulted with the tribes to make the plaque more “appropriate.”

 

People wander through the DraftKings Sportsbook during the soft opening at the Tualip Casino on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 in Tulalip, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Just as MLB, NFL seasons overlap, Tulalip Tribes open sportsbooks

At Tulalip’s new sportsbooks run by DraftKings, wagers can be made on Seahawks and Mariners games, but not the Huskies or Cougars.

 

Tom Bosserman, left to right, Cornelius Ersoz and Nick Watkin Monday morning during a “sip in” at Starbucks for union solidarity in Everett, Washington on August 5, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

‘Solidarity is brewing’: Starbucks sip-ins mark tide of unionization

On Monday, elected officials and others spilled into an Everett Starbucks to support workers who voted to form a union.

Tom Bosserman, left to right, Cornelius Ersoz and Nick Watkin Monday morning during a “sip in” at Starbucks for union solidarity in Everett, Washington on August 5, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
A Coast Guard cutter searches for a crashed chartered floatplane near Mutiny Bay Monday afternoon in Freeland, Washington on August 5, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Search suspended: 1 dead, 9 missing in Whidbey Island seaplane crash

One person was found dead Sunday. The U.S. Coast Guard searched overnight. Air crews launched Monday morning.

A Coast Guard cutter searches for a crashed chartered floatplane near Mutiny Bay Monday afternoon in Freeland, Washington on August 5, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. A leading doctor who chairs a World Health Organization expert group described the unprecedented outbreak of the rare disease monkeypox in developed countries as "a random event" that might be explained by risky sexual behavior at two recent mass events in Europe. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP, File)

Health officials want ‘at-risk’ populations to get monkeypox jab

The Snohomish Health District launched a website where people can determine their eligibility and get the vaccine nearby.

FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. A leading doctor who chairs a World Health Organization expert group described the unprecedented outbreak of the rare disease monkeypox in developed countries as "a random event" that might be explained by risky sexual behavior at two recent mass events in Europe. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP, File)
Kristina Morris and  Mindy Woods are organizing a benefit concert for housing and homelessness service organizations at the Historic Everett Theatre on be September 18, 2022. Photographed in Everett, Washington on August 2, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

‘Homecoming’ concert benefits agencies that help the homeless

After her own experience with housing instability, organizer Kristina Morris found a way to give back.

Kristina Morris and  Mindy Woods are organizing a benefit concert for housing and homelessness service organizations at the Historic Everett Theatre on be September 18, 2022. Photographed in Everett, Washington on August 2, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
A conference room decorated with a mural will host support groups at the Tulalip Tribes' medication-assisted treatment facility. Misty Napeahi led a tour in Tulalip, on Aug. 23. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Tulalip Tribes opening methadone clinic ‘to try to prevent death’

The clinic will serve tribal members and the general public. It represents a shift in how Tulalip approaches drug treatment.

A conference room decorated with a mural will host support groups at the Tulalip Tribes' medication-assisted treatment facility. Misty Napeahi led a tour in Tulalip, on Aug. 23. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Members of the Providence nursing staff make their way to the rally Wednesday afternoon in Everett, Washington on August 24, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Providence nurses: Patients, staff suffered as leaders ‘stood in silence’

A “leaflet action” was organized Wednesday, as nurses continued to speak out about staffing shortages and safety concerns in Everett.

Members of the Providence nursing staff make their way to the rally Wednesday afternoon in Everett, Washington on August 24, 2022.  (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Jim Smith (City of Lynnwood)

Report: Lynnwood City Council member made people of color ‘uncomfortable’

Two Black city staffers alleged Jim Smith discriminated against them because of their race, in emails, comments and actions.

Jim Smith (City of Lynnwood)
Former public works site at 1201 Bonneville Ave is slated for affordable in housing in the Midtown District of Snohomish, Washington on April 21, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

‘Small step’ toward affordable housing is big debate in Snohomish

Four months of public hearings have hinged on how much more taxpayers could shell out if the city offers a developer a break.

Former public works site at 1201 Bonneville Ave is slated for affordable in housing in the Midtown District of Snohomish, Washington on April 21, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Snohomish County is considering buying the America's Best Value Inn in Edmonds and converting it into shelter. Photographed in Edmonds, Washington on August 15, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Snohomish County eyes another motel-to-shelter project in Edmonds

The potential $9.1 million purchase was announced on the heels of another proposed motel-to-shelter conversion in Everett.

Snohomish County is considering buying the America's Best Value Inn in Edmonds and converting it into shelter. Photographed in Edmonds, Washington on August 15, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Commanding Officer Meghan Bodnar is greeted by her son Grady, who hasn’t seen her in 224 days, at Naval Station Everett on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

After 200-plus days abroad, Navy destroyers return to Everett homeport

The USS Gridley is one of the few women-led ships, attesting to a growing number of women in the U.S. military.

Commanding Officer Meghan Bodnar is greeted by her son Grady, who hasn’t seen her in 224 days, at Naval Station Everett on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Jennifer Bereskin is a housing advocate who was previously homeless in south Snohomish County.  Photographed on August 9, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Where shelter space has been scarce, Lynnwood explores ‘rapid rehousing’

Jennifer Bereskin grew up couch-surfing near Lynnwood. A new program seeks to create an easier path for this generation.

Jennifer Bereskin is a housing advocate who was previously homeless in south Snohomish County.  Photographed on August 9, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
Lily Stephens Barnsby and Drake Wilson, co-executive producers of “The Queer Agenda: A Great American Road Trip,” take turns proposing a champaign toast with their families and supporters the night before heading out to travel the country and create their documentary, on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, at a home in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Snohomish-based docuseries to confront anti-LGBTQ laws across US

Episode one of “The Queer Agenda: A Great American Road Trip” starts in Snohomish. The plan is to end in Florida.

Lily Stephens Barnsby and Drake Wilson, co-executive producers of “The Queer Agenda: A Great American Road Trip,” take turns proposing a champaign toast with their families and supporters the night before heading out to travel the country and create their documentary, on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, at a home in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Andrew Gobin of the Tulalip Tribes greets members of NOAA before the playing of a welcome song during a ceremony Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, at the decommissioned NOAA building on the waterfront in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Ahead of demolition, tribes lament loss of Mukilteo research center

The spot “has huge importance to us,” one Tulalip tribal official said. Now, its future is largely up to the Port of Everett.

Andrew Gobin of the Tulalip Tribes greets members of NOAA before the playing of a welcome song during a ceremony Monday, Aug. 1, 2022, at the decommissioned NOAA building on the waterfront in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Tiffany Smiley, who is running as a Republican for U.S. Senate, speaks to a small group of supporters Thursday, July 28, 2022, at the Chevron Gas Station on Everett Mall Way in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

DelBene, Larsen, Schrier cruise through Congressional primary

And Democrat Patty Murray will face Republican Tiffany Smiley for U.S. Senate, in a race that has already seen mudslinging.

Tiffany Smiley, who is running as a Republican for U.S. Senate, speaks to a small group of supporters Thursday, July 28, 2022, at the Chevron Gas Station on Everett Mall Way in Everett, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
The Tulalip Tribes have joined state and local leaders in calling on residents to stay home when not performing certain essential activities. Six Tulalip Tribes members had tested positive for COVID-19, including a tribal elder who died of the disease, according to the tribes. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

Tulalip lawyer: Native rights at risk in pending SCOTUS decision

Months after a state ruling on Washington’s Indian Child Welfare Act, the U.S. Supreme Court could soon upend federal law.

The Tulalip Tribes have joined state and local leaders in calling on residents to stay home when not performing certain essential activities. Six Tulalip Tribes members had tested positive for COVID-19, including a tribal elder who died of the disease, according to the tribes. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)
The sign at Swedish Edmonds. (Herald file)

Swedish Edmonds abandons plan to move reproductive care to Providence

Workers were wary of “temporarily” moving from the secular hospital to a Catholic one.

The sign at Swedish Edmonds. (Herald file)
Kristena Matthews, left, a Compass Health worker and Janette Anderson a Community Resource Paramedic are part of a program aimed at providing ongoing support for people in need. Photographed in Lynnwood, Washington on July 26, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)

In new approach, Edmonds adds mental health worker to social services

In 2022, teams in south Snohomish County have helped 145 people get services like mental health or substance abuse treatment.

Kristena Matthews, left, a Compass Health worker and Janette Anderson a Community Resource Paramedic are part of a program aimed at providing ongoing support for people in need. Photographed in Lynnwood, Washington on July 26, 2022. (Kevin Clark / The Herald)