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Colton Harris-Moore, known as the “Barefoot Bandit,” as seen on a GoFundMe page where he sought to raise $125,000 for flight training. (GoFundMe)

Northwest

‘Barefoot Bandit’ asks judge to shorten his supervised release

Colton Harris-Moore says travel restrictions are holding back a lucrative public-speaking career.

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Snohomish County moves to sue opioid manufacturer

The County Council voted Monday to authorize a lawsuit against corporations and medical providers.

Aerial view of Columbia River and the Bonneville Dam. Courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Northwest

Trump’s Bonneville Power Administration selloff is in doubt

A group in Congress says it will fight any attempt to privatize the Northwest’s hydroelectric system.

Amazon headquarters in Seattle (Syazakhalisah/Instagram)

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5 Snohomish County cities and the tribes join an Amazon bid

Teamed with King county, they offer options for a second company headquarters close to the first.

County Council postpones decision on Bothell zoning changes

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County Council postpones decision on Bothell zoning changes

Representatives wonder how to protect rural properties from sprawl without being unfair.

Leo Gese stands in a pasture at his home on 174th Street Southeast in Bothell. Leo and Marla Gese have lived on their property for 15 years. The Everett school board voted to use its condemnation powers for the first time in a quarter century to acquire four pieces of land in the Bothell area for a future high school.The Geses are not against selling, but the school district has based its offers on rural property values, some two to three times less than what developers have offered for 3.8 acres. Andy Bronson, The Herald

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Everett school board votes to seize Bothell-area property

In what several described as a difficult decision, board directors at Everett Public Schools voted Tuesday to use…

Ian Terry / The Herald Songaia resident Brian Bansenauer looks up at a Western red-cedar tree growing near the property line seperating the cohousing community from the new Crestmont Place 25-lot development in Bothell on Thursday, June 1. Bansenauer and others from the Songaia community worked with developers to help save the tree pictured as well as many others in the area. Photo taken on 06012017

Life

Sustainable Bothell community compromises with developers

At Songaia, they pride themselves on living lightly on the land. So when a national homebuilder prepared last…

Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers. Sound Publishing file photo

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State of Snohomish County: Must be proactive to keep cities robust

Snohomish County’s top elected official told a crowd of business and political leaders Tuesday that they live in…

Snohomish County

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Lovick vetoes Snohomish County budget, which could lead to partial shutdown

Snohomish County Executive John Lovick vetoed the County Council's version of the 2015 budget Wednesday, citing a long…

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Ecology issues fines for county water-pollution cases

Two of the four largest environmental fines in Washington this spring stemmed from water pollution in Snohomish County,…