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WEEK IN REVIEW
Wednesday


A stroke of kindness for Everett woman
Suspect arrested in Everett manhunt after shots...
New student exams, familiar results
Tuesday


Crash leaves car embedded in Everett Transit bus
County students get mixed grade from superinten...
Stevens Hospital District taxes to stay
Monday


More than a nuisance
Mukilteo's red-light camera fight on radar of ...
Renamed Keystone ferry terminal a coup for Coup...
Sunday


Snohomish County becomes a destination for airp...
You’ll need only 1 flu shot this year
Snohomish County YMCA goal: Healthy kids
Saturday


Marysville's new school getting ready for its f...
When the circus came to Everett ... in 1910
Drop in ferry ridership leveling off
Friday


New flight simulator re-creates 787 for pilots
Berkey calls for investigation into campaign ag...
Crash flips horse trailer on I-5, blocking traffic
Thursday


Heroin increasing its reach in small towns
Everett schools gain; Berkey's deficit widens
Rabbits and chickens move in as Evergreen fair ...
 

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LOCAL NEWS

Mark Mulligan / The Herald
Suspect arrested in Everett after chase that shut down I-5

EVERETT -- A fugitive said to be wearing just one shoe paralyzed much of Snohomish County on Wednesday after he allegedly shot at a deputy during a car chase and then injured a woman in a crash along I-5. [More]


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• Everett Manhunt




Report on Granite Falls police chief fills 5 binders

GRANITE FALLS -- An investigation of the conduct of Granite Falls Police Chief Tony Domish has been completed, but it may not become public for some time. [More]






Mark Mulligan / The Herald
Kisses, pictures and pride as kids start school

EVERETT -- Tianne Barnett had one last kiss to give one of her daughters. She already dropped off her first-grader, Angel Edwards, the recipient of a quick peck on the forehead. Her third-grader, Asia Barnett, somehow had escaped. [More]





Lawsuit threatens tourist trains

A lawsuit against the Port of Seattle could put a wrinkle in plans for tourist trains and eventual passenger rail service to Snohomish along the Eastside Rail... [More]





Swedish/Edmonds is now official

EDMONDS -- Stevens Hospital's 47-year history as an independent public hospital has come to a close, beginning a new chapter with a new name, Swedish/Edmonds. [More]



Fair volunteer preserves dogged legacy
Koster tops Rep. Larsen in U.S. House primary race
Judge rules against Trafton supporters
Neighbor's video used to nab suspect in home invasion robbery
Reardon joins call for burger joint
Stanwood write-in candidate moves on to general election
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NATION/WORLD

Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press
Mideast peace in reach, U.S. officials say

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama began a new effort Wednesday to coax Israelis and Palestinians toward peace, telling Middle East leaders on the eve of renewed negotiations that with sustained American help, a comprehensive deal can be sealed... [More]


Related: 
• Palestinians crack down on Hamas after shooting
• Israel researchers find ancient disposable cutlery
• Mideast passions quiet over N.Y. mosque showdown
• Iran unveils 'ambassador of death' drone





Associated Press
30,000 told to flee from Hurricane Earl

NAGS HEAD, N.C. -- Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard on Wednesday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put... [More]





Illegal immigration slows considerably, study says

WASHINGTON -- Illegal immigration into the United States has slowed considerably in the last several years, a study released Wednesday concludes. [More]


Related: 
• Number of illegal immigrants in U.S. now declining
• Poll: 81% in Arizona favor immigration enforcement
• National Guard troops head to Arizona border


Paris Hilton banned from Vegas resorts; boyfriend fired
NTSB notes surge in medical chopper crashes
New test advances diagnosis of tuberculosis
Tony Blair: No regrets on Iraq War
Nation, World Briefs: Food prices are likely to stay low this year...
 
THE NORTHWEST
Advocates slam state welfare program cuts

OLYMPIA -- Welfare advocates met with state officials Wednesday to protest state assistance cuts ordered by Gov. Chris Gregoire, saying it makes little sense to trim support for parents when jobs are so difficult to find. [More]





Northwest Briefly: Son of boxing promoter missing in Cascade Range

SEATTLE -- Nearly two dozen mountaineers and park rangers are searching for the son of Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum, who's been missing since a weekend camping trip in the Cascade Range. [More]




Woman claims she's traumatized by runway runoff

SEATTLE -- A woman has sued American Airlines, saying she was traumatized when the plane she was on ran off the runway at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. [More]


Grizzlies kill young bear at WSU Bear Center
 

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