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Lynnwood City Council Vice President Julieta Altamirano-Crosby speaks during a Lynnwood City Council meeting. Nov. 20, 2024. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Former Lynnwood City Council VP resigns to become PUD commissioner

After controversy, Julieta Altamirano-Crosby begins her term as Snohomish County PUD commissioner Tuesday.

 

Sound Transit Community Support personnel help riders navigate the new station on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Local transit agencies will be fare-free for New Year’s

Sound Transit will also operate Link light rail late into the evening.

 

Colorful guitars for sale cover the wall inside Kennelly Keys on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Find the keys to music success at Lynnwood-based chain

Put down your phone and pick up a musical instrument. It could change your life.

 

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Bomb cyclone killed his mom at Lynnwood encampment. He was next to her

Brian O’Connor is recovering from a shattered vertebra while also mourning the death of his mother Deborah.

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A person walks past Laura Haddad’s “Cloud” sculpture before boarding a Link car on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024 in SeaTac, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Riding the rails to the end of the line: An almost true story

Hop aboard for a rollicking roundtrip from Lynnwood to Angle Lake.

A person walks past Laura Haddad’s “Cloud” sculpture before boarding a Link car on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024 in SeaTac, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Jeffrey Allen Cook is arraigned via video at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Everett, Wa. HE was arrested on charges of sexual assault on girls in Edmonds. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Man with sex crime history sentenced for indecent exposure in Lynnwood

Jeffrey Cook was on probation when he exposed himself at a local thrift store.

Jeffrey Allen Cook is arraigned via video at the Snohomish County Courthouse on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Everett, Wa. HE was arrested on charges of sexual assault on girls in Edmonds. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Crescent Roll, 1, plays with cat toy inside his enclosure at PAWS on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 in Lynnwood, Washington. Crescent Roll came to paws as a stray and his history is unknown but he loves pets and to play. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

PAWS’ Companion Animal Shelter offers dogs, cats and a new leash on life

Since 1967, the Progressive Animal Welfare Society has found homes for 150,000 dogs and cats.

Crescent Roll, 1, plays with cat toy inside his enclosure at PAWS on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 in Lynnwood, Washington. Crescent Roll came to paws as a stray and his history is unknown but he loves pets and to play. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
A person walks into the Lynnwood location of Party City hours after it was announced the company would be closing all of it’s stores on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Party City to close all locations, including in Everett and Lynnwood

Two of the retailer’s 700 stores in North America are in Snohomish County. On Friday, shoppers mourned the coming closure.

A person walks into the Lynnwood location of Party City hours after it was announced the company would be closing all of it’s stores on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024 in Lynnwood, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
A woman died after a house fire destroyed a Lynnwood home Sunday. (Provided by South County Fire)

Woman, 81, identified in fatal Lynnwood house fire

Rama Sharma died Sunday in the fire in the 17900 block of 33rd Place W.

A woman died after a house fire destroyed a Lynnwood home Sunday. (Provided by South County Fire)
A woman was struck by a car while crossing HIghway 99 on Dec. 2, 2020. (Lynnwood Police Department)

Woman sentenced for hitting, killing pedestrian, 72, in Lynnwood

While high on cannabis, Tachelle Thomas struck Fozieh Shirdelhefzabad on Highway 99 in 2020.

A woman was struck by a car while crossing HIghway 99 on Dec. 2, 2020. (Lynnwood Police Department)
Two workers walk past a train following a press event at the Lynnwood City Center Link Station on Friday, June 7, 2024, in Lynnwood, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

This land handout will bring apartments to Lynnwood light rail station

Appraised at $4.8 million, Sound Transit will sell the land for $167,000, so 167 low-rent apartments can be built.

Two workers walk past a train following a press event at the Lynnwood City Center Link Station on Friday, June 7, 2024, in Lynnwood, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Woman killed in Lynnwood house fire

The fire in the 17900 block of 33rd Place W destroyed a home. Inside, firefighters found a deceased women in her 80s.

Lynnwood City Council Vice President Julieta Crosby speaks during a Lynnwood City Council meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Lynnwood council VP paid Binda recall leader for campaign help

Julieta Altamirano-Crosby paid $37,000 to Diodato Boucsieguez during her run for a PUD board seat.

Lynnwood City Council Vice President Julieta Crosby speaks during a Lynnwood City Council meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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Man identified after fatal crash into Lynnwood apartments

Police believe Jess Henderson drove through a stop sign, off the sidewalk and into Whispering Cedars Apartment Homes.

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Man, 24, killed in Lynnwood shed fire identified

The cause of the fire that killed Lukas Goodman remained under investigation this week.

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Man injured in drive-by shooting near Lynnwood

As of 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, authorities had no known suspects in the shooting on 156th Street SW.

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South County Fire crews responded to a fire Sunday night in Lynnwood that sent one woman to the hospital. (Photo provided by South County Fire)

Woman suffers severe burns in Lynnwood house fire

The fire Sunday night displaced four residents of a home in the 6200 block of 185th Place SW, officials said.

South County Fire crews responded to a fire Sunday night in Lynnwood that sent one woman to the hospital. (Photo provided by South County Fire)
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Man killed in crash into Lynnwood apartment complex

The man in his mid-30s crashed into the building on 208th Street SW early Thursday morning, officials said.

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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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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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