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A view of the Shinglebolt Slough restoration project area on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 in Sultan, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Skykomish River project aims to create salmon habitat, reduce flooding

The county project at Shinglebolt Slough hopes to collaborate with local property owners to restore former channels.

 

Students participate in P.E. class in the gym that also doubles as the cafeteria at Glenwood Elementary on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

School funding measures failing in Arlington, Lake Stevens and Sultan

Bonds in Lake Stevens and Sultan, as well as a levy in Arlington, were struggling based on initial election results Tuesday.

 

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Deputies looking for suspect in Sultan shooting

Late Tuesday night, a man, 30, went to the Sultan police station with a gunshot wound. He said someone chased and shot him.

 

Traffic drives though the roundabout in east Sultan on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2018 in Sultan, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

New roundabout planned for US 2 through Sultan

A slew of projects next year will add safety features along U.S. 2, including a roundabout at Old Owen Road.

Traffic drives though the roundabout in east Sultan on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2018 in Sultan, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Snohomish School District Transportation Supervisor Karl Hereth backs up the district’s one electric school bus Thursday, March 6, 2024, at the district bus depot in Snohomish, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Sultan, Snohomish to get federal money for clean school buses

Local school districts are among more than 500 set to receive propane or electric buses, the White House announced on Wednesday.

Snohomish School District Transportation Supervisor Karl Hereth backs up the district’s one electric school bus Thursday, March 6, 2024, at the district bus depot in Snohomish, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
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Lawsuit says Snohomish County deputies not justified in Sultan shooting

Two deputies repeatedly shot an unarmed Sultan man last year, body camera video shows. An internal investigation is pending.

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Biologist Kyle Legare measures a salmon on a PUD smolt trap near Sportsman Park in Sultan, Washington on May 6, 2024. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

Low Chinook runs endanger prime fishing rivers in Snohomish County

Even in pristine salmon habitat like the Sultan, Chinook numbers are down. Warm water and extreme weather are potential factors.

Biologist Kyle Legare measures a salmon on a PUD smolt trap near Sportsman Park in Sultan, Washington on May 6, 2024. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
Emma Corbilla Doody and her husband, Don Doody, inside  their octagonal library at the center of their octagon home on Thursday, May 2, 2024 in Sultan, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Is this Sultan octagon the ugliest house in America?

Emma Corbilla Doody and Don Doody bought the home for $920,000 last year. Not long after, HGTV came calling.

Emma Corbilla Doody and her husband, Don Doody, inside  their octagonal library at the center of their octagon home on Thursday, May 2, 2024 in Sultan, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Riley Wong, 7, shows his pen pal, Smudge, the picture he drew for her in addition to his letter at Pasado's Safe Haven on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 in Monroe, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Snohomish County organization rescues neglected llamas in Yakima County

Pasado’s Safe Haven planned to provide ongoing medical care and rehabilitation to four llamas in its care at its sanctuary.

Riley Wong, 7, shows his pen pal, Smudge, the picture he drew for her in addition to his letter at Pasado's Safe Haven on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021 in Monroe, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
A 10mm round sits on a gate at an unsanctioned shooting put along Sultan Basin Road near Spada Lake on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Sultan, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

County pitches 640-acre shooting range near Sultan to skeptical neighbors

At a meeting this week, about 100 people voiced concerns about noise and more. Some questioned if it would discourage illicit shooting.

A 10mm round sits on a gate at an unsanctioned shooting put along Sultan Basin Road near Spada Lake on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Sultan, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
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Cocoon House advocate Morgan Huber (right) talks with teens gathered at the nonprofit's U-Turn drop-in center on Broadway in Everett on Tuesday, Dec. 13.

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Bipartisan bill aims to curb homelessness among young adults

Rep. Julio Cortes, D-Everett, and Rep. Carolyn Eslick, R-Sultan, want to fund temporary housing for those exiting treatment at ages 18 to 24.

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Cocoon House advocate Morgan Huber (right) talks with teens gathered at the nonprofit's U-Turn drop-in center on Broadway in Everett on Tuesday, Dec. 13.

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A large number off law enforcement are gathered at a Skykomish River water access on Ben Howard Road on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Monroe, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

Sultan man charged with murdering ‘amazing woman,’ assaulting her friend

Kristopher Dillard shot Ashley Hozjan, 32, to death after her friend rejected his advances, according to new charges.

A large number off law enforcement are gathered at a Skykomish River water access on Ben Howard Road on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Monroe, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz announces that 2,000 acres of structurally complex state forestland are proposed to be set aside for conservation as funded by the Climate Commitment Act, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023 in Issaquah. The land will join the more than 900,000 acres of forestland that the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) already manages for conservation in western Washington. (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times/TNS)

WA sets aside 2,000 acres of forest for conservation, including in Sultan

An additional 70 acres, spanning a sensitive wetland along Marsh Creek north of Sultan, will be preserved.

Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz announces that 2,000 acres of structurally complex state forestland are proposed to be set aside for conservation as funded by the Climate Commitment Act, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023 in Issaquah. The land will join the more than 900,000 acres of forestland that the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) already manages for conservation in western Washington. (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times/TNS)
A person walks their dog along a flooded Old Snohomish Monroe Road on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Flood-resistant floors and sandbags are price of riverside life in Sultan

Flooding is a threat every year for 75,000 locals — and the long-term forecast suggests it’ll only get worse in the coming decades.

A person walks their dog along a flooded Old Snohomish Monroe Road on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 in Snohomish, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Keith Binkley, Natural Resources Manager at Snohomish County PUD, right, stands along the edge of the Sultan River while discussing habitat restoration efforts at Osprey Park on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Sultan, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)

In Osprey Park, salmon embrace Sultan River’s newly restored channel

Snohomish County PUD promised in 2011 to create 10,000 feet of habitat in the Sultan. It has since established over 12,000.

Keith Binkley, Natural Resources Manager at Snohomish County PUD, right, stands along the edge of the Sultan River while discussing habitat restoration efforts at Osprey Park on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Sultan, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
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Sultan’s new police chief has 22 years in law enforcement

Craig Hess was sworn in Sep. 14. The Long Island-born cop was a first-responder on 9/11. He also served as Gold Bar police chief.

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Cars drive near River Park in Sultan, Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)

After Maui wildfires, Sky Valley locals look warily at US 2

It’s the main evacuation route for 40,000 people near Sultan, Gold Bar and Index. And it wouldn’t take much to cut it off.

Cars drive near River Park in Sultan, Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Annie Barker / The Herald)
Sun Rise Massage on Monday, July 18, 2022 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

Sultan man targeting Asian spas sentenced to almost 9 years in prison

Tuli Tevaga, 24, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree robbery and one count of a hate crime.

Sun Rise Massage on Monday, July 18, 2022 in Marysville, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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Crash near Sultan blocks U.S. 2 eastbound traffic

Troopers expected to clear the remaining debris from the roadway quickly Saturday afternoon.

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Deputies shoot, wound Sultan man who was reportedly wielding knife

According to a police task force, deputies also shot and killed the man’s dog.

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