What’s worse: Taxes or cuts?
HeraldNet.com LOCAL NEWS @ December 29, 2008 # Comments Off
OLYMPIA — Voters are probably the best, and only, option for lawmakers who think higher taxes will be needed to avert deep cuts in spending on…
Benefits of federal recognition turn tribes into competitors
HeraldNet.com LOCAL NEWS @ December 28, 2008 # Comments Off
It’s been more than a month since the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe opened its casino east of Seattle, in a prime area comparable to where the Tulalip…
Economy tops Island County candidates’ concerns
HeraldNet.com LOCAL NEWS @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off
OAK HARBOR — As it is on the state and national level, the candidates for Island County commissioner in Districts 1 and 2 share concerns about the…
Would a Swede pick waffles or pancakes?
HeraldNet.com LOCAL NEWS @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off
Stanwood is full of delicious surprises. Sure, breakfast tomorrow includes Swedish pancakes. Uff da.
Suspect identified in Monroe girl’s 2000 rape
HeraldNet.com LOCAL NEWS @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off
MONROE — Investigators believe they have identified the man who raped a teenage girl eight years ago.
Police dog tracks suspect to Sultan shed
HeraldNet.com LOCAL NEWS @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off
SULTAN — A police dog helped find a man who was hiding from police in a shed.
Spiders figure prominently in this day of fear
HeraldNet.com LOCAL NEWS @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off
Take cover, all you sufferers of cucurbitophobia (fear of pumpkins), wiccaphobia (fear of witches), spectrophobia (fear of ghosts), dromophobia (fear…
Everett manslaughter suspect will remain free on bail
HeraldNet.com LOCAL NEWS @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off
EVERETT — An Everett man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend will remain free on bail.
Keep trick-or-treaters safe tonight
HeraldNet.com LOCAL NEWS @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off
Costumed ghouls, goblins and pirates should have fun as they go hunting for treats tonight, but an extra dose of caution can prevent…
Ex-lawyer’s fraud schemes warrant prison, feds say
HeraldNet.com LOCAL NEWS @ October 31, 2008 # Comments Off
SEATTLE — A former Everett attorney who admitted defrauding his clients should spend nearly 3 1/2 years in federal prison for abusing his position…