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Communities Lynnwood police: Man terrorizes father during 2-day ordeal

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 14, 2013 at 2:05 PM PDT Last Updated: May 14, 2013 at 4:30 PM PDT

A frail 62-year-old man spent two days being held hostage and threatened at knifepoint by his son and was only able to escape by pretending he needed to buy milk for his wife's in-home daycare, according to the Lynnwood Police Department.

Communities Missing Everett girl found by Marysville Police

By KOMO staff Published: May 10, 2013 at 5:16 PM PDT Last Updated: May 13, 2013 at 7:27 AM PDT

About 10:30 p.m. Friday night, the Marysville Police Department located and took Krystal M. Andrews into protective custody.

Communities Movie filming in Everett benefiting local economy

By Associated Press Published: May 11, 2013 at 11:42 AM PDT Last Updated: May 13, 2013 at 7:27 AM PDT

Aspiring film stars in Everett may have their chance at fame this next week as the crew working on a new movie seeks locals to fill out the scenes.

Communities 'The next thing I remember is waking up in the ambulance' (Video)

By Denise Whitaker Published: May 10, 2013 at 4:29 PM PDT Last Updated: May 13, 2013 at 7:25 AM PDT

Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Marybeth Dingledy was biking to her bench this week when she crashed right into a car.

Communities Woman in critical condition as police chase ends with crash (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By KOMO Staff Published: May 13, 2013 at 7:04 AM PDT Last Updated: May 13, 2013 at 6:31 PM PDT

A Mukilteo woman is fighting for her life Monday after she became the innocent victim of a police chase that ended in Everett, where a stolen pickup truck slammed her car into a natural gas line that caught fire.

Communities Local man charged with smuggling endangered turtles

By Michael Harthorne Published: May 9, 2013 at 1:51 PM PDT Last Updated: May 9, 2013 at 1:58 PM PDT

A local man has been charged with helping Chinese nationals smuggle more than 160 endangered Eastern Box turtles and one Gila monster into Hong Kong in boxes labeled everything from "boots, clothes, belts" to "T-shirts and used wrist watch."

Communities Small liquor stores struggling to compete with big retail (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: May 7, 2013 at 6:05 PM PDT Last Updated: May 8, 2013 at 10:07 AM PDT

Almost a year after the state privatized liquor sales, more and more small, independent stores around the Puget Sound region are going under. They complain they can't compete with big retail and grocery stores.

Communities Woman trapped in SUV in ditch, rescued Friday morning

By KOMO staff Published: May 3, 2013 at 3:28 PM PDT Last Updated: May 6, 2013 at 7:16 AM PDT

Everett firefighters rescued a 31-year-old woman Friday morning who spent hours trapped in her SUV partially submerged in water with only a small pocket of air to breathe

Communities State politicians make plans to snag the Boeing 777X

By MICHELLE DUNLOP, The Daily Herald Published: May 5, 2013 at 2:22 PM PDT Last Updated: May 5, 2013 at 8:10 PM PDT

Early in his first term, Gov. Jay Inslee faces a big test: Can he help convince the Boeing Co. to build the updated 777X jetliner in Washington?

Communities Suicidal man sets fire to a boat at Everett Marina (Video)

By KOMO Staff Published: May 7, 2013 at 10:23 PM PDT Last Updated: May 7, 2013 at 11:23 PM PDT

Despondent after a domestic dispute, police say a suicidal man set fire to boat while he was inside it Tuesday night.

Communities Reardon aide accused of storing porn on county-issued computer (Video)

By KOMO Staff Published: May 3, 2013 at 6:05 PM PDT Last Updated: May 6, 2013 at 7:09 AM PDT

An aide to embattled Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon is under investigation for allegedly having homemade pornography on is county-issued laptop computer.

Communities Suspected DUI driver nearly hits road worker near Everett (Photo Gallery)

By KOMO Staff Published: Apr 26, 2013 at 7:58 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 12:56 PM PDT

State troopers have arrested a woman who was allegedly driving drunk and nearly hit a worker at a road project near Everett early Friday.