Mukilteo News

MUKILTEO FERRY Everett perfect for multi-modal hub I concur with a June 21 letter writer that Mukilteo should be left to be the sleepy seaside community they are fighting to be.

As soon as Dave Shultz unloaded his radio-controlled model tanks at Mukilteo's Lighthouse Park, a crowd of passersby came gawking.

To the surprise of probably nobody, the Mukilteo Speedway lives up to its name. As the two-lane road shoots straight up from the ferry terminal, its long sightlines and wide shoulders offer few places for traffic cops to hide.

As first flight of the 787 approached its July 1 deadline, San Diego Web designer Bert Chiu grew increasingly excited.

The long weekend means long waits for drivers -- construction projects, vacation road trips, and cancelled fireworks shows are all contributing to traffic problems along the Puget Sound.

Michael O'Leary / The Herald Edmonds firefighters John Storm , Brian Schleicher and Jim Bailey treat a patient in the aid car before taking her to Stevens Hospital.

Mukilteo fire captain Dan Harbeck works the ferry lane June 27 to collect donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Roger Held of Monroe asks: While driving north on I-5 near the Alderwood mall, the carpool lane has a double white line with a sign that says you cannot cross the line.

As the House of Representatives readies for a close vote, Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash., has come off the fence and announced support for sweeping legislation to lower greenhouse gas emissions and promote new energy sources.

It took an extra year, but Mukilteo's ambitions for annexation are finally back on track.

When the Mukilteo School Board approved a $139.3 million annual operating budget earlier this week, it avoided teacher layoffs but cut before- and after-school instructional programs as well as seventh-grade team sports.

A man suffering from a neurological disorder told police he fled from a Marysville adult family home after the owners laughed off his allegations of sexual assault.

Herald Staff One of the great things about our area is that it's possible to stay close to home and enjoy some wonderful day hikes with the family.

Walk past Lighthouse Park on a sunny summer evening, and the place often looks like it is on fire.

A solution to the overnight parking crunch on Mukilteo's waterfront will eventually emerge, many believe.

A 48-year-old nail technician could face an assault charge over a dispute with a teenager about a set of 1-inch long, pumpkin-orange fake fingernails.

Don Armeni ramp in West Seattle -- June 13: 12 boats with 33 anglers caught six rockfish, six lingcod and one kelp greenling.

Ben Fulmer, 6, of Lynnwood checks out a glass and water garden sculpture on display at this year's Sorticulture at Everett's Legion Park June 12.

Michael O'Leary / The Herald Hundreds of ferry commuters from Whidbey Island such as Mike Klim park their vehicles overnight in Mukilteo and drive to their jobs.

Yet more proof that summer is just around the corner - so is the summer season that kicks off June 21 on Washington State Ferries , with details in a news release we just received - read on: WSDOT Ferries Division will launch its summer 2009 ferry schedule on Father's Day, Sunday, June 21, with additional vessels, sailings and service hours on the ...