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February 09, 2010
JOLIE & PITT SUE TABLOID OVER “FALSE” STORIES
February 09, 2010
GOV’T UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE GUMSHOES GO AFTER CHEATERS
February 09, 2010
SNOHOMISH WOMAN AND TWO KIDS INJURED ON HY 522
February 09, 2010
MICHAEL JACKSON’S FATHER:
Doctor Is Fall Guy In A Murder Plot
February 08, 2010
DRIVE BY SHOOTING IN TACOMA LEAVES ONE DEAD, ONE INJURED
February 08, 2010
BALLOTS DUE TOMORROW ON
SCHOOL LEVIES
February 08, 2010
PHOTO OF THE DAY:
Dust storm
February 08, 2010
GUARD OPENS FIRE ON MAN TRYING TO ROB ARMORED TRUCK IN SEATTLE

SKY VALLEY REGION
A WORD TO UNEMPLOYMENT FUND CHEATERS: BE WARY
February 09, 2010
(OLYMPIA,WA) – If you’re cheating on your unemployement claim in some way, the government wants you to know they have you in their sites sites. In 2009, Employment Security investigators detected more than $10 Million in unemployment benefits that individuals acquired through fraud.
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ANACORTES MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN ONE CAR ACCIDENT NEAR BURLINGTON
February 08, 2010
(BURLINGTON, WA) -- A 40-year old Anacortes man sustained serious injuries when the car he was driving early Sunday morning near Burlington left the road and rolled over.
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SCHOOL LEVY BALLOTS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY TUESDAY
February 08, 2010
(EVERETT, WA) -- Voter’s ballots must be postmarked or turned in at a drop box by Tuesday in order to be counted in the all mail in election being held for eight Snohomish County school districts this month.
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MODEL RAILROAD SHOW CONTINUES IN MONROE THROUGH SUNDAY
February 07, 2010
(MONROE, WA) -- The second and final day of the United Northwest Model Railroad Club (UNW) show and swap meet is Sunday at the Evergreen Fairgrounds in Monroe.
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STATE PATROL SAYS PLAN A SAFE SUPER BOWL WEEKEND
February 06, 2010
(OLYMPIA, WA) -- As the Sky Valley, region and rest of the nation starts the beginning of Super Bowl weekend the Washington State Patrol reminds drivers that there will be extra troopers out on the highways this weekend enforcing DUI, speed, and aggressive driving laws on King County highways.
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IN RESPONSE TO POLICE SHOOTINGS HOUSES PASSES NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT BILLS
February 04, 2010
(OLYMPIA, WA) – With family members of fallen police officers in the gallery, the State House of Representatives Wednesday passed five new public safety laws designed to better protect the public and take care of loved ones left behind when a police officer or firefighter dies in the line of duty.
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UPDATE ON MULTIPLE PATROL CAR COLLISION IN EVERETT
February 03, 2010
(EVERETT, WA) -- The Everett Police Department continues to investigate multiple vehicle collisions that occurred at the intersection of Hewitt Avenue and Broadway Avenue in Everett at about 2:40 a.m. today.
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TALENT WANTED FOR
CASTLE ROCK ROCKS!
February 03, 2010
(CASTLE ROCK, WA) -- There are lots of folks here in the Sky Valley with an abundance of talent; everything from playing a mean blue grass fiddle to a blues harp to serious head banging rock.
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TODAY IS THE DAY FOR SCHOOL LEVY BALLOTS TO BE IN
February 09, 2010
(EVERETT, WA) -- Today’s the day voter’s ballots have to be either postmarked or turned in at a drop box in order to be counted in the all mail in levy elections for eight Snohomish County school districts. There is more than $1 Billion dollars in school levy funding for the districts represented in the voting. Those districts are:
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MONROE NEWS
REAL LIFE
ONLY FUNNIER
A Column By
Kim Johnson
February 08, 2010
Pink Lycra and Fembots I think everyone has his or her own version of Hell. For some it might be eternally pushing a rock up a hill. For others it could be a world without supermodels. To each, their own, right? My vision of eternal damnation is crystal clear.
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KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION NIGHT COMING IN MARCH
February 07, 2010
(MONROE, WA0 -- The first day of school for a 5-year-old child can be filled with excitement or anxiety. Much of that feeling depends on how well informed his or her family is before that first day.
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DOPE DEFENDANT IN HUGE SKY VALLEY & REGION DRUG BUST PLEADS GUILTY
Chronicle First To Report On Deep Rooted Dope Cartel Here
February 05, 2010
(SEATTLE, WA) -- In October 2009 www.skyvalleychroncile.com was the first news source in the region – online or otherwise – to report on the deep and dangerous roots one of Mexico’s most dangerous drug cartels had planted here in the Sky Valley.
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SULTAN NEWS
BOOKS GALORE AT SULTAN ANNUAL BOOK SALE
February 06, 2010
(SULTAN, WA) – You like books? You like big books, small books, thin ones and thick ones? You like books on regular stuff and weird stuff? You like books from how-to manuals to steamy romance novels? Want to find all that and more at bargain basement prices?
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SKY VALLEY CHAMBER HONORS THOSE WHO MAKE DIFFERENCE
February 03, 2010
(SULTAN, WA) -- The Sky Valley Chamber of Commerce, which represents the upper Sky Valley from Sultan to Skykomish. presents the 12th Annual Sky Valley Community Awards Celebration February 6th.
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SULTAN OFFERS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING FOR CITIZENS
February 03, 2010
(SULTAN, WA) -- The City of Sultan, in partnership with Snohomish County Fire District 5 and the Snohomish County Sheriffs Office is offering “Community Emergency Response Team” (CERT) Training to interested citizens.
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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
BURN AWARENESS WEEK:
WATCH IT WITH THE GASOLINE
February 09, 2010
(REGIONAL) -- Each year thousands of kids are burned due to the reckless use and improper storage of gasoline. Gasoline, when ignited in a controlled manner to power engines, serves a very useful purpose.
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STATE PATROL BEEFS
UP TROOPER COUNT
For King County This Weekend
February 06, 2010
(OLYMPIA, WA) -- As the Sky Valley, region and rest of the nation starts the beginning of Super Bowl weekend the Washington State Patrol remonds drivers that there will be extra troopers out on the highways this weekend enforcing DUI, speed, and aggressive driving laws on King County highways.
FULL STORY
THE 100TH MONKEY
February 04, 2010
(From The Op-Ed Pages) -- Do you sometimes look at all the pain and suffering, crime and corruption, brutality against women and children, endless poverty for millions on the face of the earth and throw up your hands in despair?
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STATE DISCIPLINES
HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
February 03, 2010
(OLYMPIA, WA) -- The following are recent disciplinary actions taken, including suspension or revocation of licenses, certifications, or registrations, against Washington State health care providers by Washington State’s Department of Health Systems Quality Assurance Office.
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SMALL COMMUNITY CASTS WIDE NET FOR PERFORMERS TO BENEFIT A "BROKE" TOWN
February 03, 2010
(CASTLE ROCK, WA) -- There are lots of folks here in the Sky Valley with an abundance of talent; everything from playing a mean blue grass fiddle to a blues harp to serious head banging rock. And Castle Rock, Washington is out to prove that small towns everywhere have big talent.
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CARBON MONOXIDE
THE “SILENT KILLER”
February 01, 2010
(REGIONAL) -- Carbon Monoxide (CO) is known as “the silent killer,” because you cannot see it, smell it or taste it. Carbon Monoxide claims the lives of nearly 300 people in their homes each year according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
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RECENT SALMONELA OUTBREAK FOUND TO BE IN WESTERN WASH ONLY
January 31, 2010
(OLYMPIA, WA) -- State officials say testing at the state’s Public Health Laboratories is helping point disease investigators to the source of a nationwide Salmonella outbreak.
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NEW, FIRST TIME EVER SHELLFISH HARVEST APPROVED
January 31, 2010
(SALTWATER STATE PARK) -- Commercial geoduck harvesting on about 200 acres of offshore water between Dash Point and Saltwater state parks in King County has been approved for the first time.
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SNOHOMISH NEWS
ACCIDENT ON HY 522 INJURES SNOHOMISH WOMAN, 2 CHILDREN
February 09, 2010
(SNOHOMISH, WA) -- The state patrol says a Snohomish woman and two children were injured when the car they were riding in was slammed into from the rear Monday afternoon on Highway 522 by a large dump truck.
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COACHES VS. CANCER
Bald Be Beautiful
At Snohomish High
February 05, 2010
(SNOHOMISH, WA) -- It’s amazing how a small idea can get so big – and then so very, very bald. There’s some serious head shavins’ a comin’ to Snohomish High School. Both teachers and students will soon be sporting that shiny queue ball look, all for a worthy cause.
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STARTUP, GOLDBAR NEWS
AUTHORITIES SAY WITCHCRAFT FIGURES INTO MURDER CASE AGAINST GOLD BAR MAN
January 31, 2010
(EVERETT, WA) -- A Gold Bar man, with a long history of violence and trouble with the law and who was charged Friday in Superior Court with killing his ex-girlfriend earlier this month had asked a friend to drive him around a wooded area of the upper Sky Valley so he could get rid of his victim's dismembered body.
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CHARGES UPGRADED AGAINST GOLD BAR MAN IN DEATH OF EVERETT WOMAN
January 30, 2010
(EVERETT, WA) -- A Gold Bar man who was charged Friday in Superior Court with killing his ex-girlfriend earlier this month had asked a friend to drive him around a wooded area of the Sky Valley so he could get rid of his victim's dismembered body, according to court documents filed in the case when the charge against him was upgraded in Superior Court.
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GOLD BAR AREA COUPLE GET YEAR IN JAIL FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY
January 25, 2010
(EVERETT, WA) -- A Gold Bar area man and wife who had already pleaded guilty to six counts each of felony animal cruelty filed in the 2008 Snohomish County “puppy mill” case were sentenced Monday for their actions relating to abusing dogs.
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GOLD BAR AREA COUPLE TO BE SENTENCED IN PUPPY MILL CASE
January 25, 2010
EVERETT, WA) -- A Gold Bar area man and wife who have pleaded guilty to six counts each of felony animal cruelty filed in the 2008 Snohomish County “puppy mill” case will be sentenced Monday for their participation in the alleged puppy mill.
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GOLD BAR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETS
January 24, 2010
(GOLD BAR, WA) -- The Gold Bar Planning Commission meets at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday January 26 at 7:00 p.m. The location is 107 fifth street.
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DOCTOR WHO SAID HE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS BY SATELLITE SIGNALS HAS LICENSE SUSPENDED
January 22, 2010
(OLYMPIA, WA) -- Witness accounts of behavior by a Thurston County osteopathic physician have led to an immediate suspension of his license.
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HEALTH CARE PROVIDER’S LICENSE SUSPENDED
For Alleged Abuse Of Patient
January 21, 2010
(OLYMPIA, WA) - The respiratory care practitioner and massage therapist licenses of Richard M. Garcia, who worked in King County, have been suspended immediately by the state Department of Health.
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SKAGIT & SAUK RIVERS TO CLOSE SOON FOR ALL FISHING
January 16, 2010
(REGIONAL) - The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) will close the Skagit and Sauk Rivers to all fishing in mid February.
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INDEX, BARING, SKYKOMISH NEWS
HOW TO AVOID A REPO WHEN YOU CAN’T MAKE THE CAR PAYMENT
February 04, 2010
(REGIONAL) -- These days it is not hard for consumers to fall behind on a car payment what with reduced hours and job lay offs.
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REITER FOREST RESTORATION WORK PARTY SCHEDULED
February 03, 2010
(INDEX, WA) -- Interested Sky Valley residents may wish to join in with other volunteers and staff from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in a work party February 13 to help repair environmental damage to May Creek in the Reiter Foothills Forest.
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MICRO EARTHQUAKE NEAR SKYKOMISH
February 01, 2010
(SKYKOMISH, WA) -- A micro earthquake occurred at 7:59 p.m. on Thursday, January 21 near Skykomish, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
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BIG TREE BRINGS SMALL DOLLARS, DNR TELLS INDEX ABOUT REITER FOREST PLAN
January 23, 2010
(INDEX, WA) -- At the December Index town council meeting residents found out what the wood in a huge tree is worth on the open market these days: $125.
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STATE REOPENS APPLICATION PERIOD FOR DRINKING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE LOANS
January 22, 2010
(OLYMPIA, WA) – Additional federal funding and new loan requirements for drinking water system improvements have led the state Department of Health to reopen the application process for 2010 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund loans.
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GREEN RIVER IN KING COUNTY TO CLOSE FOR ALL FISHING
January 14, 2010
(REGIONAL) -- The state Department of Fish & Wildlife has decided to close the lower portion of the Green (Duwamish) River in King County to all fishing beginning Jan. 16, and the upper portion of the river beginning Feb. 1.
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WASH STATE RANKS IN TOP TEN PLACES TO VISIT ON THE PLANET!
January 13, 2010
(NATIONAL) -- It was just last year that an Irish travel writer raved about visiting the Sky Valley – particularly up around Index and the general upper valley area – and some locales in Eastern Washington.
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DOWNED TREE BLOCKS U.S. HY 2 TUESDAY NIGHT
January 13, 2010
(SKYKOMISH, WA) — Drivers on U.S. Highway 2 last evening had a long wait thanks to a tree that fell smack dab onto the roadway.
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