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The new bridge to the ice caves at the base of Big Four Mountain is scheduled to open Saturday, allowing hikers access to the one of the most popular sights in Snohomish County and arguably the best-used trail in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.

Since 2006 the ice caves were not accesible unless you braved crossing the icy Stillaguamish River yourself.

An investigation has been launched to determine what led police to fatally shoot a man as he tried to drive away from an Everett restaurant just before midnight Wednesday.

Mountain Loop Highway, about 9 miles outside of Granite Falls, was closed for over three hours last Friday afternoon when Snohomish County Sheriff's Deputies shot a man over a dispute regarding weed control.

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner on Tuesday identified Daniel L. Wasilchen as the man killed by deputies Friday night.

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner on Tuesday identified Daniel L. Wasilchen as the man killed by deputies Friday night.

H.F. "Sonny" Gohrman was going door-to-door Friday afternoon warning people about Japanese knotweed.

An apparent argument over weed control escalated Friday into a confrontation with Snohomish County sheriff's deputies that left one man fatally shot, a spokesman said.

The old bridge on the trail to the Big Four Mountain caves washed out in 2006; soon, work will begin on a new one.

Snohomish County volunteer search-and-rescue personnel and firefighters from Robe Valley Fire Protection District No.