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Two bomb threats phoned in to Marysville-Pilchuck High School on Thursday morning have been deemed a hoax, police said. The first threat was phoned into the school at 7:45 a.m. Police said the call was similar to one made to the school on Wednesday in which the caller’s voice was electronic. Thursday’s telephone threat was directed at law enforcement…

Officials are urging those hoping to contribute to funds set up for Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting victims to exercise caution and do basic research before donating money. There have been a number of special funds set up in the names of the victims of Friday’s shooting, and the growing number means there may be the potential…

A man was killed early Tuesday morning after his Honda Civic hit a utility pole in Marysville, police said. (Marysville Police Department) Marysville police say a man was killed early Tuesday after his Honda Civic collided with a utility pole in the 14100 block of Smokey Point Boulevard. Police have not released a possible cause of the…

Marysville police arrested a 27-year-old Renton man Friday for allegedly identifying himself as a law- enforcement officer while robbing two men last month. The man is suspected of wearing SWAT gear and identifying himself as “task force” when he pointed a gun at two people Feb. 6 and ordered them out of their car, according to…

The Associated Press MARYSVILLE — A Marysville police officer who was fired and then reinstated after his gun killed his 7-year-old daughter is set to return to work Friday. Derek Carlile appealed his firing and last month was awarded his job back in binding arbitration. The Daily Herald reports city officials have not said what Carlile’s position…

A former Marysville police officer, who was fired last year after his 3-year-old son fatally shot his 7-year-old sister with the officer’s handgun, may get his job back. An arbitrator this week determined that the city should rehire Officer Derek Carlile, 32, 0f Camano Island, according to his former lawyer, David Allen. Carlile was fired in May following…

Marysville police Officer Derek Carlile hugs his wife, Forrest Carlile, after a mistrial was declared in Snohomish County Court on Nov. 13. (Seattle Times photo) Marysville police Officer Derek Carlile will not face a second trial in the death of his 7-year-old daughter earlier this year, the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office announced this morning. Chief Criminal Deputy…

Marysville police officer Derek Carlile hugs his wife, Forrest Carlile, after his trial in Snohomish County Court ended in a hung jury with the prosecution asking for another trial. (Photo by Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times) A Snohomish County judge today declared a mistrial in the manslaughter trial of a Marysville police officer whose…

Marysville police Officer Derek Carlile holds his head listening to testimony about the shooting. (Photo by Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times) EVERETT — Marysville police Officer Derek Carlile hung his head and sobbed this morning as Snohomish County deputy prosecutor Lisa Paul recounted the moments that led up to his daughter’s death at the hands of…

The trial of a Marysville police officer who was charged with manslaughter after his 7-year-old daughter was fatally shot by her younger brother in March is expected to begin tomorrow morning in Everett. Jenna Carlile was shot on March 10 when Officer Derek Carlile, who was off duty, and his wife stopped in Stanwood on…