Archive | May, 2011

Comcast Arena Everett Posts Big Losses for April, Hopes to Bounce Back This Summer

May 26, 2011

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 Just got back from the monthly Everett Public Facilities District Board Meeting. They’re the people who own Comcast Arena in downtown Everett. (no the City of Everett does not own the arena, the PFD does). It was a bleak financial report for April as the Arena lost more than $80,000.00.  There were a couple of […]

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Everett Makes Case to Stay in 2nd Congressional District

May 26, 2011

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  Members of the Washington State Redistricting Commission came to Everett Community College last night to hear suggestions on how to re-draw both the Congressional districts as well as State Legislative districts. 13 people addressed the commission in person with another dozen or so participating online. Among them, Pat McClain from the city of Everett […]

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American Idol Live Tour in Everett, WA on July 8th Virtually Sold Out

May 25, 2011

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If you were waiting for Scotty McCreery to be announced as this year’s American Idol before buying your tickets to the Live Show in Everett on July 8th, you lost. In checking with the Comcast Arena Everett Box Office tonight they only have single tickets left for sale. No pairs together. You can get pairs […]

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Everett Shooting Victim was from Mt. Vernon

May 25, 2011

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The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s office released the name of the man shot to death early Tuesday morning on 75th Street SE. He was identified as 30 year old Michael Alan Carter from Mt. Vernon WA. The Medical Examiner said the cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds to the head and trunk and classified […]

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Will Everett’s Congressional Representation Switch from Rick Larsen to Jay Inslee?

May 25, 2011

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Following the results of the 2010 Census, Washington State will be getting a new Congressional District. That means the borders of the current districts will be changing and there’s a possibility that Everett, which is currently in district 2, represented in Congress by Rick Larsen, could be moved inside district 1, represented by Jay Inslee. […]

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2nd Shooting in Past 3 Years at 75th street address near Valley View

May 24, 2011

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Everett Police say one man is dead, one is in custody and a homeowner is answering questions following a shooting at a house in the 2400 block of 75th Street. Around 2am police received a call of a shirtless man running down the street waving a gun. They contacted the man who was bloody and […]

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Another Everett Shooting, 1 dead, 1 wounded

May 24, 2011

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Everett Police are investigating a shooting on 75th Street near Broadway. Early reports say the shooting happened around 2am. Police were called to a report of a shirtless man with a gun. When they arrived in the area, they took the man into custody. He had some type of injury and was taken to the […]

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Update to Wild Chase From Maltby Thru Everett Community College Campus

May 23, 2011

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Here’s the official word from the Sheriff’s Office on today’s wild chase…Man allegedly tries to run over deputy, then leads deputies on pursuit through Lake Stevens and Everett A pursuit that began in the Lake Stevens area Monday morning ended a little more than 15 minutes later in north Everett. The incident began about 10:50 […]

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Wild police chase from Maltby, into Everett, onto sidewalks of Everett Community college…

May 23, 2011

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It was a wild chase involving officers from Lake Stevens, Snohomish and the Sheriff’s office late this morning. A car carrying a man and woman ran from police in Maltby, went west across the hewitt avenue trestle, into north Everett, onto the campus and sidewalks of Everett Community College and then onto Marine View Drive […]

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Arson Suspected in Fire at Everett Condos This Morning

May 23, 2011

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Everett Police are looking for an arsonist this morning after a Jeep was set on fire in the carport underneath the Royale Condos at 3209 Hoyt in downtown Everett, WA. According to Rick Robinson from the Everett Fire Department, the fire was reported at 4:45am and the first firefighters found the Jeep fully involved. Residents […]

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