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Archive | January, 2015
Detours Up, Cameras On, As Everett’s Broadway Bridge Fully Closed Until 2016
January 31, 2015
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The detour signs are in place, cameras have been activated and so far the closure of the Broadway Bridge in downtown Everett is going smoothly. As we’ve been reporting for a while, the bridge will be shut down until sometime in early 2016 for replacement. Why the lengthy closure? There are several reasons. Primarily having […]
Friday Night Rollover Crash Blocks Broadway in North Everett
January 30, 2015
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Another night and another rollover crash. This time shortly before 11:00pm in the 2200 block of Broadway in north Everett across from Walgreen’s. Not sure how the driver managed to flip the car but here’s a few pictures of the tow truck drivers getting the wheels back on the ground. There were no major injuries […]
Speed Likely A Factor In Sievers-Ducey Crash
January 30, 2015
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Police were still trying to determine whether drugs or alcohol were contributing factors but speed was certainly one of the causes of this one-car rollover crash on Sievers-Ducey road shortly before midnight Thursday night. At least one person was transported to an Everett hospital with serious injuries. No other information was available.
Multiple Burglars Target Ailing Woman’s Everett Home Taking More Than $200K in Property
January 29, 2015
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Night after night over the past week Everett Police have made multiple felony arrests of burglars targeting a woman’s north Everett home. Here’s the story so far from Aaron Snell at EPD… A 66 year-old female homeowner, Sharon Miller, was recently diagnosed with a serious medical condition and received treatment at an out-of-state medical facility. […]
Broadway Bridge in Everett Closes Tonight
January 29, 2015
Here’s the official word on the year-long closure of the Broadway bridge between Hewitt and California fresh off the press from the City of Everett… The closure of the Broadway Bridge is scheduled to start Thursday, Jan. 29, while crews begin work to demolish and rebuild the 102-year-old bridge. During the project, Broadway Avenue will […]
Casino Road Shooting Victim Identified
January 29, 2015
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6:45PM Update: Here’s the latest update from EPD on the Casino Road shooting… The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the male shot inside an apartment at the Candlewood Apartments (1022 W. Casino Rd) on the 21st who died from his injuries on the 23rd as 57 year-old Jeffrey J. Wehl of Everett. The […]
Fluttering Flags in Everett A Growing Problem, No Staff Available To Proactively Enforce Law
January 28, 2015
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Recently complaints about those fluttering flags that advertise everything from the State Lottery to tax services to furniture stores and even blood donation centers have been making their way to the Everett Planning Commission. Complaints range from the flags being visual clutter, to blocking driver’s views as they try to pull into traffic. Recently Allan […]
Witnesses Needed From Fatal Hit and Run on 128th Street Monday Night
January 28, 2015
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The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office is sure someone saw something. Either at the time it happened or later. A car with a broken mirror, a male driver speeding away. On Monday night a 53 year old woman was not in a crosswalk when she tried to dash across 128th street between the Chevron and Shell […]
North Everett’s 98201 Zip Code Leads In Snohomish County Heroin Related Deaths
January 27, 2015
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The Snohomish Health District today issued a report that says heroin deaths are at epidemic levels in Snohomish County. The report says the 98201 zip code in north Everett and the 98271 Tulalip area zip codes experienced 39 such deaths from 2011 through 2013, or 27 percent of the total number of heroin-related deaths in […]
January 31, 2015
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