My Everett News

Traffic on southbound Interstate 5 in Everett, WA was backed up for miles following a semi fire at the weigh station next to I-5 just south of the Everett Mall. The fire was reported about 6:45 AM. There were no injuries but the semi truck was fully involved when the first Everett fire crew arrived. […]

A portion of Casino Road in south Everett was shut down for a little over an hour Thursday night after a gas line ruptured. It happened shortly after 10:00 PM when a hit and run crash sent a car into a fence and caused a break in a natural gas line in the 900 block […]

Yesterday Everett Police Chief Dan Templeman formally fired Everett Police Lieutenant Jim Phillips for violating department policy. Today the City of Everett provided MyEverettNews.com the following statement… Effective Feb. 10, the City of Everett has terminated Lt. Jimmy Phillips’s employment with the Everett Police Department, following his Aug. 25, 2015 arrest in Benton County for […]

Editor’s Update 5:00 PM Thursday February 11th: Timothy Rehberg made an initial court appearance in U.S. District Court in Seattle this afternoon. In its complaint the Feds say Rehberg knowingly and intentionally possessed, with intent to distribute, methamphetamine and heroin. At the time of his arrest he reportedly had six thousand dollars in cash, two […]

Tonight Port of Everett Commissioners voted unanimously to move forward to acquire the property on the Everett waterfront where the Kimberly-Clark plant once stood. In December of 2011 Kimberly-Clark announced it planned on closing the plant in 2012 after talks with suitors to buy the plant that employed 750 workers failed. In February of 2012 […]

The City of Everett today released the report of an investigation into allegations that Everett Fire Chief Murray Gordon was intoxicated while at the scene of the fatal fire at the Bluffs Apartments on New Year’s Eve. The City released the report of an outside attorney firm hired to look into the allegations. You can […]

An update as we cover progress of the Safe Streets Plan in Everett. The Everett Police Department is working to find ways to help addicts and break the cycle of arrest, release, arrest, release, etc. Last week Lauren Rainbow, a social worker embedded with the Everett Police Department updated two success stories using a new […]

Word from Kate Larsen at the Everett Public Library that for the first time ever, they will be honoring a Pulitzer Prize Winning fiction author in Everett. Here’s what you need to know if you’re interested… Hi there – this is a significant event for Everett; it’s the first Pulitzer winner (for Fiction) the Library […]

Editor’s Update 10:00 AM Sunday morning: Everett Police have found the Jeep and person of interest Bellevue Police were looking for. Editor’s Update 7:30 AM Sunday Morning: Bellevue Police say the pedestrian has been located by Bellevue Fire with a broken leg. They are still looking for Jonathon J Packard, 43, from Everett The Bellevue […]

Boeing and Everett Fire Departments worked together this morning to free a crash victim in a roll-over at 75th and Seaway. Boeing Aid and Special Operations crews along with Engine 4 from Everett Fire used a variety of power tools to cut open the roof of a Toyota SUV that was on its side after […]