My Everett News

There are a lot of new terms being used to describe efforts to reduce street issues in Everett. Embedded social workers, low barrier housing, diversion, outreach. All are concepts being applied in Everett and around our area to try and reduce the problems created by mental health issues, drug abuse, homelessness and more. Tuesday night […]

Okay, not a kitten explosion but there are a lot of little kitties all over the Everett Animal Shelter this weekend. If you’re looking to add a little love to your life, here’s what you need to know. We have so many adorable, playful, purring fluff balls here in the shelter there is no denying […]

The expansion of the South Everett Library branch has been talked about for years but always put off by other budget items. At Wednesday night’s Everett City City Council meeting Mayor Ray Stephanson announced that he now wants to wait no more and move forward. Here’s the explanation put out by the city on Thursday… […]

Zoran Rajcic came to Everett in 2002 doing anything and everything to help Everett embrace hockey. Today he’s been named President of the Everett Silvertips. Here’s the information on a well-deserved promotion… The Everett Silvertips (@WHLSilvertips) announced today that Zoran Rajcic has been named Chief Operating Officer of Consolidated Sports Holdings (CSH) International, Inc. Rajcic […]

Today the Washington State Auditor released a management letter written June 28th regarding the finances of the Everett Public Facilities District which owns and operates Xfinity Arena. The letter isn’t much different from one issued last year. The City of Everett is scheduled to take over the arena in 2026 but that may happen sooner […]

There were a couple of glitches and it took longer than expected but the move of the historic Weyerhaeuser Building is complete. The move started with final staging and prep work yesterday morning and then began right around midnight. It ended at Boxcar Park shortly after one o’clock this afternoon. Here’s a complete look at […]

Editor’s Update 3:25 PM: We received the following from Leslie Hynes regarding this morning’s fire… A two-alarm fire caused more than $225,000 damage and displaced four adults and one child from a duplex in unincorporated south Everett this morning. Fire dispatchers received multiple 911 calls around 4:45 a.m. reporting smoke and flames coming from the […]

Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett is at the top of the list of facilities affected by the cancellation of the 2017 contract between Providence Health and Services and Premera. Here’s today’s announcement… Providence, Swedish, Pacific Medical Centers and Kadlec has made the decision to not renew our current commercial contract with Premera in Washington […]

The 8th annual Project Homeless Connect will happen Thursday from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM at Everett High School. (2416 Colby in downtown Everett) Project Homeless Connect is an annual, one-day event that brings together, in a single location, a wide variety of community volunteers and services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Direct services […]

“Illicit OxyContin devastated the entire Everett region. At the height of the drug’s popularity, it was a factor in more than half of the crimes in Snohomish County. Abuse of the drug touched off an epidemic of painkiller and heroin addiction, which continues to this day.” That quote from Sunday’s L.A. Times comes from a […]