My Everett News

The practice of having a police social worker is just one of many ways Everett is addressing street issues. It seems to be paying off one person at a time. MyEverettNews.com has followed the efforts of the city’s Streets Initiative process and today we received this update. It was written by Kaitlyn Dowd, one of […]

According to the Everett Aquasox Twitter feed, Felix Hernandez has been scheduled to pitch three innings in Everett Sunday afternoon for the Aquasox. It would be a rehab start and tickets for Sunday’s game are selling fast. You can buy them at this link. Do keep in mind that things may change between now and […]

Editor’s Update Monday July 25th: No contract details yet but it appears a settlement has been reached and workers will be back on the job tomorrow or no later than Wednesday. Yesterday pickets appeared in front of Goldfinch Brothers Glass Company at the corner of Rucker and California in downtown Everett. Right now the retail […]

It started out in 1971 as Don Keys, a little lock shop in a custom building in the B & M shopping center by a southern California transplant to Everett named Don Thackeray. Soon, Gary Topp and his wife Dori took over the little lock shop from Thackeray, moved it a block south and made […]

As sometimes happen, plans change. The USS Gridley had been scheduled to arrive at their new home port of Naval Station Everett tomorrow. That won’t be happening. Here’s the explanation from Kristin Ching at the base… USS Gridley Arrival in Everett Delayed Naval Station Everett, Wash. – The arrival of the USS Gridley (DDG 101) […]

It may be the weather but there were fewer illegal fireworks complaints handled by Everett Police this year compared to last. For the period July 1st through July 5th last year Everett Police showed 360 calls while this year there were 298 calls. 198 of this year’s calls came on the 4th of July itself. […]

Today Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett provided MyEverettNews.com a preliminary report on the fireworks injury cases handled over the last several days. The good news…the numbers are down from last year. The bad news…the numbers are still too high. The report was authored by Dr. C. Ryan Keay who is the Emergency Department Medical […]

Thanks to Garvin Carrell for this great photo from the Thunder on the Bay Fireworks in Everett last night. Click to enlarge.

The Everett Fire Department has been able to keep fire damage minimal for the 4th of July. Only two fire calls of any consequence and both got a quick response and resolution. Just before 10:00 PM there was a brush fire in west Everett off 33rd Ave. W. Hedges and grass caught fire next to […]

In spite of the grey skies and a quick early rain shower thousands of people attended the Everett 4th of July parade. The parade began at 11:00 AM and ran for about an hour and fifteen minutes. Activity continues on Wetmore at the Public Safety open house until 4:00 PM. Getting underway now at Legion […]