Archive | October, 2017

Charging Papers Of 13-Year-Old Murder Suspect Give Insight To Gang Activity In Everett

October 11, 2017

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Yesterday morning Superior Court Judge Jancie Ellis conducted an arraignment of a 13-year-old boy. She asked him his full name and he gave her his first and last name. “How about your middle name?” said the judge. “I don’t know,” the boy said. “It starts with an A,” said Judge Ellis. The boy shrugged his […]

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Everett Parents Of Kids In Mukilteo Schools Needed For Committees

October 10, 2017

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A note to pass along to parents living in Everett whose kids attend Mukilteo Schools… The Mukilteo School District seeks the involvement of parents and the community to help it make decisions regarding services, the budget, curriculum, and other issues. Standing committees recommend general goals, guidelines, and standards in certain areas of the school district’s […]

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Simple But Important Fall Storm Reminders From Snohomish PUD

October 10, 2017

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It never hurts to be reminded and today Snohomish PUD sent out these reminders about Fall Storm Season… Snohomish County PUD is ready, regardless of what the weather brings to the region in the coming months. Ahead of seasonal storms, the utility takes steps to be well-prepared and respond quickly to minimize any disruptions to […]

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A Look At A Heroin Camp In Everett With Jake Whittenberg from KING5

October 9, 2017

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Recently Jake Whittenberg with KING 5 went on a ride-along with the COET team from Everett Police to see how Everett is dealing with the heroin crisis. Here is his video that shows what happened when the team came across an encampment in south Everett between the WalMart on Evergreen Way and Airport Road. It […]

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Citizen Driven Cleanups Continue In Everett

October 9, 2017

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From adopting an alley and promising to clean it once a week to coordinating a one-day clean up of all the school grounds on a Saturday, people around Everett are working on their own and with the city to clean up public spaces. The movement started about a year ago but has really picked up […]

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Groundbreaking For Grand Avenue Bridge Tuesday

October 8, 2017

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Planning began in 2015 and now the construction has begun. The City of Everett is inviting the community to join in a groundbreaking ceremony of the Grand Avenue Park Bridge project. The bridge is more than a way to get from the park to the waterfront. The actual purpose is to improve sewage service for […]

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Everett Fire Stations Holding Open Houses This Week

October 7, 2017

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The Everett Fire Department is inviting people to stop by their stations over the next week to see what goes on inside and learn what families can do to better prepare for a home emergency. Here are the details… In observance of Fire Prevention Week, the Everett Fire Department is hosting five open houses at […]

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FUNKO Plans To Go Public

October 6, 2017

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Now instead of owning a piece from FUNKO you can soon own a piece of FUNKO. Today the Everett-based pop culture consumer products company announced plans to sell stock on the NASDAQ exchange as “FNKO”. Earlier this year the company moved their world headquarters to downtown Everett inside the former Bon Marche building at the […]

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Bridge Repainting To Bring Slowdowns On 529 Between Everett And Marysville

October 6, 2017

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The State Department of Transportation put out a reminder this afternoon that repainting the bridge on 529 over the Steamboat Slough may cause some slowdowns starting Sunday. Here’s the info… Even cruising along at 55 mph, it’s not hard to spot the rust on the northbound State Route 529 Steamboat Slough Bridge. If anything, it’s […]

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Prison For Woman Who Embezzled From Everett Battery Company

October 5, 2017

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Word out today from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Western Washington that an Everett woman will spend three years in prison for embezzling more than $2.4 million dollars from a south Everett company where she’d worked for 34 years. Here’s the press release with the details… A 34-year employee of an Everett, Washington battery company […]

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