My Everett News

In spite of appeals by citizens and the Everett Districts Now committee, the Everett City Council tonight voted 5 -2 to proceed with plans to hold public meetings and workshops with the ultimate goal of putting a proposal on the fall ballot that would lead to election of city council members by district. What that […]

Tonight the Everett City Council unanimously approved an ordinance more than two years in the making covering regulations designed to level the playing field between taxis and transportation network companies like Lyft and Uber. Back in June of last year the city council passed an ordinance which contained items that both of those companies objected […]

Back in 2015 the Everett City Council passed a voluntary Alcohol Impact Area ordinance that restricted the sale of 20 brands of high liquor content alcohol sold at stores within certain geographical areas of the city. The main focus was in the downtown core but the area extended into north and south portions of Everett […]

The Washington State Patrol is asking people if they recognize any of this jewelry to contact them. Here are the photos and a press release from the local WSP office. On January 26, 2018, Trooper D. Tolen along with his K-9 partner, Kobe, conducted a traffic stop in Everett. The vehicle was stopped for a […]

Word in that people in Everett and beyond are being targeted by two active scams that involve impersonation of the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office. Here’s a notice sent out tonight by SCSO. SCAM WARNING: There are currently TWO scams circulating where scammer claim to be associated with our agency. 1. A “Capt. Miller” is calling […]

5:00 PM Update: Here is the official press release from the Everett Fire Department detailing the fire at Olin Fields Apartments on Monday and what they know so far. Everett firefighters responded Monday afternoon, January 29, to a three-alarm fire at the Olin Fields apartment complex at 10115 Holly Drive. Twin 3-year old girls were […]

Word in from Everett Public Library on a special program tomorrow night. Community members are invited to join Amy Austin, opioid outreach specialist with Snohomish County Human Services, in learning how to administer naloxone, also known as Narcan, a nasal spray that can block the effects of an opioid overdose. This free training will also include information about […]

2-year-old twins were taken to Harborview Medical Center after a three-alarm fire at the Olin Fields Apartments in south Everett this afternoon. According to assistant Everett Fire Marshal Steve Goforth, around 1 PM a State Fire Marshal happened to be in the area of the apartments at 10115 Holly Drive when he saw a large […]

Another training exercise happening at Naval Station Everett this week. It involves gate closures and simulated gunfire so we’re passing along information released by the base. EVERETT, Wash. – Naval Station Everett will participate in Exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2018 (SC-CS18) Jan. 29 – Feb. 9. The annual anti-terrorism/force protection exercise will be conducted on […]

For a long time in 2017 the Everett Police were down to one embedded social worker on their Community Outreach and Enforcement Team (COET). The team started in 2015 with the goal of balancing social outreach and relationship building with criminal enforcement when necessary. Here is an announcement from the city on the newest member […]