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Editor’s Update 2:20 PM: At a probable cause hearing in Everett District court a Snohomish County Deputy Prosecutor asked for bail in the amount of $250,000.00 for the suspect in the shooting. The judge granted that bail amount. The suspect will be back in front of the court tomorrow with an attorney to continue the […]

A heads up from the city for those planning a visit to the beach at Silver Lake Saturday morning… Everett families and visitors should plan for a beach closure at Silver Lake this Saturday, May 19. The beach and parking lot will close at 6 a.m. for sand maintenance and are expected to reopen by […]

After a long public hearing where 26 people testified, (most of whom were not from Everett), the Everett City Council Wednesday night failed to pass an ordinance recommended by the Everett Planning Commission to double the number of retail marijuana stores within the Everett, Washington city limits from five to ten. Six city council members […]

3:00 PM Update: A person has been arrested in this morning’s shooting at the Far West Motel. At about 1:45 PM a man matching the suspect’s description was spotted on the south play field of Madison Elementary School. The school locked the doors and police located the person of interest at the end of Morgan […]

Tonight the Everett City Council will hold a public hearing and then likely vote on whether to agree with city staff and Everett Planning Commission recommendations to double the number of retail marijuana stores allowed to operate within the Everett City limits to ten from the current five. Also in the proposal is a reduction […]

There are now three people running for Everett City Council Position 4. On Tuesday Ethel McNeal, who was appointed to the position by current Everett City Council members earlier this year, filed for election. She joins Liz Vogeli and Tyler Rourke who filed on Monday. The top two candidates in the August Primary will move […]

As part of the management plan for the low barrier housing on Berkshire Drive in Everett, Washington Catholic Housing Services wrote the following: It appears that promise was never carried out in spite of multiple inquiries by MyEverettNews.com regarding the construction plan. On April 6th M-E-N contacted Catholic Housing Services asking for a copy of […]

Please plan ahead now. That’s the word from the Washington State Department of Transportation as Friday night the westbound lanes of the Hewitt Avenue Trestle will close at 7:00 PM and will not reopen until 4: AM Monday morning. 20th street will be rerouted westbound but that is not going to be able to handle […]

Today was the first day to file for the August Primary for a seat on the Everett City Council. Position four, currently held by Ethel McNeal, is on the ballot for a one year term. McNeal was appointed to the seat in January after Cassie Franklin was elected Mayor in the general election. McNeal will […]

While Kasch Park in south Everett yesterday was packed with soccer and softball players, there was also one person hanging out wanted by Snohomish County Sheriff’s Deputies. On May 3rd a bikini espresso stand on Highway 99 was robbed at gunpoint by a man who fled on foot. Investigation by deputies and tips on social […]