This in from Everett Police on positive early results in a partnership with Snohomish County. Since July, Everett Police has partnered with Snohomish County Human Services on a pilot program to provide officers an additional resource when responding to calls involving someone experiencing a behavioral health crisis. The program utilizes on-call Designated Crisis Responders (DCRs) […]
Archive | December, 2019
No Rate Increase For PUD Customers In 2020
December 23, 2019
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Customers of Snohomish PUD living in Everett and Snohomish County will not see a rate increase in 2020. Here’s from from Aaron Swaney with the utility. The Snohomish County PUD Board of Commissioners approved the 2020 budget for the electric system on Tuesday, including staff’s recommendation to forego a rate increase in in the next […]
Everett Students Score Impressive Wins In Robotics
December 22, 2019
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This in from the Everett School District as Robotics competitions continue to grow in popularity. During the first two weekends in December, FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Washington hosted Regional Qualifier Competitions across the state. Fifty-two elementary and middle school teams from Everett Public Schools participated in the competition, most competing at Cascade High School on […]
Everett Welcomes Five New Firefighters
December 21, 2019
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Thursday night the newest members of the Everett Fire Department graduated from the Snohomish County Fire Training Academy, Class 2019-03. 30 individuals from six agencies were at their graduation ceremony. Of those 30 people, five were from the Everett Fire Department – Becca Benoit, Michael Dove, Ilya Grishchenko, (who received the Truck Company Award), Thomas […]
Some Everett Drivers Ignoring Barricades End Up Stuck In Flooded Roads
December 21, 2019
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It seems pretty simple. Friday, Everett Public Works closed Sievers Duecy Road between Hardeson and Glenwood Avenue due to water covering the roadway. They put up really big barricades that warned the road was closed. They added a large sign that says Water Over Roadway and there was that very visible pond of water across […]
Suspect In Shooting Of 4 In Everett Arrested In Texas
December 20, 2019
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Word in from Everett Police on an arrest of two people in a shooting that left four people injured from gunfire last month. Detectives with the Everett Police Major Crimes division and the Anti-Crime Team were able to successfully track down and provide information to law enforcement officers in Texas this afternoon, which resulted in […]
Petition Drive Started To Name New Park After Everett’s First Teacher
December 19, 2019
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More than a year ago the City of Everett agreed to create a new park at the south side of the new YMCA building on Colby Avenue. At the time there was quite a discussion over what to name the Park with the Everett Historical Commission proposing naming the park after Doctor Arthur S. Grossman, […]
Health District Raises Alarm Over Hepatitis A
December 18, 2019
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The Snohomish Health District in Everett, Washington has issued the following public notice after multiple cases of hepatitis A were recently discovered. The Snohomish Health District has confirmed four cases of hepatitis A in Snohomish County residents. All four have been living homeless in the Marysville and Tulalip areas, as well as being linked to […]
Workshop Wednesday On Future Of Everett Transit
December 17, 2019
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Editor’s update 10:28 AM: We did receive the following from Martin Munguia, Corporate Communications Manager for Community Transit in regards to our saying in the below story that CT expressed interest in serving Everett. My Everett News, I just want to clarify on behalf of Community Transit that this agency has not “expressed interest” in […]
Behavioral Health Urgent Care Unit Opens At Providence Colby Campus Everett
December 16, 2019
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People experiencing mental or behavioral health issues now have an alternate to the Emergency Room at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington. Here’s an announcement issued by Providence about the facility. As part of its efforts to introduce more effective models of care and lead the way in addressing the behavioral health crisis in […]
December 24, 2019
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