EVERETT – Numerous mudslides shut down passenger rail service, a landslide threatens destruction in Oso neighborhoods, and rains falls on a near-record number of consecutive days.
All that, and it was only the fifth-wettest January in Everett’s history.
At Paine Field, 7.5 inches of rain was recorded in January, said Johnny Burg, a National Weather Service meteorologist. The record for January, set at Everett Community College, was 9.77 inches in 1971.
Coincidentally, another mudslide in Seattle on Tuesday washed over Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway tracks, which means Sounder commuter rail and Amtrak service can’t resume until Friday at the earliest.
Both services have been out all week because of mudslides. Railroad rules require that all passenger rail service stop for 48 hours after a slide.
Everett: Pool will likely reopen in six weeks
The Forest Park Swim Center likely will reopen in about six weeks, city officials said Wednesday.
The pool was shut down Monday after someone set fire to the outside of the building. Flames destroyed an exterior wall and part of the roof. Damage was estimated at $100,000.
No arrests have made in connection with the fire, and police are asking anyone with information to call their tip line at 425-257-8450.
More than 250 swimmers use the pool daily. The Everett YMCA at 2720 Rockefeller Ave. is offering a 30-day pool pass for $30 to displaced swimmers.
Marysville: Police seek two people who fled
Police are looking for a man and woman who ran from a stolen car after leading police on a short pursuit through a neighborhood on Wednesday
The two-mile chase ended near the 5000 block of 132nd Place NE about 3:25 p.m. when the car struck a curb and blew a tire. Two men and a woman ran away, but one woman stayed in the car, Cmdr. Rob Lamoureux of the Marysville Police Department said.
Police caught one of the men nearby. The other two were not found.
The two who were caught were passengers in the car. They were taken into custody and questioned but not arrested, Lamoureux said.
During the pursuit, the driver of the stolen car actually slowed down while driving in a school zone, Lamoureux said.
From Herald staff reports
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