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Everett school board candidates focus on student achievement, safety
Three seats have contested races on the November ballot.
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Everett mayor: No layoffs needed to balance 2026 budget
Cassie Franklin’s proposed budget reduces city grants, pauses pension contributions and uses COVID relief funds to close a…
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Everett adds ‘Stay Out of Drug Area’ along Colby Avenue
Courts can now ban people accused or convicted of drug crimes from entering the area, located just south…
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Four contested City Council races on Everett ballot
Candidates broadly focused on public safety and addressing the city’s structural deficit.
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Gesa Community Foundation awards Everett police with Local Heroes Grant
Funds from the foundation will support mental health of the department’s officers and staff.
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Everett mayor candidates focus on public safety, budget, housing
Incumbent Cassie Franklin will face off against former city council member Scott Murphy in the upcoming general election.
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Everett school board sends bond, levy measures to Feb. ballot
The $400 million bond would pay for a new school and building upgrades, while the levy would pay…
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Edgewater Bridge construction may impact parking on Everett street
As construction crews bring in large concrete beams necessary for construction, trucks could impact parking and slow traffic…
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Everett candidates respond to community questions at forum
The two-hour event saw candidates answer questions on ICE, the downtown stadium and released-time religious instruction. Here are…
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Everett may add new ‘Stay Out of Drug Area’ near downtown
Courts can issue orders preventing people accused or convicted of drug crimes from entering the areas, known as…
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Everett mayor makes bus route free following Fred Meyer closure
Everett Transit’s Route 12 will be free for six months. A 2022 change to city law gave the…
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Everett council to consider extending ‘no sit, no lie’ law
The law allowing the city to create zones that ban sitting or lying down on public property will…
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Daily Herald moves to new office near downtown Everett
The move came after the publication spent 12 years located in an office complex on 41st Street.
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Everett Council of Neighborhoods to hold candidate forum
Candidates for Everett mayor, city council and school board will hold a forum Thursday moderated by the League…
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Police: Man allegedly shot USPS worker whom he thought was a ‘mafia assassin’
Police said the suspect wore a bulletproof plate-carrier vest with a knife mounted to it underneath clothing to…
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USPS worker shot in south Everett, police say
A suspect is in custody, and there’s no danger to the public
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Everett school bus drivers could strike amid contract fight
Unionized drivers are fighting for better pay, retirement and health care benefits. Both sides lay the blame on…
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Everett Public Schools could seek bond to fund new school
Along with the new school, the nearly $400 million bond would pay for the replacement of another, among…
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Everett shares info on draft five-year housing affordability plan
The draft plan lists options the city could take to improve housing availability, ranging from streamlining permits to…
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Garfield Elementary playground sees colorful improvements
More than 90 volunteers helped paint new graphics and murals. Other updates include four square courts and a…