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Everett council set to vote on final comp plan

1 day ago | heraldnet.com | Will Geschke

EVERETT — Planning staff shared details of the final draft of Everett’s comprehensive plan periodic update on Wednesday as the City Council enters the final stretch before voting on whether to approve the planning document. In the works for more than three years, the comprehensive plan amends city land use law and development regulations to plan for population growth over the next two decades. Larger cities like Everett are required by state law to update their plans every 10 years.
Marysville to host first ever Pride festival next week

1 day ago | heraldnet.com | Will Geschke

MARYSVILLE — A newly formed nonprofit is set to host the first ever Pride festival in Marysville next week, one of about a half dozen other parades and festivals set to take place throughout the county to celebrate Pride month. Vee Gilman and Mike Pieckiel, two organizers working to put together Marysville Pride, helped form a nonprofit to do so last winter. The group had about seven months to organize and prepare a brand new Pride festival in Snohomish County’s second largest city.
Providence Everett plans 25% cut to nursing assistant staffing

2 days ago | heraldnet.com | Jenna Peterson

EVERETT — Providence Regional Medical Center Everett plans to eliminate 119 certified nursing assistant positions effective July 11. Providence will notify impacted nursing assistants by June 11, according to a union email sent to members Wednesday. The reduction will include 25% of the current nursing assistants at Providence Everett — all 39 per diem nursing assistants, plus an additional 80 full-time and part-time assistants, Providence spokesperson Ed Boyle said in an email Thursday.
Mukilteo police locate dead body near Olympic View Middle School

2 days ago | heraldnet.com | Jenna Peterson

EVERETT — Mukilteo police found a dead body near Olympic View Middle School on Thursday morning. Around 7 a.m., police responded to multiple reports of an individual with possible injuries at the 7300 block of 48th Avenue West. Officers located the subject after arriving on the scene. The body was transported to the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office, where the cause and manner of death will be determined.
Jury convicts driver in death of Washington State Patrol trooper

2 days ago | heraldnet.com | Jenna Peterson

EVERETT — A jury found a man accused of killing a Washington State Patrol officer last year guilty of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault Wednesday. The 12-person jury reached its decision against 34-year-old Raul Benitez Santana after four hours of deliberation. The jury also affirmed special verdicts on both counts that Benitez Santana was under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. His sentencing is set for 1 p.m. July 2.
Lake Stevens honors council member who died in office

2 days ago | heraldnet.com | Will Geschke

LAKE STEVENS — They remembered his smile. They remembered his kindness. But mostly, they remembered his love for his hometown. On Tuesday, city officials in Lake Stevens honored Marcus Tageant, a City Council member who died suddenly on May 26 during his fourth term in office. He was 52 years old. Tageant was born and raised in Lake Stevens. After serving in the Marines, he worked in the real estate industry.
Edmonds mayor recommends $19M levy lid lift for November

2 days ago | heraldnet.com | Jenna Peterson

EDMONDS — Edmonds Mayor Mike Rosen recommended a $19.3 million property tax levy lid lift to the City Council on Tuesday. The figure is more than three times higher than the $6 million levy lid lift assumed in the city’s 2025-26 budget. A $19 million levy lid lift would lead to a property tax increase of $84.68 per month for the median home value of $840,000, Rosen said. If it chooses to pursue a levy lid lift ballot measure, the City Council must decide on an amount by Aug.
Providence Everett plans to reduce certified nursing assistants

3 days ago | heraldnet.com | Jenna Peterson

EVERETT — Employees at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett are reeling after management announced plans last week to reduce certified nursing assistant staffing. On Thursday, Providence management held a mandatory meeting for the hospital’s more than 200 certified nursing assistants, notifying them of the decision. Employees said they received notice of the meeting the day before. Per the union’s collective bargaining agreement, Providence asked for volunteers to take a severance package.
Two children, 11 and 17, injured in Snohomish County shooting

3 days ago | heraldnet.com | Will Geschke

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11-year-old, teen injured in Snohomish County shooting

3 days ago | heraldnet.com | Will Geschke

EVERETT — A child and a teen were transported to a hospital after being shot Monday evening in Snohomish County. Around 6:30 p.m. Monday, Snohomish County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a shooting in the 13100 block of 21st Drive SE in unincorporated Snohomish County between Everett and Mill Creek, the sheriff’s office wrote. The two boys, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, were part of a group spray-painting graffiti on a building Monday.