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Violent fugitives ‘home free’ when no one pays for extradition
Nearly 50,000 Washington state criminals and suspects are on the run, hiding either in-state or somewhere around the world. All of them have warrants for their arrest, but a vast majority will never see the inside of a prison cell, even when police know where they are, because the ...
Scenes from the past 48 hours in Boston
Here is a gallery of photos looking back at the past 48 hours in the search for the Boston Marathon bombers.
Crime inside NFL stadiums hidden from police
The National Football League keeps detailed records of crime, alcohol abuse and security failures inside every NFL stadium on game day, but, in an effort to protect certain teams from public scrutiny, keeps the data secret. A months-long investigation by KIRO-TV in Seattle (CBS/Cox Media Group) found that many local ...
RealNetworks’ not-so-free trials result in $2.4 million settlement
Over the last seven years, more than 500 complaints flowed into the Washington State Attorney General’s Office and the Better Business Bureau regarding Seattle-based digital media provider RealNetworks, Inc. Consumers spoke of “odd charges” appearing on their credit cards, complaining of bills for monthly subscriptions for premium television, sports or ...
Death doesn't stop legal obligations of timeshare
Since the great recession began, bills have been piling up for many. But when a Shoreline woman started receiving bills, collection letters and calls, she contacted KIRO 7, because the bills were for her dead son's timeshare. Consumer Investigator Amy Clancy started digging and soon learned death doesn't ...
The Washington King Tide Photo Initiative
Washington's higher-than-usual winter tides will begin Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, and the state Department of Ecology (Ecology) is inviting the public to share their photos of this naturally occurring event. These higher-than-usual tides are sometimes called "king tides" and occur when the sun and moon's gravitational pull reinforce one ...
Boeing 737 nearly flies upside down due to All Nippon co-pilot's error
Passengers aboard a Boeing Co. 737 in Japan caught a scare earlier this month when a mistake by the co-pilot sent the jet plunging toward the earth. All Nippon Airways revealed this week that the co-pilot on the flight hit a wrong knob while trying to open the cockpit ...
Amanda Knox Verdict Expected Monday
A defense lawyer argued Thursday that Amanda Knox was an innocent girl "crucified" in the media, as a judge said the highly anticipated verdict in the appeals trial of the American student convicted of murdering her roommate would come Monday. Carlo Dalla Vedova told the appeals court in his closing ...
Camp kids piled in van without enough seat belts
Apologies from the city tonight after KIRO Team 7 Investigators videotape an overloaded van full of children coming back from a summer camp outing. Fourteen middle school-age students - 9 seatbelts - and a cargo load stuffed with squirming kids. It's a scenario that could have turned deadly with ...
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