Stories for August 2003
Stories for Saturday, August 30
Green River Investigators Find Human Bones Near Snoqualmie
Detectives have found human bones in a wooded area off Interstate 90 near Snoqualmie in east King County. They have been searching the site as part of the Green River killer investigation. Detective Kathleen Larson says the human skeletal remains were found today off Southeast 96th Street just east of ...
Pierce County Woman To Be Cast Member Of "Survivor"
Meet Sandra Diaz-Twine A 29-year-old Fort Lewis woman is one of 16 contestants in the upcoming season of "Survivor."CBS, the network that airs the reality show, says Sandra Diaz-Twine is an office assistant who lives with her husband Marcus, and two children on the Army base south of Tacoma.She is ...
Seattle Police And Firefighters Continue To Wrangle Over Water Safety Response
A standoff between Seattle police and firefighters broadcast over police radio late Thursday indicates a continuing rift between the two agencies over providing protection on the city's waterways. About 8:30 p.m., both agencies went to Bitter Lake in north Seattle, where someone had reported an overturned rowboat. The ranking police ...
Stories for Friday, August 29
Stories for Thursday, August 28
Possible New Victim Of Accused Teen Rapist Comes Forward
Another possible victim of a 14-year-old accused of a rape at a West Seattle preschool has come forward, prosecutors said. The teen accused of raping a 4-year-old boy at the West Seattle YMCA Day Care and Preschool appeared in juvenile court Thursday, asking to go home.Prosecutors asked a judge not ...
Shattered Warm-Weather Record Extended
There's no end in sight to our record-breaking string of 70-plus degree weather, as warm temperatures are forecast through the Labor Day weekend. Weather WEATHER INFORMATION iSpot: Upload Weather Photos View Uploaded Photos Satellite Loop Doppler Radar Loop Severe Weather Alerts Interactive Doppler Radar 5-Day Forecast Mountain Pass Reports Sign ...
Graffiti Vandals Strike In West Seattle
Two suspects have been arrested and Seattle police are trying to track down as many as seven more in the worst vandalism spree officers say they've ever seen. Costly And Ugly Crime Spree At least 14 West Seattle residents were victimized early Wednesday morning by the vandals, police said.The vandals ...
Stories for Wednesday, August 27
Ex-Sheriff Accused Of Possessing Child Pornography
Former Pierce County Sheriff Mark French has been charged with possession of child pornography. Charges Send Shockwaves Through County French, who served with the sheriff's office for 30 years, four of them as sheriff, faces seven counts of child porn possession.Charging documents prepared by the Pierce County prosecutor's office said ...
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Boy Sentenced In School Gun Threat
The eastside boy who took a gun to school and threatened students and his principal has learned his punishment. Boy Heading To Detention A juvenile court judge sentenced the 12-year-old to between 13 and 18 months in detention Wednesday.The boy pleaded guilty to assault, harassment and weapons charges.Kirkland police arrested ...
$100,000 Reward Offered In Mink Farm Sabotage
A $100,000 reward is offered for information that leads to the conviction of the people who released thousands of mink from a farm at Sultan.The reward is offered by the industry group, Fur Commission USA.Snohomish County mink farmers, who produce almost half the mink raised in Washington, worry there will ...
Searchers Look For New Clues At Ridgway Home
Searchers were expected to return Wednesday to a former home of Green River killer suspect Gary Ridgway, where detectives were using mobile X-ray equipment to search the house for anything they might have missed two years ago when Ridgway was arrested. Gary Ridgway Green River Sidebar Green River Murders (generic ...
Suspects Sought In Smash And Grab Burglaries
Police are looking for suspects responsible for a string of smash and grab burglaries in Seattle early Wednesday morning. Businesses Total Up Damages The burglars broke windows and doors at five businesses in north Seattle. They hit a restaurant, two auto parts stores and two video stores between 12:40 a.m. ...
Stories for Tuesday, August 26
Eco-Terrorism Investigated In Mink Release
An international animal-rights group has claimed responsibility for a mink-liberation effort at a fur farm in this Snohomish County town about 40 miles northeast of Seattle. Thanks for taking our survey. Survey: Does Mink Release Help ALF's Cause? Has the Animal Liberation Front helped the cause of farm-raised mink by ...
New Search In Green River Killer Case
Investigators with the Green River Task Force were searching suspect Gary Ridgway's former home near Auburn Tuesday. Gary Ridgway Green River Sidebar Green River Murders (generic - composite of victims, Ridgway) Green River Murders GREEN RIVER MURDERS CASE Complete Coverage Of The Case Slideshow: Images From The Courtroom Slideshow: Ridgway ...
Warm Weather Record Broken
Despite cloudy skies, the temperature reached 70 degrees today in Seattle -- again. Weather WEATHER INFORMATION iSpot: Upload Weather Photos View Uploaded Photos Satellite Loop Doppler Radar Loop Severe Weather Alerts Interactive Doppler Radar 5-Day Forecast Mountain Pass Reports Sign Up For Severe Weather Alerts KIRO 7 Weather Anchor Rob ...
13-Year-Old Girl Missing With Man She Met Online
Police are looking for a 13-year-old South Sound girl who disappeared from her Lakewood home after she met a 19-year-old man she met online. Shaneen Bryant, 13, packed her bags and walked away from home last Tuesday to meet Jacob Todd Giedd, 19, (pictured, right) who has a criminal record ...
Stories for Monday, August 25
Teen Charged In Rape At Preschool
A 14-year-old who worked at a preschool in West Seattle has been charged with rape in an alleged attack on a 4-year-old boy. YMCA, Parents Shocked By Charges Charging documents allege the teen, who was assigned as a teacher's aid at the West Seattle YMCA Pre-school and Day Care program, ...
New Fire Burns Near Carnation
A new fire was burning Monday afternoon in Carnation, just east of a fire that burned through brush and trees towards homes at the edge of town last Thursday. Fast-Moving Fire Burns Out Of Control Fire department spokeswoman Josie Williams told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Monday's fire was 1 to ...
Thousands Of Mink Released
Police and volunteers were scrambling Monday to capture thousands of mink that were released from a mink farm in Sultan, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Thanks for taking our survey. Survey: Does Mink Release Help ALF's Cause? Has the Animal Liberation Front helped the cause of farm-raised mink by releasing ...
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