Stories for September 2003
Stories for Tuesday, September 30
Green River Suspect's Hideout Revealed
KIRO-7 Eyewitness News investigative reporter Chris Halsne discovers that suspected Green River Killer, Gary Leon Ridgway, is not behind bars, despite being charged with seven murders so far. Video: Ridgway Kept With Green River Investigators For the past 3-and-a-half-months, Ridgway has been housed inside a half-empty government building next to ...
Police Release Crystal Brame Tapes
Gig Harbor police have released evidence from their investigation in the murder-suicide by Tacoma Police Chief David Brame. Audio: Message Crystal Brame Left Before She Was Murdered Part of it is a two-minute phone message that Crystal Brame left last April with her counselor. She says the news of her ...
KIRO 7 Investigators Learn There May Be More Green River Victims
KIRO Team 7 Investigators have learned the list of Green River victims has grown beyond the original 49.Gary Ridgway has been talking, a lot. Several sources intimately familiar with this case tell KIRO Team 7 Investigators that Ridgway has admitted to killing more than the 49 known Green River victims. ...
Stories for Monday, September 29
Accident Leads To Drowning At Port Of Tacoma
Pierce County sheriff's divers have recovered the body of a forklift driver from the water at the Simpson kraft paper mill in Tacoma. Video: Forklift Driver Drowns After Plunging Into Water The Tacoma Fire Department says the forklift was last seen on the chip loading dock about 4:30 a.m. A ...
Remains Identified As Possible Green River Victim
Bones found near suburban Auburn last week have been identified as those of Marie M. Malvar, an 18-year-old woman who had been listed as a presumed victim of the Green River serial killer, the King County sheriff's office said Wednesday. Gary Ridgway Green River Sidebar Green River Murders (generic - ...
Police Collect Pictures From Frat Fracas
Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske said Monday that police are collecting videos and digital photos of a weekend bottle- and rock-throwing melee on Fraternity Row near the University of Washington that caused more than $6,000 in damage. Video: Home Video From UW Ruckus Police hope the material, to be posted on ...
Stories for Saturday, September 27
Pentagon Puts Washington State Army National Guard Unit On Alert
An Army National Guard unit from Washington state has been put on alert as the United States gears up to mobilize more troops because of the war in Iraq. The order affects the 81st Army National Guard Infantry Brigade, which has about 33-hundred members in Washington, plus one-thousand affiliated troops ...
Washington Army National Guard Place On Alert For Iraq Duty
An Army National Guard unit from Washington state has been put on alert as the United States gears up to mobilize more troops because of the war in Iraq. The order affects the 81st Army National Guard Infantry Brigade, which has about 33-hundred members in Washington, plus one-thousand affiliated troops ...
Stories for Friday, September 26
Alleged Cockfighting Ring Busted
Police busted a rooster-fighting ring in the North Sound Thursday night. Animal Control Officers Rescue Birds Animal control officers swooped in on two homes in Mountlake Terrace and found nearly 100 birds being raised to fight to the death.Animal control officers checking on a report of dogs fighting heard roosters ...
Stories for Thursday, September 25
Tanker Truck Fire Stops Traffic On I-90
A fiery tanker truck crash closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 at Sunset Way in Issaquah Thursday, stopping traffic in the middle of the evening rush hour.Traffic on eastbound I-90 in the area was slowly moving again at 6 p.m., about 90 minutes after the truck caught fire. Black ...
Worker Killed In Trench Collapse
A construction worker trapped in a trench at a work site in Shoreline has died, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Co-Workers Try To Rescue Man The worker, a 29-year-old man, was connecting a new building's sewer line when a trench collapsed and buried him.The man tried to escape by climbing ...
Last-Minute Miracle Gives Baby Second Chance
A 10-month-old baby who had only hours to live if she didn't receive a second liver transplant received the desperately needed organ when a liver became available Wednesday. LAST-MINUTE MIRACLE Slideshow: Baby Madeline, Parents' Plea Your Message For Baby's Madeline's Family Walk To Support Baby Madeline Walk For Liver Disease ...
Stories for Wednesday, September 24
Pinpoint Forecast: Weather Growing Warmer
Record-breaking warm weather appears to be in store this weekend, as fall is beginning with the dry, warm conditions we've had most of the summer. 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 ...
Baby Undergoes Life-Saving Surgery
Given just hours to survive without a liver transplant, a 10-month-old baby girl was rushed into surgery Wednesday when a donated liver became available. Little Madeline Hunt underwent liver transplant surgery at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle. She was in critical condition Wednsday night.Tuesday, doctors had given ...
Governor Meets With Students Upset Over Teacher Strike
Four weeks into the Marysville teachers strike, frustrated students took their complaints straight to the top Friday.Student leaders got up before dawn to go see Gov. Gary Locke, looking for answers to help end the strike.The governor told the students they need to speak out and keep taking action to ...
Stories for Tuesday, September 23
Toddler Critically Hurt In Accident
A toddler was hospitalized after his father unknowingly struck the boy with the family pickup Monday. Heart-Wrenching Accident, Fight For Life The 19-month-old apparently got out of his house in Olympia and got behind the truck just before his father drove to a store.The man didn't realize he had hit ...
Tacoma Woman Killed Crossing Busy Street
An 82-year-old Tacoma woman was hit by a car and killed Monday evening while she was crossing a busy four-lane street.Doug Carter was writing a letter to KIRO 7 Eyewitness News about traffic problems on South 84th when he heard a loud thud.When he went outside he discovered the woman ...
Marysville Students Want End To Strike
More than 100 students are carrying signs outside school district headquarters in Marysville Tuesday, calling on the district and striking teachers to settle. Students Stage Protest Police were expecting between 500 and 1000 people at the protest, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. 80th Street between State and 40th Streets were ...
New Lawsuits Filed Against Doctor Accused Of Rape
There are new legal troubles for a local doctor who was stripped of his medical license for allegedly raping a patient. Twelve new lawsuits have been filed against gynecologist Dr. Charles Momah, for a total of 18.Momah, in a document he sent to the Washington State Department of Health, has ...
Stories for Monday, September 22
Spokane School Gunman Left Suicide Note
Police said the teen who fired a shot inside a Spokane high school Monday intended to commit suicide.Chief Roger Bragdon said a suicide note was found at the 16-year-old's home. Hundreds Of Students Evacuated The student was shot by a SWAT team officer inside a third-floor classroom at Lewis and ...
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