Stories for April 2004
Stories for Friday, April 30
Child Abandoned At Burger King
A woman reportedly told people at an East Bremerton Burger King that she "couldn't take it anymore" before walking out, leaving a 1-year-old girl at the restaurant. Video: Child Abandoned At Restaurant Police were looking for the woman, presumably the child's mother, and workers with Child Protective Services were being ...
Robbers Sought In Hold-Up Spree
Five robbers armed with semi-automatic weapons have struck 16 times -- 11 in just the last few days -- in bold and violent hold-ups at Tacoma-area stores. Video: Robbers Caught On Tape "They're putting guns in people's faces, threatening to shoot them. They've pistol-whipped somebody. [They are] very violent," said ...
3 Hurt In Fiery Crash On 512
Several vehicles in a multi-car crash on Highway 512 burst into flames and a woman is trapped in the wreckage.A rear-end collision turned into a fiery multi-car crash on Highway 512 Friday, and a woman trapped in the flaming wreckage was rescued by a man who said he caused the ...
Hunt Is On For Groper
Police were searching for the man who assaulted a 15-year-old girl while she was waiting for a school bus Thursday morning in what police called a "sexually motivated" attack. Video: Police Compare Suspect To Bellevue Attacker The man grabbed the girl from behind as she was waiting for the bus ...
Stories for Thursday, April 29
Huge Gaps In Port Security Exposed
KIRO Team 7 Investigators go undercover to repeatedly expose huge gaps in security at the Port of Seattle. Video: Hidden Camera Investigation Finds Security Gaps At Port Based on our warning, security has already changed -- making it tougher for potential terrorists and dangerous cargo to enter ships.Investigative Reporter Chris ...
Man Attacks Girl Waiting For School Bus
A man assaulted a 15-year-old girl who was waiting for a school bus Thursday morning in what police called a "sexually motivated" attack. Video: Police Compare Suspect To Bellevue Attacker The man grabbed the girl from behind as she was waiting for the bus in the 18200 block of 98th ...
Trial Begins For Suspect In Slaying Of Teen
Lawyers made their opening arguments Thursday in the Everett murder trial of John Anderson, who is accused of killing his former girlfriend, Rachel Burkheimer. Video: Trial Begins For Accused Gunman The 22-year-old Everett man is charged with aggravated murder in the abduction, beating and killing two years ago of the ...
Seattle May Drop Moratorium On New Strip Clubs
The city of Seattle might drop a moratorium on opening new strip clubs. Survey: Should Seattle Lift Ban On New Strip Clubs? Should the city of Seattle lift its 15-year ban on new strip clubs? Yes. No. Not sure. A city council committee says it's time for the full council ...
19-Year-Old Dies In Thurston County Lake
A 19-year-old from Lacey drowned while swimming with friends at Black Lake in Thurston County Wednesday. Video: Swim In Lake Turns Tragic Sheriff's Lieutenant Mike Ware said Dung Le had recently learned to swim. He also may have been fatigued after lifting weights. Le panicked Wednesday after swimming past his ...
Power Outages Linger From Spring Storm
About 5,000 Snohomish County residents remained without electricity Thursday evening as crews worked to repair damage from a dramatic wind storm this week. THUNDERSTORM SLIDESHOW: Swirling Winds Damage Homes About 200,000 homes and businesses lost power at the height of the storm Tuesday afternoon, when sustained winds of 45 mph ...
Stories for Wednesday, April 28
Driver Killed By Flying Wheel
Highway 3 just north of Bremerton was closed Wednesday afternoon while troopers investigated a fatal accident in which a truck's wheel came off and hit another car. Video: Driver Killed In Freak Accident A truck traveling northbound lost the wheel, which flew into the southbound lanes near Chico Way. It ...
Investigators Confirm Twister Hit Near Sumas
Thousands of northwest Washington residents remained without electricity Wednesday after a wind storm brought lightning, hail and a rare tornado touching down east of Sumas, near the Canadian border. THUNDERSTORM SLIDESHOW: Swirling Winds Damage Homes About 200,000 homes and businesses lost power at the height of the storm Tuesday afternoon, ...
Teen Likely Drowned After Traffic Accident
An 18-year-old woman found dead in her partly submerged car in a Pierce County river likely drowned after a traffic accident, sheriff's officials said. Detectives on Tuesday said Lara Jill Reynolds of Tacoma had no signs of physical violence. She was fully clothed when divers recovered her body from inside ...
Stories for Tuesday, April 27
Thunderstorms Rock Region
Thunderstorms pounded parts of the Puget Sound area Tuesday afternoon, downing trees, cutting power and spawning reported funnel clouds and a tornado. Thunderstorms struck an area from Snohomish County northward, while Pinpoint Stormtracker Doppler showed other thunderstorm cells in the Seattle and South Sound areas.Lightning and lightning-caused fires were reported ...
Authorities Work To Answer Questions In Teen's Death
The results of an autopsy performed Tuesday may give Pierce County investigators more guidance in the death of a young Tacoma woman whose body was found Monday.The results depended on toxicology tests, which will completed in four to six weeks, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News South Sound Bureau Chief Richard Thompson ...
2 Black Bears Seen In Puyallup Are Caught
State wildlife agents have caught two of three black bears that have been visiting the Crystal Ridge subdivision of Puyallup. Video: Bear Scare Raises Alarm In Puyallup One cub was caught Monday night, and the mother was in the trap Tuesday morning. Agents will set the trap again Tuesday night, ...
Fire Rips Through Bellevue Apartment Building
A two-alarm fire that ripped through 10 units in a suburban apartment complex was accidental, fire investigators said.The fire displaced about 30 residents Monday night. Video: Wall Of Flame, Thick Smoke Investigators said it was started by cooking oil left unattended on a stove.No injuries were reported, although two firefighters ...
1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Series Of Accidents On MLK Way
A head-on crash on Seattle's Martin Luther King Way has left one woman dead. Video: Series Of Crashes On MLK Way Officers say the driver of an SUV struck a parked car on Martin Luther King, Jr., Way near S. Canyon St. around 10 p.m. and didn't stop.The driver, a ...
Stories for Monday, April 26
Missing Teen Found Dead In Car
The body of an 18-year-old Tacoma girl was found in a car in the Stuck River Monday, two days after she was reported missing. Lara Reynolds, a senior at Life Christian Academy in Tacoma, was last seen Saturday after a party in Parkland. Video: Shocking Discovery In Search For Teen ...
Teen Wounded In Accidental Shooting
A teenage boy was wounded Sunday in a shooting investigators believe was accidental, the King County Sheriff's Office said. Video: Teen Shot At Birthday Party A 16-year-old boy had two friends over at his family's home in Auburn when he found his father's .22-caliber rifle, and the gun fired, sheriff's ...
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