Stories for October 2004
Stories for Sunday, October 31
Tacoma Teen Identified As Victim In Head-On Fatal Accident
The Pierce County Medical Examiner has identified a boy killed in a head-on traffic accident in Puyallup as 17-year-old Hieu Le, of Tacoma. Puyallup police say Le was in a westbound car that crossed the center line on River Road and hit an eastbound SUV, killing two and critically injuring ...
Stories for Saturday, October 30
Convicted Double-Murderer Loses Clemency Bid
Convicted double-murderer William Pawlyk lost his bid for clemency or early release Friday, and will apparently have to serve the rest of his life behind bars. The state Clemency and Pardons Board unanimously voted against recommending clemency. Pawlyk, now 63, is serving a sentence of life without possibility of parole ...
Stories for Friday, October 29
Teen Accused Of Killing Teammate Goes On Trial
Opening statements began Friday in the trial of a 17-year-old who is accused of killing a fellow Roosevelt High School football player. Jenson Hankins, accused of killing John Jasmer -at trial 10-29-04 Jenson Hankins Jenson Hankins Prosecutors said Jenson Hankins killed John Jasmer, 16, because he believed Jasmer raped his ...
Stories for Thursday, October 28
Teacher Arrested On Voyeurism Charges
A Centralia teacher has been arrested and charged with voyeurism for allegedly watching girls in a school choir who were changing clothes. Video: Teacher Appears In Court A parent called police on Wednesday, saying the teacher watched girls in a room at Centralia Middle School, where they changed into or ...
Alleged Carjacker Ends Up In Montlake Cut
A man took two cars and was trying to take a third before he landed in the Montlake Cut on Thursday morning, police said. Video: Accused Carjacker Plunges Into Chilly Waters The spree began in Seattle's University District when a homeowner found the man in his house with a gun. ...
Stories for Wednesday, October 27
Doctors Discuss Effects Of Ash From Mount St. Helens
Chest doctors meeting in Seattle Wednesday held a session on the health effects of ash from Mount St. Helens. IMAGES FROM THE MOUNTAIN Slideshow: Glowing Lava Oozes From Crater Slideshow: Large Plume Drifting North-Northeast Slideshow: Steam Eruption On 10-4 Slideshow: User Submitted Mount St. Helens Images Slideshow: Steam Vent Forms ...
North Sound Student Falls Ill With Meningitis
An Oak Harbor High School football player is out of the Intensive Care Unit at Children's Hospital in Seattle after he fell ill at a game last Thursday. Video: Teen Recovering From Serious Illness "By the middle of the third quarter or fourth quarter they pulled me out said I ...
Warning Issued To Bainbridge Island Parents
The Bainbridge Island School District is warning students' parents about three incidents in which suspicious men approached children. Video: Bainbridge Island Parents On Alert In one case, a 13-year-old girl was approached by a man in a pickup truck who offered her a ride. She declined and he drove off.The ...
Stories for Tuesday, October 26
Man Sought In 3 Sexual Attacks
Police are searching for a man suspected of trying to sexually attack three students who attend a high school in Shoreline. Video: 3 Teens Report Being Attacked One teenager says the man jumped on his back at the food court at Northgate Mall."He asked me if I wanted to play ...
School Board Backs Halloween Ban
The ban on Halloween in Puyallup schools stands. Video: Emotional Crowd Protests Halloween Ban Despite a protest at Monday night's meeting, the school board backed a decision by the district's superintendent to ban any Halloween festivities.Puyallup School District officials decided to cancel festivities to stop losing instructional time and to ...
Stories for Monday, October 25
Monroe Man Dies In Avalanche On Mount Rainier
Rangers racing against an expected snowstorm Monday recovered the body of a climber who died on Mount Rainier. Video: Practice Climb Turns Deadly Aaron Koester, 21, of Monroe, died in an avalanche Sunday, though his companion, Matt Little, 23, of Monroe, survived after being buried up to his neck. Mount ...
Ferry Takes Passengers To Flu Shot In Canada
The Victoria Clipper high-speed ferry left Seattle Monday morning on a flu-shot run for British Columbia with 330 people on board. FLU SHOT INFORMATION Public Health - Seattle & King County King County Health: (206) 296-4600 Snohomish Health District Snohomish Health District: (425) 339-5224 Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Tacoma-Pierce County ...
Search For Missing Jet Suspended
The week-old search for a fighter-trainer jet with two men on board has been suspended as snow blankets the search area. There have been no new leads on a crash site for the Czechoslovakian-built L-39 jet, the Aviation Emergency Services Division of the state Department of Transportation, which had been ...
Assault Reported In Dispute Over Political Signs
Police are investigating a case of alleged assault stemming from the theft of campaign signs in Seattle's Laurelhurt neighborhood, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Video: Stolen Campaign Signs, Short Fuses Political signs for both Republican and Democratic candidates have been stolen and vandalized repeatedly, said people who live in the ...
Stories for Sunday, October 24
Coast Guard Contains Small Fuel Spill Near San Juans
A small fuel spill was reported Saturday in the San Juan Islands. The Coast Guard was working to contain the pollutant in waters southwest of Guemes Island. Two Coast Guard vessels and a helicopter worked with local agencies and contractors to contain and clean up the spill. The spill appears ...
Stories for Saturday, October 23
Coast Guard Responds To North Sound Fuel Spill
A small fuel spill was reported Saturday in the San Juan Islands, and the Coast Guard was working to contain the pollutant in waters southwest of Guemes Island. Two Coast Guard vessels and a helicopter worked with local agencies and contractors to contain and clean up the spill, Petty Officer ...
Winter Storm Warning In Effect For Northern And Central Cascades
A winter storm warning was in effect Friday night for the western slopes of the northern and central Cascades in Washington state. The National Weather Service says the warning is in effect until 6pm Saturday night . The snow level is expected to drop to around 35-hundred feet Saturday overnight ...
Stories for Friday, October 22
Suspect In Supermarket Shooting Arrested
A woman suspected of shoplifting shot the manager of a supermarket in Shoreline on Friday and fled. Police arrested a suspect at an apartment complex a few hours later following a search that sent several schools into lockdown, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Video: Supermarket Shooting Shocks Employees Police said ...
Heavy Snow Expected In Cascades
Forecasters warned of heavy snow Monday afternoon through Tuesday on the east slopes of the northern Cascades above 3,500 feet. 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 ...
Stories for Thursday, October 21
Searchers Check Tips In Hunt For Missing Jet
Searchers were checking out tips, but there was still no sign on Thursday of a jet plane missing in the Washington Cascades. Video: Pilot Reported Trouble Before Jet Vanished A state aviation spokeswoman, Nisha Hanchinamani, said weather was favorable for two helicopters, 12 planes and 60 volunteers from the Civil ...
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