Man Driving Away From Tavern Hits Woman

Police say a man who was kicked out of a tavern early Thursday in Kent struck two pedestrians as he was driving away. A 23-year-old man was treated at the scene and an aid crew took a 21-year-old woman to Valley Medical Center. Her injuries are described as non-life threatening. ...

• Updated: 9:14 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005

Screams Prompt Search For Stolen Yacht

Yells for help from a pregnant woman on a stolen yacht in the South Sound triggered a frantic search on Wednesday. The search led to the recovery of two stolen yachts worth more than $1 million.A 67-foot Bayliner that vanished from a marina on Friday was found adrift near Day ...

• Updated: 10:03 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005

Car Found Following Dept. Of Corrections Break-In

A car stolen from a state Department of Corrections office in Mount Vernon was found Wednesday night just outside the city, off Highway 9. Video: Gun, Badge Stolen In Break-In Investigators are checking the car for fingerprints or other evidence.Police are looking for a gun, badge, identification and bullet-proof vests ...

• Updated: 8:57 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005

Eastside Employees Come Face To Face With Gunman

Police are searching for an armed robber who has been terrorizing Eastside fast-food restaurants, including Subway and Papa Murphy's. Video: Gun-Wielding Robber Targets Eastside Businesses Police say the man strikes at closing time when employees are alone in their stores. The masked gunman enters the fast food restaurants and demands ...

• Updated: 7:37 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, 2005

Tsunami Photos Show Couple's Last Moments

A camera belonging to a Vancouver, B.C., couple who were killed in the tsunami disaster shows pictures of their last few days and the huge wave that would take their lives. TSUNAMI PHOTOS Slideshow: Photos Found In Tsunami Victims' Camera The camera was found by a couple from North Bend ...

• Updated: 6:59 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005

Woman Accused Of Setting Own Home On Fire

A woman who wept as her home burned on Tuesday morning has been arrested for allegedly setting the house on fire, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Video: Woman Accused Of Setting Home On Fire The woman, her husband and her child escaped from the home in Kent just after fire ...

• Updated: 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005

Dome Inside Mount St. Helens Crumbling

Scientists say extensive cracking on the dome rising inside Mount St. Helens suggests there may be increased rockfall activity in coming weeks. IMAGES FROM THE MOUNTAIN Slideshow: Infrared Shots Of Activity At Mount St. Helens Slideshow: Dome In Mount St. Helens Crumbling Slideshow: Glowing Lava Oozes From Crater Slideshow: Large ...

• Updated: 3:54 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005

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• Updated: 7:55 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Neighbors Fight For Crosswalk Following Accident

An accident that left a 12-year-old boy critically hurt has angered neighbors, who want the city of Seattle to restore the crosswalk where the boy was hit, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Video: Accident Leaves Neighbors Angry Over Crosswalk A sign marking the crosswalk, on 15th Avenue Northwest near Northwest ...

• Updated: 9:08 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005

Basketbrawl Caught On Tape

Police in Sequim are investigating whether any charges are warranted after a fight between a parent and a coach at a girls' high school basketball game. Video: Parent Speaks Out About Basketbrawl The scuffle broke out at Sequim High School as players were congratulating each other after the game between ...

• Updated: 9:09 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005

Eastside Couple Becomes Amateur Detectives

An Eastside couple helped police capture a suspected identity thief with a little detective work of their own.Mike Field's wallet and passport were stolen from his car inside a gated community in Redmond.While Field called 911, his girlfriend called the credit card companies. She discovered that someone had used one ...

• Updated: 7:57 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005

Fists Fly At High School Basketball Game

Charges are expected against a parent accused of starting a brawl between parents and coaches following a girls high school basketball game, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Video: Confrontation Leads To Shoves And Punches Cameras with the Peninsula News Network caught images of the father of a Peninsula Seahawks player ...

• Updated: 5:24 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005

Tests Find Lead In Children's Dishware

You're probably aware of the health hazards of lead in paint, but everyday dishware?Consumer Investigator Bebe Emerman reveals the dangers that may be lurking in the dishes you use every day.This story started with a call from a consumer wanting to know what this meant: It's a warning label saying ...

• Updated: 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005

North Cascades Highway Could Open Early

A light snowpack in the Cascades could mean an early opening for the North Cascades Highway.Transportation Department crews will start clearing the stretch of Highway 20 on Monday and could have it open in mid-March.The highway has been closed since Dec. 13.Over the last six years, the re-opening work has ...

• Updated: 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005

Burn Ban Issued For Puget Sound Area

A stretch of clear weather has caused stagnant air in parts of the Puget Sound Basin. BURN BAN Latest air quality information from Puget Sound Clean Air Agency The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency has issued a burn ban in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.That means no burning is allowed ...

• Updated: 2:03 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005

Fatal Crash Blocks SR 169 Lanes

A driver died when his pickup careened off of state Route 169 in Maple Valley Tuesday morning, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. The State Patrol said the man apparently suffered a heart attack when the pickup left the highway near Cedar Grove Road and went into a ditch. A golf ...

• Updated: 12:07 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005

Stryker Brigade Soldier Killed In Iraq

A member of the Stryker brigade from Fort Lewis was killed in northern Iraq. The Defense Department says Sgt. Frank B. Hernandez, 22, of Phoenix died Thursday when a bomb exploded near his vehicle in Tal Afar. The family said he was on his second tour after re-enlisting last year. ...

• Updated: 11:41 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005

Young Boy Attacks Woman On Eastside Trail

Police are asking for the public's help in finding a young boy who assaulted a jogger on a popular Eastside trail. A 32-year-old woman was jogging last Friday afternoon when a boy grabbed her and exposed himself. When the woman struggled with him, the boy ran away, police said.The attack ...

• Updated: 9:01 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005

Racist Graffiti Found On Woman's Front Door

A Monroe woman discovered a racist message and symbol on her front door last weekend, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Neika Rishel found a swastika drawn on her door with the phrase "white pride" underneath it, she said. She said the hardest thing about seeing the message was explaining it to ...

• Updated: 8:35 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005

Family Escapes Burning Home

Three people were treated at a hospital for smoke inhalation after they escaped from their burning home in Kent early Tuesday morning. Firefighters said a smoke alarm alerted the family at about 1 a.m.All three family members got out safety by climbing out a back window, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News ...

• Updated: 8:07 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005