Arbitrator Hands Alaska Airlines, Pilots A Contract

After nearly two years of failed talks and arbitration, Alaska Airlines and its pilots have a contract.Arbitrator Richard Kasher notified the Seattle-based airline today of his decision on major terms of the new agreement.The decision affects the nearly 15-hundred pilots represented by the Air Line Pilots Association.The contract includes an ...

• Updated: 9:37 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2005

Police Standoff Ends Peacefully

A standoff in Seattle's Central District between police and a man reportedly holding his girlfriend hostage ended peacefully after about seven hours.Police say the incident began around six this morning when they received a report of a domestic disturbance at a home in the area.Police spokeswoman Debra Brown said the ...

• Updated: 9:34 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2005

State Democrats Claim 432 Felons Voted Illegally

Democrats say they've found evidence indicating 432 felons apparently voted illegally in November. And they say those votes were ignored by Republicans in their legal challenge of Governor Christine Gregoire's election. Democrats say Republicans left those felons off their list because the illegal votes came from parts of the state ...

• Updated: 9:40 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2005

Fugitive Mom Appears In Port Orchard Court

A Bainbridge Island mother who fled to New Zealand with her young son more than three years ago pleaded innocent Friday to a charge of first-degree custodial interference. 37-year-old Juliette Gilbert appeared before Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Sally Olsen, who set bail at 250-thousand dollars. Gilbert disappeared in April ...

• Updated: 8:11 a.m. Saturday, April 30, 2005

Deadly Drug Can Be Found In Most Family Medicine Cabinets

Many parents are aware of the dangers of illegal drugs like methamphetamine and marijuana, but most don't know a drug potentially as dangerous might be as close as the family medicine cabinet.Crystalyn Frank used to abuse dextromethorphan or DXM. It is the drug found in many over-the-counter cough medicines. MORE ...

• Updated: 4:41 p.m. Friday, April 29, 2005

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• Updated: 9:43 a.m. Monday, May 2, 2005

Students Suspended From Competition In Federal Way

Dozens of students were suspended from competition in Federal Way. It happened after the district found out students from Federal Way High School attended a party involving alcohol.30 students were suspended, including 9 varsity players who have been suspended from competition for 60 days. Others face a 5-day suspension."Athletics is ...

• Updated: 9:31 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2005

Local Woman Helps Military Sexual Assault Victims

It's the military's dirty little secret: soldiers sexually assaulting fellow soldiers.Soldiers say it's happened for years, but new pressure is forcing the Pentagon to act.New rules, however, come too late for some soldiers haunted by what happened more than 20 years ago, soldiers who are only now finding the courage ...

• Updated: 3:59 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2005

Crews May Close I-5 Lanes, Ramps For Re-Paving

Road crews say that they will decide by midday Friday whether to shut down lanes of Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle again this weekend.The road work would be part of the repaving project begun last weekend.A decision depends on the weather forecast. Rain could foul up the repaving. Get details ...

• Updated: 3:27 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2005

Infant Suits Recalled Due To Choking Risk

J.C. Penney Co. Inc. is recalling 228,818 one-piece infant outfits because decorative patches on them can come off and pose a choking hazard. The company has received three reports of the puffy patches detaching from the Okie Dokie cotton bodysuits, though no injuries were reported, the Consumer Product Safety Commission ...

• Updated: 12:32 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2005

Mary Kay, Vili On Entertainment Tonight

For the very first time, ex-school teacher MARY KAY LETOURNEAU and her former student VILI FUALAAU sit down for an in-depth interview together, where they open up about everything from their upcoming wedding to their troubled past. The fascinating couple has had the nation divided ever since their affair -- ...

• Updated: 11:09 a.m. Thursday, April 28, 2005

Whales' Visit To Puget Sound May Be Bad Sign

The ten gray whales swimming around Puget Sound may be exciting for people who get a glimpse of them, but the stopover during the migration may not be a good sign for the whales. GRAY WHALE Slideshow: Gray Whale Seen In Elliott Bay An expert with Cascadia Research in Olympia, ...

• Updated: 12:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2005

Man Rescued From Elliott Bay

Rescue crews plucked a man from the chilly waters of Elliott Bay around midnight and took him to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle early Thursday morning, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Video: Dramatic Waterfront Rescue It wasn't known how the man got into the water. Crews with the Seattle Fire ...

• Updated: 8:04 a.m. Thursday, April 28, 2005

Police Investigating Death Threats At Marysville School

Marysville police are investigating death threats found written in marker along a second-floor classroom wall at Marysville Junior High. According to an eyewitness, the writing said "I'm going to kill you ... you are going to die ... if I don't get you then I will get your family."School officials ...

• Updated: 7:23 a.m. Thursday, April 28, 2005

New Claim Filed Against King County For Harvesting Brains

A human brain harvesting program run by King County has gotten the county in more legal trouble, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Video: Family Files Half-Million Dollar Claim On Wednesday, another family filed a half-million dollar damages claim against the Medical Examiner's Office.KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Investigative Reporter Chris Halsne ...

• Updated: 8:17 a.m. Thursday, April 28, 2005

Highway Statistics Reveal Mixed Safety Picture

New highway death statistics are showing a mixed picture of just how dangerous driving has become.Cars are getting safer and that is leading to lower and lower traffic fatalities in Washington and across the nation. Despite a growing population, about 40 fewer people died on Washington's roads last year than ...

• Updated: 6:47 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Reward Offered In Stolen Police Car Case

A $1,000 reward is being offered in the case of a stolen Lakewood police car, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. A gray 2004 Ford Taurus was taken after a Lakewood police detective started the car outside his house in Gig Harbor and left it running when he went inside the ...

• Updated: 9:36 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Driver Smashes Through Boeing Security Gate

Boeing workers jumped out of the way to avoid being hit by a car that smashed through security gates at the company's Everett factory on Tuesday night, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.A 53-year-old woman crashed through a fence at Boeing Plant Gate E71 at about 11 p.m., Everett police said. ...

• Updated: 8:17 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2005

2 Lynnwood Fires Ruled Arson

Two fires that erupted on the same block in Lynnwood early Wednesday were arson, fire investigators told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News. One of the fires burned an abandoned home in the 5800 block of 176 Street Southwest. The other fire burned a utility pole.A family living in a trailer near ...

• Updated: 12:01 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2005

2 Men Accused In Local Hate Crime

A violent hate crime is sending shock waves through a Kitsap County community. Authorities told KIRO 7 the men accused of the attack threatened to shoot, hang and bury their neighbor. Video: Men Accused Of Terrorizing Neighbors Investigators also told KIRO 7 more victims have come forward, saying the men ...

• Updated: 9:32 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2005