Stories for August 2005
Stories for Friday, August 26
Boeing Revises Offer To Machinists
SEATTLE (AP) -- Boeing Co. released a revised contract offer for its Machinists union employees late Friday night, offering details for the first time in the current negotiations. The offer is not Boeing's final proposal; that is expected by Aug. 30. The contract expires Sept. 2. Boeing touted its revised ...
Longshoremen Raise Money For Family Of Kimberly Kushman
Friends and family are remembering a Pierce County woman killed in a freak industrial accident. State authorities are still trying to figure out how a large shipping container fell onto Kimberly Kuchman at the Port of Tacoma earlier this month. Thursday night the Sumner woman's family and co-workers packed the ...
Queen Anne Fire Caused By Cigarette
A cigarette is likely the cause of the house fire on Seattle's Queen Anne hill Friday morning.The fire ignited just before 6 this morning.Firefighters responded quickly but stayed on the scene to watch for hot spots.Fire officials say someone was smoking in bed when the fire started.Nobody was hurt in ...
Daylong Standoff Ends In Lakewood
A standoff with a man in Lakewood finally came to an end after a day of evacuations and SWAT and police activity.Police responded to a call Friday morning at the Beaumont apartment complex to find a man holding a woman and child hostage.The man did release the woman and child ...
Seattle Terrorist's Sentence Appealed
Federal prosecutors said Friday they will appeal the 22-year prison sentence a judge imposed on Ahmed Ressam, an Algerian national convicted of plotting to bomb Los Angeles International Airport. The sentence handed down last month was significantly shorter than the 35 years prosecutors had recommended, but could have been shorter ...
NAACP Fire Ruled Accidental
The Tacoma Fire Department responded to a fire at the NAACP building in Tacoma shortly after 1 a.m. Friday morning.The fire is considered a minor, fire according to the Tacoma Fire Department.KIRO 7 Eyewitness news spoke to Maurice Wright Sr., president of the Tacoma chapter of the National Association for ...
Stories for Thursday, August 25
Two Large Houses Burn In Federal Way
Two large houses in Federal Way suffered major fire damage on Thursday afternoon in a 3-alarm fire.Video from Chopper 7 showed two large houses, located next to each other, with extensive fire damage, and fire crews attempting to keep the fire from spreading to another nearby house.There was no immediate ...
Makah Ask To Resume Whale Hunting
The federal government will hold three hearings in October to gather public comment and suggestions on a proposal by the Makah Indian tribe to resume hunting gray whales in waters off their reservation at the tip of the Olympic Peninsula. The meetings are part of a review required under federal ...
Health District Confirms Measles Case
King County public health officials have confirmed a case of measles in an adult exposed to the virus while traveling abroad.The person visited public areas in Redmond between August 16th and 20th. Measles is a highly contagious viral infection that can be transmitted through coughing or sneezing. Symptoms include high ...
Lanes Reopen On I-5 In Federal Way
An accident on I-5 southbound blocked all the lanes Thursday morning for a time.Traffic was reopened by 12:30 p.m. Traffic Sidebar Traffic generic TRAFFIC INFORMATION Ferry Schedules Airport Delay Information Pinpoint Drive Times Traffic Cameras Seattle Cams Bellevue Cams Everett Cams Tacoma Cams King County Cams Accident Alerts Traffic Flow ...
Drug-Smuggling Tunnel Demolished
The American section of a 360 foot long drug-smuggling tunnel under the Canadian border is set for demolition. "We've gotten all the necessary evidence we need," said Rodney Benson, a special agent in charge of the Seattle division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. The tunnel, which linked a storage ...
Stories for Wednesday, August 24
Police Seek Suspects In Brutal Beating
Two war heroes were beaten outside a Seattle nightclub, and it's all caught on tape. Seattle Police say unwanted touching and a food fight led to the beating.The problem started outside a Pioneer Square night-club.A man groped a woman waiting in line to get in. The trouble escalated, and much ...
Police Investigating Hit And Run In Roy
The Roy Police Department is investigating a possible hit and run incident that occurred Wednesday afternoon in the city of Roy.Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck a child and then fled the scene of the accident.The condition of the child is unknown at this time.
Police Investigating Lakewood Chop Shop
The Lakewood Police Department are investigating a possible chop shop in Lakewood. The police department arrested a man attempting to change a car alarm on a stolen vehicle at the Starlite Drive swat meet on Tuesday.After serving a search warrant on the man's home, police found a chop shop.Police are ...
Scare At Hanford Nuclear Reservation
The Washington State Emergency Operations Center was activated Wednesday after reports of a possible radiation leak at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Tri-Cities.Katie Larson, a spokesman with the Joint Information Center at Hanford told KIRO TV News that officials were not declaring a radiological emergency.According to Larson, a barrel being ...
Man Accused Of Killing Convenience Store Clerk In Court
A 23-year-old Kenmore man accused of killing a convenience store clerk is expected in court today. Authorities say the man had been drinking when he stole a handgun from the King County Sheriff's deputy he lived with, then shot and killed Dimitri Halb, a convenience store clerk at the Plaid ...
Car Hits Bicyclist in Everett
The Snohomish County Sheriff's Department is investigating a car-bicycle collision that took place on the corner of 4th Ave. W and 112th Street SW in Everett, Wednesday morning.One person was seriously injured in the accident, which happened at about 7:30 a.m.The intersection was partially closed as police investigated.
Rainers Lost To Fresno Tuesday Night
The Tacoma Rainiers lost to Fresno last night, 9-to-4, in 13 innings, in a Pacific Coast League game in Tacoma. The Rainiers begin a series tonight in Tucson.
Thurston County Shooting Victim Speaks Out
The victim of a shooting that took place south of Olympia on Aug. 19 spoke to KIRO 7 Eyewitness news.Ronald Nelson claims his friend Aaron Fowler set him up and shot him during the early-morning hours of Aug. 19. Thurston County Shooting Victim Speaks After Nelson was shot, he hid ...
3 Bellevue Robberies In 10 Days
In the past 10 days, there have been three armed hold ups in Bellevue's Downtown Park.Police are looking for a group of three teens that have committed three armed robberies over a 10-day period.In all three incidents, the assailants were described as white males in their late teens, who attacked ...
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