Volunteers Needed To Portray 'Victims' Of Terror Attack

The search is on for 1,600 people, many of whom will pretend to be "victims" of a terrorist biological attack in Pierce County next week.The terrorism drill is set for next Tuesday and Wednesday.Volunteers are needed to participate as mock victims assigned to a hospital or a clinic.Everyone is invited ...

• Updated: 3:49 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2006

911 Tapes Of Capitol Hill Shooting Spree Released

Chilling reports of a mass shooting began coming in to 911 dispatchers moments after a man gunned down partygoers at a Capitol Hill home Saturday morning, dispatch tapes obtained by KIRO 7 Eyewitness News revealed."There are people that are shot here," one shaken caller told a 911 dispatcher, saying the ...

• Updated: 5:16 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Police Searching For Man Who Tried To Lure Girl In Everett

The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of trying to lure a 14-year-old girl on March 14.The man followed the girl in his car for about five blocks, attempting to contact her several times, police said. He asked for her name ...

• Updated: 9:43 a.m. Thursday, March 30, 2006

King County Garbage Workers Threaten To Strike

Drivers for the two largest garbage companies in Seattle are threatening to go on strike if they don’t receive affordable health care and safer working conditions in their new contract.The more than 600 Teamsters’ current contract expires Friday night. If the Teamsters decide to strike it could cause disruption for ...

• Updated: 11:47 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2006

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Wednesday Night: Clearing skies. More patchy fog may develop by morning. Lows in the low 40s. Thursday: Early fog, then warmer with sun giving way to some late clouds. Highs in the mid to upper 60s. Friday: Mostly cloudy and breezy with showers and perhaps a few thunderstorms. Highs in ...

• Updated: 11:24 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Police Use Stun Gun On Ex-School Board Member

Police used a stun gun on a former school board member who entered a high school classroom and refused to leave on Monday, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Police said Justin McKay would not identify himself when he walked into a classroom at Ferndale High School and sat down.Students cleared the ...

• Updated: 7:49 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Mourners Seek Healing At Shooting Scene

About 450 people gathered Tuesday evening in Seattle to offer prayers at the scene of the weekend shooting in which six people were killed by a gunman who then killed himself. About 12 clergymen were on hand for the non-denominational service in front of the home where the massacre occurred, ...

• Updated: 5:14 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Man Fatally Shot In Confrontration With Police Officer

A man was fatally shot in a confrontation with a Bellevue police officer on Tuesday night, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The shooting happened in the 12900 block of Northup Way at about 8:30 p.m.Police said the incident started when the officer stopped to talk to a man who was on ...

• Updated: 11:11 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Search Warrant Released In Capitol Hill Massacre

Search warrant documents released Tuesday revealed new details of the shooting rampage at a Capitol Hill party where Kyle Huff killed six people before turning the gun on himself.According to the documents, Huff began firing before he entered the house early Saturday morning. One witness said he heard screams and ...

• Updated: 5:18 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Kindergartner Brings Gun To School

A kindergartner at Whittier Elementary School in Fircrest has been suspended for 10 days after bringing a gun to school Monday.The student had the gun in his school bag and showed it to a couple of classmates on the playground before school, Tacoma School District spokeswoman Patti Holmgren said.Classmates reported ...

• Updated: 6:05 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Groups Push To Protect Puget Sound Shorelines

Add up all the coastline along Puget Sound, and you wind up with more than 2,000 miles of shoreline.KIRO 7's Mona Locke tells about the new multi-million dollar drive to protect all that.It's easy to take the beauty of Puget Sound waters for granted. In fact, it's the environment that ...

• Updated: 2:04 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Capitol Hill Memorial Grows

More than three days after six young people were gunned down, people are coming to the Capitol Hill neighborhood where the shooting took place to pay their respects. The memorial is growing by the hour.Brandon Akin stayed overnight at the memorial Monday. Candles, flowers and letters surround the memorial."Once the ...

• Updated: 5:39 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Boeing Worker Found Dead In Trunk Of Car

Police have identified a man whose body was found in the trunk of his car near Gig Harbor on Friday, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Randall Ferguson, 45, was found slain on Friday night. The longtime Boeing employee was reported missing when he failed to show up for work last Wednesday.Ferguson's ...

• Updated: 7:04 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Plane Lands Safely Despite Nose Gear Problem

A small twin-engine cargo plane with a nose-gear problem landed in a shower of sparks at Seattle's Boeing Field late Monday afternoon.Chopper 7 caught the scene as the Airpac plane touched down -- and the front wheel popped off. Sparks flew from the nose gear as the plane slowly came ...

• Updated: 7:24 a.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Names Of Shooting Victims Released

The King County medical examiner's office has formally released the names of all of the victims in Saturday's mass shooting at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. They are: -- 26-year-old Jeremy Robert Martin -- 15-year-old Suzanne Thorne -- 32-year-old Jason Travers -- 22-year-old Justin Schwartz -- 14-year-old Melissa ...

• Updated: 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Second Man Captured In Puyallup Slaying

Police have captured a second man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Puyallup, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The suspect was captured near the Western Washington Fairgrounds, in a neighborhood that was in lockdown for hours.The first of the two suspects was arrested Tuesday morning.The shooting happened near Ninth ...

• Updated: 12:07 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Online Debate Over Illegal Immigration Heating Up

The debate over illegal immigration was heating up online as the Senate Judiciary Committee took action Monday, approving major immigration reform legislation. MORE ON THIS STORY illegalaliens.us americanpatrol.com Federation for American Immigration Reform A number of activist groups have started Internet campaigns in light of the congressional hearings.The measure would ...

• Updated: 5:41 p.m. Monday, March 27, 2006

Don't Throw Away Your Old Cell Phone

Don't throw away your old cell phone. You can make some money by selling your used phone.It's no surprise that Ann Church is an economics major. She was thrifty enough to buy her cell phone second-hand."I got the cheapest one," she said. "I think it was $40."Church is one of ...

• Updated: 3:43 p.m. Monday, March 27, 2006

Man Accused Of Shooting Officer Expected In Court

The man accused of shooting a Puyallup police officer in the face is expected to appear in court this week.Officer Gary Shilley, 51, was shot in the parking lot of the South Hill Mall early Saturday morning while he was responding to a suspicious vehicle call.Police arrested a 23-year-old man ...

• Updated: 12:41 p.m. Monday, March 27, 2006

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• Updated: 12:23 p.m. Monday, March 27, 2006