Stories for April 2006
Stories for Sunday, April 30
Woman Walking On Tracks Dies When Hit By Train
An Amtrak train struck and killed a woman walking on the tracks about three miles north of Centralia on Sunday afternoon.The train, carrying 235 passengers from Portland, Ore., to Seattle, was delayed 2 hours and 50 minutes after the accident at 2:30 p.m., said Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham in Oakland, ...
Court Martial Scheduled For Soldier Accused In 2 Deaths
A court-martial is scheduled to begin Monday for a Fort Lewis soldier accused in the deaths of another soldier and a soldier's wife.Pfc. Kevin Lambers is charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and two counts of murder in the deaths of Crystal Hurley-McDowell, 23, of Lacey, and Army Pfc. Jason ...
Last-Minute Deal Averts Garbage Strike
It was down to the wire, but an overnight deal means garbage will be picked up for thousands of Seattle-area customers facing a garbage truck drivers strike.A tentative agreement with one of two local garbage companies was reached early Monday morning.Union leaders said a vote is likely within a week.The ...
Stories for Saturday, April 29
King County Sheriff Deputy Arrested
Kent police report that officers have arrested a King County sheriff's deputy on a charge of domestic violence.Lt. Richard Holt says the deputy is in the Kent City Jail tonight.Holt says the name of the deputy and the number of years he has been with the sheriff's department are not ...
Garbage Contract Rejected
A strike by 600 Seattle area garbage truck drivers is again a possibility.In a surprise today, Teamsters Local 174 rejected four-year contract proposals from two companies ... Allied Waste Industries Incorporated and Waste Management.No decision was reached by the union on whether to return to the bargaining table or to ...
Man Sentenced In Cocaine Trafficking Case
A 24-year-old Tacoma man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute.Thomas James Bell Junior was arrested last June as he was entering an apartment complex in Pierce County. At the time, authorities were looking for Bell in connection with ...
Report: Elevator Accident Was Preventable
An elevator accident in which a man died at a new shopping and entertainment complex was preventable, according to a report by the state Department of Labor and Industries.Five people inside an elevator car in the North Tower at Lincoln Square went to extraordinary lengths to escape an elevator car ...
Search Suspended For Boy Who Fell From Cliff At Deception Pass
Officials suspended a search Saturday for a 13-year-old boy who fell from a cliff and into the waters of Deception Pass Friday night.Matthew Hubner was hiking with friends along a cliff about 7 p.m. when he slipped and fell about 40 feet into the water near the Deception Pass Bridge. ...
Stories for Friday, April 28
Vili Fualaau Found Guilty In DUI Case
Jurors found Vili Fualaau guilty of drunken driving Friday afternoon.Fualaau, the former grade school student who married his teacher, Mary Kay Letourneau, was pulled over in December for speeding and registered over the legal blood-alcohol limit.Police said Fualaau confessed to the officer who pulled him over that he had about ...
Police Investigating Federal Way Rape
Federal Way police are investigating an alleged rape that took place in March near Lakota Middle School.Thursday evening police were called to the 1600 block of 21st Avenue Southwest on reports of a sexual assault. When officers arrived the 12-year-old victim told police in late March an unknown man grabbed ...
Thousands Expected At Downtown March, Rally
Transportation officials expect snarled traffic and street closures on Monday, when they predict a May Day march and immigration rights rally will bring thousands of people to the downtown area.A march is expected to begin between 4 and 4:30 p.m. Marchers will gather at Judkins Park at 20th Place South ...
People Sleeping Outside To Bring Awareness To Ugandan Crisis
A special event is happening on Saturday night in Seattle and in other cities around the world to bring global awareness to the tragedy in Ugandan.Some 39,000 people in 136 different locations, including the United States, Canada, Australia and England, have committed to sleep outside like the children in Northern ...
Boeing Mechanic By Day, Stolen Car Sleuth At Night
Stolen cars and trucks: it's a crime that seems to be out of control. In fact, statewide, we're the second-worst in the nation when it comes to vehicle theft per-capita. And among cities, Seattle and Tacoma both rank in the worst 15 nationally.KIRO 7's Mona Locke has discovers that just ...
Coyote Shot, Killed In Bellevue
A wildlife officer shot and killed a coyote believed to have attacked two young children this week, officials with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife said.The officer, Sgt. Kim Chandler, shot the coyote with his service revolver at about 6:30 a.m. at the edge of a wooded ravine near ...
Suspicious Object Forces School Lockdown
A suspicious object found near an Eastside school forced authorities to put the school under lockdown on Friday morning, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Sheriff's deputies sent a robot to inspect the object, which was found in a wooded area near Pine Lake Middle School.The object turned out to be a ...
Victim Speaks Out About Home Invasion Robbery
A homeowner who was tied up by home invasion robbers earlier this month spoke out Thursday about the incident in the hope of preventing others from becoming victims, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The man, who did not want to be identified, said three masked men knocked on the door of ...
Suspects Sought In Beating Of College Student
Pierce County sheriff’s deputies have been going door-to-door in Parkland, handing out fliers in hopes that someone saw the three men who crashed a party late last Sunday and nearly beat a Pacific Lutheran University student to death, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Robert Grolbert, who lives in the house where ...
Stories for Thursday, April 27
Motorcycle Crash Leaves 2 Dead
Two young men died Thursday night when a motorcycle ran into a skateboarder along Alki Avenue in West Seattle. Slideshow: Motorcycle Crash Turns Deadly Witnesses said the motorcycle was heading northbound on Alki Avenue Southwest when, it appeared, the motorcyclist lost control. He jumped the sidewalk and hit the skateboarder, ...
Washington Sex Offenders Arrested In Nationwide Sting
Operation Falcon II, a nationwide sweep of fugitives, joined local and federal law enforcement to catch more than 1,100 fugitives across the nation.In Washington state, 171 arrests were made, and 86 of them were sexual predators.Law enforcement officers said of the 86 sexual predators arrested, many were homeless or had ...
Fire Rages On Boat In Puget Sound
A crew of six escaped from their burning fishing boat into a life raft this morning off Shoreline near Richmond Beach, north of Seattle, the Coast Guard said.Smoke shot from the Carol M as firefighters fought the blaze, video from Chopper 7 showed.Chopper 7 video showed other boats at the ...
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