Stories for September 2006
Stories for Saturday, September 30
Man Shot In Everett
A 48-year-old Everett man has been arrested for investigation of second-degree murder following an early morning shooting in which a 45-year-old Snohomish County resident died.Police say the two had been drinking at the time of the shooting.Detectives removed more than a dozen weapons from a home on Harrison Avenue Saturday ...
Stories for Friday, September 29
Raible Blog From Sept. 29, 2006
Media No Longer Allowed Posted: Sept. 2, 2006 Question: I've seen a lot written about how the NFL is banning sports reporters and photographers from the sidelines during games. It's sort of like the Soviets only allowing news and pictures that they approved. Do you think this is a good ...
Lanes Of SR 167 Close For 4 Days
Starting at 9 p.m. Friday, Department of Transportation crews will be closing lanes of State Route 167 for four consecutive days, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. DOT CAMERAS SR 167 and 15th N.W. KIRO 7 Pinpoint Traffic Friday, crews will close the left lane of southbound 167 between 15th Street ...
Toxic Algae Blooms In Pierce County Lakes
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department said toxic algae blooms have been seen in Lakewood’s Steilacoom Lake and Ohop Lake near Eatonville, and the size of the existing bloom in Spanaway Lake is increasing.According to the Health Department, areas that have heavy concentrations, usually along the shoreline, look like green paint ...
Mount St. Helens Eruption Slowing, Scientists Say
The eruption of Mount St. Helens that began two years ago is slowing down, a U.S. Geological Survey scientist said on Friday, but experts have no estimate of when the current eruption will end. Video: Time-Lapse Of Dome’s Growth Video: Time-Lapse Of Fin Growth Video: Thermal Imaging Of Rock Avalanche ...
NAACP Calls For Investigation Of Videotaped Arrest
The Seattle-King County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Friday called for a full investigation of three Seattle police officers who arrested two Kent women at a White Center gas station earlier this week.At a news conference, NAACP leaders said the officers "roughed up" Jalena Vaughn, 19, ...
Everett Woman Pulled From Car, Beaten By Teens
Authorities said a group of about 15 teenagers pulled a woman from her car and beat her Thursday afternoon near Mariner High School in Everett.The attack happened after the woman honked her horn at them to move out of the way so she could enter her mother's apartment complex on ...
Arrest Caught On Tape Sparks Internal Police Investigation
The Seattle Police Department has launched an internal affairs investigation into the arrest of two women in White Center on Monday that was captured on surveillance tape, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Officers said they were following proper procedure and doing their best in a tense situation when they took Jalena ...
Federal Way Boy Nearly Drowns
A 3-year-old boy is recovering after nearly drowning in a pool at a Federal Way home Thursday night, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Police said the boy gained access to the pool through a closed gate while his mother was inside and his father was in the home’s back yard.Upon finding ...
Rear Window Of Seattle Police Car Shot Out
Someone shot out the rear window of a police car in Seattle on Thursday night. The officer was responding to a disturbance in the Rainier Valley when he came under fire. The shot shattered the window. The officer was not injured. Police conducted an extensive search, using dogs and a ...
2 Hurt In High-Speed Crash
Police are investigating a high-speed crash in Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood early Friday morning that left two people seriously injured.The single-car crash happened at Seward Park Avenue South and South Cloverdale just after 3 a.m., police said.Police said the driver of the car was speeding, lost control, and the car ...
Stories for Thursday, September 28
E. coli Outbreak Linked To Raw Milk In Whatcom County
Two children are ill due to an E. coli outbreak associated with unpasteurized milk from Grace Harbor Farms, a dairy operation in Whatcom County.Testing conducted by the Washington Department of Health confirmed the two cases were caused by the same strain of the bacteria.“Testing showed that the same DNA pattern ...
Foster Youths Get Full Scholarships At SU
Only two percent of foster youth in our region go on from high school to obtain a bachelor's degree in college often due to a lack of resources or a connection to a caring adult.Seattle University is addressing that statistic through the establishment of a new scholarship program for Washington ...
Spinach Back On The Shelves
Spinach is back on the shelves at 32 Haggen and Top Food Stores in Washington and Oregon for the first time since a nationwide E. coli outbreak.Shoppers are purchasing the spinach without hesitation.“Any hesitation at all, no. Well I think they've pretty much taken care of the issue and there's ...
Retired Officer Faces More Sexual-Related Charges
Retired Tacoma police officer and former Crimestoppers spokesman Lee Giles will be arraigned on new charges following a search of Giles home where police evidence from a previous case was found.Prosecutors searched Giles' home and found videotapes from a child molestation case Giles had investigated in 1991.The case involved Robert ...
Kirkland Man's Death Investigated As Homicide
Police are investigating the case of a Kirkland man who was found dead in his apartment as a homicide.The body of John Schouler, 23, was found by a roommate on Sept. 14, police said.The medical examiner's office said Schouler died from head trauma.Initially, police called it a suspicious death, but ...
Serial Exposer Targets UW Campus
A man has been seen either completely naked or without pants three times in the past two weeks on the University of Washington campus leading the UW police department to announce a crime watch in the area for what they are calling a serial exposer.Campus police describe the man as ...
Bicyclist Hurt In Collision With Van Dies
A woman on her bicycle who collided with a van in West Seattle on Wednesday has died, the medical examiner's office said.The 26-year-old woman was on her bike at 35th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Graham Street when she collided with the van as it turned the corner at about 7:45 ...
Pedestrian Struck By SUV In Seattle
A pedestrian who ran into the street was struck by a sport utility vehicle in downtown Seattle early Thursday morning, police said.The man, in his 30s, was taken to Harborview Medical Center with a head injury. He was listed in critical condition.Investigators said the driver of a Jeep was traveling ...
Pit Bull Attacks Under Investigation
Neighbors in one Auburn neighborhood fear for their animals and children after they said a pit bull attacked at least twice.Steve Stoffel told KIRO 7 he came home to find his cat fleeing for his life on Tuesday. He said the cat was running away from a neighborhood pit bull."I ...
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