Stories for December 2006
Stories for Sunday, December 31
Police Investigate South Seattle Shooting
Seattle police are investigating a shooting in south Seattle early Sunday morning.Police were called to the 6600 block of Corson Avenue South at 1:30a.m. for a reported shooting outside a large party.Seattle fire department medics found one person shot in the leg.Seattle police arrested one suspect.
Stories for Saturday, December 30
St. Helens Wildlife Area Closing To Protect Elk
Beginning Sunday, public access will be closed to the Mount St. Helens Wildlife Area to reduce stress on wintering elk.The state Department of Fish and Wildlife says the presence of humans can put additional stress on elk during times of cold temperatures and declining food supply.More than 60 elk died ...
Day Of Mourning To Delay Benefit Checks
The state Department of Social and Health Services says some clients who receive benefits by paper check may get them late next week, because the U.S. Postal Service won't be delivering mail on Tuesday.The Postal Service will be shut down in observance of the national day of mourning for the ...
Stories for Friday, December 29
Fire Truck Trapped In Sunken Road
A fire truck became trapped in an undermined road while responding to a broken water main Friday night, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The water main broke near Skyline High School on 236th Avenue Southeast in Sammamish.Deputy Fire Chief John Murphy told KIRO the fire truck was responding to reports of ...
Body Of Everett Man Found In Woods
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a man's death in Snohomish County Friday, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.His body was found in the woods across the street from where he lived in Everett.A close friend of the man said he’d been missing for days.Everett police said that shortly after 7 ...
Teacher Accused Of Voyeurism At His Home
A 47-year-old teacher is accused of voyeurism after he allegedly videotaped house guests in the bathroom of his Woodinville-area home.A man was arrested and booked into jail on 17 counts of voyeurism after a King County sheriff's office investigation was triggered by a complaint from a house guest who discovered ...
2 Found Dead In Federal Way-Area Home
King County sheriff's detectives are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman whose bodies were found in a Federal Way-area home on Wednesday night, deputies said.Deputies responding to a request by someone who hadn't heard from a resident at the home found the two, who were in their ...
Few Collisions Reported Despite Icy Roads
Few collisions were reported on Friday morning despite warnings that icy roads could cause a repeat of Thursday's morning commute.Over 50 crashes were reported early Thursday after snow that fell Wednesday and froze overnight left a slippery sheen on roadways."There are lots of subfreezing temperatures, especially in the South Sound," ...
Stories for Thursday, December 28
Some Sea-Tac Flights To Denver Canceled
Some flights between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Denver were disrupted early Friday because of another blizzard in Colorado.Passengers leaving from Sea-Tac are advised to check with their airline for the status of their flights.Cancellations and delays were already starting Thursday night because of the storm rolling through Colorado, but there ...
Man Arrested In Killing Of Woman Found In Trunk
Everett police arrested a man Wednesday night in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found in the trunk of a stolen car last month, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Police said Aaron Bander, 21, and his 17-year-old girlfriend murdered a woman in an apartment unit off of ...
Road Crews To Fix Landslide-Damaged Highway 2
Road crews will begin permanent repairs next month on a section of Highway 2 that was damaged by a landslide in November, transportation officials said.The record rains triggered a slide that caused the eastbound lane of the highway near Index to sink by over 7 feet.Transportation crews put in a ...
Strollers Recalled Because Of Hazard
About 14,300 Phil & Teds e3 Strollers with doubles seats have been recalled.The strollers, manufactured by Regal Lager Inc., are being recalled because children can touch the rear wheels when seated in the stroller's add-on seat, which poses an abrasion hazard to children. The company received one report of a ...
Ice Sends Cars Sliding, Crashing
Black ice and freezing fog were blamed for dozens of collisions in Western Washington on Thursday morning and forecasters warned similar conditions could send cars sliding on Friday.Snow that fell Wednesday and froze overnight left a slippery sheen on roadways -- especially the Eastside, where there were numerous crashes on ...
Man Fatally Shot In Alleged Home Invasion
Federal Way police are investigating a shooting that left an apparent intruder dead in a home.The shooting occurred on Tuesday in a house in the 30600 block of Fourth Place South.Police said the homeowner called 911 at about 11:40 a.m. to say he had shot someone with a shotgun after ...
Driver Arrested After Chase, Crash
A driver who led state troopers on a chase was later arrested after his car struck a vehicle in Seattle's University District, police said.Troopers said the man was driving erratically on Highway 99 and he sped off when they tried to pull him over. Troopers ended their pursuit to protect ...
Mudslide Blocking Train Tracks Cleared
Crews have cleared a 30-foot mudslide that covered railroad tracks 3 feet deep near Seattle's Carkeek Park.But Amtrak and Sound Transit passenger trains won't start using the track until Friday morning, as a safety precaution.Sound Transit is offering a shuttle bus to get passengers back and forth between Everett and ...
Icy Roads Blamed For Numerous Crashes
Snow that fell Wednesday and froze overnight caused a number of collisions early Thursday morning, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported."Freezing fog has left a layer of ice across our roadways," said KIRO 7 Eyewitness News meteorologist Rick VanCise. "No matter where we look, there's fog, black ice or a combination ...
Stories for Wednesday, December 27
Sex Offender Solicits Baby-Sitting Jobs
Thurston County prosecutors said a level III sex offender was caught posting an ad on a craigslist Web site offering his services as a baby sitter, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Deputy prosecutor Jodilyn Erikson-Muldrew said John Gray had his picture posted on the popular site and a citizen recognized his ...
Ex-Doctor Faces New Charges Of Indecent Liberties
Prosecutors have filed new charges against a former Lacey doctor accused of indecent liberties with female patients, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News has learned.Thurston County prosecutors said charges filed Wednesday accuse Dr. Jitesh Chawla of inappropriate sexual contact with 13 victims.Chawla previously faced charges of indecent liberties with three patients at ...
Man Arrested For Alleged Ax Murder Of Sister
A woman was killed with an ax Wednesday morning in Bremerton, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Police responding to an apartment complex near Olympia Community College at 6:20 a.m. found the 38-year-old body of a woman.Bremerton police said they were called to the home by the suspect who told dispatchers he ...
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