Stories for March 2007
Stories for Saturday, March 31
Plane Goes Down In A Field Near Silvana
A Marysville man suffered only minor injuries when his plane went down in the 21800 block of Pioneer Highway, just southeast of Silvana.According to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, they responded to a reported plane crash at At approximately 7:00 pm Saturday evening.Deputies reported that a 48 year old Marysville ...
Kitsap Passenger-Only Ferry Service Ends
Passenger-only ferry service between Bremerton and Seattle has ended.The service ended Friday after two and a half years of providing morning and evening roundtrips between Bremerton and Seattle. At least 350 people used the service daily, paying $7 each way.Kitsap Ferry owner Greg Dronkert said he had to suspend service ...
Truck Crashes Into Cedar River
Firefighters rescued four people whose truck crashed into the Cedar River Saturday morning.Renton fire deparment reported that the truck went into the river in the 2600 block of State Route 169 in Renton around 3:45 a.m.Firefighters found the truck partially submerged in the river, with extensive front-end damage to the ...
Stories for Friday, March 30
Pickup Crashes Into Ballard Building; Driver Killed
A bizarre crash sends cement blocks flying and now the focus is on what caused a fatal scene.It all played out just before 6.30PM Friday night in the 2400 block of Northwest 54th Street in Ballard.Police say the force of the crash points out that speed was definitely a factor.The ...
Attempted Child Abduction Reported In Everett
Everett police responded to Immaculate Conception School in the 2500 block of Hoyt Avenue in Everett Friday morning after receiving a call of an attempted abduction of a student from the school.A female student told Everett police she had been standing inside the gym when the door opened and a ...
Police Investigating More Victims In Youth Coach Sex Accusations
Detectives are investigating new allegations of a youth basketball coach and youth group volunteer accused of raping a 12-year-old boy.During Andrew Kortegard’s arraignment Friday, detectives revealed that they were investigating new other possible victims after a couple of referrals came in following media coverage of Kortegard.“Since this initially hit the ...
Couple Ordered To Tear Down House
It's a perfect example of how "what you don't know can hurt you."KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Bob Branom explains how a couple has been ordered to tear down a house, and the problem doesn't stop there. MORE ON THIS STORY Link to permitting process in all counties of Washington ...
Students, Faculty Mourn Athlete Who Was Fatally Shot
Police detectives are trying to figure out how a star high school football player from Seattle was shot and killed in Everett this week.Leonard Hunter, 18, a senior at Franklin High School, was gunned down at an Everett home on Tuesday night.A memorial has been set up just inside the ...
2 Students Accused Of Poisoning Bainbridge Island Teacher
Two 12-year-old students at a Bainbridge Island school poisoned their teacher on Thursday because they didn't want to attend class, police said.Police said the two girls knew the teacher was allergic to strawberries when they put strawberry-flavored lip gloss in the teacher's coffee cup and water bottle."They decided if they ...
Man Burned After Fire Erupts At North Seattle Home
Flames shot from a home in Seattle's Roosevelt District early Friday morning and a man believed to have lived there was injured, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. SLIDESHOW: Flames Shoot From Seattle House The man walked into a coffee shop near the fire scene with severe burns on his hands, ...
Police Search For Gunman Who Fired On Plainclothes Officers
Police are searching for a gunman who fired shots at Seattle police officers late Thursday night in the Rainier Valley.Police said someone opened fire at plainclothes officers near Rainier Avenue South and South Henderson Street.Police closed several streets while officers on the ground and a police helicopter searched for the ...
Stories for Thursday, March 29
Counterfeit Bills Discovered In Bellevue
Bellevue police recovered counterfeit money from three suspects at Bellevue Square Tuesday afternoon, according to investigators.“We’ll see counterfeit currency, but nothing of this quality. This is good-quality stuff,” Detective Gary Forrest said.Forrest said the counterfeiters took $5 bills, washed off the ink and printed $50s on a printer in an ...
Officers Focus Of Complaint, Internal Investigation
Two Seattle police officers are in the center of an internal investigation following a complaint and video footage of an arrest in January.On Jan. 2 veteran police officer Greg Neubert and his partner Mike Tietjen arrested convicted felon George Troy Patterson on suspicion of allegedly selling crack cocaine downtown Seattle.The ...
Couple Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide
The deaths of a man and woman at a home in Gig Harbor appear to be a murder-suicide, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said.A man who was found wounded outside the house on Thursday morning said he was trying to break up an altercation when he was shot. When a ...
FDA Warns About Buying Accutane Online
The FDA has issued a warning against buying Accutane online, especially for pregnant women and girls.It set up a new Web site to warn the public of the potential risks.Hazards from the acne treatment reportedly include birth defects, miscarriage, premature births and infant mortality.The FDA also warns of possible side ...
WSDOT: Inspection Finds No New Viaduct Settlement
The Transportation Department says last weekend's inspection of the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle found no new settlement.Officials said that due to half an inch of settlement at two piers found during previous inspections over the last year, the department will move forward with repairs in the area between Columbia ...
Mayor Cracks Down On Nuisance Properties
Stating that the city's land use, housing and weed codes need to be stricter, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels Friday announced a program which will significantly increase fines for landlords and property owners who refuse to repair dilapidated homes, turn back yards into junk yards or let bushes and weeds grow ...
Workers Struggle To Raise Collapsed Crane
All morning long Thursday, workers have been trying to raise a crane that collapsed along Lake Union Wednesday.Chopper 7 was over the scene shortly after the crane collapsed and landed on a boat dealership’s storage shed.Blue Water Yachts owner Todd McChesney said only shipping supplies were inside, but he wants ...
Amber Alert Kids, Father Found
The FBI has taken the father of two children who have been at the center of an Amber Alert into custody after finding him with his children, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.The children and their father were found after the Greyhound bus they were on broke down in Idaho Springs, ...
Man Accused Of Possession Of Child Pornography
A Lewis County man is under arrest, accused of possession of child pornography and authorities said they believe they may have stopped a more disturbing crime. The State Patrol's Missing and Exploited Children Task Force arrested the man Wednesday in his camper trailer.The trailer was parked about 20 yards from ...
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