Stories for November 2007
Stories for Wednesday, November 28
Memorial Scheduled For Basketball Player Found Dead In Brazil
A memorial service for a former local basketball player found dead in Brazil in Kent on Friday.Tony Harris, the former Garfield High School and Washington State University star basketball player, was found dead in Brazil on Nov. 18.His family is calling for more investigation into his death while Brazilian authorities ...
Bus Driver Blocks Traffic During Cab Driver Attack On I-5
Police said the man accused of attacking a cab driver Saturday had been told to leave a football game because he was intoxicated prior to getting in the victim’s cab.Luis Vazquez, 20, was kicked out of the Apple Cup game at Seattle’s Husky Stadium because police said he was so ...
Blood Shows UW Student Was Present When Roommate Died, Investigators Say
Police said a single fingerprint and a trace of blood belonging to Seattle student Amanda Knox were found in the apartment in Perugia, Italy, where her British roommate was found slain.The apartment had otherwise been thoroughly cleaned following the killing, Italian news reports said Wednesday.An Italian news agency reported that ...
School Board Investigating Teachers In Protest
The Tukwila School Board said they are investigating six teachers who walked out of the classroom about two weeks ago, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.The teachers and dozens of students left Tukwila’s Foster High School to attend a protest against the Iraq war.Protesters flooded a school board meeting Tuesday night ...
Police Find Possible 'Home Invasion Kit' In Men's Car
Detectives found what they said was a possible home invasion kit in a car three men were riding in before they ditched it following a high-speed chase.“We found numerous items inside the vehicle, some of which are disturbing,” said Detective Jen Kolb with the Tumwater Police Department.Police said they found ...
Stories for Tuesday, November 27
Police Investigate BB Gun Shootings In Rainier Valley
A woman walking her dog Tuesday evening was shot at with a BB gun on 46th Street and Cloverdale Avenue in Seattle.A few blocks away and just moments before, an unmarked police car spotted a dark SUV with at least two people inside shoot out the windows of a car ...
Police: Man Hides Marijuana In Christmas Wrapping
A routine traffic stop by an Oregon State Police trooper Monday night uncovered two pounds of marijuana wrapped in Christmas wrapping.On Monday evening, OSP trooper Dave Chambers stopped a 2004 Cadillac Eldorado on Highway 97 10 miles south of Klamath Falls Oregon going 75 miles per hour in a 55 ...
Driving Students Vulnerable If Parents Don’t Do Homework
“Instead of teaching how to avoid a collision, they were teaching if you get in a collision, here’s how you can talk your way out of it in court,” said Zach Charat.Charat of Sammamish has been a licensed driver now for a few years. But when he was 15-years-old he ...
More Fallout From Mortgage Crisis
The U.S. Conference of Mayors is releasing a discouraging new report that shows the worst of the mortgage crisis may still be to come. The numbers are staggering and show just how significant the economic fallout from the subprime mortgage fiasco is going to be in the coming year. MORE ...
Volunteer For Toys For Tots
It takes a lot of people to organize the toys we collect to ensure they are age-appropriate for the families we serve. Can you help?Please call us at 206.762.2229 to schedule a time when you can volunteer to sort toys. Our warehouse is located at 4735 E Marginal Way in ...
About Toys For Tots
Toys for Tots began in 1947 when Major Bill Hendricks, USMCR, and a group of Marine Reservists in Los Angeles collected and distributed 5000 toys to underserved children in their community. Since then, more than 370 million toys have been distributed nationwide through the program.Toys for Tots is about more ...
Cabdriver Attacked By Passenger
A local cabdriver said a man assaulted him in his cab Saturday as they left Seattle’s University District, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Sukhvir Singh, 48, told detectives the passenger, Luis Vazquez, who was extremely drunk, started yelling obscenities and calling him an "Iraqi terrorist."Singh said they were driving on Interstate ...
Body Pulled From Federal Way Lake
Federal Way police said a body was pulled from Steel Lake in Federal Way Tuesday morning around 9 a.m.Authorities said the body was discovered when someone first saw some clothing lying on a dock and then flagged a nearby ambulance crew down. One of the ambulance crew jumped in and ...
Donate At Quiznos
Each year the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve distributes more than 200,000 donated toys to children in Western Washington who would otherwise do without during the holidays.You can help by bringing new unwrapped toys to any participating Quiznos through December 21. Receive a free small fountain drink and chips with the ...
Motorcyclist Killed Crash With Dump Truck
Police shut down a major intersection in Issaquah while they investigated a fatal crash between a motorcyclist and a dump truck, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Video from Chopper 7 showed a dump truck pulled over and a motorcycle on the sidewalk as well as a tarp covering what appeared to ...
Earthquake Shakes Kitsap County
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake occurred six miles north of Brinnon, on the northwest side of the Hood Canal Monday night.Based on phone calls received at KIRO 7 Eyewitness News, the quake was felt all over Kitsap County.“My wife and I were sitting on the couch watching a late evening program ...
Man Claims Self-Defense In Student’s Dragging Death
A 45-year-old man is facing second-degree murder or first degree manslaughter charges in the dragging death of Eastern Washington University student Jerid Sturman-Camyn.Sturman-Camyn was killed on Saturday near the town of Usk.Wendall Sinn is accused of tying the 20-year old Silverdale man to the back of a pickup before he ...
Stories for Monday, November 26
Snow Falls On Mountain Passes
Snow caused a rash of problems overnight for motorists through the Cascade Range.As the snow fell, a Washington State Trooper said he pulled over to assist a driver on the side of the road when another car spun out of control towards them. The said trooper he and the other ...
2 Rescued From Sinking Boat
The Coast Guard said a 25 to 30 foot long pleasure boat sank in the waters off of Shilshole Marina in Seattle Monday afternoon.The Coast Guard rescued two people from the boat.It is not known why the vessel sank.No injuries were reported.
School Bus Runs Off Road In Crash
A school bus and a motorhome collided Monday morning at Second Avenue South and South Kenyon streets in Seattle, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Video from Chopper 7 showed both the motorhome and the school bus in some bushes on the side of the road with truck tipped over on its ...
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