Stories for January 2008
Stories for Thursday, January 31
New DNA Found On Bra Of Slain British Student
New DNA traces were discovered on the bra of Meredith Kercher, the British exchange student killed in Italy, Times Online reported.According to the Times, the DNA found does not match DNA belonging to Seattle woman Amanda Knox, or the two other suspects being held in Kercher’s murder.Forensic scientists also said ...
SNBL USA Everett, WA
1. Our company’s presence in Snohomish County should be no surprise. Economic Development officials recruited our Japanese-owned company to the county over eight years ago and we have worked with city of Everett officials to site, build and expand our business over the years. We are one of the largest ...
Monkey Boiled Alive At Research Lab
A monkey, slotted to be used in a drug-product research experiment, was instead boiled alive inside an Everett laboratory, a KIRO Team 7 Investigation found.It's a deadly error, but not the first one KIRO Team 7 Investigators uncovered at SNBL USA.That company is near the Boeing Plant off Merrill Creek ...
Teen Found Dead In Puyallup Home
A 14-year-old found dead at a home Puyallup was a case of suicide, deputies said.Video from Chopper 7 showed police and an aid car at the scene in the 11800 block of 145th Street East.The Pierce County Sheriff's Office is investigating.
Gov. Gregoire Issues Emergency Proclamation For State's East Side
Gov. Chris Gregoire has issued an emergency proclamation for 15 counties, mostly in snowbound Eastern Washington, struggling with mountain avalanches and paralyzed by inability to get deep snow off its streets and highways. The governor's announcement, after briefings by municipal and county officials in Spokane Thursday, allows local governments and ...
New Laws Could Protect Cell Users From Telemarketers
This is a story about cell phone bills, not your cell phone bill. Right now the legislature is considering two bills that, if enacted, would help protect your cell phone number, keeping it out of the hands of telemarketers and cell phone directories.Jane Ulness is retired but works part-time at ...
Dairy Queen Robbery Caught On Tape
A man believed to have robbed six local fast food restaurants apparently struck again on Tuesday night, holding up a Federal Way Dairy Queen in a robbery that was caught on surveillance tape.Surveillance video obtained by KIRO 7 Eyewitness News showed the man armed with a handgun, directing workers at ...
Nalley Worker May Have Died From Electrocution
The death of a worker at Nalley Fine Foods in Tacoma is being investigated by the state Department of Labor and Industries.A spokesman for the company said the man may have been electrocuted.The victim, 52-year-old Dennis Marshall, was the head mechanic at the plant.Marshall had been working alone on a ...
Arrest Made In Restaurant Shootings, Victim Identified
Seattle police have arrested a man in connection with the shooting of two people at a Central area restaurant in which one man died from his wounds and another was critically injured, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Alberto Davis-Bell, 23, was taken into custody Thursday, accused of the Wednesday shooting at ...
Military Misdiagnosis Leads To Veteran's Death
On the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH KATIE COURIC on Thursday, Jan. 31 (5:30 p.m. on KIRO 7) Correspondent Byron Pitts reports the story of Sgt. Carmelo Rodriquez, a 29-year-old U.S. Marine who served in Iraq and whose misdiagnosis by military doctors led directly to his death, of stage 4 melanoma. ...
Bicyclists Struck By Driverless Truck
Two bicyclists were struck by a truck in Seattle Thursday morning, the Seattle Fire Department said.The incident took place at East Marginal Way and Hanford Street. A crane was towing a pickup when the truck detached and careened down a hill without a driver, hitting the bicyclists.Video from Chopper 7 ...
Stevens Pass Reopens
Both directions of US 2 at Stevens Pass has reopened following a multi-vehicle crash including a jackknifed tractor-trailer Thursday morning.A Department of Transportation representative told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News crews had expected to reopen the pass at 6 p.m.The Washington State Patrol said the jackknifed truck did not have the ...
Car Salesmen Convicted Of Stealing From Customer
Two former West Seattle car salesmen have been convicted of stealing from a mentally ill customer.The men worked at Huling Brothers Auto Center which has since gone out of business.Ted Coxwell and Adrian Dillard stole $70,000 from a man who came to the dealership to buy a truck. The man ...
Surveillance Pic Released In Mercer Island Carjacking Case
Mercer Island Police have released a surveillance photo in connection with the carjacking of a newspaper carrier early Sunday morning.Investigators asked for the public's help in identifying two "persons of interest" in the case.The two -- a man and a woman -- were spotted about an hour after the carjacking, ...
Police Find Car Used In Fatal Shooting
Seattle police said they found the car late Wednesday night used in a fatal shooting that left one man dead and another critically injured.Authorities said the suspect in the case, Alberto Davis-Bell, was driving a black Lincoln Continental when he left the scene of the Wednesday shooting at the Philadelphia ...
Pickup Crash Cuts Power In Tacoma
A pickup truck that crashed into a utility pole knocked out power to about two square miles of Tacoma early Thursday morning, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Traffic was stopped in the area of the collision at 74th Street and South Tacoma Way."It looks like a pickup truck took out a ...
Snoqualmie Pass To Remain Closed For At Least Another Day
Transportation Department crews have been blasting and clearing snow at Snoqualmie Pass, but a travel advisory said Thursday that due to extreme winter conditions, the pass will remain closed until at least 9 a.m. Friday.The pass has received 5 feet of wet, heavy snow in the last five days which ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 30
Rescuers Fear Another Car May Be Trapped In Avalanche
According to the Washington State Patrol, an avalanche trapped cars on westbound Interstate 90 near milepost 50 Wednesday afternoon.KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Gary Horcher said at first rescuers believed everybody got out safely, but after discovering a snow ski they worry a car may be trapped in the snow. ...
Fast Food Robber Wanted In South Sound
Police are looking for a man they believe has robbed five fast food restaurants in Pierce and southern King counties in recent weeks.The man entered a Subway sandwich shop in the 4900 block of Center Street in Tacoma on Saturday, demanded money, forced a clerk to the floor and fled ...
How To Get Ready For Digital Television
Digital television, or DTV. You've heard about it: the moment a year from now when, without changes, millions of televisions nationwide will stop working.KIRO 7 Eyewitness Consumer Investigative Reporter David Quinlan tells what it will mean if you're not ready.If you have an older TV, there's a good chance it ...
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