Stories for February 2008
Stories for Wednesday, February 27
Body Discovered On Bellingham Beach
A female body was discovered laying facedown on the rocky breakwater by Bellingham Cold Storage.Police removed the body and took it to the Coast Guard office for the medical examiner to access it.According to police, the woman, who appeared to be in her 30s, was found wearing sweatpants, a black ...
Neighbors Fight 'Puppy Mill' In Skagit County
Neighbors complaining about barking and the smell from a North Sound kennel asked officials on Wednesday to shut the business down, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported."We don't want this kind of puppy mill in our neighborhood," said Paul Helinski, speaking at a Skagit County planning commission meeting.Neighbors said they’re worried ...
Elderly Man Drives Car Off 40-Foot Cliff
A man in his 80s survived after accidentally drove his car over a 40-foot embankment in Poulsbo Wednesday afternoon, landing on the beach near Suquamish.According to the Poulsbo police department, the man had eaten lunch in the area and upon leaving accidentally drove the car over the embankment.Firefighters from the ...
Couple Says Contractor Turned Dream Home Into Nightmare
KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Consumer Investigator David Quinlan obtained a number of court documents and complaints against former contractor Bill Koepp.They say pretty much the same thing. He was hired and paid to work on homes, but the jobs never got done.Now the state’s Labor and Industries department is investigating, ...
Teens Crash Cadillac Into Building
Three juveniles stole two cars and crashed them, plowing the second one into a Parkland apartment building Wednesday morning, police told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Kevin McCarty.The teens stole a car in Parkland that was warming up, drove it to Tacoma and crashed it, police said.They then found another ...
Disturbed Driver Blamed For I-405 Backup, Assaults
A woman who appeared to be mentally disturbed caused two collisions, drove the wrong way on the freeway and assaulted several people, including a police officer, the Washington State Patrol said.The WSP said a woman in her mid-20s was speeding and driving erratically on northbound Interstate 405 in Renton Wednesday ...
Laura Bush Visiting Medina
First Lady Laura Bush paid a visit to Western Washington Wednesday.Mrs. Bush spoke at a noon reception at an Eastside home to raise money for Republican Rep. Dave Reichert's re-election campaign.The event was at the Medina home of Michael and Marybeth Johnston.Mrs. Bush was at the home for 45 minutes ...
Boeing, RAK Airways Sign Deal For 737-800s
Boeing and RAK Airways Tuesday held a signing ceremony for the procurement of four 737-800s with purchase rights for two additional 737s. The deal is valued at approximately $300 million at list prices. The signing ceremony, held at the Al Hamra Fort Hotel, was hosted by RAK Airways' Chairman H.H. ...
Warriors 105, SuperSonics 99
Austin Croshere has watched from the Golden State bench all season as the Warriors repeatedly got off to slow starts, recovered with big runs and then struggled to put away opponents before the final minutes. It's exhausting basketball, both to play and to watch. Not even Croshere realized he might ...
Bones Found Near Pike Place Market Are Not Human
Police say bones found under a building near the Pike Place Market are from an animal.Bones and shells were found during a remodeling project at the Virginia Inn Tuesday.Members of Seattle's Duwamish tribe gathered at the corner of First and Virginia Wednesday morning -- when it was believed the bones ...
Crash Causes Miles-Long Backup On I-405
A collision on Interstate 405 in Newcastle blocked a northbound lane and caused a miles-long backup Wednesday morning, transportation officials said.The crash happened at Milepost 9 near 112th Avenue Southeast at about 5:30 a.m.It blocked the righthand lane for almost an hour. The carpool lanes were also blocked for about ...
Police Shoot Rogue Pit Bulls In West Seattle Neighborhood
Police shot two pit bulls running through a west Seattle neighborhood after one person was attacked Tuesday night, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Neighbors said the two dogs had been running wild in the neighborhood all night and bit a man on one of his hands and arms.Residents near South 24th ...
Families Fight To Keep Bothell School Open
Hundreds of parents, students and teachers rallied together to keep a Bothell elementary school open that’s been recommended for closure.About 400 people attended the Northshore School District meeting Tuesday night to discuss the board’s recommendation that Woodin Elementary School be closed and it’s students reassigned to Wellington or Hollywood Hill ...
Stories for Tuesday, February 26
'Ginsu' Bandit Robs Federal Way Bank With Knife
A man FBI agents call the "Ginsu Bandit" robbed a Federal Way bank Monday morning, the FBI said.The man came into Washington First International Bank wearing a ski mask and wielding an 8-inch serrated Ginsu knife.The man made the teller put the money in a blue bag before fleeing.The man ...
Police Arrest Car Thief Following Chase
Mason County sheriff’s deputies arrested 36-year-old Mark Haddock after he stole a car and led police on a high-speed chase before trying to run over deputies.“The driver of that vehicle put it in reverse and tried to back over the deputies and at that point the deputies fired a few ...
Caffe Vita Offers Free Coffee While Starbucks Closes Its Doors
Caffe Vita is giving away what it is says has always been excellent coffee while Starbucks customers are turned away while baristas go through a companywide retraining.“It’s like the Home Depot of coffee, service at Home Depot sucks,” one consumer said about Starbucks.Tuesday’s retraining is one strategy Starbucks is making ...
That Debt Collection Message May Be Bogus
Quick! You owe money! Pay it now, or else!That's the message many consumers are getting in the mail, and over the phone.But -- as KIRO 7 Consumer Investigator Amy Clancy has learned -- don't let anyone bully you into paying what you might not owe in the first place. MORE ...
Police Chase Belligerent Man On Riding Lawn Mower
Police said they arrested a man on a riding lawn mower after he yelled obscenities at a homeowner, broke out a window and then led officers on a slow-speed chase.The Vancouver, Wash. homeowner, Jason Taylor, said he returned home on Monday to see a man riding a lawn mower down ...
Several Hurt In Clyde Hill Crash
A pickup truck crash left several people hurt in Clyde Hill on Tuesday afternoon.Video from Chopper 7 showed firefighters working on patients near an overturned trailer in the 2500 block of 92nd Avenue Northeast.It appeared the trailer become disconnected from the pickup after the vehicle crashed into bushes and trees ...
Starving Horses Found At Carnation Farm
Four horses have been found dead and 10 others have been seized from a farm in Carnation where no food was found for the animals, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The farm was being rented by a woman in her 50s who was arrested this weekend on suspicion of animal cruelty, ...
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