Stories for March 2008
Stories for Monday, March 31
Mysterious Plans To Build New Downtown Arena Surface
A vague media advisory was sent out Monday afternoon which said its client, B2 Inc., wants to build a privately-financed sports/entertainment/exposition facility in downtown Seattle.The letter from WongDoody Communications said that an announcement for the plan would come at 11 a.m. Tuesday morning.A call was placed to WongDoody, but the ...
Disturbing Details Revealed In Beating, Burning Of 2 Men
Disturbing new details were revealed about the slaying of two men whose burned remains were found inside a charred tent in Olympia, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News. The three men arrested in connection with Friday’s killings made their first court appearance on Monday.Prosecutors said Christopher Durga, Tommy Crow and Bryan ...
Suspect Robs Lacey Bank At Gunpoint
A suspect with a handgun walked into a Bank of America and demanded cash early Monday morning, according to the Lacey Police Department.The bank is located at 1243 Marvin Road N.E. inside of a Safeway store.The suspect reportedly contacted a bank employee, showed a gun and demanded money. Afterward, the ...
Boeing Signs Agreement With Iraq Government
Boeing confirmed reports Monday that it has signed an agreement with the government of Iraq for the purchase of 30 Next-Generation 737s and 10 787 Dreamliners.The order would be worth more than $3 billion at list prices, depending on which models are ordered. The estimated actual order price, based on ...
Pretrial Hearings Begin In Jewish Center Shooting
Lawyers representing a man accused of opening fire at the Jewish Federation offices in downtown Seattle in 2006 are disputing the way their client was questioned, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.In pretrial hearings on Monday, lawyers argued whether a videotaped police interview with accused killer Naveed Haq can be played ...
Former Seahawk Moon Appears At DUI Hearing
Seattle Seahawks radio commentator and former player Warren Moon was in court Monday for a pre-trial hearing in his driving under the influence case.Moon will go to trial on June 10.The Hall of Fame quarterback was arrested in Medina last December for driving with expired tabs and for investigation of ...
Court Orders Knox To Stay Custody In Italy Slaying
A court has ordered an American suspect and two other suspects in the slaying of a British student to remain jailed, a defense lawyer said Tuesday. The Court of Cassation rejected a defense request for the release of University of Washington student Amanda Knox of Seattle; her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele ...
Community Transit To Buy 23 Double Decker Buses
Community Transit said on Monday it plans to buy 23 double decker buses for its daily commuter runs to Seattle as the agency also announced that its annual ridership in 2007 climbed 10 percent to a record 10.9 million riders."People are exploring their commute options, and we're doing our best ...
Police: Tacoma Death Likely A Suicide
Tacoma police said a death they are investigating is likely a suicide.There were "suspicious circumstances" in the case when they first arrived at the scene in the 3800 block of North 27th Street early Monday morning, police said.A neighbor told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Kevin McCarty that he heard ...
Penny LeGate: March 29, 30 Vietnam Blog
KIRO's globe-trotting reporter Penny LeGate is back in Vietnam with a locally-based organization called Kids Without Borders. KWB was founded by Son Michael Pham, a Vietnamese American who lives in Sammamish. She is traveling with about a dozen volunteers from the Seattle area and from New York and is extremely ...
Crewmember: Alcohol May Have Delayed Ranger Crew's Rescue
A crewmember who survived the sinking of a Seattle-based fishing boat said alcohol use was common on board and that it may have played a role in the event.The crewmember testified before the Marine Board of Investigation on Sunday at hearings convened to look into the sinking of the Alaska ...
Stories for Sunday, March 30
Camper Rolls Over, Blocks I-5 Traffic
Three lanes of southbound I-5 were blocked due to a rolled-over camper early Sunday afternoon.The accident happened shortly after 12 p.m. on southbound I-5 just north of Albro Place.A truck was hauling a camper when the camper rolled over and blocked traffic. SLIDESHOW: Overturned Camper Blocks Traffic On I-5 Initial ...
Firefighters Respond To Second Kent Fire In 24 Hours
An electrical problem in the attic caused the second house fire in Kent in 24 hours, said fire investigators.It took firefighters from two units almost two hours to get the fire fully under control, said Capt. Kyle Ohashi of the city of Kent.The fire was reported shortly before 6 a.m. ...
Pierce County Fugitive, Loose For 4 Years, Caught In Virginia
A man wanted for nearly four years in a Parkland killing has been arrested in Virginia.Our partner, the News Tribune of Tacoma, reports Dmarcus Dewitt George, 24, was caught Thursday in Stafford County, Va.George was one of Pierce County's Top 10 Most Wanted suspects.According to the Stafford County sheriff's spokesman, ...
Lights Out On The Space Needle For Earth Hour
Lights went out Saturday night all over Seattle for an hour starting at 8 p.m.Even the Space Needle turned out the lights for Earth Hour.The campaign for Earth Hour began last year in Australia and traveled from the South Pacific to Europe in step with the setting of the sun.The ...
Male, Female Injured In ATV Accident
Two people were injured Saturday after their ATVs hit head-on in a heavily wooded area in Jefferson County.A 29-year-old male was airlifted after he was injured in the ATV accident at Tarboo Lake, north of Quilcene.A 16-year-old female, Samantha Neet, was the other ATV rider.Neet’s mother said her daughter is ...
High Speed Pursuit On I-5, Driver Has Child On Lap
A father is in jail Saturday, after police said he hit high speeds on the freeway with his baby girl was on his lap.It began with a 911 call from a pay phone in Mountlake Terrace around 10 a.m. Saturday when a man reported that a 19-month-old girl was having ...
DOT Plans Avalanche Control On I-90 Near Snoqualmie Pass
Department of Transportation crews will close I-90 Sunday near Snoqualmie Pass for avalanche control.DOT plans to close I-90 from milepost 56 to milepost 61 at 10 a.m.DOT says eastbound traffic will be stopped at milepost 56 near Gold Creek, and westbound traffic will be stopped at milepost 61 near Price ...
Stories for Saturday, March 29
Investigators Interview Alaska Ranger Crewmen
Federal officials continue to investigate how water entered a 203-foot fishing boat off the Aleutian Islands and quickly flooded and sank it.Federal investigators interviewed crewmen of the Alaska Ranger, as well as toured its sister ship, the Alaska Warrior Saturday, said the Coast Guard.The engineer working the overnight watch on ...
Marysville Family Takes Full Advantage Of Snow
The snow may be done, but there was enough for one family to build snowmen and make snow angels.One of the areas the snow fell the hardest was in the hills just west of Marysville. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News report Bob Branom met with a family west of Marysville who ...
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