Stories for April 2008
Stories for Tuesday, April 29
Gnome Appears In Front Of Mount St. Helens Camera
A gnome has mysteriously appeared in front of one of the cameras at the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in Toutle.The gnome can be seen on what the monument’s Web site calls the VolcanoCam Classic. To the right of the gnome is a round sign that possibly reads, “I ...
Local Businesses Hit With Counterfeit Cash
Here in Western Washington, the Secret Service confiscates anywhere from $7,000 to $10,000 a week in fake cash -- counterfeit bills that are hard to detect and cost consumers thousands of dollars.At Funky Jane's Consignment on California Avenue in West Seattle, Angela Nichols knows the struggle of making a profit. ...
Prosecutors: Armed Teen Was Prepared For After-School Fight
An armed 15-year-old student responsible for a lockdown at Mount Tahoma High School was planning to use the gun in a fight with other students after school on Monday, according to court documents obtained by KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.The student was carrying the loaded weapon -- a stolen .32-caliber revolver ...
Man Held In Teen’s Death Released From Jail
A Lynnwood man who was being held in the death of a teenager has been released from jail.The Snohomish County Jail roster confirmed that suspect Robert Spillum was no longer at the facility on Tuesday.Spillum was arrested last week after 16-year-old Jamie Leavitt was found dead at Spillum's home.Prosecutors said ...
Woman Forced From Home In Shoreline Fire
A house in Shoreline was gutted by fire early Tuesday afternoon, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.A woman who was home at the time of the fire was able to escape safely but the house is no longer fit to occupy.Fire officials said the blaze may have started in the home’s ...
Pigeons Found Shot With Blow Gun Darts
Several people in Seattle have reported seeing pigeons impaled with darts from a blow gun over the past two weeks.The birds were still alive and were seen along Third Avenue in downtown Seattle.The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is offering a $2,000 reward to find who’s responsible ...
Deputies Seek To Identify 5 In Evergreen Riot
Investigators asked for the public's help in identifying five people they said were involved in a riot at the Evergreen State College in February.Authorities said the five would likely face felony charges if they can be identified, according to a news release from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office.The sheriff's office ...
Construction Closing Eastside Freeways On Weeknights
A new southbound overpass on Interstate 405 near Factoria is causing a series of weeknight closures on Interstate 90 and lane closures on I-405.The closures start Tuesday night through mid-May. Officials are asking drivers to avoid the area in the late-night hours if possible.Seattle drivers coming to the Eastside are ...
WSU Football Player Andy Roof Arrested For Assault
Troubled Washington State defensive tackle Andy Roof has been arrested for assault. Police say the 22-year-old Roof allegedly head-butted a man who was keeping him out of a private party on Pullman's College Hill on Saturday. Pullman Police Commander Chris Tennant said alcohol was involved. Roof told reporters earlier this ...
Teacher Still Missing; Body Still Not Identified
A body found eight miles from where a Ferndale High School teacher disappeared has still not been identified by authorities, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Substitute teacher and assistant track coach Jeremy Scully, 38, has been missing since Thursday morning. His car was found Saturday near Lake Samish with the keys ...
Suspicious Package Left Outside Federal Building
Police reopened Second Avenue in Seattle after a suspicious package outside the Federal Building caused authorities to close the downtown street early Tuesday morning.Police closed Second Avenue from Spring Street to Madison Street to vehicular traffic for about two hours after someone left a duffle bag just outside the Henry ...
Stories for Monday, April 28
Local Schools Locked Down With Alleged Child Rapist In Area
Authorities shut down local schools Monday as police searched the area looking for an alleged child rapist, according to KIRO-7 Eyewitness News.Police officers combed through the neighborhood near 20th Street East and 54th Avenue East in Fife, looking for the suspect in an alleged child rape.Police used dogs to search ...
Search Intensifies For Missing 93-Year-Old Woman
Search and rescue workers and volunteers continued the hunt Tuesday for a missing 93-year-old Snohomish woman, widening their search to a one-mile radius from where Mildred Bird disappeared Sunday night."I am extremely concerned. We all are very concerned," said Sgt. Danny Wickstrom of Snohomish County Search and Rescue.Divers checked small ...
Marijuana Use Forces Seattle Patient Off Transplant List
A local man cannot get a life-saving liver transplant because he used medical marijuana for symptoms of Hepatitis C.Timothy Garon, 56, will die in the next few days, his son told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News, and he can't understand why he was denied a place on the transplant waiting list.Doctors ...
Coach’s Disappearance Remains Mystery
Family and friends of an assistant track coach who has been missing since Thursday morning said they are still holding out hope that the man will be found while at the same time are waiting to hear the identity of a body that was found in the area the man ...
13 Taken To Hospital With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
The Seattle Fire Department said 13 people, including four firefighters and two paramedics, were taken to a hospital to be treated for headaches and dizziness because of carbon monoxide poisoning at a Lake City apartment building.The fumes came from a carpet cleaning van's generator. The vehicle was parked in an ...
Boarding Home Plagued By Suicide, Unsanitary Conditions
The name Spring Manor is meant to conjure up pleasant images.But what's happening inside the Capitol Hill boarding house is anything but, according to those who live nearby."I don't come out at night by myself. I never will," said neighbor Pennie Richerson.Richerson lives across the street from the home, operated ...
15-Year-Old Held In High School Gun Incident
Police arrested a 15-year-old student at Mount Tahoma High School after officials said they found him with a loaded handgun and put the campus under a "high risk" lockdown on Monday.Authorities detained and released several other students, then lifted the lockdown at about 12:15 p.m. and sent students home for ...
Blog: Photos Show Dreamliner Outside Of Everett Factory
The blog Flightblogger is showing photos taken over the weekend of the Boeing Dreamliner outside of the factory where it is being assembled in Everett.KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Aviation Reporter Rick Price said Boeing has been keeping the first 787 planes under wraps very carefully, but it appeared that Dreamliner ...
Engine Problem Causes Delay On Vashon-Southworth Route
One ferry was out of service on the Vashon-Southworth route Monday morning because of engine problems on one boat.The ferry system said the problem was repaired, restoring three-boat services to the Vashon-Southworth route as of 7:55 a.m.The problem caused delays on the Monday morning commute to West Seattle.
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