Stories for August 2008
Stories for Sunday, August 31
Boil Clallam County Water, E. Coli Found
Clallam County residents are advised to boil their drinking water because lab tests have confirmed the water is contaminated with E. coli, said Estates, Inc. Water System.The water system is working closely with the Department of Health Office of Drinking Water to find the source of contamination and fix the ...
Black Bear Wanders Around Spanaway Neighborhood
A Spanaway neighborhood was caught off-guard when a black bear wandered into their neighborhood Saturday.The bear was first spotted and caught on home video wandering in Glen Takeuchi's backyard. The young male black bear had climbed a fence and was wandering, seemingly looking for food. SLIDESHOW: Bears In Western Washington ...
Body Found At Shilshole Marina May Be Missing Swimmer
A body found in the waters near Golden Gardens Park may be that of a swimmer who went missing last week, said Seattle police.Police located the body of an adult male at the Shilshole Marina around 1:30 p.m. Friday, Seattle police said.An official identification of the body remains unknown until ...
Stories for Saturday, August 30
Local Volunteers Helping Out On Gulf Coast
More than 100 Washington state Red Cross volunteers are helping out along the Gulf Coast, with 24 of them from the Snohomish County Chapter, as Hurricane Gustav made landfall Monday.A weaker-than-expected Hurricane Gustav swirled into the fishing villages and oil-and-gas towns of Louisiana's Cajun country Monday, delivering only a glancing ...
Folklife Festival Shooter Out Of Jail
The man who shot two people at this year's Folklife Festival is out of jail Saturday.Clinton Grainger pleaded guilty to an incident that left two people hurt back in May. Police said Grainger got into a fight with another man and a struggle ensued with a gun that Grainger legally ...
Surveillance Tape Leads To Accused Chehalis Rapist
Surveillance video led to a man that Chehalis police said they believe is responsible for raping, robbing and tying up a 20-year-old woman who was working at a Chehalis Subway store in July.Investigators said a car caught on surveillance tape was the key to catching Thomas Pleasant."We're referring him for ...
SuperSonics Owner Dropping Bennett Lawsuit
The final long-shot at bringing the Supersonics basketball team back to Seattle is over.Former Seattle SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz is dropping his lawsuit against new team owner Clay Bennett, ending an attempt to return the team from its new home in Oklahoma City. After two recent rulings in Schultz's lawsuit ...
Motorcyclist Dies In Redmond Crash
A Redmond motorcyclist died after hitting a curb and flying off his bike, said Redmond police.Shortly after 12 a.m. Saturday, the 31-year-old man was traveling southbound on Leary Way near 159th Place Northeast when he struck a curb and was ejected, police said.He died at the scene.Police said speed appears ...
Washington National Guard On Standby For Hurricane Gustav
Washington’s National Guard is on standby, ready to move out at a moment's notice if it's needed along the Gulf Coast. General Timonty Lowenberg said 85 to 90 Guard members were notified late Sunday that they could be called to service with just a few hours' notice, but he said ...
Stories for Friday, August 29
State Patrol Airplane Films SUV's High-Speed Ride
Troopers in a Washington State Patrol airplane recorded a recklessly-driven SUV as it sped pass other cars in Pierce County Thursday night, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Troopers in the plane said they saw a white Cadillac Escalade driving erratically northbound on Interstate 5 from Olympia and passing cars at more ...
Let The Games Begin!
KIRO 7's popular Game of the Week competition started Friday morning and now it is time to start voting! Click Here To Vote! The purpose of this competition is to see which school in our area has the most school spirit-and how far it is willing to go to make ...
Blind Woman, Seeing-Eye Dog Hit By Car
A man lost control of his car Thursday night and hit and killed a blind woman and injured her seeing-eye dog, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Seattle police said they believe the driver of the car had a seizure that caused him to lose control of his vehicle at North 85th ...
Worker Crushed On I-405 Construction Project
A backhoe struck a state Transportation Department contractor on Interstate 405 at Renton near Highway 167. The State Patrol said the worker was crushed as the equipment backed up. The worker was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. His condition is not known. The Transportation Department said the accident ...
Voting Closes For Boeing Machinists
Boeing Co. aircraft assembly workers voted Wednesday on whether to strike for an unprecedented second time in successive contract cycles.Polls closed at 6 p.m. and the 20,000-plus ballots will be counted from the Puget Sound area. Adding those to the Wichita and Portland units will take several hours, and a ...
Man Jumps Into Water After Ferry Dock Crash
A man driving a truck crashed into the ferry terminal on Vashon Island then jumped off the dock into Puget Sound Thursday, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News. Video from Chopper 7 showed the wrecked pickup that was hauling a trailer full of junked cars.The truck caught fire after it crashed.Deputies ...
Former Boeing Employee Charged With Bomb Threats
Federal authorities said they found more than 100 guns at the home of a former Boeing Co. worker, who is charged with sending bomb threats to some of the company's top executives. A grand jury returned a 16-count indictment Thursday against 46-year-old Gino Augustus Turrella, of Des Moines, charging him ...
Man Arrested In Body Dumping Case
A man has been arrested in the case of a body that was pushed from a moving car in South Seattle, police said.Renee Witt of the Seattle Police Department told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News the man was arrested and booked overnight.There were no immediate further details.The body of a man ...
Fiery Fatal Crash Closes Southbound I-405 Near Southcenter
A fiery crash involving two trucks and two cars killed a driver and closed southbound Interstate 405 near Southcenter, backing up traffic for miles on the route to Sea-Tac Airport and nearby highways Friday morning. SLIDESHOW: WSDOT Camera Shows Truck Fire SLIDESHOW: Fiery Crash Images From Chopper 7 VIDEO: Crash ...
Stories for Thursday, August 28
Hikers Stranded On 18-Inch Ledge On Mountain
A Navy helicopter is in the air, making another effort to reach two hikers who are stranded on a narrow ledge on a North Cascades mountainside. Three rescuers are hiking to try to reach the couple as well, but the trip to the mountain's 6,000-foot level will take several hours, ...
Family's Dream Home Decomposing From Rot
Building practices were different 15-years ago, which is why some experts say rotting homes may not be all that uncommon.Tucked away off the coast of Hood Canal, Brant Mash's dream home was turning into a real-life nightmare."I definitely had high hopes that this would stand for 100 years," said Mash.But ...
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