Stories for October 2008
Stories for Friday, October 31
Teen Identified In Fatal Seattle Shooting
A gunman opened fire near a Seattle community center Friday night, killing one boy and seriously injuring another.Quincy Coleman, 15, died from several gunshot wounds, said the King County Medical Examiner.Coleman and another teen were shot at about 8:30 p.m. Friday at 26th and East Jefferson in Seattle, said the ...
Families Grieving After I-5 Fatal Crash
Two families are grieving and sharing their memories after a deadly head-on accident on Interstate 5 Thursday. Washington State Patrol continues their investigation of the crash, but they believe it was caused by a driver under the influence.The crash happened at about 6 p.m. Thursday when a 51-year-old Puyallup man ...
Overturned Truck Aggravates Ramp To I-5
Only one lane of traffic was getting by for nearly two hours on the ramp from westbound 520 to southbound Interstate 5 as crews were cleaning up an overturned truck.Chopper 7 over the scene showed nearly a dozen emergency and aid vehicles on the ramp shortly before 5 p.m. Friday.There ...
Boeing Factories Set To Resume Work After Strike
Factories at Boeing Co. are due to start humming again Sunday after Machinists union members voted to end a costly eight-week strike that clipped profits and stalled deliveries by the world's No. 2 commercial airplane maker.Workers are expected to return Sunday night to Boeing's commercial airplane factories, which have been ...
Help With Credit Card Debt May Be Coming
For those struggling with too much credit card debt, help might be on the way. An unlikely combination of banks and consumer groups are asking the government's permission to “forgive” as much as 40 percent of credit card debt for some borrowers. It may sound odd that banks would want ...
SUV Perched On Mailbox, Car After Crash
A SUV went over a parking lot embankment and landed on another car and a mailbox on Mercer Island.Chopper 7 over the scene Friday afternoon showed the SUV on top of the mailbox and a smashed car beneath it.The smashed car appears to have been parked on the street. The ...
WSDOT Issues Comments On Ferries Division's Recycling Efforts
The Washington State Department of Transportation issued this statement on Friday after a Team 7 Investigation revealed that products put in recycling bins on state ferries were put into landfills:Washington State Department of Transportation Assistant Secretary David Moseley today commented on the Ferries Division’s recycling efforts at Seattle’s Colman Dock."We ...
Lacey Man Wanted For Assault
A man is wanted for stabbing another man at a Lacey party, police said.Jorge Alberto Lopez Loeza, 36, was at a party in Lacey when he got into a fight and stabbed a man who complained about music being played at the party, the Lacey Police Department said.Loeza’s last known ...
Mora Declares He's Not A UW Candidate
Seahawks assistant coach Jim Mora says he's not a candidate for University of Washington head coach. "I am not a candidate for the University of Washington coaching vacancy," Mora said in a written statement handed out by a Seahawks spokesman. Mora is a former Washington player who began his coaching ...
The Spin Room: Q&A With Sound Transit Spokeswoman
Here are questions and answers from an interview between KIRO-TV's Investigative Reporter Chris Halsne and Linda Robson, Public Relations Specialist at Sound Transit:Question: Tell me about the quiet room. Why do you have rest facilities for the locomotive engineers? See answer Question: Why have them do a split shift. Why ...
Tax Money Subsidizes Train Operators' Naps
They are code-named "quiet rooms." Places where Sound Transit train engineers can nap during the day, eat some free food and even sit in a relaxing Jacuzzi.KIRO Team 7 Investigators reveal how tax money, collected for transportation improvements, is being used to pay for some nice accommodations.Sound Transit calls the ...
Ring Of Wallingford Rape Victim Missing
An engagement ring is missing from the Wallingford home where police said a man raped a woman, said the Seattle Police Department.The man allegedly stole the woman’s platinum engagement ring with a 1.05 carat round brilliant cut diamond in the center and 19 diamonds on each side.Plat RHA is engraved ...
Redmond Teacher Honored As Cox Conserves Hero
This summer KIRO 7, with our parent company, Cox Enterprises and the Trust for Public Land, launched a nationwide program to honor environmental heroes in Western Washington. These heroes work behind the scenes to improve and preserve shared parks and outdoor spaces.Now, we're proud to introduce the first-ever Cox Conserves ...
Rain Triggers Spinouts During Morning Commute
A collision closed three southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near South 178th Street towards the end of a Friday morning commute period that was rough for travelers all over Western Washington.A Washington State Department of Transportation camera showed fire and police at the scene of the collision that happened at ...
Crash Closes Battery Street Tunnel
A collision has closed the southbound lanes of the Battery Street.
How To Protect Trick-Or-Treaters From Sex Offenders
Several states, including Maryland, Missouri, and Idaho are taking aggressive action this Halloween to protect Trick-or-Treaters from sex offenders. In Maryland, the state sent registered sex offenders special posters that read 'No Candy At This Residence.' Offenders are required to post them on their front doors. They've also been instructed ...
Stories for Thursday, October 30
Teenager Shot, Killed In Boulevard Park
A teenage boy was shot and killed at about 8:20 p.m. Thursday while he babysitting his nephew in the Boulevard Park neighborhood south of Seattle, the sheriff's office said.Some family members said the boy was 17 years old, but deputies said the victim was 15.King County Sheriff's spokesman John Urquhart ...
Watch Highlights Of The Skyline/Bothell Game Here!
Enjoy these highlights from the Skyline/Bothell football game Thursday night. This game was on national television and was for the KingCo 4A Championship. Take a look!
2 Killed, 4 Injured And Man Arrested In Interstate 5 Crash
Washington State Patrol troopers have arrested a man they believe caused a double-fatal car accident on Interstate 5 southbound just north of Federal Way, said Trooper Curt Boyle of WSP.A 51-year-old Puyallup man was traveling in the northbound lanes when he crossed the median into the southbound lanes causing a ...
Machinists Scrutinize Boeing's Tentative Contract
Boeing machinists got their first look at a tentative new contract, and suddenly the question is whether their strike is about to end or if it's just starting.Striking workers have been coming to the union building in Everett to read the new contract offer, and after waiting more than 50 ...
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