Stories for October 2008
Stories for Wednesday, October 29
Elderly Couple Bound, Robbed In Home Invasion
A couple was bound and robbed in a home invasion in the Skagit County town of Lyman, said the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office.Three men dressed in black with black masks and gloves entered the couple’s home on First Street in Lyman at about 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, said Will Reichardt, chief ...
Police: Man Arrested Connected To At Least One Hotel Robbery
A man fitting the description of the serial hotel robber has been detained by Tacoma police and has been positively identified as the robber who struck at least one hotel along the Interstate 5 corridor, said Officer Mark Fulghum.“We’re sure he’s involved with at least one of the robberies. Now ...
House Burns In Gig Harbor
A two-story house caught fire on Beardsley Avenue in Gig Harbor Wednesday morning.Video from Chopper 7 showed most of the home's roof completely burned through.Firefighters used both foam and water to knock down the flames at both the roof and ground levels of the house. SLIDESHOW: House Burned To Charred ...
Car Fire Blocks I-405 In Bothell
All lanes of northbound Interstate 405 were blocked at 9 a.m. when a van caught fire in Bothell Wednesday just north of state Route 527.The fire department, Washington State Patrol and Department of Transportation responded and the two left lanes of the interstate were reopened after the fire was doused.The ...
Forgotten Cigar Ignites Fire At Bremerton Mayor's Home
A forgotten pregame stogie is blamed for a fire that damaged Bremerton Mayor Cary Bozeman's home on Saturday afternoon. A Bremerton fire marshal, Joel Wolfe, said Bozeman left the cigar on his wooden backyard deck before leaving his home. The blaze caused $10,000 to $15,000 of damage to the waterfront ...
2 Kinds Of Crimes On The Rise In Pierce County
Police said two kinds of crimes that bring thieves quick cash are on the rise in Pierce County.The Pierce County Sheriff's Department said identity thefts and other crimes that use people's personal information have been a growing trend for several years, and those kinds of crimes are rising even faster ...
Woman Struck By Vehicle In Federal Way
A woman was struck and injured by a vehicle in Federal Way Wednesday morning, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.The incident occurred at about 7 a.m. in the 28600 block of Military Road South.Video from Chopper 7 showed paramedics working on the woman in the street and police and firefighters at ...
Truck Crash Ruptures Major Gas Line Near Enumclaw
A 20-year-old woman who troopers said was driving drunk crashed a pickup truck into a gas line near Enumclaw, rupturing the line and causing a massive leak and the closure of a highway early Wednesday morning.The Auburn woman's pickup hit a feeder line connected to a major gas pipeline between ...
Stories for Tuesday, October 28
Diamond Scam Artists Targeting Hispanic Women, Police Say
A Lacey woman lost a large amount of money after she became a victim of a diamond scam artist, said Lacey police.The victim, who wants to be called Maria, spoke to KIRO 7 through an interpreter.Maria said she started talking to a couple in a Lacey parking lot after the ...
Crane Operator Helps Police Catch Fugitive
A crane operator on a Bellevue construction site helped police catch a fugitive who was running from police Monday, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Police said the 35-year-old Bellevue man wanted for violating probation jumped out of a window of his second-story apartment to flee from police and corrections officers who ...
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Amanda Knox To Stand Trial In Italy
A lawyer says UW student Amanda Knox will stand trial in the murder of her British roommate in Perugia, Italy. An Ivory Coast man has been convicted of murder of the same crime, the lawyer said. The judge indicted Knox and Raffaele Sollecito on charges of murder and sexual violence ...
Tukwila Motorcycle Officer Involved In Crash
A Tukwila police officer on a motorcycle was involved in a crash with a truck Tuesday morning.Police said the officer was driving northbound on Interurban Avenue South at Interstate 5 with his lights and siren on when a box truck turned in front of the officer, resulting in a crash.Paramedics ...
Seattle-Area Home Prices Drop 9% Since Last Summer
A measure of local home prices fell slightly in August and indicates a drop of about 9 percent since housing prices peaked in the Seattle area in July of 2007.The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Price Index for the Seattle area -- which includes Everett, Bellevue, Tacoma and Olympia -- was ...
Heavy Fog At Sea-Tac Airport Delaying Arrivals
Due to heavy fog at Sea-Tac International Airport, arrival traffic is experiencing delays between 16 and 30 minutes and increasing.Get more information on travel weather.
Witness To Lake Ballinger Homicide Located
A 17-year-old man wanted for questioning in the homicide of a girl whose body was found in Lake Ballinger was located and interviewed by police Tuesday night.Mountlake Terrace police said they believed Mario Ibanez aka "Pelon," witnessed the death of 17-year-old Britney Galindez on Oct. 21.Ibanez told others that he ...
Speakers Urge Council To Spare Programs From Budget Axe
Hundreds of Seattle residents lined up to speak at a five-hour hearing on the city's budget Monday night, imploring the City Council to spare their programs from the budget axe.Faced with lower tax revenue because of the economic downturn, the council will be forced to make millions of dollars in ...
Testimony Says Katmai's Crew Left Airtight Compartment Open
Testimony to a marine board Monday revealed that the crew of the Katmai accidentally left an airtight compartment open, letting water in and knocking out the boat's steering.The fish processing boat sank early last Wednesday morning in Alaska's Aleutian Islands, about 1,300 miles southwest of Anchorage. Five crew members were ...
Stories for Monday, October 27
911 Call Could Help Investigators With Belfair Fire
A 911 call could help investigators determine what caused a deadly house fire near Belfair that killed a 16-year-old girl and her 4-year-old brother. As fire investigators continue searching for evidence at the scene of a house fire that killed 16-year-old Margaret Reece and her 4-year-old brother Koen -- they ...
SPEEA, Boeing Contract Talks Delayed
The union for Boeing engineers has agreed to postpone negotiations on their new contract to give Boeing extra time to work on talks to end the machinists strike, said Bill Dugovich, Communications Director for SPEEA.The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) received a request from The Boeing Company ...
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