Stories for November 2008
Stories for Wednesday, November 26
Southcenter Mall Shooting Suspect Arrested, Booked
The suspect in the Southcenter Mall shooting has been booked into the Multnomah County Jail in Portland. Police released his booking photo.Police arrested the suspect in the Southcenter Mall shooting following a four-day manhunt, said David Gehrke, an attorney for the suspect’s family.Barry Saunders, 21, was picked up in Portland, ...
Man Enters Plea In Attempted Sale Of Hitler's Stolen Bookmark
A man accused of selling an 18-karat gold bookmark that reportedly belonged to Adolf Hitler pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday morning.Christian Popescu, 37, a Romanian national in Kenmore, was arrested outside a Bellevue Starbucks after he set up a clandestine meeting to negotiate the sale of the stolen ...
Family Lawyer Urges Shooting Suspect To Come Forward
The hunt is still on for the suspect of the Southcenter Mall double shooting as the lawyer for the shooter’s family is urging the suspect to turn himself in.An arrest warrant has been issued for 21-year-old Barry Saunders who has been charged with second-degree murder and first-degree assault.David Gehrke, the ...
Man Arrested for SeaTac Rape
A man was arrested Tuesday for a rape that occurred last week in the City of SeaTac, said Sgt. John Urquhart of the King County Sheriff’s Office.The suspect allegedly offered a ride to a 19-year-old girl in Seattle on Saturday at about 11:30 p.m.Rather than taking her home, the man ...
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UW, WSU Ordered To Trim Budgets
The Governor is asking nearly every state agency to slash their budgets, including the state’s public colleges and universities.Community colleges must trim an additional $12.5 million. The University of Washington must cut $7 million more. At Washington State University it’s a $4.5 million cut and a little more than $1 ...
Wash. Supreme Court Justice Called U.S. AG 'Tyrant'
State Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders says he was speaking his conscience when he stood up and yelled "tyrant!" at U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey last week, during a speech in which Mukasey later fainted.See video of the speech, outburst. Mukasey was the keynote speaker at a black-tie dinner Thursday ...
Jones To Start Against Cowboys
Julius Jones will start for the Seahawks on Thursday at Dallas. Coach Mike Holmgren says Jones will start against his former Cowboys four days after being benched, and replaced by Maurice Morris. Morris gave Seattle its first 100-yard rushing day since Week 3 in last weekend's loss to Washington. Holmgren ...
Auburn Apartment Fire Displaces 5
Fire burned an apartment building in downtown Auburn Wednesday morning, displacing five people from their homes on the day before Thanksgiving.A KIRO 7 photojournalist at the scene said two couples, including one with children, were displaced. A high school wrestler said he made it out with only the clothes on ...
Fewer Holiday Travelers This Year
It's a busy day for travelers, but the American Automobile Association says it's not quite as busy as in years past.Despite good weather over much of the U.S. and cheaper travel costs, the auto club says about 600,000 fewer Americans have a long trip planned compared to last year's Thanksgiving.KIRO ...
Stories for Tuesday, November 25
Superintendent Recommends Closing 7 Schools
A number of Seattle schools are on the chopping block, and KIRO 7 Eyewitness News has learned which ones.The superintendent is recommending the following: BUILDING CLOSURES In a press release by the Seattle School District, six buildings will be closed, and an additional building will be closed temporarily and may ...
Family Wants To Know Who Beat, Burned Aberdeen Man
The family of an Aberdeen man who died from his injuries after he was beaten and set on fire is making a plea for the public’s help in catching his killer.Marlon Lee, 41, was dropped off by a Good Samaritan at the Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen at about ...
Suspect In Southcenter Shootings Identified
Police have identified the suspected gunman in the double shooting at Southcenter Mall as 21-year-old Barry L. Saunders.Officers have been searching for the man they believe opened fire on two teens Saturday, killing one, wounding another and sending panic through the mall in Tukwila.Police said they have three reasons that ...
Man Dies From Possible Medical Emergency On I-405
A 40-year-old man from has died on northbound Interstate 405 in Bothell Tuesday.Trooper Keith Leary said that at 12:15 p.m. the Bothell man was on the interstate when he felt very sick, pulled over to the shoulder and struck a guard rail.Leary said police and fire personnel responded and tried ...
Gregoire Orders $260M In New Budget Cuts
Facing another daunting drop in state tax collections, Gov. Chris Gregoire has ordered an additional $260 million in emergency spending cuts to ensure the current budget ends its year in the black.See how much each department is being asked to cut in this report from the Office of Financial Management ...
Execution Of Convicted Murderer Delayed Indefinitely
Federal and state judges have indefinitely delayed the execution of Darold Stenson for the 1993 shooting deaths of his wife and a business partner in Clallam County. The separate stays were issued Tuesday by judges in federal court in Yakima and in Clallam County Superior Court. U.S. District Judge Lonny ...
Two Men Injured In Head-On Crash Near Gold Bar
Two Monroe men were injured in a head-on crash on U.S. 2 near Gold Bar Monday night.Police said 24-year-old Lance C. Ligtenberg was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after his Jeep crashed head-on into another vehicle at 7:43 p.m.A second driver in the crash, Clifford J. Foss, 24, ...
Aberdeen Man Who Was Beaten, Burned Has Died
An Aberdeen man who was beaten and burned last week has died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.Deputies told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Marlon Lee died at 5:42 p.m. on Monday.An autopsy will be conducted Tuesday, police said.Sheriff's deputies in Grays Harbor County last week arrested a man described as ...
Snohomish County Budget Shortfall Cuts 160 Jobs
In a four to one decision, the Snohomish County Council approved Monday a 2009 budget that calls for the elimination of 160 jobs.Nearly half of those jobs are vacant. The 80 employed workers will be laid off."We're going to lose about half our staff in planning and development services," said ...
Developments In Southcenter Mall Shooting
The Tukwila police information officer told KIRO 7 that there will be news to report regarding the Southcenter Mall shooting within a few hours. VIDEO: Police Closing In On Gunman The spokesperson did not reveal what that information might be, but said they are putting things together and will have ...
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