Stories for April 2009
Stories for Wednesday, April 29
Three Seattle Schools Closes For Possible Swine Flu
One case of possible swine flu in King County is an 11-year-old boy who is a student at Seattle's Madrona K-8.David Tucker from Seattle Public Schools said the school will be closed through next Wednesday to follow the recommendations of King County Public Health. The school will have a routine ...
Kent Man Charged With Online Murder Conspiracy
Prosecutors say a Kent man tried to find a willing murder victim online -- and when that didn't work, he agreed to kill an unwitting victim instead. Shawn Tyler Skelton, 24, was charged in King County Superior Court on Wednesday with conspiracy to commit murder in the second-degree. Court papers ...
777 Engine Fire Forces Emergency Landing
Passengers said they were scared, but remained calm as an apparent engine fire forced a Boeing 777 to return to Sea-Tac Airport to make an emergency landing.None of the 192 people, including 16 crew members, onboard the plane were injured. Airport spokesman Perry Cooper said the Asiana Airlines Flight 271, ...
Woman Says She Was Raped In Downtown Snoqualmie
A 29-year-old woman said she was raped in downtown Snoqualmie early on April 13.The woman told Snoqualmie police that she was out with friends the night before the sexual assault. When she awoke in an unknown location, she had no recollection of what happened or how she got there, the ...
Necropsy Planned On First Dead Gray Whale
A necropsy will be performed on a 40 foot male gray whale found near Camano Island Sunday morning, said Susan Berta of the Orca Network and Central Puget Sound Marine Mammal Stranding Network.Another gray whale found dead Monday in Birch Bay had its necropsy on Wednesday. The results of that ...
Police Respond To Home Invasion Robbery
Seattle police responded to a report of a home-invasion robbery after an armed intruder stormed into an occupied South Park home late Wednesday morning.Police told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Jeff Dubois that the homeowner was alone when he heard the door being kicked in. The owner came downstairs and ...
Van Erupts In Flames On SR 167
A van erupted in flames on northbound state Route 167 near the Interstate 405 interchange Wednesday afternoon.Video from Chopper 7 showed the front end of the van engulfed in fire and black smoke billowing into the air. SLIDESHOW: Fire Engulfs Van On SR 167 Firefighters arrived to douse the van, ...
Wooden Hydroplanes Sweepstakes
Do you remember the days of building a wooden hydroplane to pull behind your bike? In honor of every Seattleite who has this memory, Seafair is partnering with McLendon Hardware and Boeing to re-energize this longstanding tradition and give fans (ages 8-18) the opportunity to win a spot in the ...
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Poverty: Family Services
15th Annual Spring Benefit Luncheon • May 8 Family Services builds emotionally healthy, self-sufficient families and a non-violent community in which they can thrive. In 2008 we served more than 6,000 people. By addressing the overlapping issues of mental health challenges, domestic violence, and homelessness we help strengthen our community ...
Health: Seattle Children's Home
Cirque Cent Vingt Cinq • 125th Anniversary Gala • May 16 Seattle Children's Home provides services for Washington's emotionally and developmentally challenged children to help them live normal, productive lives. Our unique path of assessment, treatment and follow-up has proven successful in thousands of cases over the last decade.Celebrate 125 ...
Environment: Puget Soundkeeper Alliance
Community Oyster Roast • April 26 The mission of Puget Soundkeeper Alliance is to protect and preserve Puget Sound by tracking down and stopping the discharge of toxic pollutants into its waters.The 2nd Annual Community Oyster Roast, based on the popular Southern tradition, features sacks of fresh Taylor oysters in ...
Education & Literacy: CityClub
Education for Today’s Job Market • April 21 With unemployment on the rise, more people are enrolling in community colleges with hopes that a certificate or degree will make them more competitive in today’s workplace. Anne Keeney, executive director of Seattle Jobs Initiative, leads a timely discussion that will explore ...
Arts & Entertainment: Seattle Children's Theatre
Good Night Moon • through June 7 Seattle Children’s Theatre (SCT) is the second largest resident theatre for young audiences in North America. SCT empowers young people to make new discoveries about themselves and the world around them while building a lifelong interest in the arts. Its mission is to ...
Level 2 Sex Offender Charged With Molesting Girl
A man found guilty of sexually assaulting a child in Nebraska was charged Tuesday with molesting a 7-year-old Kitsap County girl.According to the Kitsap Sun, county prosecutors charged the level 2 sex offender with child molestation.Court documents said Michael J. Alderman Sr., 36, molested the girl while baby-sitting her during ...
Face Masks Sell Out On Swine Flu Fears
As fears of the swine flu grow, some Puget Sound-area stores are running out of surgical masks.Many health experts said the face masks don't offer much protection from the flu, and local health officials have not advised people to buy the masks.But stores like a Bartell Drugs at the base ...
Puget Sound Gets Bad Marks In Air Quality
Some Puget Sound counties have gotten bad marks in a national American Lung Association report rating cities and counties on pollution levels. The State of the Air report released Wednesday gives King County an F grade and Pierce County a C grade in ozone pollution.King County had 11 high ozone ...
Local Family Possibly Sickened By Swine Flu
A Pacific family will take their baby to a doctor Wednesday morning after the entire family was sickened by flu-like symptoms a few weeks ago. Jonathan Vargas and his wife, kids, and extended family of nine said they felt sicker than they've ever been two weeks ago, immediately after Vargas' ...
Stories for Tuesday, April 28
220 Employees Receive Layoff Notices In Bethel School District
More than 200 employees, most of them teachers, got layoff notices in one of the largest school districts in Pierce County. Parents still have an opportunity to let the Bethel School District hear from them before those teachers are fired. The 220 notices were sent out to staff members Tuesday ...
Budget Cuts Force UW-Tacoma Layoffs
The University of Washington Tacoma said state budget cuts have caused it to lay off eight employees, reduce hours for 11 others and leave unfilled eight to 11 other vacant teaching positions.UW Tacoma Chancellor Patricia Spakes said the layoffs are unfortunate, but unavoidable in the face of a $3.85 million ...
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