Stories for July 2009
Stories for Tuesday, July 28
Beware Of Door-To-Door Pavers Offering Blockbuster Deals
When it's hot, they're on the prowl. Unlicensed street pavers going door-to-door offering blockbuster deals that end up costing the consumer thousands.Cynthia Clark is dealing with the aftermath of one of those unlicensed pavers; her driveway is a sloppy mess."He said it was a special asphalt he laid down for ...
Lawyer In A.G.'s Office Accused Of Internet Sex Harassment
A lawyer in the state Attorney General's Office is accused of harassing a woman sexually.King County Prosecutors on Tuesday filed court papers accusing Jonathan Milstein of telephone harassment.According to the documents, Milstein pretended to be a Seattle woman and used the Internet to line up sexual partners for the woman.The ...
List Of Cooling Centers, Red Cross Tips
Learn to swim and swim well. Never leave small children unattended near water – not even the bathtub – not even for a moment! Adults should practice “reach supervision,” which means to always be within arm’s length when a child is near water in case of emergency. Know when it’s ...
BBB Warns About Twitter Money Making Schemes
Through Tweets, e-mail and Web sites, job hunters are being told that they can make lots of money from the comfort of home using Twitter and Better Business Bureau warns that the large print for such offers may promise big returns but the fine print can cost them every month.Currently ...
2-Year-Old Boy Suffers Brain Injury From Alleged Abuse
A man was arrested Monday in the assault of a two-year-old boy that resulted in a critical brain injury, the Kitsap County Sheriff's Department said.Department spokesman Scott Wilson said medics responded to an apartment in East Bremerton Monday after receiving a call from a man, later identified as the fiancé ...
Mother Of Abandoned Baby Pleads Guilty
A Federal Way woman who abandoned her newborn at the doorstep of a church last September pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to one count of abandonment of a dependent person in the third degree.The baby girl was found at Steel Lake Presbyterian Church in the 1800 block of South 308th Street.Surveillance ...
Searchers Brave Heat In Search For Missing McCleary Girl
As temperatures soar near 100, teams from the Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office, the FBI and Pierce County are in McCleary Tuesday conducting another search for missing 10-year-old Lindsey Baum.The teams, including search dogs, are battling the heat as they check up on additional tips and re-check the area hoping ...
Power Outage In Downtown Bellevue
Puget Sound Energy crews are working to restore power in downtown Bellevue on both side of Interstate 405.Officials said the power went out around 9:40 a.m. Tuesday and they expect it to return between noon and 1 p.m.PSE does not think the outage is heat related, but they still don't ...
Bomb Squad Robot Inside Kirkland Bank Following Robbery
A bomb squad has sent a robot inside a Kirkland Bank to investigate a suspicious package following a robbery there at 9 a.m.Chopper 7 is live over the Sterling Savings Bank at 230 Main Street.Fred Gutt from the Seattle FBI office said the robber is described as a white man ...
Heat Wave Could Cause Scattered Power Outages
Seattle City Light is urging customers to conserve power because some of its old equipment could fail under the strain caused by this week's heat wave.In a news release, City Light urged customers to be prepared for outages.Seattle City Light said it has enough power supply to handle an increased ...
Body Of Missing Swimmer Found In Lake Washington
Divers have pulled the body of a swimmer from Lake Washington following a search for the man who was last seen near Seward Park in Seattle.Rescuers were searching for a 78-year-old man.Video from Chopper 7 showed rescue vessels and divers in the water.
Thurston County Swimmers Heading To River Involved In Crash
Swimmers heading for Thurston County's Deschutes River to cool off were involved in a serious crash Monday.Troopers said a woman driving a KIA pulled onto state Route 507 when the driver of a pickup hit the car and spun it around.The pickup then rolled onto its side and hit two ...
Man Struck, Killed By Light Rail Train
A man who was struck and killed on the light rail line in south Seattle jumped into the path of the train, police said.They said the man jumped over a Jersey barrier onto the tracks near 4th Avenue South and South Holgate Street just before midnight Monday. Fire department medics ...
Stories for Monday, July 27
Water Main Break Leaves Gaping Hole In Ravenna Street
A water main break sent a torrent of water rushing through the Ravenna neighborhood, affecting 35 homes.Chopper 7 over the scene near Northeast 74th Street and 26 Avenue Northeast Monday afternoon showed a huge hole in the street where the water came gushing out.The path of wet mud and gravel ...
Ballard Murder Suspect Arrested
Police say they've arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Ballard convenience store clerk.Seattle Police Department SWAT team officers arrested the suspect Monday afternoon, police said. SLIDESHOW: Surveillance Images Of Gunman The SWAT team surrounded a home on Northwest 60th Street just east of 11th Avenue Northwest, about ...
Woman Pulled From River Near Monroe Dies
A woman pulled along with her son from the Skykomish River on Monday has died, the sheriff's office said.The 48-year-old Seattle woman died at a hospital Monday night. Her 7-year-old son has been released from the hospital, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said.Bystanders ran to help the woman and her ...
Firefighters Battle Structure Fire In Tacoma
A two-alarm fire raced through a building in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood Monday afternoon.Fire crews had to back off the fire at an old grocery store at South 16th Street and Court G in Tacoma after the building collapsed around them.Firefighters don't yet know how the fire started and said it ...
Customers Pay Respects To Convenience Clerk
Friends and customers of the convenience store clerk who was fatally shot Sunday morning in Ballard came back to the store to leave flowers and pay their respects to the victim Sunday night.The 28-year-old man was shot during a robbery around 6:30 a.m. Police said the gunman entered the store ...
Live Video Of Seafair Events On kirotv.com
Watch live video on kirotv.com of these Seafair 2011 events: Torchlight Parade Saturday, July 30: 7 - 8 p.m.: Seafair 2011 Pre-Parade Show 8 - 10 p.m.: Alaska Airlines Torchlight Parade Blue Angels Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011: Blue Angels Practice | Time: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, ...
Teen Driver Blamed In Death Of Jogger On Lopez Island
A 15-year-old struck and killed a man who was jogging on Lopez Island on Sunday. Minutes earlier, the teen driver hit a group of bicyclists, injuring a 7-year-old boy on Sunday, the sheriff's office said.The 7-year-old boy was taken by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, the San Juan ...
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