Stories for September 2009
Stories for Tuesday, September 29
Police Seek Hockey Mask-Wearing Attempted Bank Robber
Detectives need the public’s help to identify an armed man who was wearing a hockey mask when he attempted to rob a Spanaway bank.The man tried to follow a bank employee from the parking lot in through the bank doors of the America’s Credit Union located in the 17000 block ...
Homeless Camp Outside Seattle Councilman's Home
Some people camped out overnight outside the home of Seattle City Councilman Tim Burgess, in the Queen Anne neighborhood. The Tuesday night campers are members of the group Seattle Housing and Resource Effort (SHARE), which says it ran out of money when bus fares went up.SHARE is asking the city ...
Abduction Attempt Made On Girl In Snohomish County
A man followed a 10-year-old girl who was waiting at a bus stop in the Startup area of Snohomish County Tuesday morning.The victim, Cora, said she was walking to her bus stop at about 8 a.m. near the 14200 block of 367th Avenue Southeast when she saw the man nearby. ...
Seattle Children's Admits Medical Mistake Killed Boy
Seattle Children's hospital has apologized for a medical mistake that led to the death of a 15-year-old autistic boy last March.Michael Blankenship, of Kent, was discharged on March 9 after having dental work at the hospital. He was found dead in his bed the next morning.His death was caused by ...
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2 Yelm Teens Critically Hurt In Head-On Crash
A head-on crash in Thurston County critically injured two 16-year-old girls who were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. A hospital spokeswoman said Skye Calhoun, the driver, is in critical condition and Alexandria Bachmeier is in serious condition.Washington State Patrol trooper Brandy Kessler said the crash happened at 7 ...
Flood Insurance In Green River Valley Hard To Come By
People in the Green River Valley are having a hard time purchasing flood insurance.The Seattle Times reported that many insurance companies have stopped writing business policies because the risk is too great.Federal flood insurance is still available, but it has limits. Its limits are $500,000 a structure and $500,000 for ...
Man Rescued After Catastrophic Crash In Shoreline
Firefighters rescued a man trapped in his car overnight after his vehicle hit a power pole in Shoreline.A KIRO 7 photographer was at the scene shortly after the crash happened at about 3 a.m. Tuesday to see the mangled wreck.The car flipped into a ditch and hit a power pole ...
Stories for Monday, September 28
15-Year-Old Missing Autistic Teen Is Found
Snohomish County Sheriff's deputies have found 15-year-old Zane Williams, a high-functioning autistic teen who had walked away from school sometime Monday.Williams was found in the Marysville area Monday night, and was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.Williams has some health concerns and officials just want to make sure he's ...
Tacoma Woman Says Police Officer Raped Her
A woman claims she was stopped by a police officer, raped and held for nearly nine hours in Tacoma Saturday. The woman said she was stopped by what appeared to be a police vehicle on Tacoma's eastside around 10 p.m. Saturday.She said the man who stopped her was driving a ...
Family Says They Are Unfairly Targeted In McCleary Search
After two days of intense searching at a home and property outside McCleary, investigators said it appears they found no significant evidence that will help find 11-year-old Lindsey Baum.The owner of the property told KIRO 7 reporter Richard Thompson that he’s contacted a lawyer about suing the police and the ...
Posting Ads On Craigslist Can Get You Scammed, Too
A Marysville woman said she may lose her home after putting out an ad for a roommate and getting scammed.Jennifer Bertalan lives in a two-story, four bedroom house and posted an ad for a roommate on Craigslist."Within 12 hours of me posting, I had three responses," Bertalan said. MORE INFO ...
King County Cuts Mean Layoffs, Furloughs, Park Closures
King County Executive Kurt Triplett on Monday proposed layoffs, furloughs and park closures to cope with a $56 million shortfall in the county's 2010 budget. News release from King County | 'Budget Book' from KingCounty.gov Triplett said his proposed budget calls for eliminating 376 jobs. Layoff notices went out to ...
16th Fort Lewis Stryker Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
Another soldier from the 5th Stryker brigade has been killed in Afghanistan. Fort Lewis says 27-year-old Spc. Kevin J. Graham of Benton, Ky., was killed Saturday by a roadside bomb in Kandahar. The News Tribune of Tacoma reports the 5th Stryker brigade has lost 16 soldiers since it deployed in ...
Deputy Fired Over Jail Cell Incident Caught On Camera
A King County sheriff's deputy accused of beating a teenage girl in a jail cell was fired earlier this month, the sheriff's office said Monday.A jail cell surveillance camera showed the incident last November in which Deputy Paul Schene went after the 15-year-old after she threw her shoe at him.Malika ...
Driver Dies After Collision With Marysville Power Pole
The driver of a pickup truck died after they crashed head-on into a power pole in Marysville Monday, knocking out power to 8,000 customers.Video from Chopper 7 showed the downed pole, snapped off at its base, with wires spilling into the street along State Route 528 near 83rd Avenue.The utility ...
Fall Weather On The Way For Washington
Fall weather is on the way for Western Washington, with rain moving in later Monday, meteorologists in the KIRO 7 Weather Center said."Clouds will be on the increase throughout the day with rain moving in later on this afternoon around the evening commute," wrote meteorologist Sam Argier in the detailed ...
Stories for Sunday, September 27
Power Restored To Queen Anne, Magnolia
Seattle City Light crews have restored power to all homes affected by an overnight outage that put about 10,000 customers in the dark at its peak.The outage was caused by a 30-year-old cable that appeared to explode."(It was a) bit scary. Our neighbors got a look at it, and they ...
2 Rescued From Sinking Boat Near Des Moines
Two people have been rescued from of a sinking boat in Des Moines.A representative for the Des Moines Police Department told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News that the two people and their dog were rescued from the boat that was about 150 yards off the Redondo Pier.The initial call for help ...
Snohomish County Preparing For Swine Flu
Snohomish County is preparing to battle the swine flu this fall.KIRO-7's partner "The Daily Herald" reported that the county plans to vaccinate 100,000 people by the middle of November.People will start getting the vaccine next month.
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