Stories for February 2010
Stories for Friday, February 26
New Evidence Uncovered In Wenatchee Teen's Slaying
Detectives are working a new lead in the slaying of a teenage girl in Wenatchee earlier this month.Police said cell phone records indicated Mackenzie Cowell was likely at the Wenatchee Riverfront Park boat ramp area shortly after she left a beauty school class Feb. 9.The 17-year-old's body was found Feb. ...
Man Shot 3 Times In Home Invasion Near Renton
A 27-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot three times during a home invasion near Renton early Friday morning.King County sheriff's deputies arrived at the man's mobile home on 196th Avenue Southeast after the man called 911 just after 1 a.m. The victim told deputies that three ...
Girl Scout Cookie Maker Admits Taste Problem With Lemon Cookies
The baker that supplies cookies for the Girl Scouts of Western Washington is voluntarily recalling some Lemon Chalet Crème cookies, but none of the affected batches was shipped to our region.Little Brownie Bakers admits that some of the cookies are, "not up to our quality standards."The baker insists the cookies ...
Stories for Thursday, February 25
Disabled Man Sexually Assaulted At Point Defiance Park, Police Say
Police are looking for the person who sexually assaulted a developmentally disabled man at Point Defiance Park Saturday afternoon.Tacoma police said the 24-year-old victim was fishing on the dock at the park before the attack. He was then enticed into the men’s bathroom at the boathouse by an older man. ...
Boy Sustains Life-Threatening Injury At UW Clinic
A child of a patient receiving therapy sustained a life-threatening injury at the University of Washington Medical Center Roosevelt Clinic, said UW Medicine spokesperson Susan Gregg-Hanson.A spokesperson for the Seattle Fire Department said they transported a 3-year-old boy from the clinic to Harborview Medical Center Thursday.There are no further details ...
'Hero' Firefighters Rescue Woman, Dogs From Burning Home
A retired volunteer firefighter in Cle Elum is being called a hero after he rescued a disabled woman from her burning home and helped pull several of her family's dogs to safety.The firefighter -- who is himself disabled -- was able to carry the 22-year-old woman and several family pets ...
Man Says Driver Deliberately Hit Him In Skyway, Left Scene
A Seattle man is recovering from his injuries after what appears to be a deliberate hit-and-run in the Skyway neighborhood.Cesar Sanchez, 19, was walking home with two friends shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday when he saw a car coming as he attempted to cross Woodley Avenue South at South 115th ...
Safeco Field Gets New Energy Efficient Scoreboard
The out of town scoreboard at Safeco Field was replaced Thursday with a new energy efficient LED board, said Rebecca Hale of the Seattle Mariners.The new board will have full-color animation capabilities and will use only about one-tenth of the energy of the old board. The old board used incandescent ...
2 Women Victims Of Similar Robberies Near UW Campus
Police are looking for those responsible for committing two similar strong-arm robberies near the University of Washington campus on Tuesday.Police said the first robbery occurred at about 1 p.m. at a bus stop located near University Village in the 2700 block of Northeast 45th Street.Officers said four or five men ...
Man Dies In One Car Crash In Yelm
A 79-year-old man was killed when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole, said Washington State Patrol Trooper Guy Gill.Richard Flory was driving his car in the 12900 block of Vail Road Southeast shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday when he struck several mailboxes before hitting the pole.His ...
Man Vows To Keep Giant Cannon After Annexation
A man facing the impending annexation of his property onto the city of Kirkland says he'll do what it takes to keep his prized World War I cannon where it currently sits.Willis C. Cole has a 1917 Krupp Howitzer sitting on his property in the Kingsgate area of unincorporated King ...
Millman's Blog: Chemo Down, Radiation To Go, Work In Sight
A lot has gone on the past few weeks... first thing's first: I finished chemo! I was so excited to get that behind me. After 5 months of taking those drugs I am happy to be done with it. I am including a picture from my last chemo session.. it ...
Cranes Flunking New State Inspections
A surprising number of cranes are failing new state safety inspections even though the construction industry has had ample time to get into compliance.It's been three years since a deadly crane collapse in Bellevue killed Microsoft lawyer, Matthew Ammon, as he sat in his nearby apartment. The incident sparked a ...
Seattle City Light Warns Of Billing Scams
Seattle City Light says con artists posing as utility bill collectors are targeting some of their customers again.City Light said several customers with Asian-sounding last names recently reported phone calls from con artists claiming to be City Light employees who were ready to disconnect their electricity, said spokesperson Scott Thomsen.In ...
Body Found Inside Car Overturned In Pond
A gruesome discovery was made Thursday morning when emergency responders in Tacoma pulled a car out of a retention pond and found the body of a 25-year-old Tacoma man inside.A passing driver spotted the overturned car in the pond along northbound Interstate 5 at 38th Street in Tacoma at about ...
Blog: Hearing On Flight Safety, 1 Year After Buffalo Crash
Carol Han, of our Washington, D.C., bureau blogged from a hearing into the crash near Buffalo of a plane co-piloted by Rebecca Shaw of Maple Valley. 6:56 a.m.: A year after the crash of the Colgan Air crash over Buffalo, NY, what has the Federal Aviation Administration done to make ...
New Plan To Crackdown On Panhandling
Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess has a plan to crackdown on panhandlers who aggressively go after people and their money.The new proposal would make it illegal to panhandle within 15 feet of ATMs and parking meters. Panhandlers would not be allowed to use abusive language, intimidating gestures, or follow someone ...
Stories for Wednesday, February 24
Body Of Missing Camper Found Near Yelm
Divers found the body of a 20-year-old man who was last seen Friday during a camping trip near Yelm, said the Thurston County sheriff’s office.Jay Nelson was camping with friends at Deschutes Falls County Park Friday night. He was last seen when the group went to sleep at about 11 ...
Mayor Sends Letter To Microsoft Regarding 520 Bridge Plans
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn sent a letter to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Wednesday saying that he would welcome the opportunity to discuss plans regarding the 520 bridge replacement.McGinn said he would like to have a town hall with Ballmer and Microsoft employees on their campus in Redmond.Read the letter here. ...
Former Principal Struggling To Clear Name After Overturned Rape Conviction
For the first time since his arrest, a former Tacoma middle school principal talks candidly about allegations of rape and his struggle to clear his name. Harold Wright Jr. was convicted of rape but it was later overturned. He said his reputation, career and his future all hinge on clearing ...
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