Stories for June 2010
Stories for Wednesday, June 30
Record Travel Expected On Ferries Through Anacortes This Weekend
A record number of travelers are expected to access routes through Anacortes this Fourth of July weekend, said the Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division.Travelers are strongly encouraged to extend their stay to avoid the peak travel times, and to have solid backup travel plans, WSF said."We want to ...
Seattle Man Dies In Fall While Hiking In Cascades
A 38-year-old Seattle man died when he fell on a trail in the Cascade Mountains near Snoqualmie Pass, said Sgt. John Urquhart of the King County Sheriff's Office.The man was reported missing by his sister on Tuesday around 11 p.m. after he failed to return from a one-cay camping trip. ...
Head Or Body-Mounted Cameras Proposed For Police
A Seattle City Councilmember proposed that Seattle police officers be outfitted with head- or body-mounted cameras to help reduce violent situations.Councilmember Bruce Harrell scheduled a special meeting with several city departments and Seattle police to talk about the feasibility of placing state-of-the-art camera and video technology on officers.“According to some ...
Fire Destroys Everett Garage
A fire erupted in Everett early Wednesday, gutting a garage and damaging a nearby home. Firefighters responded to reports of a garage fire around 4:15 a.m. on Hoyt Avenue near 21st Street.Home video showed the fire spreading to an adjacent home. SLIDESHOW: Building Gutted In Menacing Fire Neighbors said they ...
Dozens Arrested In Major Pot Sweep
Lynnwood police said dozens of people have been arrested in connection to a marijuana sweep in south Snohomish and north King counties, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.The operation began early Wednesday when authorities with 26 search warrants served them at 25 homes and one business in connection with marijuana grow ...
The KIRO 7 Employee Survey Puget Sound Swim
WHO: KIRO General Manager Eric Lerner WHAT: Puget Sound Swim WHEN: Friday, July 2 @12:30pm WHERE: Alki Beach – all the way down between Bamboo Bar and Grill and All the Best Pet Care. Look for the public bathrooms. WHY: Great Question CAN’T ATTEND? Look for Chris Egert’s Report Friday ...
Sammamish Gas Leak Causes Evacuation
Fears of an explosion after a natural gas leak led firefighters to evacuate more than a dozen people from a Sammamish neighborhood early Wednesday.It happened on East Lake Sammamish Parkway near Northeast 18th Place.The road was closed for a few hours while more than a dozen people who live on ...
South Park Bridge Permanently Closes
Seattle's South Park Bridge closed forever Wednesday night, causing 20,000 drivers who use the bridge daily to find another way to get around.The crumbling bridge close at 7 p.m. with its drawbridge left in the open position.Community members held a wake for the bridge starting at 6 p.m. with tribal ...
Stories for Tuesday, June 29
Museum Breaks Ground in Hopes of Getting Space Shuttle
A groundbreaking in Seattle for a facility that could someday house a retired Space Shuttle.But building a state of the art structure is still no guarantee we'll get a shuttle. VOTE FOR A SHUTTLE www.museumofflight.org/shuttle-boosters This ceremonial groundbreaking is like a pistol going off at the start of a race.Seattle’s ...
Police Identify Suspect In Everett Slaying
A $750,000 warrant has been issued for a 24-year-old man wanted in a fatal shooting in Everett, said Sgt. Robert Goetz of the Everett Police Department.Police are looking for Jerome Jayvon Blake who has a first-degree murder warrant issued for his arrest.Marquise Deion Brown, 23, was shot to death on ...
Official: SR-16 Off-Ramp Built In Wrong Place
The Washington Department of Transportation built a highway off-ramp in the wrong place as part of a Tacoma project -- an error that will cost $890,000 to fix, the head of the agency said. The design problem occurred along State Route 16, Washington Department of Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond told ...
Gas Leak Prompts Evacuation In Ballard
People were evacuated from two buildings Tuesday due to a gas leak, said the Seattle Fire Department.Construction crews cut a gas line by mistake in the 5300 block of Tallman Avenue Northwest.The leak is minor and people have been allowed back in the building, the fire department said.Puget Sound Energy ...
'Barefoot Bandit' Spotted On Nebraska Surveillance Video
An Island County detective identified Colton Harris-Moore as the person seen in a surveillance video from a Nebraska rental car office, reported “48 Hours Mystery.”Police in Norfolk, Neb., sent the video to the Island County Sheriff’s Office on Whidbey Island and Detective Ed Wallace was able to confirm the 19-year-old ...
2 Dead, 3 Hurt In North Bend Crash
A Tacoma couple was killed and three others were injured in a crash on westbound Interstate 90 at North Bend Tuesday morning.The couple, along with their son and two other men, were returning from a camping trip when their Dodge Neon drifted across the westbound lanes and hit the guardrail ...
Ground Broken On Seattle Viaduct Project
After years of planning and debate, construction work has begun on the replacement for the Alaskan Way Viaduct Tuesday afternoon.State and local officials plus labor leaders and construction workers have turned the first shovels of dirt on the replacement project for Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct. State Transportation Secretary Paula Hammond ...
Anti-Whaling Activist On Criminal Watch List Vows To Fight On
A local anti-whaling activist is now on an international "criminal watch list" but told KIRO 7 he will not give up fighting for what he believes in.Paul Watson sails a boat with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, which is based out of Friday Harbor.The boats try to stop Japanese whale-hunting ...
Work Begins On New Space Gallery To Land Shuttle
The Museum of Flight will break ground Tuesday on its new $12 million Space Gallery in hopes of bringing one of the three retiring space shuttles to Seattle.The museum plans to build a state-of- the-art facility that is capable of housing a NASA space shuttle and other space artifacts.Gov. Chris ...
Former Seattleites Accused Of Spying For Russia
Two of 10 people arrested Monday, accused of working in the U.S. as Russian spies, lived in Seattle.According to court documents, husband and wife Michael Zottoli and Pamela Mills spied from Seattle in recent years while living in the Decatur Condominiums at the corner of Spring Street and Boren Avenue ...
Stories for Monday, June 28
Police Chief Nominee Diaz Talks Goals, Plans Of Department
Seattle police chief nominee John Diaz spoke with KIRO 7 Eyewitness News anchor Angela Russell about what he will do professionally and personally if the City Council confirms him for the job.Mayor Mike McGinn announced Diaz as his choice on Friday. Diaz was Seattle interim police chief for more than ...
Man Found Dead In Puyallup River Identified
A man whose body was found floating in the Puyallup River near Tacoma has been identified as 45-year-old Steven Grigsby of Puyallup.Tacoma Fire Department spokesman Joseph Meinecke said the department received several calls around 4 p.m. Monday that something, which appeared to be a body, was floating down river toward ...
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