Stories for October 2010
Stories for Sunday, October 31
Seattle Police Investigate 2 Shootings
Seattle police are investigating two shootings that took place in South Seattle early Sunday morning.At about 3 a.m., police responded to a shots fired near Airport Way South and South Nebraska Street, police said.Officers checked the area and found blood nearby in the 900 block of South Doris Street.Other officers ...
Police Looking For Group Who Gunned Down Teen Outside Party
Police are looking for those responsible for fatally shooting an 18-year-old Kent man outside a house party in north Kent early Sunday morning, police spokesman Pat Lowery said.The shooting took place in the 20200 block of 92nd Avenue South at about 2 a.m.When police arrived, officers found Devin Topps lying ...
Motorcycle Rider Killed In Collision With Deer
A motorcycle rider from Victoria, British Columbia was killed after he collided with a deer on U.S. Route 101 in Jefferson County on Friday, the Washington State Patrol reported.The collision occurred 45 miles south of Forks in the northbound lanes at about 4:50 p.m.Washington State Patrol reported that the rider, ...
Nursing Home Fire Sends 2 To Hospital
A fire at a Tacoma nursing home forced dozens of residents to evacuate early Saturday morning and two residents were taken to an area hospital, the Tacoma Fire Department said.The Tacoma Fire Department responded to an alarm at the Park Rose Care Center in the 3900 block of 19th Street ...
Intoxicated Driver Found Unconscious With 2 Kids In Van
A woman was found intoxicated and unconscious in a day care minivan with two small children inside on Friday, Battle Ground police said.The incident took place in the 500 block of East Main Street during Battle Ground’s busy East Main Street Trick-or-Treat event.According to Tacoma’s The News Tribune, a man ...
Stories for Saturday, October 30
Officers Fatally Shoot Suicidal Man In Tacoma
A suicidal man has been shot and killed by police in front of the RAM Restaurant and Brewery on the Tacoma waterfront.Tacoma police spokesperson Mark Fulghum tells KIRO 7 Eyewitness News that the man was suicidal and despondent when officers were called to scene Saturday evening.Fulghum said officers tried talking ...
Officer Uninjured In North Seattle Crash
A Seattle Police officer was not injured when his patrol car collided with three parked cars Friday night.The K-9 officer was in his car, responding "lights and sirens" to a call about a "man with a rifle" in North Seattle, police said.The patrol car was westbound on North 90th Street ...
Thousands Of People 'Rally To Restore Sanity' In Seattle
Thousands of people turned out in downtown Seattle to "Rally To Restore Sanity" Saturday.The rally coincided with a much larger rally in Washington, D.C., organized by Comedy Central's Jon Stewart.The D.C. rally created a huge buzz on the Internet with thousands of people on Facebook saying they would attend.Stewart said ...
Independent Spending Fuels Surge Of Election Ads
Another $5.5 million from independent groups has fueled a surge of election ads this week in the Washington U.S. Senate race.The Seattle Times reported the total spent by independent groups in the Dino Rossi-Patty Murray race brings the campaign total to $19 million.The Center for Responsive Politics said independent spending ...
Recall Effort Launched Against Pierce Assessor
A Puyallup resident has filed the papers to begin a recall campaign against the Pierce County assessor-treasurer.The News-Tribune of Tacoma reported the documents to recall Dale Washam were filed Friday with the county auditor.Robin Farris accuses Washam of mismanaging his office and said it's time for him to answer to ...
Stories for Friday, October 29
Man Stabbed In Downtown Seattle; Suspect At Large
A man in his 40s was stabbed in downtown Seattle Friday evening, the Seattle Police Department said. The man who is believed to have stabbed him is at large, Seattle police said.The attacker is described as a black male, 35-40 years old and wearing a tan puffy jacket with black ...
List Of Seattle Parks & Rec Halloween Events
Seattle Parks and Recreation offers a cornucopia of harvest and Halloween events for ghosties and ghoulies of every age! Family friendly events are affordably priced and offer safe, but frightful, fun. Please call individual community centers and pools for complete event details.Alki Community Center5817 SW Stevens St, 98116206-684-7430Fall CarnivalWe have ...
School Bus Rear-Ended By Semi On I-5 Near Lakewood
A semi-truck rear-ended a school bus on Interstate 5 northbound near Lakewood Friday afternoon, said Brandi Kessler with the Washington State Patrol.Chopper 7 showed little or no damage to the school bus, but a vehicle behind it that appeared to be a pickup, was heavily damaged at the front and ...
Search For Missing Hiker Patty Krieger Could Resume Saturday
Searchers could return to Sauk Mountain Saturday to resume the search for missing hiker Patty Krieger, who disappeared earlier this month, the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office said.Krieger disappeared on Oct. 2. She was hiking with a group that had come to the mountain to scatter Krieger’s mother’s ashes. She became ...
Man Arrested In Facebook Sting, Accused Of Trying To Meet Girl For Sex
KIRO 7 Eyewitness News has learned a 47-year-old Lacey man was arrested Friday, accused of trying to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex. Thurston County sheriff’s detectives said the mother of a 13-year-old girl came forward Thursday with concerns that Mark Daniel may be communicating with her daughter on Facebook. ...
Feds Monitoring Thousands Of Alcohol & Drug Abusing Pilots
KIRO Team 7 Investigators have identified at least 2,000 certified pilots currently being monitored by federal regulators for abusing alcohol or drugs.And that's just a fraction of those caught.Using the Freedom of Information Act, Investigative Reporter Chris Halsne obtained an enforcement database maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration. The never-before-released ...
Duvall Boy Investigated For Shooting Plot At Tolt Middle School
An 11-year-old Duvall boy is in juvenile detention on accusations that he threatened to kill his family and several people at Tolt Middle School, according to documents from the King County Prosecutor’s office.Police were called to the boy’s home earlier this month by a family member who said the family ...
Gregoire: Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Proposals Come Within Budget
The Washington State Department of Transportation posted this announcement about the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement project to their website Friday: Gov. Chris Gregoire today announced a significant step forward in the replacement of the seismically unsafe Alaskan Way Viaduct. Both bids submitted yesterday to design and build the SR 99 ...
Man Charged With Murder Of Redmond Woman 2 Years Ago
Authorities have charged a convicted sex offender with murder in connection with the slaying of Arpana Jinaga, 24, whose body was found two years ago in her Redmond apartment, King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg said. UNCUT: Complete News Conference By Prosecutor Investigators believe Emanuel Demel Vin Fair was at a ...
Junior High Suspends Girls For Spreading Rape Text Message About Teacher
Four students at Frontier Junior High School in Graham have been suspended for spreading an inflammatory text message about a teacher.Bethel School District spokeswoman Krista Carlson said school officials became aware of the texts Oct. 15. She said the texts identified the teacher and warned “Don’t let this man near ...
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