Stories for February 2011
Stories for Monday, February 28
Baby Days with Northwest Harvest
Join us and our KIRO 7 Family Connection partners, Brotherton Cadillac and Olympic Physical Therapy, for Baby Days. Throughout the month of March we’re collecting much-needed items for Northwest Harvest’s youngest and most vulnerable clients. GIVE FUNDS You can make a $10 donation NOW! Text "FORMULA7" to 85944 and ...
UW Students Unnerved By Robberies
Seattle police are investigating two two robberies near the University of Washington from last weekend, one of which involved two female students who were held up at gunpoint.Rachel Davidson and Laura Black are housemates with the two students who were robbed, they said. Davidson and Black said. The students had ...
Natural Gas Explosion Rocks Pierce Transit Building In Lakewood
A natural gas explosion ripped through a building near the Pierce Transit administrative building in Lakewood on Monday evening. A quarter-mile area around the blast site is being evacuated but that evacuation has been lifted, the Lakewood Fire Department said. SLIDESHOW: Firefighters Douse Flames From Lakewood Gas Explosion WATCH IT: ...
Family Of Craigslist Slaying Victim Testifies In Murder Trial
The family of a man who was killed in a home invasion after placing an ad for a diamond ring on Craigslist testified on Tuesday in the accused gunman’s first-degree murder trial.Kiyoshi Higashi is accused of killing 43-year-old James Sanders in Sanders' Edgewood home during a home invasion last April.Sanders ...
Stevens Pass Snow: 'Deep And Soft, And Lots Of Fun'
An avalanche closed Snoqualmie Pass for most of the day Monday but the snow on Stevens Pass?"It's great -- deep and soft, and lots of fun," said Sheree Neal, who spent the day skiing.It was a relief of sorts, as snow fans finally saw the kind of snow a La ...
Boeing Already Looking For Tanker Workers
Boeing is already looking for new workers for its 767 tanker line, KIRO 7 news partner The Daily Herald in Everett reported Monday.On Boeing.com's Jobs page, the company says it's "filling a variety of valuable roles across the team in disciplines spanning from Mechanical, Structural, Systems and Software Engineering to ...
LIVE CHAT: Florian Graner, Ph.D., Talks To Viewers About 'Secrets In The Sound'
At noon on Friday, March 25, the creator of Secrets In The Sound , Florian Graner, Ph.D., took questions from KIRO 7 fans on his documentary about life at the bottom of Puget Sound.Below, read the exchange with viewers: 'Secrets In The Sound' Live Chat With Filmmaker Florian Graner, Ph.D.
Organizations For Conservation, Education
To learn more about conservation and education efforts about marine life in the Puget Sound and beyond, browse this comprehensive list of organizations. Adopt-A-Stream Foundation American Cetacean Society, Puget Sound Chapter Beach Watchers, WSU Cascade Land Conservancy Center For Whale Research Central Puget Sound Marine Mammal Stranding Network Climate Solutions ...
Washington To Receive $590M For Seattle-To-Portland Rail Improvements
Washington will receive $590 million in federal stimulus money to improve the Amtrak Cascades train route, which runs from Seattle to Portland, Gov. Chris Gregoire announced in a news release on Sunday."This is another great development for our state in that this rail work will generate thousands of highly skilled ...
Gov. Gregoire Hopes To Decide On 3rd Term By Early Summer
Washington Governor Chris Gregoire told Politico she's "not even thinking about" a third term yet but that she hopes to make a decision by early summer.Gregoire won re-election over perennial opponent Dino Rossi in 2008, and her current term expires in 2012."There’s no fair assumption right now, other than, I ...
Forbes: Seattle Is America's Most Miserable Sports City (Again)
Seattle has been named America's Most Miserable Sports City for the third year straight by Forbes magazine.Says Forbes:"...Through a cumulative 111 seasons and 37 playoff appearances, Seattle boasts only one champion: the 1979 Sonics of Gus Williams, Jack Sikma and Dennis Johnson. The list of playoff busts includes some real ...
I-90 Reopens After Huge Avalanche Shutdown
Avalanche danger, heavy snowfall and spun-out vehicles prompted transportation officials to close Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass for hours on Monday as a winter storm slammed the Washington Cascades. The closure extended about 70 miles from North Bend to Ellensburg. Both westbound and eastbound lanes reopened by 8 p.m. Monday."We ...
Seattle Superheroes Participate In Ballard Pub Crawl
Phoenix Jones and members of the Rain City Superhero Movement were in Ballard on Saturday night for a pub crawl, The Seattle Weekly reports.Nothing particularly newsworthy came from the event, but the Weekly did snap some close-up photos of the "superheroes" in costume.
Baristas: Bikini-Themed Stand Didn't Pay Us
It wasn't wearing a bikini and being ogled by customers that bothered coffee stand barista Bonnie Walker. In fact, she told KIRO 7, "it was a lot of fun to work there." What bothered Walker while on the job at the Baristas stand in Auburn was not being paid."They don’t ...
Seattle City Council Overturns Mayor's Veto On Viaduct Replacement Agreements
The Seattle City Council voted 8-1 on Monday in favor of approving agreements that will allow the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement project to move forward, overriding the Feb. 17 mayoral veto by Mike McGinn.The council voted on the state Route 99 agreements between the city and the WSDOT on the ...
Man Rescues -- And Photographs -- Hawk Near Conway
A photographer on Fir Island near Conway in Skagit County saved a red-tailed hawk last week and documented the rescue in amazing photos, KIRO 7's news partner The Daily Herald in Everett reported.Stu Davidson, 59, was taking photos when he saw one of the hawks land on a fence. A ...
Mariners Single-Game Tickets Go On Sale March 12
Single-game tickets for the Seattle Mariners 2011 season will go on sale Saturday, March 12 at 10 a.m., the team announced Monday.Tickets can be purchased at the Safeco Field box office and Mariners Team Stores (service charge-free) or online at www.mariners.com.People who have signed up for the Mariners e-mail list ...
Man In Hammer Attack On Whatcom Sheriff's Deputy Dead
A man suspected of hitting a Whatcom County sheriff’s deputy in the head with a hammer was killed by officers Monday, the sheriff’s office said.Officer Jeff Parks said that at 9:17 a.m., police received a call from someone at a home on Clay Road near Lynden who said a man ...
Major Truck Fire Closes I-5 In Downtown Seattle
A powerful fire on a flatbed semi truck sent fierce flames and a thick column of black smoke into the sky and closed northbound Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle Monday morning.The fire erupted at about 9:20 a.m. and burned violently while traffic passed by in the carpool lane. After about ...
Heavy Snow Blasts Mountain Passes
More than two feet of snow fell overnight in the mountain passes, challenging drivers and causing high avalanche danger as more snow is in the forecast.Highway officials closed Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass for a time at about 2 a.m. Monday for avalanche control.On Stevens Pass, 32 inches of snow ...
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