Kalebu Admits Attack On South Park Couple; Fate In Hands Of Jury

Isaiah Kalebu's fate is now in the hands of a jury.Kalebu, the man accused of raping two women and killing one of them in the women's South Park home in July of 2009, briefly testified Thursday and said that his God told him to kill on the day of the ...

• Updated: 7:55 a.m. Thursday, June 30, 2011

Police Arrest 1 In Greenwood Abduction, Rape

An arrest has been made in the case of a woman who was abducted and raped last week in Greenwood.Police said two women were walking on the street when two men abducted one of them. A 19-year-old woman fought off the attackers, but a 20-year-old woman was dragged about 30 ...

• Updated: 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Man Leads Police On 30 Mile High-Speed Chase

A 29-year-old Bothell man led police on a chase through Snohomish and King Counties early Wednesday, the Washington State Patrol reported.The pursuit started just after midnight on Interstate 5 in Snohomish County, WSP spokesman Keith Leary said.A trooper observed the man driving “in a manner that appeared to be that ...

• Updated: 7:42 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Officer Opens Fire In Gun Battle Outside Seattle Hookah Lounge

A Seattle police officer opened fire after witnessing two men shooting at each other outside a hookah lounge in the SoDo neighborhood.The female officer was not hurt.Police told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News they have one person in custody, but a second person is at large.The shooting happened just before midnight ...

• Updated: 7:39 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Is Washington Providing Adequate K-12 Education? Supreme Court Hears Case

Some parents, teachers and school districts believe Washington state is failing its constitutional requirement to provide a basic education to our children. Lower courts agreed and Tuesday, the fight shifted to the State Supreme Court in Olympia."Kids deserve way more," Patty Venema said."We run levies every year that seem to ...

• Updated: 5:55 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Murder Suspect Who Allegedly Stabbed Attorneys With Pencils Found Fit For Trial

From our news partners at The Daily Herald in Everett: A murder suspect who allegedly stabbed two of his attorneys with pencils is competent to stand trial.State doctors have determined that Joshua Monson is able to assist in his own defense and understands the allegations against him. Monson allegedly lunged ...

• Updated: 5:38 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Police Budgets Leave No Room For Fireworks Enforcement

Local police agencies strapped by budget cuts will have a hard time enforcing fireworks laws this season, officials told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Fireworks stands -- like Tulalip's Boom City -- opened on Tuesday, selling fireworks that are legal in some areas but illegal in city limits."We just haven't had time ...

• Updated: 5:38 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011

VIDEO: Huge Avalanche Of Rock And Ice Crashes Down Mount Rainier

A video uploaded to YouTube on Monday that shows a large avalanche or rock slide on Mount Rainier. According to the blog Mount Rainier Climbing, it may be one of the biggest ever on the Nisqually Glacier.Here is the video: Stefan Lofgren, writing for Mount Rainier Climbing, quoted and e-mail ...

• Updated: 4:35 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011

VIDEO: 4 Dolphins Rescued From Mud In Canada

Dozens of people helped rescue four Pacific white-sided dolphins Tuesday, which become trapped in mud near Oyster Bay, near Campbell River in Canada, Global BC reported.The rescues were captured on video, which was uploaded to YouTube: Unlike long-beaked common dolphins, which were recently spotted in Puget Sound, Pacific white-sided dolphins ...

• Updated: 3:35 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Fire Burns Commercial Building In Kirkland

A five-unit commercial complex in Kirkland was partially burned and sustained smoke damage in a two-alarm fire Tuesday.Deputy Chief Helen Ahrens-Byington with the Woodinville/Redmond Fire Department said the fire started in a unit at the end of the complex and was contained there, but that there was smoke damage throughout ...

• Updated: 5:02 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Seattle Police To Investigate Rifle Left On Patrol Car

The Seattle Police Department said Tuesday it is launching an internal investigation into an AR-15 rifle that was left out in the open on the trunk of a patrol car.The rifle was spotted by a passerby who took a picture of the rifle and sent it to The Stranger, which ...

• Updated: 7:39 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Pierce County Deputy Injured In Crash

A Pierce County sheriff's deputy has been taken to the hospital following a crash near 108th Street and Pacific Avenue in Parkland.A Sheriff's Department spokesman said the deputy does not appear to be badly hurt.

• Updated: 11:37 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Investigators Rule West Seattle Fire Arson

Investigators are ruling a fire that was burned a West Seattle home as arson.Firefighters found fires in three places -- two bedrooms and the kitchen -- at the home, the Fire Department's Kyle Moore said.A man in his 30s was hurt in the house fire in the 7100 block of ...

• Updated: 9:25 p.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Kalebu Will Testify Wearing Shock Sleeve

A King County Superior Court judge approved the use of an electroshock sleeve on defendant Isaiah Kalebu when the 25-year-old testifies at his murder trial on Wednesday.Kalebu is on trial on charges of murder, rape and burglary in connection with a July 2009 break-in and attack on a couple in ...

• Updated: 7:46 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Whale Skeleton Reassembled In Tacoma

A whale that beached itself and died in Seattle last year is slowly taking shape -- bone by giant bone -- in a vacant Tacoma storefront. Marine biologist Rus Higley, his Highline Community College staff and a volunteer team are bleaching and assembling the gray whale skeleton on the 300 ...

• Updated: 9:26 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011

VIDEO: Fire Hose Powers Giant Slip 'N Slide

• Updated: 8:57 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Family In Anguish Over Dogs Believed Stolen

The owners of two beloved and valuable dogs believed stolen from a Woodinville home are going to great lengths to get them back.The dogs -- an English Bulldog named Augie, and Raleigh, a West Highland Terrier -- disappeared two weeks ago and are presumed stolen, said Kim Jackson, their owner."My ...

• Updated: 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Girls Flashed By Man On West Seattle Street Corner

Police said two teenage girls were flashed by a man on a West Seattle street corner Sunday afternoon.Investigators said the two girls, ages 13 and 14, were at the corner of 44th Avenue and Hanford Street at about 3:30 p.m. when a man flashed his genitals at them. The two ...

• Updated: 8:14 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Driver Slams Into WSP Car In Des Moines

A Washington State Patrol trooper escaped injury when a man driving down Interstate 5 lost control and slammed into the officer’s patrol car, police said.Police said the crash happened during rush hour in Des Moines on Monday.Trooper John Pierce said his car was parked on the shoulder and he was ...

• Updated: 7:53 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Homicide Detectives Investigate Man's Mysterious Death

Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man whose body was found Monday when officers were asked to do a welfare check because he had not reported to work for several days. Police said the man’s body was found with obvious injuries near a sliding glass door inside a ...

• Updated: 7:24 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011