Stories for August 2011
Stories for Tuesday, August 30
Bellevue Teachers, Schools Reach Tentative Agreement
The Bellevue School District and the Bellevue Education Association (BEA) reached a tentative agreement Tuesday on a new contract to start the 2011-2012 school year.The agreement comes one week before the start of school and means classes will start on Sept. 6 as scheduled."Our goal was to reach a contract ...
King County Executive Wants To Spend $1.4M To Fight Gangs
King County Executive Dow Constantine proposed Tuesday to spend $1.4 million to combat gang violence in the southern part of the county.The money would come from the Criminal Justice Reserve Fund and will be used for suppression of gang activities, intervention and prevention, the executive's office said.The proposal has already ...
Cab Driver Accused In Rape Has Bail Hearing
The cab driver accused of picking a woman up at a Tacoma night club last weekend and raping her is being held on $50,000 bail.Prosecutors had asked for $100,000 bail for Mahamud Husseno, but Husseno's court-appointed defense attorney argued that Husseno had no criminal history in his 11 years in ...
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Arlington Police Arrest Man In Walmart Bomb Threats
Police arrested a 23-year-old Marysville man Tuesday morning after they said the man admitted making two bomb threats made at the Arlington Walmart last week and Tuesday.The Arlington Police Department said the man is an employee at the Walmart location and that he left notes in the building on two ...
Chase Ends In Crash Into Patrol Car Near Federal Way
Police said a man was arrested after he led King County sheriff’s deputies on a chase in Federal Way Monday night.Deputies said the pursuit started around 11 p.m. when officers saw a driver who was running red lights.Deputies said the man crashed into a patrol car after they rammed him ...
Man Shot In Buttocks In Tacoma
Police said a man was shot in the buttocks overnight in Tacoma.Officers said the shooting occurred at about midnight on South Seventh and South I Street. Investigators said the victim’s injuries are non-life-threatening. An investigation is under way.
Totem Pole Ceremony To Be Held On Anniversary Of Woodcarver's Death
A blessing ceremony for a totem pole carved in honor of native woodcarver John T. Williams will be held Tuesday afternoon on the one-year anniversary of the day he was shot and killed by a Seattle police officer.Family members of Williams call this the first full-scale totem pole to be ...
Message To The Community From Seattle Police Chief John Diaz
This has been a difficult year for the men and women of our department and the Seattle community. As the anniversary of the death of John T. Williams approaches, I wanted to communicate directly to those we serve what the Seattle Police Department has done to act on the feedback ...
Boeing To Redesign 737 Engine Amid Competition
Boeing says it's planning to redesign the engine of its workhorse 737 airplane in an effort to quickly match growing competition from rival plane maker Airbus."Getting the 737NE launched is a welcome development but way overdue. 'Overwhelming demand,' says Boeing, makes you wonder why they didn't do this much earlier. ...
Man Killed In Mangling Crash Near Eatonville
A 55-year-old Graham man died in a high-impact crash on state Route 161 near Eatonville on Tuesday morning, the Washington State Patrol reported.The crash happened on northbound SR 161 near 388th Street East when the man’s pickup drifted to the shoulder, left the road and hit a tree, police said.The ...
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Westbound I-90 Cleared After Truck Crash Blocks Lanes
Westbound Interstate 90 was cleared after 7 a.m. Tuesday following a crash involving a jack-knifed truck towing a trailer with construction equipment.The crash happened just before 6 a.m., blocking two lanes of westbound I-90 at Rainier Avenue South in Seattle. Traffic was backed up for miles.
Stories for Monday, August 29
Bellingham Woman Says Associate Of Red Light Camera Company Harassed Her
A woman says she was threatened by someone working on behalf of a company operating red-light cameras in Bellingham.The man is a court process server who didn't even know a restraining order had been filed against him until KIRO 7 called him this morning, and told us he is the ...
State Patrol: VW Van Goes Up In Flames On SR 520 Near Redmond
No one was hurt after a van went up in flames on State Route 520 on Monday.The Washington State Patrol said the 1976 Volkswagon van was headed eastbound on 520 near State Route 202 shortly before 5 p.m. when it started smoking a bit. The driver pulled over to the ...
Tacoma Police: New Info Says Teen Was In Brawl Before Fatal Shooting
After interviewing witnesses for nearly two days, Tacoma police said Monday they had uncovered new evidence in the shooting death of Billy Shirley III early Saturday morning.Sources told KIRO 7's Kevin McCarty that some of the details police were first gathering in the case had changed after witnesses that didn't ...
2 Days Before School Starts, Tacoma Teachers On Verge Of Strike
Tacoma schools may be on the verge of the first strike in more than 30 years.Teachers met Monday evening to discuss their next move, and contract negotiations were scheduled for Tuesday morning. Before Monday's meeting, some teachers told KIRO 7 Reporter Deborah Horne that a tentative agreement with district officials ...
Cab Driver Accused Of Raping Passenger
A cab driver has been jailed in Thurston County after a woman said he picked her up at a Tacoma nightclub Saturday, drove her around for hours and raped her."I'm a wreck; I feel like I'm losing my mind," the woman told KIRO 7 on Monday.She asked us not to ...
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