Stories for October 2011
Stories for Saturday, October 29
Taking care of your holiday plants
The holiday plants are coming! Is there a poinsettia in your future? A Christmas cactus on its way to your doorstep? A small bag of paperwhites waiting to add their pungent fragrance and starry white flowers to your holiday decor? If you’re one of the millions who will find yourselves ...
Stories for Friday, October 28
Fake beard helps Yakima police solve bank robbery
It took nearly a year, but police in Yakima now say they used a fake beard to solve a bank robbery. Police say they got a DNA sample from the beard. The test results came back and they led to the arrest of a man who was arrested in ...
3 teens seen near John Hay Elementary with air rifles and toy guns now in custody
Three teenagers who were reportedly seen near John Hay Elementary School in Seattle with what police said were air rifles and toy guns are in custody, the Seattle Police Department says. A mail carrier told police he saw a 14-year-old boy walking around with what looked like two rifles ...
Victim in DUI crash involving SPD detective: 'I have no idea how my son and I are alive'
A man on the receiving end of what police said was a drunk driving crash had angry words Thursday for the Seattle police officer accused in the wreck. Scott Pratt sat on his couch, too sore to move, he told us. He described the moment a driver plowed into ...
Doctor: Snohomish High School stabbing victim's heart stopped 3 times
Doctors revealed Friday just how close a Snohomish High School freshman came to dying earlier this week after she was stabbed by a classmate. April Lutz, 14, was stabbed more than 20 times in the attack. Her friend was also injured and was released from the hospital Monday. Doctors ...
Dog survived gas chamber, up for adoption in NJ
ROCKAWAY, N.J. (AP) — A stray beagle mix that cheated death in an Alabama dog pound's gas chamber is up for adoption in New Jersey. Volunteers began looking for a new home for the dog known as Daniel after the animal walked out unscathed from the carbon monoxide administered by ...
Armed men kick in door in Seattle home invasion
Police said two people armed with handguns stormed a house in South Seattle Friday morning. Seattle police said they responded to a call about a home invasion robbery in the 4600 Block of South Henderson Street at 6:45 a.m. According to the victim, the armed robbers kicked in the ...
Multiple alcohol bottles found in SPD officer's vehicle after DUI arrest
A Seattle police detective was charged with DUI after he was involved in a crash in Mukilteo that led to the discovery of numerous open and empty bottles alcohol inside his unmarked police vehicle, an arrest report said. The Mukilteo Police Department said officers responded to a report of a ...
Man, sans arm, enters Bellingham office after using self-made guillotine
A man who entered a Bellingham medical office with a severed limb later told medics he cut his own arm off with a self-made device. Police said the man walked into a urology office in the Birchwood neighborhood at 11 a.m. Thursday. His right arm had been severed below the ...
Court martial begins for soldier accused in thrill killings of 3 Afghans
Jury selection begins Friday in the court martial of a soldier accused of masterminding the thrill killings of three Afghan civilians last year. Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs, of Billings, Mont., is one of five soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord charged in the deaths of the three Afghan men. Some soldiers ...
Man whose head crushed by hit-and-run driver angered by sentencing
A man whose head was crushed by a hit-and-run driver who sped through a parking lot outside a Boy Scout meeting in Olympia says he’s angered by the prison sentence the man responsible received. Dan Kitchings and his father-in-law, Dee Cooper, saw Cody Chipman speed into a parking lot near ...
Novelty lenses come with a warning
Cosmetic contact lenses are being sold without a prescription at local costume shops, beauty parlors and gas stations despite the practice being outlawed since 2005, according to the Ohio Optical Dispensers Board. Particularly popular for use in Halloween costumes, cosmetic contacts allow the wearer to change their eye color or ...
Report: Man fire-bombs Taco Bell for too little meat in chalupa
Police in a southwest Georgia town are looking for the man that allegedly fire-bombed a Taco Bell. The man, who has not been identified, called the restaurant complaining because his chalupas didn't have enough meat,WALB Channel 10 in Albany reported. Arson investigators will now look at phone records to determine the ...
Stories for Thursday, October 27
Man’s history of customer, employee complaints runs deep
KIRO 7 first started looking into a local company, Eagle Point Charters, because a customer complained about not receiving a promised refund. After filing public disclosure requests with multiple state agencies, Consumer Investigators learned the problems go much deeper than just one upset consumer. Former employees, like ...
Stories for Wednesday, October 26
Statement from U.S. Bank
Thank you for the opportunity to respond. I've not seen this report until today so please know that we will give it a close review. U.S. Bank is firmly committed to delivering an exceptional customer experience through all of our channels including branch, ATM, Internet and mobile. We value all ...
U.S. Bank to end rewards program for debit card users
There are new signs that bank rewards could soon become a thing of the past. It comes after another major bank told its customers that it's cutting perks and slashing benefits. A letter to a KIRO 7 newscast producer told him that his U.S. Bank debit card will ...
Stories for Tuesday, October 25
Biscuits from scratch
Biscuits are the stuff of legend. The mere mention of them conjures images of hearth and home, kindly grandmothers and good-smelling kitchens. A particularly well-made biscuit has been known to inspire proposals of marriage. People love eating biscuits. They love talking about biscuits. But when it comes to making them, ...
Recipe: Apple Ginger Bundt Cake
With a little freezer space and a few hours before the big day, delicious pies and cakes can be made ahead and frozen, leaving our ovens free for that big ol' bird and all the fixings to go with it. Talk about convenience; this autumnal cake skips the work of ...
Recipe: Pumpkin Cheesecake
Cheesecake is a great make-ahead dessert, especially for those with limited freezer space. This scrumptious version is baked in a gingersnap crust and is flavored with cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. You can make it on Sunday or Monday and hold it in the fridge until Thursday. -- Jeanne Besser ...
Recipe: Maple Apple Walnut Crunch Pie
With a little freezer space and a few hours before the big day, delicious pies and cakes can be made ahead and frozen, leaving our ovens free for that big ol' bird and all the fixings to go with it. Unlike a traditional apple pie, which should be frozen before ...
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