Stories for January 2012
Stories for Tuesday, January 31
Professor Alex Bradford -- Black History Month 2012
He was a multi-talented gospel composer, singer, arranger, and choir director who was a great influence on artists like Little Richard, Bob Marley, and Ray Charles and helped bring about the modern mass choir movement to gospel. Born in Bessemer, Professor Alex Bradford attended the Snow Hill Institute in Snow ...
Deputies fatally shoot man who fired on them near Roy
A Pierce County Sheriff's Department SWAT team fatally shot a suspect who fired at deputies and a sheriff department aircraft as officers were serving a warrant on the "high-risk" suspect near Roy, sheriff's officials tell KIRO 7 Eyewitness News. The man died of his injuries, Detective Ed Troyer said. ...
Woman stabbed on downtown Seattle bus
A Metro Transit passenger used her cell phone to call for help after she was stabbed in the chest Tuesday afternoon, police said. The bus was downtown at Third Avenue and Stewart Street when the attack happened just before 3 p.m. A Seattle police officer was nearby and ...
Bothell bank robber caught on camera
Police trying to find a man who robbed a Key Bank in Bothell have released surveillance images of the robber. The man, 20 to 30 years old and 5 feet 11 inches tall with blue eyes, was wearing a plaid and gray hooded jacket, a black ski mask, black ...
Pedestrian struck while crossing lower Queen Anne street
A woman turning left onto Mercer Street from Queen Anne Avenue North hit a man crossing the street Tuesday afternoon, police said. The man fell and hit his head, suffering injuries that police said were not life-threatening. The walk signal was on for the pedestrian, police said. ...
Congressman John Lewis
John Robert Lewis (born February 21, 1940) is an American politician and was a leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. He was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and played a key role in the struggle to end segregation. Lewis, a member of the Democratic Party, has ...
KIRO InColor, winter edition
The Winter edition of KIRO InColor aired Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. Here are the stories we presented: The state is about the make history -- as it fashion's the state's brand new, 10th representative district. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Reporter Graham Johnson travels to the district to find ...
Curtis Walker says witnesses wrong, denies shooting boy
A man on trial for the murder of a 12-year-old boy said witnesses who identified him as the gunman were wrong. Prosecutors took a more aggressive approach with defendant Curtis Walker on Tuesday as he testified for a second day during his trial. Walker, 36, told ...
Puget Sound could benefit from U.S. House proposal to fix roads, bridges
There is developing news in Washington, D.C. where the U.S. House just announced a proposal to rebuild or repair hundreds -- if not thousands -- of U.S. roads and bridges, including what's likely a sweeping set of construction projects in the Puget Sound region. It’s a $260 billion plan ...
1,500-pound propeller stolen in U-District
A thief made off with a massive propeller when the truck it was in was stolen from Seattle’s U-District. Police said the stainless steel ship propeller weighs 1,500 pounds. Investigators have not said what the propeller is worth or why someone would want it.
Humpback whale spotted in unusual location
According to a report from the Orca Network, one or two humpback whales were spotted in Hood Canal on Friday. The Orca Network newsletter said the organization couldn’t recall a report of a humpback whale ever being seen in that area. The sighting report said the ...
Major announcement for Seafair's Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon
City leaders and Seafair are announcing a new course and other changes for the 4th annual Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon in June. Watch the announcement live on kirotv.com at 10 a.m. Seattle City Councilmember Jean Godden will join community leaders to unveil the new course for the ...
Man attacked, bound in home invasion robbery
A man was attacked in his Sequim-area home in a home invasion robbery early Tuesday. The Clallam County Sheriff's Office said the victim told them three masked men forced their way into his home, assaulted him and bound him with duct tape. The men then ransacked the home ...
Meth house still toxic mess, 2 years after bust
Two years after police broke up a drug operation at a Port Orchard home, the contaminated house sits as it did then: a hazard, filled with chemicals saturating the walls and floors, that's next to the home of a family with two young girls. A sign with skull and crossbones ...
72-year-old with memory loss vanishes in Bellingham
Surveillance video shows a missing Whatcom County man moments before he vanished without a trace. The surveillance video from the Bellingham bus depot captured the last known images of Bobby Johnson. The 72-year-old is seen walking in and then sitting down in wearing a blue ...
Standoff ensues after man points gun at cabbie
A cab driver said a man pointed a gun in his face during in a dispute over the fare and caused a standoff at a Seattle apartment. Seattle police said the driver picked up a woman in Shoreline and drove her to Aurora Avenue and 140th Street ...
Authorities investigating apparent rash of sea lion killings
Federal authorities are investigating what appears to be a rash of sea lion killings in the Puget Sound area after at least three were shot. The investigation will include a necropsy on Tuesday and X-rays on Friday so investigators can look for bullets or other evidence of shootings. ...
Stories for Monday, January 30
Homemade bombs explode in trash cans at Edmonds-Woodway High School
Edmonds police are investigating two homemade bomb blasts at Edmonds-Woodway High School. Investigators said bottles filled with a common household chemical exploded inside two trash cans after pressure built up inside the bottles. In an email to families of Edmonds-Woodway students, the school's principal said the explosions happened ...
Lake Union shooting victims may owe lives to restaurant security guard
Three victims of a weekend shooting near Lake Union -- who are being treated in the critical care unit at Harborview Medical Center -- may owe their lives to the efforts of good Samaritans, says KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Graham Johnson. Before aid crews could arrive, friends and bystanders ...
Obama Administration hopes to expand leave for military families
Military families would get more job protections under a plan from the Obama administration. First Lady Michelle Obama announced the details Monday. The plan would let family members of troops take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave from work to help a service member deployed on short notice, ...
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