Stories for June 2012
Stories for Saturday, June 30
Deputies conduct sex offender sweep in King County
Deputies and detectives with the King County Sheriff’s Office tracked down accused and convicted sex offenders in the area throughout Saturday. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News followed deputies all over King County as they closed in on an accused sex offender in the morning. According to deputies, the 26-year-old ...
57-year-old tree stolen from Bremerton nursery
A 57-year-old tree was stolen from a nursery in Bremerton, the Kitsap Sun reported. Officials at Elanden Gardens said the bonsai tree was valued at $20,000 and was taken from a large outdoor bonsai museum last weekend. Bremerton police said one of the nursery’s owners reported the tree ...
Police: Burglars caught after breaking into deli
Two burglars were caught early Saturday morning after allegedly breaking into a deli, according to the Seattle Police Department. The incident happened at 4:20 a.m. when employees from the Seattle water department called 911 and reported that a 29-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman were breaking into a shop ...
3-year-old falls from 2-story window
A 3-year-old girl fell from a second-floor window of an apartment Saturday morning in Everett, according to the Snohomish County Fire District 1. The incident happened at 10:24 a.m. in the 1200 block of 113th Street Southwest. The girl fell more than 10 feet from the apartment window ...
Motorhome crashes into Federal Way home during test drive
A motorhome crashed into a house Friday afternoon during a test drive, according to South King Fire & Rescue. The incident happened at a home in the 500 block of Marine Hills. According to South King Fire & Rescue, the vehicle had mechanical failure which caused the test ...
Police: Driver passes out, strikes 2 with vehicle
A woman passed out while driving Friday evening and hit two women with her vehicle, according to the Bellevue Police Department. The incident happened at 5:40 p.m. in a parking lot in front of the LA Fitness on 148th and Main Street. Police said a woman in her ...
Tukwila police look for person who stole license plates off their prison vans
License plates were stolen from a prison transport van, and Tukwila police officers are looking for the person who took them. According to the police, the plates were swiped early Friday. Police said the thief also took the blue strobe lights out of the van's grille. Officers ...
Demonstrators gather in Capitol Hill to protest over man who got pepper sprayed
Protesters packed the streets in the Capitol Hill neighborhood Friday night, to demonstrate against Seattle police officers who pepper-sprayed a man during a march last weekend. People gathered around 8 p.m. and officers were also at the location of the march. Some of the protesters told KIRO 7 ...
California races to enroll uninsured
With the health law upheld by the Supreme Court, the state that boasts the largest number of uninsured is bent on losing that distinction. Peter Lee, charged with creating California's online state insurance market, says his goal is to make shopping for health insurance as easy "as buying a book ...
Museum of Flight welcomes space shuttle trainer
A space shuttle trainer landed at Boeing Field's Museum of Flight on Saturday. The Space Shuttle Trainer Crew Compartment, aboard NASA’s Super Guppy aircraft, arrived in Seattle just before 12:30 p.m. The trainer is a simulator that every space shuttle astronaut has used in training. Museum of ...
Stories for Friday, June 29
Overtime work in pregnancy may affect baby's size
Working long hours on your feet while you're pregnant may affect the size of your newborn. A new study shows that pregnant women who spend a lot of time on their feet -- and work more than 40 hours a week -- may give birth to smaller babies. The study ...
Effects of Colorado wildfires are felt in Western Washington
As wildfires continue to burn through wide swaths of Colorado, Western Washington residents mobilized to help and worried about loved ones who might end up in harm’s way. A Red Cross volunteer took off from Sea-Tac Airport on Friday evening to assist in the response effort. When KIRO 7 put ...
Woman accused of stealing more than $100,000 found dead in home
Detectives attempted to arrest a woman accused of stealing more than $100,000, but she was found dead in her burning Maple Falls mobile home. Belinda Barnett was charged with stealing from the company she worked for, Swan's Moving and Storage, and KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Deborah Horne spoke ...
Seattle's Great Wheel opens, though it's not quite done
Seattle’s Great Wheel opened Friday, but there was one small catch: It’s not quite done. The wheel is safe – many people, including a KIRO 7 crew, took rides in it Friday – but finishing touches were still a couple days away during the grand opening. “We’ve had a lot ...
Everett police need help in finding missing man
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 49-year-old man, according to the Everett Police Department. According to police, Todd Patrick Caudle was reported missing Wednesday from the 4800 block of Glenwood Avenue. Caudle’s mother reported him missing and is concerned about his mental well-being. Caudle ...
Wolf pups debut at Point Defiance Zoo
The Point Defiance Zoo’s latest efforts to save an endangered species are now on display to the public. The zoo’s red wolf pups were born last month. Pictures released this week showed how much they’d grown in about a month and a half. The pups are the first red wolves ...
Lilly is a 'trainable' dog | Pet of the Week
This week's Pet of the Week is Lilly, a miniature pinscher. The Tacoma/Pierce County Human Society said Lilly would do best in a home without kids or small children, but that she is "trainable" for someone willing to take her in. If you'd like to adopt Lilly, call 253-383-2733.
Ex-Lakewood cop sentenced for 'egregious offense' of stealing from officers' fund
A judge has sentenced former Lakewood police officer Skeeter Manos to 2 years 9 months in prison for stealing money donated to the Fallen Officers Fund. The judge, saying it was "an egregious offense," ordered Manos to pay $159,000 in restitution to the fund that was established following the ...
Remains found off SR 510 ID'd as missing Spanaway woman
Human remains found off State Route 510 near the Red Wind Casino are those of a 53-year-0ld Spanaway woman whose disappearance was being investigated as a homicide earlier this month, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said Friday. Rita Catherine Kagawa disappeared in late May after a court awarded her more than ...
Seattle Great Wheel opens on waterfront
Crowds lined up to ride a new attraction on Seattle’s waterfront Friday – a huge Ferris wheel known as the Seattle Great Wheel. Dignitaries, bands and cheerleaders were there for the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the wheel on Pier 57 that offers views of the city and Puget Sound. ...
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