News Stories for March 2003
Stories for Thursday, March 20
Demonstrations Grow As War Intensifies
As bombing in Iraq intensified Thursday, protests against the war drew hundreds of participants in Washington state, while counterdemonstrators rallied in support of troops in the Middle East. Protesters March, Rally Downtown A large crowd of war protesters marched through Seattle's streets Thursday afternoon. Groups from the University of Washington ...
Security Tightened Across Washington State
As bombing in Iraq intensified Thursday, people across Washington state greeted heightened security measures with a calm air of acceptance. Iraq War (Main Sidebar) DOD File Soldier In Iraq Soldier In Iraq IRAQ WAR Story: Key Dates In The Iraq War Story: Crisis Plagues Iraq As U.S. Troops Depart Link: ...
Local Support For Troops, Protests Against War
As bombs fall on Baghdad, Northwest residents voiced strong opinions both for and against the bombing strikes in Iraq. Iraq War (Main Sidebar) DOD File Soldier In Iraq Soldier In Iraq IRAQ WAR Story: Key Dates In The Iraq War Story: Crisis Plagues Iraq As U.S. Troops Depart Link: Iraq ...
Target: Iraq Coverage On KIRO 7
Iraq War (Main Sidebar) DOD File Soldier In Iraq Soldier In Iraq IRAQ WAR Story: Key Dates In The Iraq War Story: Crisis Plagues Iraq As U.S. Troops Depart Link: Iraq War Casualties Survey: Agree With Pullout Of Forces? Watch Target: Iraq coverage from CBS News and KIRO 7 Eyewitness ...
Stories for Wednesday, March 19
Reward Offered In Series Of White Powder Scares
Police are offering a reward to find whoever is responsible for a string of incidents of white powder found in Seattle.Eleven times in three days, hazmat crews have responded to reports of white powder found, often accompanied by a note threatening an attack if the US begins a war in ...
Stories for Tuesday, March 18
Tonight On KIRO: Judging Amy
"My Name Is Amy Gray..." After becoming disillusioned with the juvenile justice system, Amy resigns and considers running for a Senate seat in Connecticut. Meanwhile, Maxine investigates a case involving a 9-year-old girl who is raped on the way to school. Watch tonight at 10 on KIRO 7.
Washington State On High Alert As War Nears
The state activated its Emergency Operations Center after President Bush warned that war with Iraq was imminent and national security threat levels were raised. Local Security Boosted As War Looms The center at Camp Murray, near Tacoma, will monitor and support local and state agencies if an emergency develops. "While ...
Boeing Auburn Plant Reorganization To Cut 400 Jobs
Four hundred jobs will be cut in a reorganization of Boeing's Auburn plant by the end of next year, the company said Tuesday. Auburn Boeing Plant Cutting Jobs The cuts come on top of the 5,000 positions the company said it would eliminate across its commercial airplane division in 2003. ...
Stories for Monday, March 17
Local Troops: Where They Are Now
--USS Carl Vinson - left Bremerton on Jan. 14, 2003. The Bremerton-based aircraft carrier departed Pusan, South Korea on March 17, after a three-day visit in conjunction with the commencement of Exercise Foal Eagle, an annually scheduled joint and combined training exercise that began March 4 and will continue through ...
Series Of White Powder Scares In Seattle
Police and firefighters responded Monday to reports of an unidentified white powder at seven locations around the city -- six of them in West Seattle -- causing the evacuation of dozens from a post office at one site. All of the instances were determined to be hoaxes or false alarms, ...
Historic Restaurant Destroyed By Fire
Smoke continued to rise from Rose's Highway Inn in Des Moines Monday morning in a fire that has destroyed the landmark restaurant. Firefighters were having trouble reaching flames in the basement of the building, on Washington 99, just north of South 272nd Street.The 64-year-old restaurant dating back to the roadhouse ...
Stories for Friday, March 14
Driver Stops For Cigarette After Hitting Nine-Year-Old Boy
The driver who hit a boy last May as he was getting off a school bus stopped to smoke a cigarette before giving aid to the injured child, KIRO-TV reported. Driver Stops For Smoke Before Helping Boy Eyewitnesses said the driver was flying down the road and illegally passed a ...
Alleged Car Fraud Ring Busted
Police raided an alleged car fraud ring Friday, seizing falsified titles, stolen and wrecked vehicles and making three arrests. Police Raid Alleged Car Fraud Ring Thirty-five agents raided two businesses and three residences in a crackdown on an alleged ring of car dealers who don't reveal wrecked cars as being ...
Tonight On KIRO: 48 Hours
"Memory of Murder " Cops say a mother implicated her son in a brutal murder; she says they are dead wrong. Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. Tonight at 10 p.m. on KIRO 7
Storm Kills Man In North Sound
A tree toppled by high winds crushed a mobile home here, killing the resident as he slept. Weather WEATHER INFORMATION iSpot: Upload Weather Photos View Uploaded Photos Satellite Loop Doppler Radar Loop Severe Weather Alerts Interactive Doppler Radar 5-Day Forecast Mountain Pass Reports Sign Up For Severe Weather Alerts Jeffrey ...
Best Late Night Restaurants
Where's the best place to hit after an evening at the theatre? Is 13 Coins the be-all and end-all of Seattle's late-night dining? Find out here. Name Cuisine Price 13 Coins InternationalNorthwest $25-$50 Alibi Room AmericanDeli/Sandwich $0-$15 Beth's AmericanBreakfast $15-$25 Cafe Minnie's AmericanBreakfastItalian $0-$15 Charlie's On Broadway American $15-$25 De ...
Best Hole in the Wall
They're closet-sized and barely big enough to be considered a place of business, but the food they produce make us forget about the lack of space. See our favorites below. Name Cuisine Price El Gallito Mexican $0-$15 Gordo's AmericanBurgers $0-$15 Hole in the Wall Barbecue Barbecue $0-$15 Mae Phim Thai ...
Two Fires Erupt Blocks Apart
Police and fire investigators are trying to determine if there's a connection between two fires this morning in north Seattle that broke out just blocks -- and minutes -- apart. Two Fires Break Out Within Minutes The first fire erupted about 4 a.m. and destroyed a car and a detached ...
Stories for Thursday, March 13
Protesters Arrested In Antiwar Demonstration
Police arrested about six protesters at the Federal Building in downtown Seattle Thursday after antiwar demonstrators blocked doors to the building. Iraq War (Main Sidebar) DOD File Soldier In Iraq Soldier In Iraq IRAQ WAR Story: Key Dates In The Iraq War Story: Crisis Plagues Iraq As U.S. Troops Depart ...
Landmark Restaurants
Dick's or Ray's? The Needle or Ivar's? Which is the favorite local landmark of gastronomy? Browse our picks here. Name Cuisine Price Cafe Starbucks American $0-$15 Canlis InternationalNorthwest $50-75 Dick's Drive-In Burgers $0-$15 Ivar's Acres of Clams Seafood $0-$15 Ray's Boathouse NorthwestSeafood $25-$50 Salty's AmericanSeafood $15-$25 SkyCity at the Needle ...
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