News Stories for April 2003
Stories for Wednesday, April 30
Criminal Probe Of Dealer In Airbag Case
POSTED: 5:42 p.m. PDT April 30, 2003 Chris Halsne KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Investigative Reporter A car dealer tied to the accidental death of a customer is now the subject of a criminal probe by Washington State Patrol investigators, Team 7 Investigators have learned.Our undercover operation caught a Seattle car ...
Everett Awaits The Lincoln
Families of more than 3,000 crewmembers of the Abraham Lincoln are eagerly awaiting its return Tuesday at its homeport at Everett. Flags and yellow ribbons are waving in anticipation. The Lincoln has been on duty more than nine months -- one of the longest carrier deployments since the Vietnam War. ...
Date Rape Accusation Against David Brame
Three past and present Tacoma police officers said they believed David Brame raped a woman on a first date when he was patrol officer in 1988, the News Tribune of Tacoma reported. One, a mutual friend, said Brame admitted raping her. Crystal Brame Improves; New Insight Into Case Tacoma police ...
Navy Prowler Squadron Arrives Home
A squadron of four radar-jamming planes from the aircraft carrier U.S. Abraham Lincoln returned home to their base here Wednesday after a 9 1/2-month deployment that culminated with the Iraq war. Emotional Reunions At NAS Whidbey "The families have been here waiting anxiously and the community has been standing right ...
Stories for Tuesday, April 29
Shocking Charges In Police Chief Tragedy
Crystal Brame was upgraded from critical to serious condition Tuesday as explosive new information emerged in the private family tragedy that ended in public violence.The wife of Tacoma Police Chief David Brame was shot in the head Saturday in Gig Harbor by Brame before he took his own life. Crystal ...
Rail Yard Evacuated Due To Suspicious Package
About 50 people were evacuated from the Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail yard in Tacoma while a bomb squad checked out a suspicious package Tuesday, but the device turned out to be a hoax. Bomb Scare At Rail Yard Spokesman Gus Melonas said a driver unloading a fuel tanker truck ...
Crystal Brame's Condition Improves
Crystal Brame was upgraded from critical to serious condition late Tuesday morning. Crystal Brame Improves; New Insight Into Case Her family has been at her bedside at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The wife of Tacoma Police Chief David Brame was shot in the head Saturday ...
Lincoln Homecoming Just Days Away
The families of the members of a Whidbey Island-based EA-6B Prowler squadron are eagerly awaiting their arrival. Aboard The Lincoln, Anticipation Builds 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 ...
Stories for Monday, April 28
Crews Battle Stubborn Pier Fire
Firefighters attacked a stubborn pier fire with water from above and below, knocking it down before it could spread to a nearby 100-foot ship Monday evening.Crews freed the derelict ship from the pier, near Salty's in West Seattle, but not before the blaze scorched the side of the "Coastal Ranger." ...
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Stories for Friday, April 25
Mother Who Sold Baby Learns Her Fate
A Kent woman convicted of selling her baby boy was sentenced to 15 days in jail, a judge ruled Friday.Virginia Ramsey was also sentenced to 75 days of in-home detention with an electronic monitoring device for selling her three-month-old son."I find it amazing and to some degree inexplicable," said Judge ...
Spot Fake Airbags In Your Used Car
The used car industry has found a new way to profit while putting your life in danger, with airbags that look real but won't deploy to save your life.KIRO Team 7 Investigators expose the latest scam we've uncovered on auto lots all over Western Washington, and we show you how ...
Bridges, Roads Inspected For Quake Damage
It doesn't look like area bridges or roads were damaged in the earthquake that struck Western Washington early today. FEEL THE QUAKE? Report It To The USGS Pakistan-India Earthquake PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE Video: Pakistan Relief Efforts Video: Children Rescued From School Slideshow: Frustration Over Relief High In Pakistan Slideshow: Children Rescued ...
Bush To Overnight On USS Abraham Lincoln
President Bush will travel to California next week to talk about the economy and national security and spend the night on an aircraft carrier as it returns from the war in Iraq, the White House announced Friday. Iraq War (Main Sidebar) DOD File Soldier In Iraq Soldier In Iraq IRAQ ...
Quake Jolts Western Washington
A deep earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8 beneath the Olympic Mountains jolted much of Western Washington early Friday. FEEL THE QUAKE? Report It To The USGS Pakistan-India Earthquake PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE Video: Pakistan Relief Efforts Video: Children Rescued From School Slideshow: Frustration Over Relief High In Pakistan Slideshow: Children ...
Stories for Thursday, April 24
Tearful Confrontation In Court
Convicted murderer Barbara Opel was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Emotional Courtroom Scene During Opel's Sentencing Opel was convicted April 8 of aggravated first-degree murder in the brutal slaying of her employer by her daughter and four other teens.Opel recruited the teens -- ranging ...
Fake Air Bags, Fatal Consequences
POSTED: 5:45 p.m. PDT April 24, 2003 Chris Halsne KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Investigative Reporter A lengthy KIRO Team 7 Investigation exposes a widespread, dishonest and deadly secret: You may not know if your car really has airbags until it's too late.Investigative Reporter Chris Halsne discovers something no federal or ...
Deputy Shoots Car Thief Suspect
A Pierce County sheriff's deputy opened fire on an alleged would-be car thief who tried to run him down after the officer found the suspect in his patrol car in Spanaway this morning. Deputy Shoots Car Theft Suspect The deputy was leaving his home this morning when he noticed a ...
Manhunt For Stabbing Suspect
A statewide manhunt is on for a man who allegedly stabbed his mother and threatened to kill his girlfriend and a niece. Manhunt For Stabbing Suspect The 21-year-old man attacked his own mother while she was driving along a highway near Spokane, police said. She stopped for help at a ...
Stories for Wednesday, April 23
Guilty Verdict In Deadly Prom Night Crash
The man accused of crashing his SUV into a car a year ago, killing a 16-year-old cheerleader on her prom night, has been found guilty of vehicular homicide. Guilty Verdict In Prom Night Crash Allison Arnold, 34, of Bellevue was racing Lukasz Kutek on Highway 104 in Edmonds when he ...
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