News Stories for May 2003
Stories for Friday, May 30
Driver Hurt In Road Rage Crash
Police arrested a man in a road rage accident Thursday afternoon that left a driver hurt when her car rolled over, dragging her arm on the pavement. Woman Hurt In Road Rage Crash Troopers gave this account of what happened:The suspect, Christian Watson, was arguing with his girlfriend, Mary Kennedy, ...
Stories for Thursday, May 29
Earthquake Rattles Puget Sound
A minor earthquake centered near Bremerton Thursday night was widely felt around the Puget Sound region. Pakistan-India Earthquake PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE Video: Pakistan Relief Efforts Video: Children Rescued From School Slideshow: Frustration Over Relief High In Pakistan Slideshow: Children Rescued From Collapsed School Interactive: About Earthquakes Quiz: Earthquake Triva RESOURCES Quake ...
Truck Accident Kills Road Crew Worker
A woman working on a King County road crew was struck and killed by a dump truck east of North Bend Thursday. Truck Crushes Woman King County sheriff's deputies are investigating the accident that occurred about 8:30 a.m. on Middle Fork Road.The dump truck was backing up and the driver ...
Search For Serial Arsonist
Two more car fires Thursday morning in south Seattle could be the latest in a string of arsons, fire officials and police said. Arsonist Apparently Strikes Again It appeared likely they are connected to seven arsons in the past two weeks, Fire Department spokeswoman Helen Fitzpatrick said. However, Fitzpatrick said ...
Stories for Wednesday, May 28
Sentencing In Deadly Road Rage Case
A man convicted of vehicular homicide for a crash that killed a 16-year-old girl on a prom date has been sentenced in Everett to 41 months in prison. Emotional Sentencing In Road Rage Case That was the maximum sentence possible for 34-year-old Allison Arnold of Bellevue. He was convicted in ...
Tacoma's City Attorney Talks About Brame
City Attorney Robin Jenkinson confirmed Wednesday that her office met with city personnel officials to discuss Police Chief David Brame's bitter divorce the day before Brame shot his wife and then killed himself. But Jenkinson said there was no talk of taking away the chief's gun and badge. City Attorney ...
One Killed, 5 Hurt In 3-Alarm Fire
One person died and five others have been treated at a hospital in an apartment building fire in Centralia early Wednesday, Centralia Fire Chief Ray Denman said. Deadly Fire Burns Apartment Building The three-alarm fire was reported just before 4 a.m. at the Lewis and Clark apartments. Denman said firefighters ...
Stories for Tuesday, May 27
Kent Man Answers Kidnap, Attempted Murder Charges
A Kent man charged with kidnapping and attempted murder pleaded not guilty Monday in Seattle.Kenneth Doxsee, 55, is accused of beating and burning his girlfriend and shooting her with a pellet gun.She was found tied up in his van when it was stopped by a state trooper May 12 near ...
Toddler Hit And Rescued In Seattle
A toddler hit by a car on Seattle's First Hill during the noon hour appears to be OK, a Fire Department spokeswoman said. Heroes Rush To Rescue Child The girl, 3, was crossing the street with some adults at James and Terry at about 12:15 p.m. when she was hit ...
Peterson Defense To Get Taped Calls
The judge overseeing the murder case of Scott Peterson ordered that logs of telephone calls made between Peterson and his lawyer and investigator earlier this year be turned over to his new defense attorney, Mark Geragos. LACI PETERSON Agree With Sentence? Case Timeline Share Your Thoughts Laci Peterson.com Info On ...
Stories for Thursday, May 22
Machine Gun Seized At School
A 17-year-old sophomore at Evergreen High School who brought a loaded Mac-10 machine gun to school was arrested and expelled, police and school officials said Thursday. Students Stunned By Machine Gun Incident A King County Sheriff's deputy working as a school resource officer at the White Center high school confronted ...
Boy Recovering Following Swimming Accident
A 14-year old boy was recovering at Children's Hospital Thursday after a swimming accident in Lake Washington. Boy Pulled From Water The boy was swimming with friends near a boat ramp in South Seattle when he disappeared underwater Wednesday.After performing CPR, firefighters took him to the hospital.He was unconscious and ...
Cars Torched In Seattle
Arson investigators are looking into two car fires early Thursday in Seattle, but they said they didn't know if the two cases were related. Cars Set On Fire The first fire, at 1:58 a.m. burned a Cadillac Escalade at 68th Avenue and Rainier Avenue South.The second fire burned an older-model ...
Stories for Wednesday, May 21
Medics Treat Boy Pulled From Water
Medics performed CPR on a boy pulled from the waters of Lake Washington at the Atlantic City boat launch Wednesday afternoon. Boy Pulled From Water The 12-year-old was unconscious but he had a heartbeat when he was taken to Harborview Medical Center, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Officials at the hospital ...
Crash Blamed On Street Racing
Just two months after a street race killed a 16-year-old girl, there's been another accident on the Eastside that police blame on teens racing. Street Race Ends In Crash Two high school students who were racing lost control of their cars as they tried to turn off NE 104th Street ...
Suspect In 1982 Murder Fights Extradition
A man arrested in New Jersey and linked by DNA to the murder of a 13-year-old girl 20 years ago is fighting his extradition to Seattle.The DNA evidence that connected him to the crime was obtained by getting the man to lick an envelope, police and prosecutors said. John Nicholas ...
Sea-Tac Beefs Up Security On Terror Fears
Travelers at Sea-Tac International Airport will see heightened security now that the nation's terror alert level is at orange, or high. New Security Measures At Sea-Tac Port of Seattle police are checking individual cars as they approach the terminal and drivers will not be allowed to circle around the airport ...
Stories for Tuesday, May 20
Viaduct Guardrail Damaged In Crash
An accident on Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct sent a car slamming into a guardrail on the busy highway Tuesday morning, injuring two people and knocking part of the railing to the street below. Car Hits Viaduct Guardrail Police and rescue crews cleared wreckage from the viaduct, where a section of ...
Fire Destroys Building In Redmond
Fire officials say an overnight fire in Redmond is suspicious. Firefighters Battle Redmond Fire The fire, near downtown, destroyed a vacant building that had once been used as a city equipment shop. Police had seen vagrants around the building. Fire broke out after midnight and it took firefighters about 40 ...
Stories for Monday, May 19
Search For Female Bank Robbery Suspect
FBI agents and police are searching for a female bank robber believed responsible for up to six robberies. Female Bank Robber Wanted She's suspected in a robbery Monday afternoon at the First Mutual Bank in Juanita.FBI spokesman Ray Lauer told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News the woman agents are looking for ...
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