News Stories for July 2003
Stories for Thursday, July 31
Brush Fire Burns Homes In Mason County
For the first time this summer, brush fires have burned homes in Western Washington, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. NORTHWEST WILDFIRES Northwest Wildfires Generic Northwest Wildfires WILDFIRES Interactive: Causes And Protections NORTHWEST RESOURCES Fire Danger In Your County Fire Info From D.N.R. Northwest Interagency Coordination Center SATELLITE VIEWS U.S. Worldwide ...
Murder-For-Hire Plot Suspect In Court
A former King County deputy accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill his entire family appeared in court Thursday on charges of domestic violence. Ex-Deputy In Shackles Bill Jensen, 46, hid his face behind a file folder as he was led to the courtroom.Once inside, the 20-year ...
Police Officer Involved In Crash
A Des Moines police officer responding to a call collided with a minivan at an intersection early Thursday. Officer-Involved Crash Closes Pac Highway South The police car, an SUV, flipped in the crash about 1 a.m. at 216th and Pacific Highway South. The officer was taken to a hospital as ...
Stories for Wednesday, July 30
Crews Rescue Pregnant Woman Following Crash
Traffic was stopped in all directions while a swarm of firefighters worked frantically to free a pregnant woman pinned inside a minivan following a crash Wednesday morning in Seattle. Woman Rescued After Horrible Crash Fire crews extricated the woman following the accident at Denny and Terry Avenue and she was ...
Upscale Condo Complex Burns
A new upscale condominium complex in Edmonds burned early Wednesday, just before the building was scheduled to open. Condos Go Up In Flames Flames shot from every room in the 3-floor, 6-unit building at 203 6th Avenue North and Bell Street.Firefighters from several agencies were called in to help battle ...
Stories for Tuesday, July 29
Ex-Deputy Accused In Plot To Kill Family
A retired 20-year King County Sheriff's deputy is charged with threatening to kill his wife, two children and sister-in-law, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News has learned. Alleged Murder Plot Hatched In Jail "We're all disappointed. Clearly, it's a black eye for all of us," said Sgt. Kevin Fagerstrom, King County Sheriff's ...
Feds Warn Airlines Of Possible 9-11-Style Plots
The Department of Homeland Security has told airlines and law enforcement agencies that al-Qaida may attempt new 9-11-style suicide hijackings sometime during the next few months. Sea-Tac Passengers Concerned An intelligence source cited by The Associated Press said the warning is nonspecific and came from information acquired from at least ...
Stories for Monday, July 28
Tacoma Police Officer Accused Of DUI
A veteran Tacoma police officer arrested for driving while drunk over the weekend had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit, investigators told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News. Tacoma Officer Accused Of DUI Officer Paul Brown, 52, entered a plea of not guilty Monday after his arrest last weekend ...
Officer-Involved Shooting In Anacortes
An officer shot and wounded a driver after a car chase following a traffic stop in this Skagit County town Monday, police said. The wounded driver was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Driver Shot By Officer His injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, Anacortes police Capt. Ken ...
Stories for Sunday, July 27
Violence Mars The End Of Seafair Torchlight Parade
Four people attacked at the end of the Seafair Torchlight Parade are recovering from their injuries.One woman was shot several times with a small-caliber gun near Westlake Center as the parade was winding down Saturday night.Three other people were stabbed in a brawl nearby. Seattle police spokesman Duane Fish says ...
Violence Mars The End Of Seafair Torchlight Parade
A shooting and three stabbings disrupted the end of the Seafair Torchlight Parade Saturday night. Police say a woman was shot several times with a small-caliber gun near Westlake Center about 10:25 p-m as the parade was breaking up. Three others were stabbed in a brawl near Westlake Park. Police ...
Stories for Saturday, July 26
Chopper Pilot Killed Fighting Wildfire Identified
The pilot killed in a helicopter crash on the Colvillle Indian Reservation was identified Saturday as Randall Harmon, 44, of Grants Pass, Ore. Harmon, the only one on board the Kaman K-1200, died on Friday when the aircraft went down while dropping water on the McGinnis Flats fire near this ...
Prosecutors Say Sniper Suspect Will Probably Not Be Tried For Tacoma Murder
Pierce County prosecutors say it remains unlikely that Lee Boyd Malvo will be tried in the shooting death of a Tacoma woman. A prison guard testified in Fairfax, Virginia, on Thursday that the 18-year-old sniper defendant had referred to shooting a girl in Washington state. That was a reference to ...
Stories for Friday, July 25
Gary Horcher
E-mail Gary Phone Gary: (206) 728-5739 Gary joined KIRO 7 Eyewitness News in June of 2003, moving west after a five-year stint at KWTV in Oklahoma City.In his 10 years of street reporting, historic news just seems to happen around Gary. As soon as he arrived at KWTV, a mile-wide ...
Evictions Ordered For Elderly Boarding Home Residents
Residents of a Lynnwood boarding home got the bad news that they're going to have to move out within a matter of days. State Closing Down Elderly Home Attorneys for Alderwood Assisted Living had asked Thurston County Judge Richard Hicks for a stay of the state's move to shut down ...
Fireworks Blamed In Tacoma Man's Death
A fire believed to have been sparked by fireworks burned a home near the Tacoma mall, killing a 45-year-old man. Resident Of Burning House Dies The Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office identified the man as Percy Lee Jr. The cause of death remained under investigation. "Right now, it's being treated ...
Stories for Thursday, July 24
Green River Suspect Cooperating With Police
Chris Halsne KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Investigative Reporter Team 7 Investigators have confirmed that accused serial killer Gary Leon Ridgway is cooperating with the Green River Task Force. Ridgway Cooperating With Investigators His cooperation includes going with detectives to known murder sites.KIRO Team 7 Investigators have confirmed these facts with ...
Fire Engulfs Eastside Home
Flames consumed a home and black smoke billowed into the sky over the Eastside Thursday evening, in a spectacular fire near Beaver Lake. Fire Engulfs Eastside Home "The house is a complete loss," said Chopper 7 Pilot Clark Stahl, after firefighters managed to get the blaze under control before it ...
Salvage Crews Pull Jet From Water
A crane pulled a small jet from the bottom of Penn Cove Thursday, a day after the pilot ditched the plane near Whidbey Island. Whidbey News-Times staff photo/ Nathan Whalen The Cessna 525 was on its way to Idaho Wednesday when the pilot says he had mechanical problems. The plane ...
Company Fires Driver Of Tanker That Exploded
The driver of the tanker truck that crashed and caused a massive fire on Interstate 5 is out of a job. Investigation Continues Into Tanker Accident Flames and thick black smoke broke out when the truck slammed into an overpass in Lynnwood on July 12.Gary Brammer was driving the truck ...
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