News Stories for January 2004
Stories for Saturday, January 31
Seattle Police Investigating Beacon Hill Murder
Seattle Police are investigating an apparent homicide Saturday morning in the Beacon Hill neighborhood. Police found a man shot to death inside a taxi cab around 4:30am in the 2300 block of South Graham Street. The victim is described as a male in his 40s. No arrests have been made ...
Stories for Friday, January 30
Explosion Burns Students, Teacher
An explosion in a chemistry lab at Federal Way High School Friday burned a teacher and two students, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reports. Science Experiment's Tragic Results The Federal Way Fire Department reported the teacher and the two students were hospitalized with significant burns.The female teacher and two male students ...
"Clown Bandit's" Robbery Attempt Is Comedy Of Errors
CLAYTON, Mo. -- Police in the St. Louis area are calling it the case of the "Clown Bandit." Weird Headlines Sidebar MORE WEIRD HEADLINES Not weird enough? Read more weird news. LOOK! Weird Headlines Photos Sign Up To Receive Our Daily Weird Email Get RSS Feeds From KIROTV.com A man ...
Stories for Thursday, January 29
Suspect Shot By Police Is Recovering
A 49-year-old Kirkland man shot by a Bellevue police after an attempted drug store robbery is reportedly in stable condition after surgery. Frightening Scene In Eastside Drug Store Police say the man used a gun Wednesday to demand narcotics at a holistic pharmacy in Bellevue. The store doesn't stock narcotics.Police ...
Stories for Wednesday, January 28
Suspect Hit In Drug Store Shooting
The suspect in an armed robbery who fled into a Bartell Drug store Wednesday afternoon was shot when he brandished a weapon, police said. Frightening Scene In Eastside Drug Store The 49-year-old man from Kirkland displayed a gun and demanded drugs in a robbery at Clark's Pharmacy in the Crossroads ...
Stories for Tuesday, January 27
Tape Reveals Call From Doomed 9/11 Flight
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks heard dramatic taped recordings of conversations between an American Airlines Flight 11 attendant and the operations specialist who took her emergency call on the morning of September 11, 2001. Calm But Desperate Call From Flight 11 Homeland Security, Terrorism Homeland Security logo Homeland Security ...
Man Sought In Child Luring Attempt
A man tried to lure an 8-year-old girl as she walked to a Tacoma elementary school Tuesday in an area where children have been targets in the past, police said. Other Luring Incidents Reported In Neighborhood The girl told police she was heading to Edison Elementary School at 8:45 a.m. ...
Woman Wanted In Bellingham Holdups, Shooting
Police are following tips from people who said the recognized a woman who robbed three convenience stores in Bellingham and shot a clerk. Shop Owner Narrowly Escapes Death The man wounded Sunday -- the owner of Gifford's Corner Market -- was hit in the jaw and taken to Saint Joseph ...
Fire Burns Issaquah Shops
An electrical problem is suspected of starting the fire that gutted an ice cream shop and pet food store in Issaquah Tuesday morning. Building Is A Total Loss No one was injured in this morning's fire, but it killed a cat at the pet food store.The fire, on Issaquah's Front ...
Stories for Monday, January 26
Man Goes To Court In Bumblebee Costume To Protest "Sting" Operation
OLATHE, Kan. -- A man who came to a court hearing wearing a bumblebee costume -- to protest what he called a "sting" operation by prosecutors -- left a judge buzzing. Weird Headlines Sidebar MORE WEIRD HEADLINES Not weird enough? Read more weird news. LOOK! Weird Headlines Photos Sign Up ...
Stryker Soldier Among Those Missing
A frantic search was underway for three missing soldiers, including one from the Fort Lewis-based Stryker Brigade. 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 ...
Man Arrested In Deadly White Center Shooting
A 25-year-old woman was shot to death inside a White Center home late Sunday night, and a 47-year-old man who reported the shooting to police was arrested. Man Jailed On Suspicion Of Murder A dispatcher told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News the man called 911 at 10:19 p.m., saying a woman ...
Stories for Sunday, January 25
Two US Army Pilots Killed In Iraq Including One From Stryker Brigade
Two U-S Army pilots - one of them from a unit attached to the Stryker brigade are dead after their helicopter crashed following takeoff from their base in Qayyarah. Lieutenant Colonel Reggie Mason, commander of the 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regimen says the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior went down about nine ...
Stories for Saturday, January 24
Overturned Truck Blocks All But One Eastbound I-90 Lane Near Snoqualmie Pass
A Safeway truck has overturned on Snoqualmie Pass, blocking all eastbound lanes of the Interstate 90 west of the summit Saturday morning. No word yet on what caused the crash, which happened at mile post 60, about five miles west of the summit. Washington State Patrol is letting skiers drive ...
Overturned Truck Closes Eastbound I-90 Near Snoqualmie Summit
A Safeway truck has overturned on Snoqualmie Pass, blocking all eastbound lanes of the Interstate 90 west of the summit this morning. No word yet on what caused the crash, which happened at mile post 60, about five miles west of the summit. Washington State Patrol is letting skiers drive ...
Hundreds Of Gallons Of Fat Illegally Dumped In Tacoma
Someone illegally dumped between 400 and one-thousand gallons of refined fat into a gully near Blix Elementary School in Tacoma, leaving taxpayers with a cleanup bill of up to 200-thousand dollars. City workers discovered the smelly piles of fat on Thursday. Officials are trying to track down the source of ...
Stories for Friday, January 23
Student Pilot Crashes Into Police Department
FARMINGTON, N.M. -- A student pilot practicing takeoffs and landings in a small plane crashed through the roof of a police station, forcing the evacuation of 10 inmates. Weird Headlines Sidebar MORE WEIRD HEADLINES Not weird enough? Read more weird news. LOOK! Weird Headlines Photos Sign Up To Receive Our ...
Driver Steers Car Off Fourth Floor Of Parking Garage
LAS VEGAS -- A driver who may have mistakenly hit the gas instead of the brake steered a car off the fourth floor of a casino parking garage, killing two people, police said. Weird Headlines Sidebar MORE WEIRD HEADLINES Not weird enough? Read more weird news. LOOK! Weird Headlines Photos ...
Muhammad, Malvo Set Up 'Sniper's Nest' In Tacoma
A prosecutor in Virginia reportedly said snipers John Muhammad and Lee Malvo set up a rifle near a Tacoma apartment building about a month before the deadly spree began in the Washington, D.C., area. Snipers Leave Trail Of Evidence In Tacoma The two set up a sniper's nest just off ...
Stories for Thursday, January 22
Teen Brings Wrong Bullets To Failed Store Robbery
DANIA BEACH, Fla. -- South Florida police say a teenager tried to rob a convenience store, but had the wrong bullets for his weapon. When customers saw the 16-year-old struggling to load the weapon, they took action and it was all caught on tape. Weird Headlines Sidebar MORE WEIRD HEADLINES ...
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