News Stories for May 2004
Stories for Thursday, May 6
14-Year-Old Girl Abducted, Raped
A 14-year-old girl told police she was abducted and raped as she was walking home from Peninsula High School Wednesday. Video: Warning To Students After Teen Is Raped She said a man tried to lure her into his car in the 5200 block of 144th Street NW around 5 p.m.When ...
Crashes Linked To De-Icing Liquid Used On Roads
Another winter over, another string of auto accident victims who claim the Washington Department of Transportation nearly killed them.KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Investigative Reporter Chris Halsne exposes troubling questions about the benefits of trying to stop ice from forming on our highways. Video: Anti-Icing Liquid Linked To Crashes This stuff ...
Man Found Dead On Seattle Sidewalk
Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man found Thursday morning on a Seattle sidewalk. Video: Murder Mystery In Seattle A person on his way to work discovered the body on Valley Street between 8th and Dexter Ave., near a collision repair shop.Police said the man appears to have ...
Stories for Wednesday, May 5
Renton Baby Dies From Alleged Abuse
An 11-week-old Renton baby has died, two days after police say he was injured by his father.The news came moments before Joe Ricendez, 26, appeared in court for his bail hearing Wednesday afternoon.Police say Ricendez's baby boy, Jordan, was hurt while in his father's care at the family home Monday. ...
Explosion Rattles Downtown Olympia
An explosion broke windows out of a car parked in downtown Olympia Wednesday. Video: Police Investigate Explosion Police investigating the case said it appeared someone strapped a large firecracker or small explosive device to a station wagon parked in an alley near the Olympia YMCA.An area near the car was ...
Baby Boy Clings To Life
A baby boy is clinging to life at Children's Hospital while his father sits in jail. Video: Neighbors Stunned By Case Investigators say the 11-week old infant was abused.Baby Jordan is in critical condition.His mother says her son has brain damage. His skull is cracked; his brain is swollen. She's ...
Memorial Service Honors Fallen Officer
Hundreds of police officers from around Washington gathered in Tacoma Wednesday for a memorial service for an officer who died in the line of duty. A procession of motorcycles and patrol cars rolled from Cheney Stadium to the Tacoma Dome for the service for Officer Jim Lewis.The flag-draped coffin of ...
Stories for Tuesday, May 4
Shocking Charges Arise From Traffic Stop
An Olympia man is in jail for investigation of child rape and child molestation after police found pictures of child pornography in his van during a traffic stop.Tonny Wright was pulled over for not wearing his seat belt. Officers found several child porn pictures in his van, police said.After Wright ...
Airline Passenger Finds Live Frog In Salad
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A little frog with your salad, ma'am? 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 Australian carrier Qantas said Tuesday it has changed its ...
Gang Of Robbers Strikes Again In South Sound
A gang of robbers operating in the South Sound has struck again, the latest in a series of takeover robberies in which employees and customers are terrorized.Police say the group has hit 17 times in just the last three weeks. Video: Robbers Caught On Tape In the most recent attack, ...
Smash-And-Grab Thieves Hit Businesses
Smash-and-grab thieves have struck four times in the last week, shattering windows to gain entry to South Sound businesses and taking entire cash registers. Video: Thieves Target Cash Registers The most recent burglary was at a University Place business Sunday night. Thieves broke into Kristen Peters' Country Baked Hams store, ...
Stories for Monday, May 3
Eastside Father Reunited With Daughter
An Eastside father who spent nearly a year searching for his daughter has been reunited with the girl. Video: Father Describes Reunion With Daughter Police say the girl's mother kidnapped her from Bellevue and was hiding in Arizona.A Bellevue detective searched tirelessly for the girl since she was taken in ...
Stories for Sunday, May 2
Two Fort Lewis Soldiers Killed In Iraq
Two soldiers stationed at Fort Lewis have been killed in separate attacks on United States military convoys in northern Iraq. Their names have not been released. Both were members of Task Force Olympia. It includes the Stryker brigade from Fort Lewis as well as other active-duty, National Guard and Army ...
Poster Child For Health Care Reform Dies In Everett
A little boy from Everett who became the poster child for health care reform during Al Gore's presidential campaign has died. Four-year-old Ian Malone, who had severe brain damage and couldn't walk or talk, died at home Saturday. Malone suffered trauma at birth and needed a nurse to care for ...
Stories for Saturday, May 1
Thousands Turn Out To Rally For And Against Gay Marriage
There's a huge rally going on at Safeco Field today. The "Mayday for Marriage" event opposing gay marriage has drawn about 20-thousand to 25-thousand people. But hundreds of pro-gay protesters have been trying to shout down the speakers from the stands. Before the event started, about 15-hundred counter-protesters waved signs ...
Opponents And Proponents Of Gay Marriage Rally Saturday In Seattle
Opponents of gay marriage, including members of hundreds of conservative Christian churches, plan to gather Saturday at Safeco Field in Seattle for a "May Day for Marriage" rally. Ken Hutcherson, pastor of Antioch Bible Church of Redmond, says it will be a complete worship service. In his words, "It's definitely ...
Oppoonents And Proponents Of Gay Marriage Rally Saturday In Seattle
Opponents of gay marriage, including members of hundreds of conservative Christian churches, plan to gather Saturday at Safeco Field for a "Mayday for Marriage" rally. "It's going to be a complete worship service, with a lot of music and a 200- to 300-voice choir," said Ken Hutcherson, pastor of Antioch ...
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