News Stories for December 2004
Stories for Friday, December 31
Relief Agency Volunteers Busy At Work In Lynnwood
World Concern's Lynnwood warehouse crew is in high gear preparing an emergency shipment of medical supplies and clothing to southeast Asia. The organization says it could use some more medical volunteers to help them make sure the supplies they send will be truly useful.
Investigators To Quiz Ferry Crew Over Grounding
Four crew members will be questioned about the Christmas Eve grounding of a ferry near Friday Harbor. Washington State Ferries officials say written statements have been taken from the four primary crew members and interviews will be conducted shortly.
Stories for Thursday, December 30
Bail Set For Suspect In Maple Valley Shooting
Bail was set at $1 million for the man accused in a deadly case of domestic violence in Maple Valley. Video: Man Questioned In Maple Valley Shooting Wesley Avans, 33, made his first court appearance on Thursday after he allegedly used a hunting rifle to fatally shoot his wife and ...
Soldier From Task Force Olympia Killed In Mosul
A soldier from Task Force Olympia has been killed in Iraq.The soldier died after a car bomb attack in Mosul Wednesday.The soldier's name has not been released.Task Force Olympia includes the Fort Lewis Stryker brigade.
Stories for Wednesday, December 29
Tax Change Affects Donation Write-Offs
There is a wild rush underway as people scramble to donate used cars before the New Year.It is all because of a big change in the tax rules.If you have been considering donating a car to charity, this is going to have a huge impact on your tax write-off.Many local ...
Woman Fatally Shot In Maple Valley
A man armed with a rifle fatally shot a 32-year-old woman and injured her 16-year-old daughter on Wednesday according to police, who say the shooting appeared to be a case of domestic violence, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The man was arrested at the scene, which was outside a condominium in ...
2 Shot In Maple Valley
A 32-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl have been shot in Maple Valley, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Video: Man Questioned In Maple Valley Shooting In what police said appeared to be a case of domestic violence, a man fired several shots from a rifle, hitting the woman in the ...
Thieves Hit Eastside Jewelry Stores
Thieves have targeted four Bellevue gem stores in the past two weeks, stealing jewelry valued at tens of thousands of dollars, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.In each case, a couple posing as customers bought the jewels with a cashier's check that turned out to be counterfeit, police said.At Goldfarb Jeweler ...
Stories for Tuesday, December 28
Fog Forces Flight To Land At Moses Lake
A Northwest Airlines DC-10 from Amsterdam to Seattle landed at Moses Lake, Wash. Tuesday afternoon because of fog at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Because there is no international terminal at Grant County Airport, passengers had to sit on the plane for hours following the landing.On Tuesday ...
Northwest Volunteers Help Heal, Rebuild
Northwest volunteers are preparing to shoulder some of the burden of healing and rebuilding the tsunami-devastated areas. Images, Video and Animation HOW TO HELP Northwest Medical Teams 1-800-959-HEAL (4325). Buddhist Council of the Northwest Bay of Bengal Disaster Relief Appeal Korean Peace Presbyterian Church Disaster Relief Fund 4040 NE 105th ...
Man Gets 30 Years For Kidnapping, Molestation
A man convicted of kidnapping and molesting an Eastside boy faces 30 years in prison following a tumultuous sentencing hearing on Tuesday, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Video: Dunn Disrupts Sentencing Hearing While the victim's mother spoke in court, Richard Dunn ignored her and spoke with his lawyer. When Judge ...
Stolen Pickup Truck Rams Patrol Car
The driver of a stolen pickup truck rammed a patrol car during a chase early Tuesday in Kent, police said. The officer was not injured.The chase continued to the Covington area where the suspect drove onto railroad tracks.Police surrounded the area and stopped a car trying to speed away. It ...
Group Believed Responsible For 5 Robberies
Police are searching for a group of armed robbers who have hit five businesses in King County in the past two weeks, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. In the most recent robbery on Monday, surveillance video showed armed, masked men entering a Madison Valley grocery store and beating a clerk ...
Stories for Monday, December 27
Crews Rescue Man Hit By Tree
A man who was hit by a falling tree near Squak Mountain was rescued and flown to a Seattle hospital on Monday, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. The man -- the apparent victim of a logging accident -- was found at the bottom of a 150-foot embankment in the 12000 ...
Olympia Shootings Linked To Oregon Deaths
A man sought for a double homicide in Olympia and the murder of an Oregon tow truck driver fatally shot himself early Monday in Klamath Falls, Ore., police said. The tow truck driver was identified as Marvin Erickson, 67, of Chemult, Ore., who had been shot several times. Oregon State ...
Woman Killed, 2 Men Hurt In House Fire
A woman died and two men were hurt in a fire that erupted in a SeaTac home early Monday morning, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. SEATAC FIRE SeaTac fire 12-27-04 Slideshow: Flames Pour From Scene Of Fatal Fire Firefighters said the woman who died was believed to be the homeowner. ...
Stories for Sunday, December 26
15-Year-Old Runaway Found Dead
The body found on the Port Angeles waterfront has been identified as a 15-year-old girl, Melissa Leigh Carter. The girl, who had been staying with acquaintances in Port Angeles, was reported as a runaway last Thursday, the day she was last seen at a party at motel. Her body was ...
Woman Arrested Christmas Day After Throwing A Turkey
Spokane Police arrested Sharon E. Shaw on Christmas afternoon after she threw a turkey at her roommate during a dispute over inviting friends to the house for dinner.Officer Wayne Downing reported Sunday that when police officers arrived at the residence, they found one woman covered in "bits and pieces of ...
Local Agency Mobilizes Earthquake Relief
World Vision is mobilizing at least half of its more than 8,000 Asia-based relief workers to help people affected by the earthquake in Sumatra, the agency said Sunday. HOW TO HELP WorldVision.org The Christian relief and development organization based here also was sending relief specialists from around the world to ...
Granite Falls' Main Street Cracking And Sinking
The main street in Granite Falls was rebuilt only last year at a cost of more than 600-thousand dollars, and already the pavement is cracking and sinking in some places. The town's engineering consultant, Gray and Osborne of Seattle, and the contractor, Division 2Construction of Kirkland, agree that the most ...
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