Seattle Animal Shelter Offers Free Spaying, Neutering

The Seattle Animal Shelter is offering free spaying and neutering to reduce pet overpopulation in Seattle.To prevent the birth of more unwanted pets, the shelter offers to anyone who brings in a litter of puppies or kittens, free spaying or neutering of the parent animals.This offer is made possible by ...

• Updated: 11:07 a.m. Thursday, May 26, 2005

Man In Wheelchair Fatally Shot

A man in a wheelchair was shot and killed Thursday morning in Tacoma and another man was wounded in the shooting on a street in the city's Hilltop neighborhood, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Video: Gunfire On Hilltop Kills Man, Wounds Cousin The victims of the shooting, which happened near ...

• Updated: 8:26 a.m. Thursday, May 26, 2005

Police Arrest 2 Men Suspected In Parking Lot Shooting

Seattle Police are investigating a shooting in a parking lot outside Club Medusa on the 2200 block of Western Avenue. It happened just before 2:00 a.m. Thursday. Officers in the area said they heard gunshots and responded to the scene. They found one person who had been shot in the ...

• Updated: 7:22 a.m. Thursday, May 26, 2005

Film About Ferry Commuters Premieres Onboard

Washington State Ferries will host the word premiere of "Hello", a short film about ferry commuters."Hello" is part of the lineup at the 2005 Seattle International Film Festival, and Washington State Ferries will premiere the film aboard vessels on two routes -- Seattle/Bainbridge Island and Seattle/Bremerton.There is no additional cost ...

• Updated: 4:22 a.m. Thursday, May 26, 2005

Experimental Aircraft Down In Lake Washington

A small aircraft flipped while being towed on Lake Washington and is upside-down, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. C7 Chopper Down Raw Police say the pilot was the only person on board and managed to escape safely.The plane is near the Atlantic City Boat ramp near Rainier Beach.Video from Chopper ...

• Updated: 5:01 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Relatives Caring For Children Of Slain Bellevue Woman

Relatives are taking care of the four daughters of a pregnant 33-year-old single mother killed in Bellevue. The girls range in age from four to 12.A candlelight vigil was held Tuesday night for Cassandra Lynn Oliphant by more than 100 friends and neighbors. They called her "Big Red" because of ...

• Updated: 6:33 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Woman Escapes Kidnapping Attempt

Police in Kent are looking for the man who tried to kidnap a young woman from a gas station, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The 19-year-old woman told police she was shopping at a Chevron station on Tuesday when she was approached by a man who brought her a soda."The suspect ...

• Updated: 4:53 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Sweepstakes 'Winners' May End Up Paying

We have a warning about the big envelope that may be in your mailbox, telling you that you're a "grand-prize winner" in a national sweepstakes.Our Consumer Investigator Wayne Havrelly uncovers how unlucky you may be if you claim your prize.The people who send out the misleading sweepstakes notifications aren't out ...

• Updated: 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Washington Gubernatorial Election Case Carried On KIRO-TV's Digital Channel

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Kristina Moy, Community Relations Manager (206) 728-2375 SEATTLE, WA – KIRO Television announced this week its partnership with TVW, allowing for the carriage of Washington State’s gubernatorial election challenge case on its high definition signal.Over the next two weeks, HDTV viewers will be able to watch the ...

• Updated: 1:02 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Bogus Bills Turn Up At Eastside Stores

Counterfeit bills have been turning up at stores on the Eastside, police said, and investigators are looking into whether the cases are connected. Thieves passed fake $100 bills at the Target store in Redmond last week, striking twice in two days."They are going in just as a couple and using ...

• Updated: 2:17 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Fire Burns Ballard BBQ Joint

A fire broke out early Wednesday morning at a restaurant in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The fire started in a cooker and spread into Smokin' Pete's Barbecue on 65th Street at about 5 a.m.No one was hurt. There was no immediate estimate of damages.

• Updated: 8:12 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Man Arrested For Crashing Car Into Restaurant

A husband reportedly in a destructive rage is accused of smashing through the front of a Kitsap County restaurant.Vicky Concepcion was working inside the Golden Grill Mongolian Barbecue & Lounge in Silverdale and witnessed the incident. She said a husband came to pick up his wife who was working the ...

• Updated: 4:19 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Boy Struck By Car Undergoes Surgery

An 11-year-old boy who was run down in a Seattle street was in surgery at Harborview Medical Center Wednesday and was listed in serious condition, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Video: Boy Run Down In Seattle Street He was struck on Tuesday afternoon while trying to cross a busy street ...

• Updated: 11:44 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Repossessed Car Could Land New Owner In Jail

It happened to some of our viewers and they called our Wayne Havrelly for help.So you just bought a car, and you're taking it out for a spin. Suddenly, police are everywhere and you're getting arrested.Our investigation discovered this is happening to innocent people in our state -- all because ...

• Updated: 5:39 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Suspect In Bellevue Slaying Held On $2M Bail

Bail was set at $2 million on Tuesday for a transient from California accused of killing a woman whose naked body was found near Bellevue Community College on Monday. Video: Suspicious Man Found Near Woman's Body Ignacio Aguilar Rosas, 29, is being held in the King County Jail and faces ...

• Updated: 6:46 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Doomed Climbers Left Life-Saving Gear In Backpacks

A helicopter on Tuesday brought down the bodies of two climbers who were spotted Monday night after they died on Mount Rainier. The two men left gear that could have saved their lives in their backpacks, a spokeswoman for the national park said.Mount Rainier spokeswoman Patti Wold said the men ...

• Updated: 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Two Rainier Hikers Overdue, Feared Dead

A helicopter searching for two climbers overdue on Mount Rainier spotted two motionless bodies on the peak Monday evening, a Mount Rainier National Park ranger said. No more could be done in the darkness, supervisory ranger Mike Gauthier said, but search crews planned to set out at daybreak to try ...

• Updated: 7:43 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Nightly Lane Closures Expected Through Thursday

Nocturnal drivers will face lane closures this week on Interstate 5 through Federal Way while crews continue pavement improvements.Southbound I-5 - Monday, May 23 and Tuesday, May 24 Crews will close three lanes nightly from Military Road to S. 320th Street. The first lane closes at 7 p.m., the second ...

• Updated: 6:54 p.m. Monday, May 23, 2005

Gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Washington gubernatorial election case is available on a KIRO-TV digital channel.For our HDTV viewers, we are airing the trial proceedings from TVW live on KIRO-TV'S 7.2 digital channel daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Updated: 4:46 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Local Soldier To Be Honored With Purple Heart

A soldier from Renton who was nearly killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq a year ago will be honored with a Purple Heart at a ceremony on June 1. MORE ON THIS STORY Anyone who would like to attend should R.S.V.P. by sending an e-mail to roryspurpleheart@hotmail.com. Rory Dunn, ...

• Updated: 3:31 p.m. Monday, May 23, 2005