News Stories for September 2005
Stories for Tuesday, September 27
King County Banning Disposal Of 'E-Waste'
It's about to be illegal to throw most electronic equipment into the trash in King County.Starting Saturday, King County residents won't be able to dump computers, monitors, TVs, laptops and cell phones at transfer stations or into household garbage cans. Included in the ban are products containing mercury, such as ...
Murder Trial Under Way In Seattle For 13-Year-Old Babysitter
A 13-year-old girl accused of killing a 19-month-old toddler is in court facing murder charges.The teen was baby-sitting the 19-month-old when shook the baby to make her stop crying. The baby suddenly collapsed after being shaken and died from head trauma known as shaken baby syndrome.If the teen is convicted ...
Dozens Flee Apartment Building Fire
Smoke filled a Capitol Hill apartment building Tuesday, setting off alarm bells and sending dozens of residents running outside, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. The fire at the building on 12th Avenue East and East Howell Street apparently started in a first-floor apartment and shot up through a vent into ...
Teens Arrested In Vandalism At Pioneer Cemetery
Two teenagers have been arrested following two nights of vandalism in which more than 250 pioneer grave markers were toppled and broken, police said. Video: Teens Arrested In Cemetery Vandalism The boys, 14 and 16, admitted being responsible when police questioned them Monday after municipal cemetery workers saw them pointing ...
Everett Mother Pleads For Help In Solving Son's Murder
Everett Police and the family of Chad Smith are asking for the publics help in solving the murder case of Smith.Two Years ago Smith was checking on his sister Amber in the alley in the 3600 block of Broadway in Everett, when he was shot in the back and killed ...
New Patrols for Local Firebug
Police and firefighters patrolled the streets overnight... keeping an eye out for a firebug who set a string of fires Tuesday morning.Residents left on porch lights. Some even say they have their guns ready after a string of arson fires destroyed one house, damaged another and burned at least 11 ...
Arsonist Destroyed 11 Vehicles And 2 Homes Monday Night
Sedro Woolley Police Chief Doug Wood says an arsonist set a string of fires from around three o'clock to just before seven this morning in the city. Fires burned at least eleven vehicles and two homes.
Police Arrest Suspect in Rape of Disabled Woman
A man accused of raping a Des Moines woman who has Downs syndrome is expected in a Kent court for a bail hearing Tuesday morning. Police said the 27-year-old man sexually assaulted the woman in her home.Neighbors told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News they had seen the man in the area ...
Stories for Monday, September 26
Know Terms Of Phone Agreement Before Signing Up
The break-up of Ma Bell many years ago opened the floodgates for much smaller phone companies, many targeting very specialized customers.KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Consumer Investigator Wayne Havrelly says it's important to know all the terms -- before signing up."VCI," "Global Crossing," "Looking Glass Networks." Chances are you've never heard ...
Mazda Halts Sales And Production Of Mazda5 Crossover
Mazda Motor Corp. said Monday it had halted the sale and production of the 2006 Mazda5 crossover because a potential heat buildup in the exhaust system could lead to a fire. The government, meanwhile, said it was investigating reports that the large sun roof on the Cadillac SRX has shattered ...
Local Group Airlifting Pets Abandoned In Hurricane
A local animal rescue group is bringing pets abandoned by people fleeing Hurricane Katrina's wrath to homes in Western Washington. PET AIRLIFT More information at pasadosafehaven.org The pets are arriving on a flight arranged by Pasado Safe Haven to Boeing Field Tuesday afternoon. The animals will be placed into approved ...
Vandals Smash Headstones At Sumner Cemetery
Police are investigating vandalism at the city cemetery in Sumner, following weekend attacks in which hundreds of headstones were smashed and knocked over, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Cemetery employees spotted two boys hiding near some blackberry bushes Monday and called police. Officers questioned the two and took them away ...
Gas Line Broken In Shoreline
A broken natural gas main caused authorities in Shoreline to evacuate some businesses Monday. Video: Crews Work To Stop Gas Leak A two-inch main on 17th Avenue Northeast at Northeast 175th Street was cut in a construction accident at about 10:30 a.m., a Puget Sound Energy spokeswoman said.Crews dug to ...
Man Stabbed In Violent Fight On Aurora
A man is in Harborview Medical Center with multiple stab wounds and another is being sought by police after a fight in North Seattle.According to police reports, the two men began fighting around 7 p.m. near 83rd Street and Aurora Avenue North and one man was stabbed.Police described them as ...
2 Hurt In Thwarted SeaTac Home Invasion
Two masked men broke into a SeaTac home early Monday morning in a home invasion attempt that was thwarted by a man and a woman inside the house, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. The two men entered the home at about 5:30 a.m. armed with a pellet gun. A man ...
Stepbrothers Rescue Father From Fire
Two 17-year-old stepbrothers woke up during an early-morning fire and pulled their father from the family's burning mobile home Monday, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported. Slideshow: Flames Consume Mobile Home Video: Teens Make Heroic Rescue The two boys woke up and got their mother out of the house shortly after ...
Stories for Sunday, September 25
Boeing Negotiators Sit Back Down With Machinists Union
Boeing Co. has resumed contract talks with the striking Machinists union, a Boeing spokesman said Sunday.Negotiations in the three-week-old strike have been stalled since the Machinists walked off the job in early September.Company spokesman Chaz Bikers said he could neither confirm or deny a BusinessWeek online report that the company ...
Stories for Saturday, September 24
Rock Slide Cleared; Sound Transit Will Take Fans To Seahawks Game
The rock slide near Edmonds has been cleared off the Burlington Northern tracks. Sound Transit says Sounder train service to the Seattle Seahawks game will roll as usual late this morning.Sound Transit spokesman Lee Somerstein says the tracks were cleared faster than expected. So both trains from Everett to Seattle ...
State Fire Marshal Resigns Amid Misconduct Probe
The state's fire marshal has resigned less than a year into the job, amid two investigations of alleged misconduct.Samuel P. Pierre resigned Wednesday. He was being investigated by the Washington State Patrol as well as the state Auditor's Office. Details of alleged misconduct were not made public.The State Patrol's investigation, ...
War Protesters Take To Seattle Streets
Throngs of anti-war demonstrators marched along downtown streets on Saturday, demanding the Bush administration bring American troops home from Iraq.The protest came just days after anti-war groups on Thursday began a $1 million ad campaign on television and in newspapers accusing the Bush administration of lying about the need for ...
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