News Stories for January 2006
Stories for Tuesday, January 31
Thieves Steal Car With Child's Wheelchair In Trunk
Angela James discovered her car stolen early Monday morning, which left her 4-year-old son without his wheelchair, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.James’ 4-year-old son's wheelchair and helmet were locked in the trunk of the car when it was stolen. The wheelchair, valued at over $4,000, was specially made for her ...
Music Teacher Charged With Child Rape, Molestation
A Bellevue man has been charged with two counts of rape of a child, and one count of child molestation, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.According to court documents, in November 2005, a Bellevue family hired David Ian Wyke, 41, to give their son and 6-year-old daughter music lessons. The family ...
Plane Flips Over Near Harvey Field
A small plane flipped over moments after taking off from Harvey Field in Snohomish County Tuesday morning, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Two people who were on board when the plane crashed walked away with minor injuries, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News North Sound Bureau Chief Anna Velasquez reported.Witnesses said the plane ...
Stories for Monday, January 30
Your Feedback On KIRO-SD
You can now watch KIRO 7 Eyewitness several times per day on KIRO 7's new local digital channel, KIRO-SD, found on channel 7.2 on your digital tuner or on Comcast cable channel 117. We'd like to hear from you about our schedule of KIRO 7 Eyewitness News. If you have ...
Sewage Floods South Seattle Homes
Sewage was flooding some homes in South Seattle early Monday, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The sewage entered basements in at least five homes near South Willow Street and 40th Avenue South.One man said he had about $25,000 in damage.Sound Transit officials working on the light rail line on Martin Luther ...
Body Of Missing Snowmobiler Found
Search and rescue crews Sunday found the body of a 50-year-old snowmobiler who had been reported missing on Saturday afternoon.The body of Rick Sales, of Edgewood, was found under his snowmobile in a ravine near Gold Creek Snow Park on Snoqualmie Pass.Deputies said a ski was seen by another snowmobiler ...
Mudslide Shuts Down Commuter Train Service
A new mudslide along the Burlington Northern tracks shut down Sounder and Amtrak service from Everett to Seattle.The slide was reported in the north sound corridor. Commuters will be bused to Seattle.Both Amtrak and Sounder train service can't resume until Tuesday because of a federally-mandated 48-hour moratorium on passenger train ...
Stories for Sunday, January 29
Avalanche Closes I-90 Near Snoqualmie Pass
For the second day in a row, avalanches closed Interstate 90 near Snoqualmie Pass Sunday evening, the state Department of Transportation said.The eastbound and westbound lanes of the state's main artery through the Cascade Mountains were closed indefinitely at 5:40 p.m. because of two avalanches, the DOT said. One avalanches ...
Thousands Of Seahawk Fans Turn Out To Send Off Team To Superbowl
Thousands of happy Seattle Seahawk fans got up early Sunday morning to attend a send off rally at Qwest Field.Head coach Mike Holmgren and team players were scheduled to make an appearance at the rally.The team is scheduled to fly to Detroit Sunday after the rally. The Seahawks play the ...
Stories for Saturday, January 28
Avalanche Closes I-90 Between North Bend And Cle Elum
An avalanche early Saturday morning shut down I-90 in both direction. The Washington State Department of Transportation says that the avalanche happened around 5am near mile post 58, east of the Snoqualmie Summit.Currently I-90 is closed westbound at Cle Elem and eastbound at North Bend.There is no estimated time for ...
Stories for Friday, January 27
Ferry Service Resumes After Bomb Threat Closes Colman Dock
The main ferry terminal on the Seattle waterfront reopened Friday night, about two hours after it was shut down and evacuated because of a bomb threat.Colman Dock reopened in time for a 9 p.m. sailing to Bremerton and a sailing a short time later to Bainbridge Island.Washington State Patrol Sergeant ...
5-Year-Old Injured In Drive-By Shooting
Tacoma police are investigating a drive-by shooting that left a 5-year-old boy injured.Investigators say shooters came by earlier in the evening, shooting at the apartment on 75th Street Court, but did not hit anyone. Police responded and the intended target refused to say anything to police.The shooters came back hours ...
Man Sought In 2 Bank Robberies
The FBI has released photos of the man wanted for robbing two local banks in the last week.Agents said the man who robbed a Redmond Bank of America branch Thursday appears to be the same man who robbed a Key Bank branch in Auburn bank last week.In Thursday's robbery, he ...
Officials Struggle To Save Homes From Rising Waters
The Army Corps of Engineers is trying to save a dozen homes threatened by a North Sound landslide, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Rocks, mud and trees came crashing down between the small towns of Oso and Darrington on Wednesday in a slide so powerful it moved a river.The landslide has ...
Local Group Helps Katrina Evacuees Build New Lives
Problems continue for Hurricane Katrina evacuees all over the country.Many face eviction from the homes they have been living in for the last four months because they can't pay rent. OPERATION HANDS ON Location: Clocktower Building, 3617 Bridgeport Way, University Place Phone Number: 253-273-9616 Hours of Operation: Tues/Thurs 10am - ...
Man Involved In Fatal Crash Released From Jail
An 18-year-old Newcastle man involved in a fiery fatal crash in Bellevue bailed out of jail Thursday night, hours after a judge set his bail at $100,000, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Police are investigating whether Sukhneet Singh Virk and a 16-year-old friend, Rishi Sodhi, were racing when Sodhi's car crashed ...
Landslide Changes River's Course, Threatens Homes
There was growing concern Friday about possible flood damage from a North Sound landslide, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Rocks, mud and trees came crashing down between the small towns of Oso and Darrington on Wednesday in a slide so powerful it moved a river.The landslide has completely blocked the Stillaguamish ...
Stories for Thursday, January 26
KIRO 7 Is Proud To Present 'KIRO 7 Profiles'
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Kristina Moy, Community Relations Manager (206) 728-2375 SEATTLE, Wash. – KIRO Television is proud to present “KIRO 7 Profiles” on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 from 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. “KIRO 7 Profiles” takes you behind-the-scenes for rare, personal stories of men and women in our community who ...
Interactive Elmo Book Asks Readers 'Who Wants To Die?'
An Ellensburg mother who purchased an interactive book about potty training featuring the Elmo character from Sesame Street claims when you press a voice command the book says “Uh oh, who wants to die?” instead of “Uh oh, who has to go?”Crystal Gimlin bought the book for her 2-year-old daughter, ...
Alleged Identity Theft Ring Busted
A 22-year-old Puyallup man and his girlfriend have been accused of running a $1 million identity theft ring, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.KIRO-TV said that the couple used South Sound teens to steal as much as $1 million from more than 100 bank and credit union customers.Some of the teens ...
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