News Stories for February 2006
Stories for Tuesday, February 28
Convicted Sex Offender Released From Jail
The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office was notified that Jeffery Henderson, a level 3 sex offender, was released Monday evening from the Pierce County Jail.Henderson was released after charges of first-degree attempted kidnapping against him were dismissed.According to official documents, Henderson was convicted in Snohomish County in 1986 of four counts ...
Inmate Dies From Overdose Of Prescription Drugs
KIRO Team 7 Investigators first exposed our prisons handing out narcotics "like candy." Now an inmate is dead from an accidental drug overdose.Investigative Reporter Chris Halsne discovers prison officials aren't saying much about the case, but Monroe homicide detectives tell us they are investigating the death of a 25-year-old inmate ...
Mud Spills Onto Backyards, Road
A contractor is cleaning up a mudslide that spilled from a project to repair a sewer line and storm drain on Mercer Island, along West Mercer Way.The mud slopped across a couple of driveways Tuesday morning and one homeowner is worried that his house is threatened by the unstable slope.
Woman Shot During Home Invasion Robbery
A woman was shot during a home invasion robbery near Maltby Tuesday morning, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Two men wearing hooded sweatshirts and bandanas entered a home in the 18000 block of 67th Avenue Southeast at about 7 a.m. and robbed two women.The two men then attacked the women, deputies ...
Police Expand Search For Husband Of Slain Woman
Police in the Kansas City, Mo., area are among those looking for the husband of a slain Tacoma woman whose body was found in a bathtub in her home, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The parents of Jayson Jones, considered a "person of interest" in his wife's death, live in the ...
Search Continues For Husband Of Slain Woman
A search continues for the husband of a slain Tacoma woman whose body was found in a bathtub in her home, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Jayson Jones is considered a "person of interest" in the death of Pepper Jones, 27, who was found dead Sunday evening, police said.No one has ...
Woman Injured In House Fire
Three people were inside a Kent home when a fire broke out in a bedroom shortly after midnight, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Neighbors saw the flames and called 911. They then raced to the home to help the family.A 16-year-old boy and an adult male were not hurt, but a ...
Police Increase Patrols Of Mardi Gras Crowds
The horrific Mardi Gras riots of 1991 have forever changed celebrations in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood.Five years ago the city and the nation saw an ugly display of fighting, sexual assaults, vandalism and a murder. The events of Mardi Gras 2001 left one man dead 70 others injured and $80,000 ...
Stories for Monday, February 27
Elation Becomes Frustration For Price Is Right Winner
One of our South Sound viewers recently won a brand new car on the Price is Right!To say she was elated is an understatement. However, that elation has turned to frustration and she called KIRO 7 Consumer Investigator Wayne Havrelly for help.That brand new car from the Showcase Showdown is ...
Taxpayers' Money Used For Smoking Suite
A Team 7 Investigation into a tax-funded indoor smoking suite for Pierce County employees gets the attention of the Attorney General.Investigative Reporter Chris Halsne discovers what may be an attempt to get around the new smoking ban.It’s a hidden building that sits tucked away in a secured parking lot. You ...
Van Stolen With Baby Inside
Police found a van with a baby inside shortly after it was stolen in south Seattle Monday morning, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The van was parked in the 6400 block of Corson Avenue South in the city's Georgetown neighborhood when someone stole it at about 10:45 a.m.The 7-month-old baby was ...
Police: Tacoma Woman's Husband A 'Person Of Interest'
The husband of a Tacoma woman found dead in her home is a "person of interest" in connection with her slaying, police said Monday.Police are looking for Jayson Jones, who may be driving the couple's red Kia Optima."The husband and the vehicle are still missing," said Mark Fulghum of the ...
Teens Sought In Kent Arson Case
Investigators are trying to find four teenage boys spotted running away from an arson fire in Kent on Saturday night.The fire tore through an empty two-story house in the 10600 block of Southeast 248 Street at about 11 p.m.Firefighters beat back the flames before they could spread to a senior ...
USS Lincoln Leaves For Deployment In Western Pacific
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and a destroyer for its strike group, the Shoup, left their home port Monday morning at Everett.The ships are headed for the western Pacific for a six-month deployment. The first stop is at San Diego to pick up the carrier air wing.The Lincoln carries ...
1 Killed In Tacoma Crash
One person was killed and others were injured in a crash in Tacoma early Monday morning, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The collision was reported at about 3 a.m. at East 38th Street and McKinley Avenue.Police said a brown van was heading northbound on 38th Street and a white Nissan was ...
2 Suspects In Custody After Bike Officer Shooting
Two Seattle police bicycles were seized as evidence after an officer-involved shooting early Monday morning.Police said no one was injured when a drug suspect hit a Seattle bicycle officer's bike and officers opened fire.Seattle police spokesman Sean Whitcomb said two bike officers interrupted two men in a drug deal in ...
Woman Found Slain In Tacoma Home
Tacoma police are investigating an apparent homicide in the city's south end.A woman in her late 20s was found dead in her bathtub in a house in the 5600 block of South Thompson Avenue.Tacoma police found the woman after her mother, concerned she had not heard from her daughter for ...
Stories for Sunday, February 26
Weather Service Issues Snow Advisory For Cascades Mountains
More snow is on the way.The National Weather Service has issued a snow advisory for the western slopes of Washington's northern Cascades and passes from six o'clock Sunday evening through ten tomorrow morning.Average snowfall is expected to range between eight and 12 inches.
Stories for Saturday, February 25
520 Bridge Reopens Early
Motorists can return to the Evergreen Point floating bridge. The state department of transportation says repair work has been completed 15 hours ahead of schedule and the bridge has reopened.The bridge carries State Route 520 across Lake Washington between Seattle and its eastern suburbs.The bridge had been closed since early ...
520 Bridge Closed To Traffic
Motorists who want to use the Evergreen Point floating bridge Saturday will need to find alternative routes, as work crews repair its mechanical drawspan system.The bridge closed Saturday at 6 a.m. and reopen Sunday at 10 a.m.The bridge carries State Route 520 across Lake Washington between Seattle and its eastern ...
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