News Stories for May 2006
Stories for Wednesday, May 31
Man Accused Of Trying To Lure Child
Issaquah police arrested a man on Wednesday in connection with the attempted luring of an 11-year-old child.The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon, when the child was walking alone in the 300 block of First Place Northwest, police said.The man behind the wheel of a white van tried to persuade the ...
Filmmakers Want Spotlight To Shine On Seattle
More than 300 movies are being screened around Seattle right now, part of the Seattle International Film Festival.It's the biggest film festival in the country.But as KIRO 7's Mona Locke tells us some local filmmakers are hoping to bring Seattle into the spotlight when it comes to making movies as ...
Man Found Slain In Tacoma Home
Tacoma police are investigating the death of a man who was killed in his home at 68th Street and Tacoma Avenue, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The body of the man, who was in his 40s, was discovered Wednesday morning by his teenage daughter, police said.Police did not say how the ...
2 Teens Arrested In Centralia School Arson
Centralia police arrested two 14-year-old boys Wednesday morning in connection with an arson fire at Oakview Elementary school in Centralia.The two boys had been playing with firecrackers near the school when the building caught fire early Sunday.The fire caused millions of dollars in damage and destroyed 10 classrooms.School officials are ...
2 Killed In I-90 Crash
Two people were killed in a single-car crash on Interstate 90 just west of North Bend on Wednesday morning, Washington State Patrol troopers said.Troopers said a car heading eastbound on I-90 hit the right guard rail, went across three lanes of traffic, smashed through the left guard rail and down ...
Stories for Tuesday, May 30
Police Investigating Shooting In Judkins Park
Seattle police are investigating a fatal shooting in Judkins Park, near Interstate 90 and Lake Washington.Police responded to the scene where a man was found shot in the neck.Police said he was driving his SUV when he was shot several times. The vehicle careened into a tree and plowed across ...
Mountlake Terrace Police Search For Rapist
Mountlake Terrace police continue to search for a man who broke into a home on Tuesday afternoon and raped a woman who was home alone.The man broke into the house at about 1:30 p.m. The victim first called a relative, who talked her into calling police, police said.Police would not ...
Missing Toddler Found Safe
An Amber Alert was issued Tuesday when a 34-year-old Lakewood man drove off with his 18-month-old daughter, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.The father, Eddie Salcedo, has a severe brain tumor and suffers from dementia. Because of his condition, authorities said the man may not have known he had the girl, ...
Shooting Survivor Speaks Out About Domestic Violence
A Puyallup-area woman who survived five gunshots allegedly fired at her by her ex-husband told her story Tuesday to warn other victims of domestic violence and urge them to leave "before it's too late."Stephanie Wilson, 33, spoke to KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Amy Clancy for the first time on ...
$2,750 Demand Led To Bellevue Bomb Scare
A man accused of robbing a Bellevue bank demanded $2,750 in the robbery last Friday that led to the closure of much of downtown Bellevue, according to a police report obtained by KIRO 7 Eyewitness News. Slideshow: Robot Blows Up Backpack A teller saw the man give another teller a ...
Man Hurt In Camano Island Fire
An elderly man has been hurt in a shed fire on Camano Island, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The man has burns on his face and hands. He was taken by helicopter to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.Firefighters responding to a fire call at about 10:15 a.m. found a small utility ...
Olympia Man Saves Life Of Everest Climber
An Olympia man and a team of climbers cut short their efforts to summit Mount Everest to save the life of another climber who was left for dead near the mountain's peak.Lincoln Hall, 50, was stranded near the summit of Mount Everest. His team of Sherpas and Russian guides had ...
Bear Caught In Bremerton
Another bear has been removed from a populated area in the central Puget Sound region. Video: Bear Brought Down From Tree The latest was a young 150-pounder that was spotted Monday morning in a tree in the back yard of a home in Bremerton, just a block from downtown. Wildlife ...
Landmark Restaurant Destroyed By Fire
One of Poulsbo's most popular community gathering places burned to the ground on Thursday morning in a quick-spreading fire that is under investigation.The building containing Mitzel's American Kitchen is a landmark at the corner of Highway 305 and the Poulsbo Village entrance. Video: Poulsbo Building Reduced To Rubble Fire officials ...
Standoff Ends In North Seattle
A tense standoff between a North Seattle man and Seattle SWAT ended after four hours in the Sunset Hill neighborhood of Seattle.Seattle Police said the 53-year-old man made angry threats to kill three family members, including his wife. The family members escaped unharmed, but the man refused to come out ...
Stories for Monday, May 29
Police Detonate Suspicious Package At Steilacoom Ferry Dock
Bomb experts detonated a suspicious package at the Steilacoom ferry dock Monday morning.The state Department of Corrections on McNeil Island, which uses the dock for its ferry, says no explosives were detonated. The package was found to contain tobacco wrapped in plastic and electrical tape.The dock also has Pierce County ...
Mount St. Helens Spews Ash After 3.1 Magnitude Quake
The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake at Mount Saint Helens Monday sent a plume of ash and smoke nearly 20,000 feet into the air.The earthquake had a magnitude of 3.1. Scientists also reported a large rockfall from the growing lava dome, which sent a flow of rock and dust ...
Height Of SUV's Creates Dangerous Blind Spot
You may have a lethal danger parked in your garage, and not know it.Our Consumer Investigators have uncovered an unexpected problem related to the height of Sports Utility Vehicles, or SUVs.SUV's are already taking some heat these days because of their notoriously poor gas mileage. Now we've learned they can ...
Regional Drug Task Force Arrests 187 Drug Smugglers
The Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force reports that broken taillights and expired license plate tabs led police to a medley of drugs and triggered 187 arrests during a five-county crackdown on smugglers.Snohomish County has long been a pass-through on the drug pipeline between Canada and Mexico. Drug traffickers are running ...
Stories for Sunday, May 28
Centralia Elementary School Fire Under Investigation
Four hundred and fifty students who attend Oakview Elementary in Centralia are staying home Tuesday and Wednesday while fire officials investigate a weekend blaze. The school district is also trying to figure out what to do for the final two weeks of the school year since Saturday's fire destroyed 10 ...
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