News Stories for June 2006
Stories for Monday, June 26
North Seattle Karate Studio Robbed
Weapons, computers and expensive equipment were taken from a North Seattle martial arts school that master instructor Rachel Evans spent a decade building, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.The burglars bypassed barbed wire and shattered glass to get in.Evans, a fourth-degree black belt, said she was glad she wasn't around when ...
Stories for Sunday, June 25
Train Hits Pedestrian In Seattle
A woman having a conversation on her cell phone was struck and severely injured when an Amtrak passenger train at a crossing near Safeco Field in Seattle this afternoon.Witnesses told KIRO-TV that the woman had walked around lowered gates and didn't hear the train approaching because she was talking on ...
Gates Foundation Acknowledges Gift From Warren Buffett
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has issued a statement Sundaythanking Warren Buffett for his generosity.Fortune magazine is reporting on its Web site and in this week's magazine that Buffett will be giving his wealth away to charity. And much of the more than 40 billion dollars in Berkshire Hathaway ...
One Person Killed In University Place Apartment Complex Fire
A fire at a University Place apartment complex killed one person and displaced more than 100 residents early Saturday morning.A fire department spokesman says the 3-alarm fire at The Castellan West apartments broke out about 6:45 a.m Saturday.The fire spread from one aparment into the ceiling and walls, leaving firefighters ...
Stories for Saturday, June 24
Fall City Drowning
A man in his 20s drowned this afternoon while inner tubing with a group of friends in the Snoqualmie River near Fall City.His name was not immediately available.Authorities say a diver pulled him from the river, but he could not be revived. The accident occurred about 3 p.m.
Off Duty Seattle Police Officer Shoots Man During Fight
An off-duty Seattle police officer knocked from his motorcycle and beaten early Saturday near the Pike Place Market drew his gun and fired, wounding one man, a police spokesman said. The officer suffered head and face trauma, and the man shot had what police spokesman Rich Pruitt described as a ...
Amber Alert Child Found Safe, Mother Arrested
Seattle police said a seriously ill 9-month-old boy taken from Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center before a scheduled surgery was recovered early Saturday morning.Authorities said Riley Rogers was found in the Thurston County town of Yelm. The infant's mother, Tina Carlsen, was arrested on a kidnapping warrant.The two had ...
Stories for Friday, June 23
Police Explain West Seattle Bridge Delays
The city of Seattle released a statement Friday explaining why Thursday morning's fatal collision on the West Seattle Bridge closed the bridge for eight hours.The police investigated the scene for four hours, followed by hours of repair by local traffic crews. The police said they believe that it is their ...
The Remarkable Story Of State Senator Paull Shin
Washington State Senator Paull Shin has a remarkable story that spans two continents and two cultures. KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Essex Porter talks one-on-one with this Korean War orphan who became Washington’s 21st District Senator and reveals what he has learned about racial discrimination and personal determination. Watch his ...
AMBER Alert Child Found -- Four Supects Arrested
The Seattle Police Department told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Satruday that the AMBER Alert for Riley Rogers had been cancelled. The police said that the child was safely recovered in Yelm Washington, and that four suspects were in custody there. Police said that the child did not appear to be ...
KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Closes The Ratings Gap At 11PM And Delivers Dramatic Demo Growth In Morning And Evening Newscasts
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Jessica Granstrom, Interim Community Relations Manager (206) 728-2375 SEATTLE, Wash. –KIRO 7 Eyewitness News continues to close the ratings gap at 11PM in key demographics, according to the May ’06 Nielsen Rating Book. In a year-to-year comparison, KIRO drew closer to 1st place at 11PM and delivered ...
Man Robbed, Beaten In Forest
The Mason County Sheriff's Office is investigating the robbery and beating of a 24-year-old Shelton man, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.According to police, at about 8 p.m. Thursday, the man stumbled into a campsite at the Browns Creek Campground located about 15 miles northwest of Shelton, in the Olympic National ...
Wife Arrested In Carjacking Murder Case
Arrests were made Thursday night in a carjacking murder case that allegedly occurred last year, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Ron Whitehead was carjacked, shot, then pushed out of his car near Seatac.Whitehead’s wife, Velma Ogden-Whitehead, 48, her 18-year-old son, John Ogden, and Ogden’s 17-year-old friend have been arrested for the ...
Police Car Slams Into Wall On I-5
The Seattle Fire Department said a two-car high-speed collision involving a Seattle Police Department patrol car has taken place in the HOV lane on southbound Interstate 5 at Spokane Street.The patrol car slammed into a wall along the freeway. Airbags deployed.Two left lanes of traffic are blocked.Rescue officials said the ...
Jet Skier Drowns In Lake Sammamish
Friday, friends and family are grieving for a jet skier who drowned in Lake Sammamish Thursday night.A helicopter and divers searched for the 19-year-old man after he disappeared around 7 p.m.The man was later found in about 60 feet of water, with no life vest.“With jet skis, you have to ...
Names Of 2 Killed In Fiery Crash Released
The names of two of the three people killed in a fiery crash on the West Seattle Bridge early Thursday morning were released by the Seattle Medical Examiner’s Office Friday.Puttanapoong Srisuthisuriya, 17, died from burns over 95 percent of his body and inhalation of toxic products and blunt force injuries ...
Police Investigate Kirkland Drive-By Shooting
Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Kirkland Thursday night. Officers were called to downtown Kirkland after a fight between two groups of men escalated into gunfire. According to police, one group of men got into a black SUV, then drove by and fired into a crowd.Police said a man ...
Stories for Thursday, June 22
Fort Lewis Parachutist Injured During Jump
An army parachutist was seriously injured Thursday evening at Sanderson Field in Shelton during a training jump. Eyewitnesses said the the soldier apparently struck a building, bounced onto a fence and struck the ground.KIRO 7 Eyewitness News South Sound Bureau Chief Richard Thompson reported that the accident happened during a ...
Officers Accidentally Shoot Man In Tree
Officers responding to a welfare check of a man in a tree in Kitsap County accidentally shot the man in an attempt to use a Taser on him.The man had been holed up in the tree for hours. An officer used his Taser on the man and after it had ...
Police Expanding Search For Boy Taken From Hospital
The Seattle Police Department is searching for Tina Marie Carlsen, the mother who allegedly took her 9-month-old son, Riley Rogers, from Children's Hospital in Seattle hours before his scheduled life-saving surgery.Police said Carlsen took Riley at 6 a.m. Thursday morning.According to medical staff, if Rogers does not receive treatment soon, ...
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