News Stories for July 2006
Stories for Thursday, July 27
Wild Variations Found In Auto Insurance Quotes
We put local insurance companies and agents to a test, getting quote after quote.What we found may have you shopping for new insurance right away."It is a huge difference," said Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. "(It's a) huge variation, a lot more than I anticipated." MORE ON THIS STORY Click ...
Deputies Search For Man Who Stole Patrol Car
SeaTac police are searching for a man who stole a patrol car early Thursday morning.A King County Sheriff's deputy arrested a suspected burglar at a smoke shop in SeaTac at about 5:30 a.m. The suspect was handcuffed and put in the back of the deputy's patrol car.Officials said while the ...
Police Talk To Persons Of Interest In Trail Killings
The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday that they may have a possible break in the slayings of a mother and daughter on a mountain trail.“We have developed information that allows us to have a relevant investigative interest in some persons of interest. We’re not calling them suspects, but we ...
The Great Insurance Gamble
This one-hour news documentary examines the insurance industry and uncovers information that may change the way you think about your insurance needs.We’ve all learned that property and casualty insurance is the best way to protect ourselves from experiencing a catastrophic loss. And if we get into an auto accident or ...
Swimmers Drown Near Yarrow Point
Divers using sonar equipment recovered the bodies of two drowning victims near Yarrow Point late Wednesday night, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.Authorities said a 37-year-old woman, a 34-year-old man and an 18-year-old man who were riding in a 19-foot boat jumped into Lake Washington to cool off.The woman had some ...
Search On For 2nd Racer In Fatal Motorcycle Crash
Police are searching for the driver of a motorcycle who was racing another motorcyclist early Thursday morning who was killed when his motorcycle crashed into a sport utility vehicle on Interstate 5, troopers said.The victim, who was racing the other motorcyclist at speeds of 85 to 130 mph when he ...
Stories for Wednesday, July 26
Electrical Inspectors Search Seattle Hospital For Missing Permits
City code inspectors are swarming over Swedish Medical Center's main campus, looking for safety violations.They are only there because KIRO Team 7 Investigative Reporter Chris Halsne told them the hospital has been repeatedly performing electrical construction in critical-care areas, without permits.KIRO Team 7 Investigators have obtained internal hospital work orders ...
Police: Man Attacked Family With Meat Cleaver
A man used a meat cleaver to attack his mother, father and brother Tuesday night in the home they share on Beacon Hill, police said.Police said the family was having dinner when the 22-year-old man went into the kitchen, grabbed a meat cleaver and began attacking the victims.Police used a ...
Fire Burns In Olympic National Forest
Firefighters are battling a wildfire in the Olympic National Forest that forced more than a dozen people out of their camp sites on Tuesday night, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The fire is burning near the Staircase Campground, at the north end of Lake Cushman in Mason County.Estimates of the fire's ...
Stories for Tuesday, July 25
Juvenile Jail Guard Accused Of Sexual Misconduct
Months after a KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Investigation, a female jail guard was charged with four counts of custodial sexual misconduct with teenage boys.Prosecutors say it all happened inside the cells of the King County Juvenile Detention Center.Lydia Korolak, 34, is accused of approaching two teenage boys for sex and ...
Local Group Blazes New Paths For Hikers
As you hike into the forests and mountains of Western Washington, do you ever wonder who builds or maintains the trails you're walking on?KIRO 7's Mona Locke tells us many of these pathways would not exist with the support of volunteers. See Mona's report For more information about the Washington ...
Car Safety Device Could Save Thousands Of Lives A Year
It's an option you may want to ask for if you're in the market for a new car, especially if you have teenage drivers in the family.Accident rates are higher among teens than older drivers, but this new device can help protect young lives.Some 6,000 teenagers die in car accidents ...
Female Guard Accused Of Sex With Juvenile Detainees
Prosecutors have charged a female guard at the King County Juvenile Detention Center with sexual misconduct, alleging she had sexual encounters with two boys who were held there.King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng on Tuesday announced the charge of custodial sexual misconduct against the 34-year-old woman for behavior in 2001 and ...
Woman Defends Leaving Kids In Hot Car
A Northwest woman accused of leaving her children alone in a hot car last Friday is defending herself after being arrested.Christine Lemely admits it wasn't smart to leave her six and nine-year-old sons in the car outside a Vancouver, Washington Target store.“As far as leaving them in the car, I ...
Small Quake Felt Tuesday Morning At Mount St. Helens
A magnitude 3.1 quake at 5:32 a.m. caused a rockfall and ash cloud at Mount St. Helens that quickly dissipated. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was not a significant change in seismicity at the volcano where a minor eruption has been under way for nearly two years. Officials ...
Crews Rescue Stranded Sailors From Listing Ship
Helicopters hoisted 23 crew members from a listing cargo ship to safety overnight, ending a daylong rescue effort as 10-foot waves slapped the ship's tilting deck hundreds of miles off Alaska's Aleutian Islands. Tuesday morning, with the crew safe on Adak Island, the Coast Guard and the ship operators turned ...
Utility Asks Customers To Conserve Power
Record-breaking electricity use led a Western Washington utility on Monday to urge its customers to conserve power, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.The Snohomish Public Utility District issued a call for energy consumers to conserve. Officials with the utility said the grid that serves the Puget Sound region crosses western states ...
Mental Evaluation Ordered For Fire Deaths Suspect
Bail has been set at $2 million for a man being held in the death of his wife cousin following a standoff and house fire in Rochester.In addition, a judge in Olympia ordered that Thomas William Mason, 39, undergo a mental evaluation at Western State Hospital.He was arrested Sunday following ...
Kirkland Murder Suspect Held On $10M Bail
The man charged with murdering four members of a Kirkland soldier's family while he was in Iraq will be arraigned on Monday in Seattle.The King County prosecutor will then have 30 days to decide whether to seek the death penalty against the man accused of knifing an Iraq soldier's family ...
Airport Employee Reports Sexual Assault
Port of Seattle police officers and security cameras are on the lookout for trespassers after an airport said she was sexually assaulted in an employee parking lot last week.The 39-year-old worker said a stranger sexually assaulted her in the secure north employee parking lot as she was walking to her ...
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