News Stories for May 2007
Stories for Wednesday, May 30
Film Critic Leonard Maltin Celebrates 25 Years On ET
All this week, Entertainment Tonight is honoring longtime contributor Leonard Maltin, who has served as film correspondent and historian for ET since 1982!A native of the New York City area, Maltin graduated from NYU with a degree in journalism. He is the author of numerous cinema-related articles and books, appeared ...
Boeing Adds Russia's S7 Airlines To 787 Customer Team With Order for 15
Boeing and Russia's S7 Group today announced an order for 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and purchase rights for 10 additional 787s. S7 Group subsidiary S7 Airlines will operate the Dreamliners. The 787s will replace S7's fleet of aging twin-aisle airplanes and provide capacity for growth. The order is valued at ...
Boeing, Jeppesen Technology To Expand China Market
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-700 today completed a flight into Linzhi airport in the mountainous region of Tibet to demonstrate an advanced method for aircraft navigation known as Required Navigation Performance. Through modern avionics and GPS, RNP flight procedures provide operators a highly effective tool for enabling safe and ...
Chase Ends In Crash On I-5
A car pursued by a Washington State Patrol trooper crashed on southbound Interstate 5 at South 320th Street when the vehicle went out of control Wednesday morning, troopers said.The trooper pulled over the driver on I-5 near South 272nd Street at about 8:30 a.m. The driver of the vehicle, a ...
Stories for Tuesday, May 29
Ferry Workers Come To Rescue Of Canoeists
David Hotovitsky, a Washington State Ferry employee was on the bridge of the Cathlamet ferry boat just after 7 p.m. Monday when he spotted a canoe with two teens on board suddenly capsize right in the ferry lane between Mukilteo and Whidbey Island.“I got on the intercom and yelled, 'man ...
Spike Strips Used To End High Speed Chase In Kent
According to Kent police, spike strips ended a high-speed chase that started in downtown Kent and ended by Pacific Highway South just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday.Police were chasing a man who they said fled from a police car during a routine stop.Police laid out spike strips to stop the car ...
Safety Escorts Begin At UW
Safety escort patrols are being offered on the University of Washington campus beginning Tuesday evening.The program, called Husky NightWalk, provides uniformed security guards to students who walk home from campus between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m.Escorts can be requested by calling 206-685-WALK.The program costs about $75,000 a year and is ...
Officials: Missing Pilot Faced Prison Time
A missing pilot who was the target of a massive search was bound for prison at the time of his disappearance, officials told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News on Tuesday.George E. Trupp, 53, had been expected to attend a court hearing on Wednesday morning, enter a guilty plea in connection with ...
Nose Gear Problem Delays Alaska Airlines Flight
Part of the nose gear of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 broke as the jetliner was being pushed back from the gate on Tuesday, delaying a flight bound for Oakland, Calif., officials said.A pin on the push bar broke, an Alaska Airlines spokesman told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News, and 143 ...
Satterberg Named As Acting Prosecutor
The King County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved Dan Satterberg as acting county prosecutor.Satterberg, former prosecutor Norm Maleng's long-time chief of staff, is the temporary replacement for Maleng, who died last week.Meanwhile, officials announced that a public memorial service for Maleng will be held at the University of Washington's Hec ...
Power Cut To 1,600 Customers In Kirkland
A power outage in Kirkland is affecting about 1,600 customers, Puget Sound Energy officials tell KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.The outage is in the Rose Hill neighborhood, and it's knocked out power to Lake Washington High School and Rose Hill Elementary School.The schools are still open. Video from Chopper 7 showed ...
Maleng Memorial Scheduled For Saturday
A public memorial service for King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng will be held at the University of Washington's Hec Edmundson Pavilion on Saturday at 5 p.m., UW officials told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Maleng, one of the longest-serving elected officials in state history, died after collapsing at a University of Washington ...
Philanthropist Barbara Cox Anthony Dies
Barbara Cox Anthony, one of two principal owners of Cox Enterprises, Inc., died on Monday, May 28, in Honolulu after an extended illness.Since 1974, Anthony and her sister have each owned about half of Cox Enterprises through a trust inherited from their father, three-time Ohio Gov. James M. Cox. KIRO-TV ...
Classmates Mourn 13-Year-Old Killed While Crossing Street
Classmates of a 13-year-old who was killed while crossing the street in Auburn last week held a tribute for the boy Monday night.Students gathered at Rainier Middle School to share their memories of Brandon Hefty, who was struck by a garbage truck last Thursday."He was my best friend. (I) still ...
Search Ends For Missing Plane
The search has ended for a small plane that vanished from radar over the Cascade Range on a flight from Idaho by a man awaiting trial on an indecent liberties charge. An aerial search Monday failed to produce any trace of the Cessna Cardinal rented from Pro-Flight Aviation Inc. of ...
Woman Drowns At Flaming Geyser State Park
A 20-year-old woman drowned in a Green River River inflatable rafting accident Monday in Flaming Geyser State Park near Black Diamond in King County.The sheriff's office said the victim was not wearing a life jacket. Boating Program Information From Washington State Parks Another woman who was wearing a life jacket ...
Stories for Monday, May 28
Missing Pilot Had Been Charged With Indecent Liberties
The pilot of a small plane that vanished from radar over the Cascade Range was awaiting trial in an indecent liberties case in Tacoma, records show.An aerial search has failed to produce any trace of the rented Cessna 177 flown by George E. Trupp, 53, of Snoqualmie, since it disappeared ...
Guide To Trails Damaged, Closed By Storms
There's a new way for hikers to find out if their favorite trails were damaged in last winter's storms.Millions of dollars in storm damage was done to parks and trails.The Washington Trails Association started an online guide in the Cascades and Olympics.Get the information on closed and damaged trails at ...
2 Sought In Lacey-Area Home Invasion, Shooting
Investigators in the Lacey area are searching for two men who burst into a home and shot a 23-year-old man Monday morning.His grandmother said Mark Maynard was able to tell police he didn't know the men who robbed and shot him.Police from several jurisdictions, including the Washington State Patrol, are ...
Coast Guard Rescues Man From Mountaintop
Coast Guard crews hoisted a 64-year-old man off of a 7,000-foot mountain near Port Angeles on Sunday night in the highest-altitude rescue on record in the region, officials said.The man was injured and not able to move when a Coast Guard HH-65C Dolphin helicopter from Port Angeles was sent to ...
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