News Stories for May 2008
Stories for Saturday, May 31
Angle Lake School Fire Arson, Says Fire Officials
Investigators have determined the fire at the Angle Lake School in SeaTac was arson, said Chief Meyer of the SeaTac Fire Department.Ninety firefighters from 11 agencies responded to the four alarm fire that destroyed the school around 6 p.m. Saturday. VIDEO: Investigators Will Examine Fire Remains This Week VIDEO: Fire ...
Body Of Missing Rafter, Kayaker Recovered From Green River
The body of a missing rafter and kayaker were recovered from the Green River Saturday, reported the King County Sheriff’s Office.Both men, a 34-year-old African American man from Federal Way and a 45-year-old Seattle man, were reported missing on Saturday, May 17, after they went boating on the river.The Federal ...
Two Men Arrested For Several Bellingham Burglaries, Police Say
Two men were arrested in connection with multiple burglaries and then trying to pawn the stolen items in Bellingham, said police.The men, 25-year-old Kevin Dorn and 22-year-old Ryan Tolliver, were arrested Friday and were each charged with seven counts of residential burglary, said Bellingham police.Tolliver was also charged with one ...
Police Investigate Shooting, Stabbing Outside SeaTac Bar
King County sheriff's deputies are investigating a fight outside a SeaTac bar that left one woman shot and a man stabbed.Police told KIRO 7 that the assaults happened around 2 a.m. Saturday outside the bar in the 16200 block of International Boulevard.Police said the man and woman did not suffer ...
Stories for Friday, May 30
Slain Teen's Friends Try To Raise Funds For Memorial In Mexico
Friends of a teenage Mexican immigrant who was slain in Seattle last week are trying to raise funds to send the boy's body home.Ivan Hernandez came to the United States to get an education.Every morning, after working the first of his three jobs, 18-year old Hernandez would take a bus ...
Driver Thrown From Antique Car During Head-On Crash
The driver of a modified antique car was seriously injured after being thrown from his vehicle during a crash in Everett Friday afternoon, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.Witnesses said the driver of a 1923 Model T was speeding down Rucker Avenue, swerved to avoid a car making a left turn ...
Cedar River Reopens; Green Remains Closed
The Cedar River was reopened to recreational use Friday at noon."The flow of the Cedar River has diminished considerably, and although still very cold, the public is free to use the river again", said King County Sheriff Sue Rahr.Both the Cedar River and the Green River were closed on May ...
Car Strikes 3 Teens Near Renton
A car struck three teenage girls near Petrovitsky Park in the Renton area, the sheriff's office said.A sheriff's office spokesman said three cars collided on Southeast Petrovitsky Road near Parkside Way Southeast at 3:22 p.m. and that one of the cars struck three Ridgewood Elementary girls. The victims were knocked ...
Court Documents Reveal Gruesome Details Of Child's Abuse
The man accused of killing a 3-year-old Tacoma boy cried as he pleaded not guilty on Friday in a Tacoma courtroom shortly after the release of court documents that revealed he told police he threw the child, shook him, choked him and struck him in the hours before the boy ...
Boeing Delivers 75th 777 To ILFC
The Boeing Company and International Lease Finance Corp. reached a historic milestone this week with the delivery of ILFC's 75th Boeing 777. The Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) is leased to ILFC's customer, Cathay Pacific Airways. ILFC has ordered 79 777s from Boeing since 1992, more than any other customer.Cathay Pacific ...
Mayor Wants Surveillance Cameras Installed In More Parks
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels said he wants to expand a controversial test program that put surveillance cameras in Capitol Hill's Cal Anderson Park.The cameras were put in place by the mayor without a council vote more than two months ago. Nickels said the cameras were an urgent crime-fighting tool for ...
Plane Crashes On Runway At Narrows Airport
Two people have walked away from the crash of a small plane on the runway of Tacoma Narrows Airport. SLIDESHOW: Chopper 7 Images Of Plane Crash Scene A man who was piloting the aircraft suffered minor injuries, authorities told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter Kevin McCarty.A woman instructor was not ...
Ravenna Creek Remains Closed After Sewage Spill
A Seattle creek remains closed after county crews mistakenly diverted eight million gallons of raw sewage into a storm drain.Warning signs are still posted at Ravenna Creek, which runs by the University Village shopping center and feeds into Lake Washington.The area most affected by the spill is a one-mile stretch ...
Fleeing Driver Jumps Into Water At Des Moines Marina
A driver who fled police during a chase stopped his car at the Des Moines marina and jumped into the water.Deputies chased the car, believed to be stolen, in the Des Moines area early Friday morning. The driver then turned into the marina parking lot, striking a fence. He abandoned ...
'Carjacking' Leads To Arrest In Stabbing
A man has been arrested after he called 911 to report a carjacking in the Rainier Valley.Police said the man told them his car was stolen at gunpoint just after 1 a.m.When officers tracked down the car, the man inside had cuts to his face and arm. He told police ...
Investigators Search For Cause Of Burien House Fire
Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a home under construction in Burien to erupt in flames early Friday morning.Firefighters said the fire started burning just before 6 a.m. at the home near 23rd Southwest and 158th, in the Three Tree Point area.A neighbor heard an explosion just before ...
Stories for Thursday, May 29
Truck Sails Off I-5 During Crash
At least one vehicle went down an embankment in a crash that backed up traffic on northbound Interstate 5 during the evening commute near state Route 526 in south Everett.The two right lanes of I-5 were blocked and a crane was brought to the scene to retrieve at least one ...
Fire At Vacant Everett House A Mystery
An early-morning fire at a vacant house in south Everett Thursday is raising questions with neighbors and fire officials, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.The fire, which erupted at 12:30 a.m. and burned most of the night, left nothing but charred remains and shot flames that scorched the trees above the ...
Governor Asks AG If Out-Of-State Gay Marriages OK
Following an announcement by the governor of New York that the state will recognize same-sex marriages from other states and with California poised to begin marrying gay couples next month, KIRO 7 reporter Richard Thompson asked Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire what she plans to do about the issue.Thompson asked Gregoire, ...
Prosecutors Say Student 'A Grave Threat' To Community
Prosecutors said a Seattle Central Community College student who is accused of threatening to kill other students is a "grave threat to the community."In court Thursday, prosecutors said Julio Hernandez said he wanted to come to the college, kill students and then commit suicide like the student at Virginia Tech.Hernandez' ...
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