News Stories for June 2009
Stories for Tuesday, June 30
Massive Fire Incinerates Renton Apartment Building
An unoccupied apartment building was swallowed in a massive five-alarm fire that erupted in Renton Tuesday night.Firefighters continued to pour water on the Harrington Square complex Wednesday in the Renton Highlands area after the building was burned up in an inferno of flame that erupted at 8:01 p.m.The complex consists ...
Maple Valley Man Sues McDonald's For Tainted Burger
A Maple Valley man filed a lawsuit against McDonald’s Tuesday after suffering burns to his mouth and throat after he bit into a hamburger he says was tainted with chemicals.Joe Jackson, 65, said he couldn’t eat for four days after taking a bite from a hamburger at a McDonald’s restaurant ...
Police Seek Driver In Double Fatal Crash
Washington State Patrol is still looking for the driver of a pickup truck involved in a double fatal crash on state Route 12 in Thurston County on Sunday.At about 1:40 p.m. Sunday, 33 year-old Derrick L. Filby of Rochester was traveling westbound in a 1986 Toyota MR 2 on state ...
3,600 Customers Lose Power In South King County
More than 3,600 people were without power Tuesday in Burien, SeaTac and unincorporated areas of King County, said Mike Eagan of Seattle City Light.The power went out at about 12:35 p.m. Tuesday. City Light sent a report at 2:05 p.m. that said service was restored to all customers. The cause ...
Reluctant Fife Bank Robber Arrested
A man was arrested after he attempted to rob a Fife bank, but returned the money to the teller and waited for police to arrive.Chopper 7 over the scene caught the suspect coming out of the bank with his hands up at about 11:40 a.m. Police arrested him without incident, ...
Monroe Fire Victim Woke Up To Heavy Smoke In Home
Fire officials in Monroe are investigating the cause of a house fire, as well as fireworks that were found near the burned home Monday night.At about 7:42 p.m. firefighters arrived to find a home in the 200 block of South Madison Street fully engulfed in fire. Heavy smoke was visible ...
Arson Fire Burns Snoqualmie Depot
Firefighters in Snoqualmie said a fire that erupted at the train depot early Tuesday was deliberately set.The King County Sheriff's office said the fire was set at about 2 a.m. and another two fires were set up and ignited in downtown Snoqualmie on the same night.Debris piles were set up ...
Mother Believes Missing Daughter Was Abducted
The mother of a missing 10-year-old girl said she believes her daughter was abducted when she walked home last Friday night. A National Guard helicopter joined the search Monday for Lindsey Baum who vanished when she was in downtown McCleary between 8:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Friday, while walking home ...
Fire Erupts For Second Time At Vacant Duplex
For the second time in two days, firefighters in Federal Way are investigating an overnight fire at a vacant duplex on 28th Place off South 288th Street.KIRO 7 Eyewitness News obtained home video that showed flames coming from the building Tuesday morning.When firefighters arrived, the building was involved in flames ...
Stories for Monday, June 29
Light Rail Train Collides With Car In Seattle
A Sound Transit light-rail train and a vehicle collided Monday afternoon in Seattle.The car was T-boned in the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Myrtle Street.Chopper 7 over the scene showed medics removing the driver from the vehicle, loading him onto a stretcher and into an ...
Washington Population Growth Continues To Slow
The annual population growth rate in the state of Washington has fallen .09% short of the most recent annual growth peak of 1.9 percent in 2006, reported the Office of Financial Management (OFM).The annual growth rate is often affected by the employment opportunities in the state. Population gains due to ...
Man Charged With Assault After Police Try And Re-Arrest Him
Police charged Daniel Saunders with assault Monday afternoon after resisting arrest when officers tried to re-arrest him.Officials jailed Saunders, who has hepatitis C, after a naked vandalism spree at a South Seattle church earlier this month and was mistakenly released on Wednesday because of a paperwork error.On Thursday, he showed ...
Merchants Say Light Rail Barriers Will Hurt Business
Business owners along Martin Luther King Way and South Graham Street are at odds with the Seattle DOT over its plans to put a barrier in the street at the center line of the intersection.The city believes the barrier, called a "C-curb" will help avoid train/car collisions by altering existing ...
Everett Police Arrest 10 In 'John' Sting
Ten people were arrested in a prostitution sting conducted by the Everett Police Department on June 25 in Everett.Two female undercover officers were used as decoys stationed on both the north and south ends of the city including the 1400 block of Broadway and both the 9100 block and the ...
Alleged Bandage-Wearing Bandit Surrenders
Police said a man seen on camera wearing a bandage on his face during a Tacoma bank robbery surrendered to police Wednesday.Kenneth M. Wolfe is scheduled for arraignment on charges of one count of first-degree robbery.Police said Wolfe is responsible for robbing two Tacoma banks in June and July.Police said ...
Man Suing To Stop Fireworks At Gas Works
A local activist is suing the city of Seattle in an attempt to stop this week's Fourth of July fireworks show at Gas Works Park.The Seattle P-I reports the suit was filed in King County Superior Court. READ: Lawsuit To Stop Gas Works Fireworks Show [PDF FILE]The plaintiff said the ...
Branch Pierces Man's Room Like Giant Toothpick
A Lynnwood man escaped death when a flying tree branch punched through his bedroom ceiling early Saturday.Thabat Ayad said he was taking a nap and woke up screaming as a huge branch crashed through the ceiling and came within inches of his head."I thought it was like a war or ...
New Belltown Park Could Be Approved Monday
On Monday, a Seattle City Council vote could determine whether or not to approve a $2.5 million plan to turn part of Bell Street into a four-block-long park boulevard.If the plan is approved it would reduce traffic from its current two lanes to a single lane for cars. Conceptual drawings ...
Stories for Sunday, June 28
KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Receives National Murrow Award
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Maria Lamarca Anderson, Community Relations Manager 206.728.7777/mlanderson@kirotv.com SEATTLE--KIRO 7 Eyewitness News received the National Edward R. Murrow Award for “Overall Excellence.” This distinguished honor recognizes KIRO 7’s outstanding achievements in 2008 and is the second time in six years the station has received this national award.The judges ...
Diver Drowns At Redondo Beach
A diving expedition took a deadly turn for a diver at Redondo Beach Sunday afternoon.The Tukwila man, around 60-years in age, was diving with a group in the area when he experienced trouble about 8o feet down in the water.Kendra Kay, Public Information Officer with South King Fire, tells KIRO ...
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