News Stories for March 2010
Stories for Wednesday, March 31
Lightning Strikes Military Plane
A lightning storm moving across southern Pierce County struck a military plane coming in for a landing.Catherine Caruso from Joint Base Lewis-McChord said the KC-135 was on final approach from McConnell AFB in Kansas when it was hit by lightning.A viewer told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News that he saw the ...
Gov. Gregoire Signs 19 Bills Into Law
Governor Chris Gregoire signed 19 bills into law Wednesday, making some major changes in the way Washington state deals with criminals.Not all of those bills had to do with law enforcement, but several were aimed at changing laws that some say could have helped prevent the ambush and murders of ...
'F-Bomb' Bandit Identified As 16-Year-Old Girl
A 16-year-old girl and three other people have been charged with five counts of first-degree robbery in connection with a series of bank robberies by the "f-bomb" bandit.Police dubbed the 16-year-old girl the f-bomb bandit because of the language police said she used in the demand notes given to tellers ...
No Fireworks At Gas Works Park This Year
The group that puts on the Family 4th at Lake Union, Seattle's biggest Independence Day fireworks show, said there won't be fireworks at Gas Works Park this year.The group One Reel said it's been unable to find a corporate sponsor for the event."For the past 15 months, One Reel has ...
Statement From Kirkland
The City of Kirkland is closely monitoring the possible strike of Teamsters’ Local 174 whose membership includes garbage truck drivers for Waste Management, Inc. (WMI) and Allied Waste Services. The City contracts with WMI for residential, multi-family and commercial garbage, recycling and organics collection services. City solid waste customers are ...
Statement From Bellevue
In the event of a garbage strike on Thursday, April 1, by Teamsters Local 174, Allied Waste Services is planning to use replacement workers from around the country to continue garbage collection, with minor changes in service the first few days.If a strike occurs on April 1, Allied Waste will ...
Man Charged With Crash That Left Another Man Paralyzed
A man has been charged with vehicular assault after his vehicle left the roadway and struck a man who was fueling a car on the shoulder, said King County prosecuting attorney Dan Satterberg.Patrick Franklin was on the shoulder of southbound Interstate 5 just north of South 200th Street in SeaTac ...
Police Seeking 4 Suspects In Slaying In Tacoma Alley
Police are looking for four men in connection with the homicide of a man last Thursday whose body was found in a Tacoma alley.Shortly after midnight, a 25-year-old man was shot and killed during a fight in an alley in the 7000 block of South Puget Sound Avenue in Tacoma, ...
2 Arrested After Body Found In Capitol Forest
Two men are in police custody after the body of a man was found in the Capitol Forest Tuesday, the Thurston County Sheriff's Department said.Police said on March 17, a man told police he witnessed a slaying in the forest on March 15. The man took deputies to the location ...
Pentagon Extends Tanker Bid Deadline
The deadline for bids on a $35 billion contract for refueling jets will be extended by 60 days so the European maker of Airbus can compete, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said the military still plans to award the contract this fall. The decision is aimed ...
Lewis-McChord Stryker Brigade Loses 35th Soldier In Afghanistan
A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier was killed Monday in Afghanistan when an improvised bomb exploded near his vehicle, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday.Pfc. James L. Miller, 21, of Yakima, died in Dashat, Afghanistan, according to a department statement. He was on his first deployment.He was a member of 5th ...
Lewis-McChord Stryker Brigade Loses 35th Soldier In Afghanistan
A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier was killed Monday in Afghanistan when an improvised bomb exploded near his vehicle, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday.Pfc. James L. Miller, 21, of Yakima, died in Dashat, Afghanistan, according to a department statement. He was on his first deployment.He was a member of 5th ...
Police Say Bellingham Raid Yields Arsenal
Police said a drug-related investigation led to the discovery of an arsenal at a Bellingham apartment Friday.The Northwest Regional Drug Task Force said a six-month investigation into the delivery of cocaine and marijuana resulted in the serving of a search warrant at the apartment in the 2400 block of Saint ...
Police Say Bellingham Raid Yields Arsenal
Police said a drug-related investigation led to the discovery of an arsenal at a Bellingham apartment Friday.The Northwest Regional Drug Task Force said a six-month investigation into the delivery of cocaine and marijuana resulted in the serving of a search warrant at the apartment in the 2400 block of Saint ...
Bank Robbery Prompts Lockdown At Spanaway School
Elk Plain School of Choice was in lockdown after a nearby bank robbery, reported our partner The News Tribune.All students are safe and the lockdown was a precautionary measure, Bethel School District spokeswoman Krista Carlson told the newspaper. The lockdown began just before 10 a.m. and was over before 11 ...
Bank Robbery Prompts Lockdown At Spanaway School
Elk Plain School of Choice was in lockdown after a nearby bank robbery, reported our partner The News Tribune.All students are safe and the lockdown was a precautionary measure, Bethel School District spokeswoman Krista Carlson told the newspaper. The lockdown began just before 10 a.m. and was over before 11 ...
Police: Cat Burglar Attacks Shoreline Woman
A Shoreline woman who was awakened by a burglar screamed and kicked at the man, stopping him from sexually assaulting her early Wednesday, the sheriff's office said.The 26-year-old woman woke up at about 2 a.m. to find the man in the doorway of her bedroom. She said something to him, ...
Police: Cat Burglar Attacks Shoreline Woman
A Shoreline woman who was awakened by a burglar screamed and kicked at the man, stopping him from sexually assaulting her early Wednesday, the sheriff's office said.The 26-year-old woman woke up at about 2 a.m. to find the man in the doorway of her bedroom. She said something to him, ...
Loogie Lawsuit: Northwest Deputy Sues Over Spit On Burger
A Clark County deputy is suing Burger King after he claims an employee spit in his Whopper.Deputy Edward Bylsma was in his marked patrol car last March when he visited a Vancouver Burger King drive-thru.A police dog named Hans was in the backseat.When he received his food, Bylsma said he ...
Loogie Lawsuit: Northwest Deputy Sues Over Spit On Burger
A Clark County deputy is suing Burger King after he claims an employee spit in his Whopper.Deputy Edward Bylsma was in his marked patrol car last March when he visited a Vancouver Burger King drive-thru.A police dog named Hans was in the backseat.When he received his food, Bylsma said he ...
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