News Stories for October 2010
Stories for Friday, October 29
Woman Accused Of Hitting 5 Pedestrians Held On $250,000 Bail
A woman accused of hitting and injuring five people with her pickup truck in Seattle's Sodo district late Thursday night was ordered held on $250,000 bail Monday.The people were struck shortly before 11 p.m. at the intersection of First Avenue South and South Massachusetts as a concert let out from ...
Stories for Thursday, October 28
UPDATE: Man Arrested In Burglary Of Mossyrock Police Chief's Home
A man in Vader was arrested Thursday on suspicion of burglarizing the home of Mossyrock Police Chief Jeremy Stamper, the Lewis County Sheriff's Office said.The man admitted to breaking in to Stamper's home and stealing three firearms, a Nintendo Wii game system and a camouflage hunting coat, but denied taking ...
Prescription Drug Substitutions Can Be Dangerous
In Washington state, it is perfectly legal for a pharmacist to substitute a brand name drug with a generic without the patients consent. The goal is to offer the consumer a cost effective alternative medication.It's proven effective in many cases, but some people argue that the policy can also be ...
Seattle Area Tops List Of Foreclosure Increases
A new report from RealtyTrac, an online seller of foreclosed properties, suggests that the Seattle metro area has bottomed out in the housing crisis.In Seattle, Tacoma and Bellevue, foreclosures were up 71-percent from last year, RealtyTrac said – that represents the steepest increase in the country. They said one in ...
Investigators: Missing Hiker May Be On Sauk Mountain After All
The dog belonging to Patricia Krieger, who disappeared on a hike on Sauk Mountain Oct. 2, has been found, malnourished but alive, the Skagit County Sheriff's Office said. Now, in a contradiction of earlier statements, investigators are theorizing that Krieger may still be on Sauk Mountain after all.A search began ...
Necropsy Shows No Sign Of Disease In Killer Goat
A necropsy showed no sign of disease or another abnormality in the 350-pound goat that fatally gored a hiker in Olympic National Park, the National Park Service said on Thursday.A preliminary investigation of the Oct. 16 attack found that the aggressive male goat followed Robert Boardman, gored him and stood ...
Mom Accused Of Leaving Boys With Housekeeper, Deserting Them
A White Center woman has been charged with child abandonment after authorities said she left her two young boys with a housekeeper and went to New York without arranging child care.Cinthya Isabel Gonzalez Herrera left her boys, ages 6 and 7, with "no instruction -- nothing" and "without telling anyone, ...
Half Of Liberty HS Students Miss Class After Shooting Threat
About half of the students at Liberty High School chose to stay home Wednesday after a threatening note named Oct. 27 as the day a shooting would erupt at the schoolThe note was found June 23 at the school, which is on the Renton-Issaquah border, in the boy’s restroom by ...
Ferndale Man Pleads Guilty In Sex With Goat Case
A man pleaded guilty to first-degree animal cruelty Monday for sexually abusing a goat in Ferndale in May.The Bellingham Herald reports that 27-year-old Gary Veldhuizen was sentenced to one month in the Whatcom County Jail.Prosecutors said Veldhuizen was arrested on May 6 after a family member caught the man having ...
WSDOT Crews Spend Wednesday Preparing For Snow
The Washington State Department of Transportation spent Wednesday preparing trucks for the harsh winter that many are predicting, WSDOT said on their website.Crews dusted off snow gear and converted their year-round, do-everything trucks to snowplows, WSDOT said. They attached plow blades, sand and salt spreaders and anti-icer sprayers, and calibrated ...
Medics Called To Friday Harbor School After Choking Game Incident
Medics were called to Friday Harbor Middle School on Tuesday after a student passed out during a choking game incident, school officials said.In a letter to parents from Friday Harbor Middle School principal Fred Woods, Woods said the game involves one student choking another in an attempt to get the ...
Hoquiam Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Abusing 5-Week-Old Baby
A 24-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after admitting that he picked up his 5-week-old child by the neck and by the front of her clothing, Hoquiam police said.Child Protective Services called police to a hospital near Hoquiam on Wednesday when they noticed injuries to the girl, police said. Police were ...
Murray, Rossi Make 'Closing Arguments' In Senate Race
The two candidates for U.S. Senate -- incumbent Sen. Patty Murray and Republican challenger Dino Rossi -- each spoke to supporters on Wednesday.They gave "closing arguments" to inspire supporters to get out the vote, said KIRO 7 Eyewitness News Senior Political Reporter Essex Porter.Rossi spoke to a group at the ...
Lakewood Security Guard Fires Shot At Armed Robber
Lakewood police said an armed Pierce County security guard pursuing a robber fired a shot at the man when he stopped and raised a handgun.Lakewood police Lt. Chris Lawler said employees at a Subway sandwich shop in the 7700 block of Steilacoom Boulevard called 911 to report an armed robbery ...
State Considers Moving Ferry Terminal Out Of Mukilteo
The state is considering changes to the Mukilteo/Clinton ferry run that include moving the terminal out of Mukilteo.Options being considered include moving the terminal to Edmonds. Another would move it to Everett, where the mayor there told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News’ partner the Herald he does not support having a ...
Police Search For Possible Body In Water Under Montlake Bridge
Seattle police searched for a body Wednesday night after boaters thought they discovered what may have been human remains.At 8:37 p.m. some boaters who were under the Montlake Bridge said they bumped into an object in the water that appeared to be a tarp possibly with a blanket inside.Police said ...
Stories for Wednesday, October 27
Shooting Raises Concerns About Downtown Seattle Safety
Tuesday's fatal shooting in downtown Seattle has sparked concerns about just how safe people are in the area.Things appeared to be back to normal 24 hours later: Traffic was moving and people were going about their night. But some people KIRO 7 Eyewitness News talked to said they were concerned ...
Tire Fire Stench Envelopes Neighborhood; Flames Seen For Miles
The flames at a salvage yard in Skyway on Beacon Coal Mine Road could be seen for miles and the smell of burning rubber wafted over to neighboring communities after a tire fire erupted Tuesday night.More than 30 firefighters responded to the fire that erupted at about 5:30 p.m., and ...
Natalya Manko Tells KIRO 7 How She Survived The Cascades
Natalya Manko survived in the Cascade Mountains for three freezing nights wearing nothing more than sneakers, jeans, plastic wind pants, a light rain jacket and a rain poncho. She couldn’t see the sky and couldn’t get her bearings most of the time. She had no tent and no sleeping bag ...
Ecology, Coast Guard Responds To Oil Spill At Fisherman's Terminal In Ballard
The state Department of Ecology, the U.S. Coast Guard and a private contractor responded to an oil spill at Fishermen's Terminal in Seattle on Wednesday, the ecology department said. An oil slick originating there spread north across Salmon Bay, the department said.An unknown source, most likely one or more commercial ...
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