News Stories for April 2011
Stories for Saturday, April 30
Motorcyclist Injured In Suspected DUI Crash In Maple Valley
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a suspected drunken driving crash in Maple Valley late Friday night.Police said they received multiple calls reporting a Jeep Grand Cherokee driving erratically on Highway 169.When a man on a motorcycle tried to pass the Jeep, the driver swerved into him, knocking him over, ...
WSDOT: Expect Weekend Delays On Snoqualmie Pass
The state Transportation Department is advising drivers on Interstate 90 to expect delays this weekend over Snoqualmie Pass. The department says lanes in both directions will be restricted at times for repairs to the roadway. The work could add an hour in travel time between Easton and Cle Elum.
Car, Semi Crash After Pedestrian Crosses I-5
An early-morning collision caused by a pedestrian attempting to cross the freeway blocked all lanes of northbound Interstate 5 in Seattle for several hours Saturday morning.The Washington State Patrol said a man was attempting to walk across I-5 at 1:30 a.m. near I-90, where pedestrians are strictly forbidden.The driver of ...
Stories for Friday, April 29
Man's Body Recovered from Snoqualmie River
King County Sheriff's deputies have recovered the body of a man found in the Snoqualmie River Friday night.The man is believed to be in his 50s, and may have been reported as missing earlier in the week, KC Sheriff's John Urquhart said.The man's car was spotted in the parking lot ...
Stanwood Woman With Alabama Ties: Please Help
A Stanwood woman grieving over the devastation in Alabama after a massive tornado contacted KIRO 7 this week because she said she wants everyone to know just how bad things are for people there -- and she's urging people to send help.Wanda Bailey was born in Burien but grew up ...
Middle Schoolers Could Face Charges For Bellingham Youth Center Fire
A group of middle school students could face arson charges after police said they confessed to burning a youth center in Bellingham earlier this month.Bellingham police said four 12- and 13-year-olds were apparently bored and playing with a cigarette lighter in a bathroom, which set off the fire. At least ...
Gas Leak Forces Olympic College Evacuation
A gas leak at Olympic College in Bremerton has prompted officials to evacuate the campus.In a message on its website, Olympic College said fire and police are at the scene of a reported leak on the west side of the campus."We do not know the extent of the leak at ...
Family Of Slain Woodcarver Settles With City For $1.5M
The City Of Seattle has reached a $1.5 million settlement with the family of woodcarver John T. Williams, who was shot by Seattle police Officer Ian Birk last August. The City Attorney’s Office said the settlement was reached after a mediation involving representatives of the Williams estate, Williams' mother and ...
Tacoma Police Chief Reprimanded in Zina Linnik Abduction Case
Tacoma Police Chief Don Ramsdell was reprimanded by City Manager Eric Anderson for not telling him that the police department’s spokesman was officially on-call and getting extra pay the morning he fell back to sleep instead of issuing an Amber Alert for 12-year-old Zina Linnik, KIRO 7’s News partner, the ...
Pentagon: Edmonds Man Among 9 Killed In Kabul Shooting Rampage
An Edmonds man was among the eight airmen killed when a veteran Afghan military pilot opened fire this week at Kabul airport, the Defense Department said on Friday.Maj. Philip D. Ambard, 44, was assigned to the 460th Space Communications Squadron at Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado, the Pentagon said.The ...
Social Media Helps Seattle Residents Contact Tornado Victims
As the toll of the tornadoes and storms that pounded the south this week becomes clearer and images continue to roll in, Seattle residents with ties to the area are still trying to get in touch with loved ones.We noticed Jennifer Cashman, a West Seattle resident from Tuscaloosa, tracking the ...
Drop-Off Sites Set Up For Unwanted Drugs Take-Back Day
Local law enforcement agencies want you to drop off unused prescription drugs at one of several sites Saturday, instead of flushing them down the toilet or letting them linger in the medicine cabinet.Unwanted or unused prescription drugs can be discarded between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. as part of the ...
Pilot Dead After Plane Flown From Bellingham Crashes In B.C.
Crews found the body of a pilot amid the wreckage of a plane that crashed in British Columbia after leaving Bellingham on Wednesday, the Federal Aviation Administration told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.The pilot was the only one on board the plane that was bound for Ketchikan, Alaska, said Mike Fergus ...
Police Investigating Grade Tampering At Seattle High School
More information came to light Friday as to how a teacher's computer password at a Seattle high school was hacked in order to change grades.The school district said Seattle police have been notified about the grade-tampering incident and are investigating.An earlier email from the district's IT department to teachers said ...
8 1/2 Years For Driver In Crash That Killed Decatur High Teens
A Kirkland man who pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide charges in the drunken driving crash that killed two teens was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison Friday. WATCH IT: 8 1/2 Year Sentence For Driver Who Killed Teens SLIDESHOW: King, Hodgins Remembered SLIDESHOW: Honda Crushed In Fatal DUI Crash ...
House, Truck Swallowed In Fire Near Redmond
A house and truck were swallowed in a fierce fire near near Redmond.KIRO 7 Eyewitness News’ assignment desk heard about the fire in the 20900 block of Northeast 50th Street on scanners shortly after 4 a.m. on Friday. SLIDESHOW: Eastside Home Devastated In Fierce Blaze At 4:17 a.m., Redmond Fire, ...
Stories for Thursday, April 28
Jaws Of Life Stolen From Pe Ell Fire Station
Pe Ell is without a "jaws of life" tool after thieves broke into the city's all-volunteer fire station and stole them, the department said."Our jaws of life is our biggest thing," said Keith Shepherd with the Pe Ell Fire Department. "It's a matter of life and death -- at times ...
Lawsuit Over 'Horrific' Jail Cell Birth Moves Forward
Fourteen years after a woman delivered a baby alone in a King County Jail cell, her lawsuit against the jail is moving forward.When Imka Pope was booked into the jail in November 1997, she was delusional and taking to herself. Seattle police had arrested her for trespassing."She was doing nothing ...
Memo Warning Teachers Of Stolen Passwords
Here is an email sent to Seattle Public Schools teachers on Thursday regarding the theft of teacher passwords:Staff in the Department of Technology Services have determined that network log-in credentials are being stolen and used to inappropriately access district systems. This appears to have been going on for the last ...
Commanding Officer Of Everett-Based USS Momsen Relieved Of Duty
The Navy announced on Thursday it has taken away command of the warship USS Momsen. from Commander Jay Wylie. Five weeks ago, the Momsen returned to Everett from a tour of duty that included going after the Somali pirates who killed a couple from Seattle. The Navy will say only ...
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