News Stories for May 2011
Stories for Monday, May 30
Gig Harbor Firefighters Return With Sept. 11 Artifact
Firefighters from the Gig Harbor Fire Department returned from New York on Monday with a piece of steel from the World Trade Center.The team of four Gig Harbor Firefighters, Kent Cooper, Rob McCoy, Josh Bissenas, and Ryan Watson, picked up the World Trade Center artifact on Wednesday at Hanger 17 ...
Police: Home Invaded, Robbed In Capitol Hill
A home was invaded and robbed on Sunday night in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, authorities said.At about 9 p.m. Sunday, police were called to a home in the 300 block of 13th Avenue East after a home-invasion robbery was reported more than two hours after it occurred.Investigators said the incident ...
Man Rescued After Falling Over Guardrail
A man fell over a guardrail early Monday morning in Skyway, then called for help, authorities said.The Skyway Fire Department said it responded to a call from a man who said he was hurt after falling over a guardrail in the 12900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way just ...
Police: Shots Fired In Mount Vernon Dispute
Shots were fired during a dispute in Mount Vernon late Sunday night, police said.At about 10:30 p.m., police responded to reports of a shooting in the 2700 block of East Broadway. The victim, an adult male, reported being confronted by two unidentified men, with one of them pulling out a ...
Aberdeen Mom Speaks Exclusively To KIRO 7 After Shooting
The Aberdeen mother who survived being shot six times spoke exclusively to KIRO 7 Eyewitness News from her hospital bed on Saturday.Rebecca Dietz described how her estranged boyfriend broke into her home and shot her in front of her three children early in the morning on May 3.“It was like ...
National Weather Service Confirms Napavine Tornado
The National Weather Service confirmed it was, in fact, a tornado that caused damage and a lot of rattled nerves in Lewis County on Friday.It happened around 2 p.m.just east of Napavine.The survey team that traveled to the site rated the tornado an EF0, the weakest on the scale of ...
15-Year-Old Girl Killed In I-90 Crash
A 15-year-old girl was killed in a crash on Interstate 90 near Cle Elum on Sunday night.The Washington State Patrol said a 42-year-old woman was driving with three children on eastbound I-90 after 10 p.m. when she crashed into a tree to the right of the roadway about six miles ...
Deputies Investigate Campground Shooting
A 23-year-old man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center early Monday after being shot in the head.Investigators said the shooting may have happened during a dispute between two groups at the Dearinger campground near Darrington.The shooting was first reported around 1 a.m. when a Snohomish County deputy reported that he ...
Stories for Sunday, May 29
Seattle Police Cars Crash Responding To Call For Help
Two Seattle police cars crashed while responding to a call for help from the Washington State Patrol on Sunday, troopers said.At about noon, the state patrol said a trooper requested help as he was fighting with a suspect near the Montlake ramp to eastbound WA-520. Seattle police sent at least ...
4 Injured In Hit-And-Run On I-5 In Centralia; Tacoma Man Arrested
Four women were injured late Saturday night in a hit-and-run collision on Interstate 5 in Centralia.The Washington State Patrol says that a 30-year-old Tacoma man was driving a 1997 Mitsubishi Montero at a high rate of speed on northbound Interstate 5 and struck the rear of a 1994 Cadillac DeVille.He ...
Soldier From Port Orchard Killed In Afghanistan
A soldier from Port Orchard has been killed in Afghanistan, according to Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations.Adam J. Patton, a specialist in the Army, died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.The Department of Defense has not released details about Patton’s death. The confirmation from the Air Force office, based at ...
Stories for Saturday, May 28
2 Dead, Several Injured When Tour Bus Rolls On I-90
Two people died and several others were injured when a tour bus carrying soccer fans from Qwest Field rolled on Interstate 90 in Cle Elum Saturday night.Twenty-four-year old Jeffrey R. Irmer of Spokane was standing on the side of Interstate 90 Saturday evening when a tour bus slammed into his ...
Boy Who Drowned In Greenwater River Was Police Officers Son
The 2-year-old boy who was swept away in the Greenwater River on Friday was an officer’s son, the Puyallup Police Department said.KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported Saturday that the officer was on duty when his unit was called to the scene to respond to reports of a child taken away ...
Family Seeks Help Finding Missing Raymond Man
Family members tell KIRO 7 Eyewitness News that Michael C. Mitchell, 32, disappeared on May 12.Mitchell, a Raymond resident, was last seen in McLeary, Wash. in a 1993 “grayish-blue” Dodge truck.Mitchell’s family describes him as 6 feet, 3 and a half inches tall and 190 pounds with brown hair and ...
Folklife Festival Marks 40th Year In The Northwest
The Northwest Folklife Festival is celebrating its 40th year this Memorial Day Weekend.Organizers said they are expecting about 200,000 visitors to Seattle Center over the holiday weekend, with weather expected to be better than last year’s rain-soaked event. WATCH IT: WATCH IT: Folklife Festival Turns 40 The festival unites an ...
Police: Accused Greenlake Groper Caught
Police have arrested a man who allegedly groped a woman at Greenlake on Friday night.Officers said they responded to the 7200 block of East Greenlake Drive North at about 7:45 p.m. after a woman reported being sexually assaulted.The woman said an unknown male passed by her on foot before running ...
Man Attempts To Elude Capture By Swimming Under Pier 66
A man attempted to elude capture by swimming under Pier 66 in Seattle on Saturday morning.The Port of Seattle said it was looking for a man that swam under the pier near the Edgewater Hotel after 9:30 a.m.Coast Guard, Seattle Fire and divers responded to the scene to search for ...
Teacher Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide
Counselors will be on hand at a Bonney Lake elementary school after a third-grade teacher and her husband were found dead Friday night in what police said was an apparent murder-suicide.Police said they found Amy and Zachary Erwin, both 42, dead of apparent gunshot wounds at about 7:30 p.m. A ...
Stories for Friday, May 27
Local Woman Killed In Fall On Alaska's Mount McKinley
National Park Service officials have released the identities of the two climbers killed in a fall on Mount McKinley. Officials said 34-year-old lead guide Suzanne Allen of Seattle and a client, 45-year-old Peter Bullard of Shanghai, China, died Wednesday in the fall at the 18,000-foot level. LINK: Suzanne Allen Bio ...
Child Swept Away In Greenwater River Dies
A 2½-year-old boy has died after being swept away in the fast-moving Greenwater River.Divers and swiftwater rescue crews rushed to the scene and began a search after the boy, who was on a camping trip, went into the river northeast of Mount Rainier at about 3 p.m.Pierce County Sheriff sergeant ...
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