Explosions Send Fireball Over Tacoma, Close I-5

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 10:40:42 PDT
A fireball from explosions at a foundry rises over Tacoma and causes transportation officials to close southbound Interstate 5.

Three Men Shot Outside Seattle Nightclub

Sat, 6 Oct 2007 15:47:44 PDT
Three men in their 20s were wounded in a shooting Friday night outside the Level 5 nightclub in Seattle.

Third Person Charged In School Abuse Probe

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 17:55:55 PDT
A third person is accused of abusing residents of a school for the developmentally disabled.

Theft From Luggage Rampant At Sea-Tac Airport

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 10:14:41 PDT
In an exclusive report, KIRO Team 7 Investigators uncover rampant theft from luggage at airports, with Sea-Tac airport ranking among the nation's worst.

Highway 16 Reopens Near Site Of Foundry Explosion

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 09:30:20 PDT
A highway that was shut down after a series of fiery propane tank explosions at a foundry in Tacoma has reopened.

Spanaway Lifts Boil Water Order

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 22:52:55 PDT
Dozens of recent water sample tests showed no contamination in Spanaway Water Co. supplies and the state Health Department said late Friday night that a boil water notice has been lifted.

Bremerton Shooting Suspect Taken Into Custody

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 16:53:12 PDT
Police say the man accused of shooting his estranged girlfriend in front of the children has been arrested.

Boats Burned In Point Roberts Marina Fire

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:07:52 PDT
Firefighters have put out a fire that destroyed several boats at a marina at Point Roberts.

Caught On Tape: 88-Year-Old Disabled Woman Punched In Face

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:10:42 PDT
Two caregivers at the Rainier School are charged with assault after they are caught on tape punching, kicking and shoving disabled patients.

Overdue Hikers Found Safe

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:41:19 PDT
Searchers find the man and woman who were missing in the Cascades.

Security Breach Briefly Closes Sea-Tac Airport Security

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 16:35:57 PDT
A faulty x-ray machine briefly shuts down all security lanes at Sea-Tac Airport.

UW Fined $2,100 For Failures In Fatal Shooting On Campus

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 15:11:38 PDT

Trapped Woman Facing Huge Medical Bills

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:36:58 PDT
The husband of the woman trapped in her SUV for eight days says his wife has no insurance and they're facing staggering medical bills.

Peninsula High Locked Down Due To Threat

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:01:33 PDT
Peninsula High School at Gig Harbor was locked down because of a threat.

Gunfire Causes Lockdown At Sumner High School

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:12:38 PDT
Gunshots fired at a car near Sumner High School trigger a lockdown of the school.

Jail Counselor Charged With Sexual Misconduct With Teen

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:10:10 PDT

Mother Charged For Youth Football Brawl At Lacey

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 09:16:37 PDT

Boeing To Sell 20 Jets To India's Jet Airways

Fri, 5 Oct 2007 10:50:28 PDT
India's Jet Airways says it's buying 20 Boeing 737s.

Lightning Strikes Campus During Students’ Lunch Hour

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 17:30:54 PDT
Lightning strikes a busy high school campus packed with students on their lunch hour.

Sheriff Wants Easier Access To Cell Phone Records

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 23:40:51 PDT
The King County sheriff says searchers could have found the woman who spent more than a week trapped in the wreckage of her sport-utility vehicle a few days faster if it was easier for law enforcement to get cell phone records.

Grand Jury Indicts 5 Makah Tribal Members

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 15:19:30 PDT
A grand jury has indicted five Makah tribal members who are accused of killing a gray whale last month.

Unclaimed Object Found Aboard Jet Causes Evacuation

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 17:43:56 PDT
An unclaimed object on board an Alaska Airlines jet causes authorities to hold the plane on the runway at Sea-Tac.

Family Of Man Killed In Crane Collapse Files Lawsuit

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 13:19:24 PDT
Relatives of the man who died in a crane collapse in Bellevue sue the contractor and an engineering firm.

Seattle Man At Center Of Blackwater Probe Declines Comment

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 13:11:59 PDT
A Seattle man who is at the center of an investigation into Blackwater USA declined to comment when a KIRO 7 Eyewitness News crew spoke with him outside his home.

Spanaway Schools Closed After Bacteria Found In Water

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 22:00:30 PDT
The Bethel School District closes 10 schools because of bacteria detected in the water supply.

KIRO 7 Undercover Video Leads To School Worker Arrests

Wed, 3 Oct 2007 16:45:07 PDT
Two employees of the Rainier School at Buckley are arrested after video shot by undercover KIRO 7 Eyewitness News crews shows state employees allegedly mistreating vulnerable clients at the school for the disabled.

Campbell's Soup Recalls Thousands of Cans of Soup

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 22:32:17 PDT
Campbell Soup Company has announced a voluntary recall of more than 72,000 cans of a variety of its Chunky soup.

Arrest Made In Restaurant Shooting

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 12:23:28 PDT
Police arrest a man accused of shooting a bartender in the arm at Serafina restaurant on Eastlake Avenue last June.

Storm Causes Flooding In Skagit County

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 13:11:59 PDT

Hail Causes Multiple I-5 Collisions

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 16:22:43 PDT
Collisions blamed on hail block several lanes of southbound Interstate 5 in Everett.

Man Arrested In Connection With Tacoma Shootings

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 10:53:47 PDT

Government Asks Supreme Court To Review Ressam Case

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:16:16 PDT

Crash Closes Battery Street Tunnel

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 07:29:08 PDT
A collision causes authorities to close the Battery Street Tunnel to traffic in the southbound direction on Highway 99.

Boeing 3rd-Quarter Airplane Deliveries Rise 9 Percent To 109

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:13:40 PDT
Boeing Co. says it delivered 9 percent more commercial airplanes in the third quarter than a year ago.

Microsoft Launches HealthVault Site For Managing Medical Records

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:14:19 PDT

90-Year-Old Bonney Lake Woman Dead After ATV Crash

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 07:39:16 PDT

White Chocolate Recall

Thu, 4 Oct 2007 06:46:37 PDT
Check your cupboards. Kraft Foods is recalling packaged squares of white cooking chocolate because they may be contaminated with salmonella.

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