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October 2007I knew I was stupid for not bringing earplugs. But come on -- I'm a veteran rocker. I saw Van Halen when David Lee had hair, and Def Leppard when they had all their limbs. ...This all started out innocently enough with me covering this event I heard about where people from Seattle were learning Michael Jackson's Thriller dance as part of a worldwide effort to set a record for the most people doing one dance simultaneously. Diane Boynton, of Kent, was looking for a little extra pizzazz for a Halloween costume for her son. She bought "Fright Night Temporary Hair Color - Black fog." Unfortunately, she says the small aerosal can accidently fell off an end table and black paint starting spewing in all directions. Now she says, looking back, she ... A homeowner says his house is sinking near Auburn after King County raised a road in front of his house and failed to put in a bigger culvert as planned. The 36th anniversary of D.B. Cooper's infamous leap is approaching (Nov. 24th). Almost each year, without fail, that date rings in another round of news stories and conjecture about the nation's only unsolved skyjacking. What astonishes me are the two big questions that continue to loom large in one of the most talked about "whodunits" in American history. First, of course, is the question of Cooper's identity. Who is this guy? In the wake of the California Wildfires, we've been hearing a lot about Reverse 911, which is actually the brand name of one of the systems used by fire and police departments, cities and counties and emergency managers, to alert their local populace of everything from wildfires to dangerous dogs. The story of R.J. Roesbery, a football player with only one leg, is extraordinary. But I found the support he's getting from teammates and his coach equally amazing. Even though it seems like we've covered a lot of these stories lately, it is never easy to report on a pit bull attack. A Seattle man's two dogs were jumped on Sunday, during their morning walk. He says two unleashed pit bulls approached them -- calmly at first -- and then inexplicably, they attacked. His female dog was seriously hurt, and he earned himself a shattered finger trying to break up the struggle. Despite his $2,200 vet bill, he... There’s no doubt this year’s winter (not holiday) decorations at Sea-Tac Airport will be festive and bright. Port of Seattle officials hope they’ll be one other thing – non controversial! (See story on KING5.com) The National Transportation Safety Board has just issued its preliminary report into the crash of that Cessna 208B Caravan, that took with it 10 lives. It is the worst aviation disaster in the United States so far this year. Timeshares are big business. According to the American Resort Development Association, almost 4 million Americans own timeshares. Simply put, it's a $5 billion industry in the United States alone. Wednesday at 6:30 students and staff will gather at Bainbridge Island’s Ordway Elementary to remember a beloved school counselor believed to have been brutally murdered by his own son. ...Today, I reported on a repeat drunk driver accused of crashing into an innocent commuter in Federal Way. Witnesses ran him down and held him until police arrived. I have my first Mandarin class tonight. We'll see how much of the major language spoken in China I can pick up between now and August 8, 2008, 8:00 o'clock, when the opening ceremonies of the Olympics takle place in Beijing. Last month, we told you about the heroic actions of two good samaritans. Tony Murphy and his former co-worker at the time, John Preston, saw a burning home in Kent and flew into action. The two raced inside to rescue one of the residents trapped inside. They were confronted with "A wall of smoke. This isn't like TV, you couldn't see anything," said Murphy. They were oblivious to everyone, everything: hundreds of cheering families, kids waving balloons and homemade signs, jet engines still thundering on the tarmac. Their entire sphere condensed to encompass only each other. ...
News crews never know what we're getting into when we're sent to a scene. We are sometimes the brunt of displaced emotions or misplaced shows of bravismo. But none of the above greeted us in Downtown Tacoma Saturday night. Here's a new twist - a teacher possibly contacting high-school girls via text messaging. "This is like finding a needle in a haystack." The National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) issued their latest observations and forecast for El Nino/La Nina this week. The La Nina conditions (colder than normal sea surface temperatures) that have been observed for several months are continuing. NCEP is characterizing this as a weak to moderate La Nina. Computer mode... During the course of my many stories concerning lead in products I have come to a inescapable conclusion: The stuff is everywhere. Trying to unravel the reasons behind surging costs for over-the-counter drugs at long-term care facilities was difficult. Why, you ask? Because everyone involved has a valid point. Seattle City Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck told me people should not rush to judgement, because "people's lives and reputations" are at stake. That's so true, and why I have tried to handle this story so carefully. We received a tip around 3 in the morning, that Richard McIver was arrested after an altercation with his wife. We talked, and talked about it, and decided to proceed cautiously. I know in particular that these k... The KING 5 Investigators get phone calls and e-mails almost daily from homeowners telling us horror stories about bad contractors. We investigate the worst cases in order to expose unscrupulous contractors and to explain why current laws and regulations often fail to hold them accountable. But there are plenty of good contractors out there and we want to share some of the inside secrets we've learned about how to find one. It looks like an interesting weather pattern for the next few days. We are seeing a break in the wet weather today with surface high pressure over us and a little offshore flow. This should help to clear out the few areas of low clouds and fog we have around this morning. The strongest storm of the fall so far is located off the coast, but today all we will see out of it is high clouds filtering the sunshine. ...Leading Stanford’s football team to a gigantic 24-23 upset of No. 2 ranked USC this weekend makes Tacoma’s Tavita Pritchard this week’s feel good story. I had the pleasure of meeting him in Seattle when he was a prospective Stanford freshman and found him modest and gracious even though he had piled up a mountain of athletic and academic achievements. Saturday’s game was the first college start for the sophomore back up quarterback c... Usually I take off for a solo backpack near the end of September or early October. The weather can be great and all of the bugs and people are gone. But luckily this year I skipped it and missed all of the early season bad weather. Instead I took a car trip to Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton. I hadn't been there in 7 years and I wanted to see the changes. Sure, you thought your reliable '98 Ford Taurus was a great car. But after it was totaled in a crash, the insurance adjuster tells you it's only worth $3000. The fact that they've lived in a camper for the past 7 weeks says it all. The Springfield family is determined to stay together through this incredibly difficult time. ... The indictment of the five Makah Tribal members accused of last month's illegal whale hunt may cause problems for the tribe's legal attempts at another hunt. I got to spend the day in the snow. People were driving up from both sides of the mountains to play in it. That's right, there was snow at Stevens Pass, four inches on the ground by morning. And it snowed on and off all day. This story was such an adrenaline rush, that I had to blog about it. KING 5 reporter Tonya Mosley, freelance reporter Charlotte Starck and I were assigned this morning to the story about the wanted Snohomish County rape suspect. We were set up in front of the Snohomish County Courthouse, getting ready to interview the detective handling the case. I had my camera on my tripod, a good color balance, and my mic levels were set. I was fram... Imagine how hard it must be to be ON all the time. That's what Jerry Seinfeld has to think about, and what he must have been thinking on his last stop for his 10-city promotional tour for his new flick, "Bee Movie." We had a chance to talk to him when he was at Pacific Place, and I must admit, even after being a fan of his show and standup routine, I didn't expect him to greet me the way he did. Apparently, he's a fan of the clothes ... If what Portland Police say is true, a Northwest woman may have proven nothing is sacred. She's accused of stealing presents from a wedding she officiated. Maria Robinson was just on her way out of a Bremerton Safeway when a car came speeding into the lot Monday afternoon. It was a young mother, with her two small children. The woman who told Maria her name was Angel said she had been shot. Six times. Without thinking, Maria, a woman who needs a little help to get around herself, pulled her sweatshirt off over her head and used it to try and stop the bleeding. Reviewing police reports filed by Seattle Police officers can be a sad and at times mindnumbing experience. It is sad to see how hundreds of people are victimized every week in very serious ways. From the husband beating his wife to the group of teens kicking and robbing a woman on the street to the scammer stealing people's identity, they are the depressing crimes that stand out in an otherwise safe city. Yesterday, while watching a cable news outlet, the words sprawled across the screen, "BREAKING NEWS: Britney Spears loses custody of her children." Ok, (sigh)...yes I consider myself a journalist, but just like everyone else I can't help but have an opinion about this. For the last two years every aspect of this girl's life (that media can get it's hands on) has been plastered across news outlets and tabloid covers. Spears life has b... Phillip Stordahl is accused of trying to set up a sexual encounter with a 12-year old boy online. As it turned out, there was no 12-year old. He was actually talking to an undercover detective. Stordahl has a previous conviction for possessing child pornography. He is a registered Level I sex offender. Those are the people considered least likely to reoffend. In Washington State, Level II and Level III offenders are li... The associate pastor of Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church on Seattle’s Beacon Hill told the congregation today she is gay and has known so since childhood. The Rev. Kathleen Weber, who has served at Blaine for four years, is the latest United Methodist clergy member in Washington to come out in recent years. The reaction from the congregation in attendance was largely supportive, with many surrounding Weber with a prayer ... |