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news: May 2006


Unscripted, unplanned, and unforgotten

11:29 AM Fri, May 19, 2006 |

In this business, it seems 90 percent of what we do is scripted, or at least well planned. But every once in a while, something happens and unfolds right in front of you, and you have to think on your feet live on the air.

That happened Wednesday, as a gunfight erupted while we covering a standoff down in Tumwater. You can watch the video >> Continue reading: Unscripted, unplanned, and unforgotten



Mapping your landslide risk

5:16 PM Thu, May 18, 2006 |

Today I visited with the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Washington on their efforts to provide the Northwest with science you, the homeowner, can use. (Here's my story that aired on KING 5.)

Ever wondered if your house might slide into Puget Sound? By visiting Mapping your landslide risk



Know thy neighbor

9:40 PM Mon, May 15, 2006 |

Do you know your neighbor?

Sure we may smile and wave, but in this modern world where we cocoon ourselves with our iPods, pay at the pump and rely on an ATM instead of a human teller, but do we really know our neighbors? On Fircrest's Farralone Avenue they do.

When my photographer and I pulled up to cover the >> Continue reading: Know thy neighbor



Summer heat, no record, but...

4:17 PM Mon, May 15, 2006 |

Seattle came close to a record Monday, but fell short by just a few degrees of the record. The record high for Seattle for this date is 82, and it was set back in 1958. SeaTac topped out at 79 degrees --unseasonably warm, but not a record. However Portland easily broke their old record of 86, hitting 90 at lunchtime and inching up to a maximum of 91...

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