Accidents (general)
Boat that sank, killing 1, was overloaded with metal
EVERETT -- A boat that capsized off the Everett waterfront May 14 killing one occupant was overloaded with scrap metal, officials said Friday.The heavy load apparently caused the accident, city spokeswoman Kate Reardon said.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Local News
2 people and a dog saved from sinking sailboat
MUKILTEO -- Two people and a dog were rescued from a sinking sailboat near Mukilteo late Thursday.
Date: 05/25/2012 | Local News
One lucky kid
Boy nearly went down 270-foot waterfall, rescuers say (video)
Date: 05/21/2012 | Local News
Everett man presumed drowned is identified
EVERETT -- A man presumed to have drowned in Port Gardner on Monday has been identified as Richard L. Irby Jr., 49, of Everett.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Local News
Everett Councilman Drew Nielsen dies on river
EVERETT -- Drew Nielsen, a city councilman who got into politics because he wanted to make his hometown the best it could be, died Saturday in a whitewater rafting accident on the Green River in King County.
Date: 05/13/2012 | Local News
Girls rescued from bluff above Mission Beach
TULALIP -- Firefighters on Saturday rescued two girls stranded about 40 feet up a steep slope above Mission Beach on the Tulalip Indian Reservation.
Date: 05/12/2012 | Local News
Kayaker rescued on Skykomish River near Index
INDEX -- Emergency crews on Saturday rescued a stranded kayaker on the Skykomish River east of Index.
Date: 05/12/2012 | Local News
Light rail train derails on gravel in Tacoma
TACOMA -- Sound Transit says there were no injuries and no damage when a light rail train derailed Wednesday night in Tacoma.The train derailed on gravel that washed over the track because of heavy rain. The gravel came from a construction project.Passengers were picked up by a bus.
Date: 04/26/2012 | Northwest
Pedestrian killed on I-5 is identified
EVERETT -- A 40-year-old Everett man who wandered into both northbound and southbound lanes of I-5 Saturday night before being struck and killed has been identified as Shane A. Archey, according to the Washington State Patrol.
Date: 04/15/2012 | Local News
Boy suffers head injury in fall at Tulalip Resort
TULALIP -- A 10-year-old boy was hospitalized Thursday afternoon with a head injury after a fall at the Tulalip Resort.The boy was playing near the pool when he slipped and fell, Tulalip Police Chief Jay Goss said. The boy was knocked unconscious.The fall happened about 3:30 p.m.
Date: 04/12/2012 | Local News
Jackson graduate dies in kayak accident
Christopher Gormley, a 2011 Henry M. Jackson High School graduate known for his intelligence, hard work and sincerity, died Sunday after his kayak capsized on a chilly eastern Washington lake.
Date: 04/03/2012 | Local News
Wind knocks wall onto Bellingham construction worker
BELLINGHAM -- A Bellingham fire official says a worker was injured when a strong wind gust knocked a wall onto him at a construction site.
Date: 03/15/2012 | Northwest
Book honors girl killed at ice caves
MARYSVILLE -- "Love is..," a compilation of essays, poems and journals of 11-year-old Grace Tam, is interspersed with letters from those who loved her.
Date: 02/29/2012 | Local News
Meet the new Mr. Yuk before Poison Prevention Week
Check out the new Mr. Yuk poster.Mr. Yuk has been a mascot of sorts for the Washington Poison Center since 1974.He even has his own Twitter account, which is actually pretty fun to follow.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Sirens
After tragedy, a mission
Son's death has family fighting for safer window blinds
Date: 02/21/2012 | Local News
Crane falls into water at Seattle shipyard
SEATTLE -- The operator of a crane that fell into the water at Vigor Shipyards in Seattle has been taken to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.Fire Department spokesman Kyle Moore told KOMO the operator was rescued from the water by a fire department crew and medics.
Date: 02/16/2012 | Northwest
Rescuer becomes the rescued
Everett Mountain Rescue volunteer had to rely on teammates
Date: 02/15/2012 | Local News
Search for missing fisherman suspended near Whidbey Island
COUPEVILLE -- The Coast Guard on Monday suspended its search for a missing fisherman whose empty boat was found near Whidbey Island on Sunday.
Date: 02/13/2012 | Local News
Crews search for missing crab fisherman off Whidbey Island
COUPEVILLE -- The U.S. Coast Guard and divers from the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office searched late into the night Sunday for a crab fisherman whose empty boat was found with its motor running off Penn Cove on Whidbey Island, officials said.
Date: 02/13/2012 | Local News
Girl pulled from river
Kayaker helps rescue teen from Snohomish River (video)
Date: 02/06/2012 | Local News
School bus involved in collision; no one on board injured
MUKILTEO -- A school bus carrying 32 students to Endeavour Elementary in Mukilteo was involved in a collision Wednesday morning.No one on board was hurt, Mukilteo School District spokesman Andy Muntz said.
Date: 02/01/2012 | Local News
Lawmakers push gun-safety bill
OLYMPIA -- Following a toddler's shooting death, Washington legislators are considering a bill that would require additional testing of gun locks and safes before the equipment is distributed to law enforcement officers for home use.
Date: 01/29/2012 | Northwest
Man in joking mood despite accidental nail in brain
OAK LAWN, Ill. — Gail Glaenzer still can't believe that her fiancé unknowingly shot a nail into his skull, let alone that he posted a picture of the X-ray on Facebook during his ambulance ride between hospitals for surgery.
Date: 01/20/2012 | Nation & World
Dog shocked, nearly killed by faulty Mountlake Terrace light pole
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE -- A man performed CPR on his dog about a week ago after the pooch was nearly killed by an electric shock after sniffing a city light pole.
Date: 01/16/2012 | Local News
Fiery hot air balloon crash in New Zealand kills 11 (Video)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A hot air balloon carrying 11 people turned into a horrifying tower of "sheer flame" Saturday after hitting power lines near a rural New Zealand town, police and witnesses said. All aboard were killed in the deadliest air crash in New Zealand in nearly 50...
Date: 01/06/2012 | Nation & World
Man hit by train in Monroe expected to survive
MONROE -- A man hit by a train Thursday evening in downtown Monroe is expected to survive, police said.The man, 62, tried to cross the railroad tracks in the 300 block of East Main Street. He was hit shortly after 6 p.m., according to police reports.
Date: 12/23/2011 | Local News
Giant refinery tank recovered from Puget Sound
FERNDALE -- Salvage workers have recovered a 475-ton stainless steel tank that fell into northern Puget Sound on the way to a BP refinery near Ferndale.
Date: 12/22/2011 | Northwest
Family sues federal government over girl's death at ice caves
VERLOT -- Lawyers representing the family of a Marysville girl who was killed by a falling chunk of ice in 2010 near the Big Four Ice Caves have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the federal government.
Date: 12/20/2011 | Local News
10 public safety ‘tweeps' to follow
Here are police and fire Twitter accounts worth following, both in Snohomish County and around the country.In no particular order:1. Washington State Patrol Trooper Keith Leary aka @wspd7pio
Date: 11/21/2011 | Sirens
Crews rescue hiker from Olympic National Park
Associated PressPORT ANGELES -- A 15-year-old male hiker who was injured during a fall in the Olympic National Park has been rescued and airlifted to Port Angeles.
Date: 11/21/2011 | Northwest
Boat builder a suspect in accidental 2009 Lake Stevens death
LAKE STEVENS -- A Western Washington boat maker is the target of a criminal investigation into the drowning death of a Lake Stevens woman in July 2009.
Date: 11/17/2011 | Local News
Woman struck, killed by car on Highway 99 is identified as Everett woman
A 55-year-old Everett woman was struck and killed Saturday night when she attempted to cross Highway 99 just south of 128th Street SW.
Date: 11/13/2011 | Local News
Man claims injuries caused by Prosser grape waste
PROSSER -- A Washington man has filed a lawsuit against a Prosser farm, claiming he suffered burns by falling into a pit of grape waste that wasn't disclosed as a hazard when his family bought the land last year.
Date: 11/04/2011 | Northwest
Boeing CFO Bell to retire April 1 after long career
The Boeing Co.'s chief financial officer, James Bell, will retire April 1, the company said Tuesday. "James Bell's service to Boeing has been extraordinary in many ways over many years," Jim McNerney, Boeing's chief executive, said in a statement. "As CFO he created a world-class finance...
Date: 11/02/2011 | Business
Drop off unused prescription medications
It's a simple step to make life a little safer at home.People can drop off unused prescription drugs, including narcotic painkillers, at several locations around Snohomish and Island counties on Saturday.The event is part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency's National Drug Take-back Day.
Date: 10/28/2011 | Local News
Darrington toddler injured in shooting expected to recover
DARRINGTON -- A toddler injured in a shooting in Darrington on Monday night is recovering at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, police said."His injuries are not life threatening," Snohomish County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said.
Date: 10/25/2011 | Local News
Body of Green River fisherman found
AUBURN -- A King County sheriff's spokesman says his department's marine unit has recovered the body of a fisherman who was swept away in the Green River at Auburn.Sgt. John Urquhart says the body was found Thursday afternoon.
Date: 10/13/2011 | Northwest
Man struck and killed by train was from Arlington
GOLD BAR -- Officials have identified a man who was found dead after being struck by a train in the Gold Bar area.
Date: 10/06/2011 | Local News
Marysville man dies in Reno air show crash
PHOENIX -- A Marysville man is among the nine people killed at the Reno air show.KOMO-TV says the Washoe County, Nev., medical examiner identified the victim as 47-year-old Greg Morcom.
Date: 09/18/2011 | Northwest
Friends, family say Marsyville man who died in hiking accident lived life as an adventure
MARYSVILLE -- Don Grant was the type of guy who would call up a friend out of the blue, ask if he was doing anything and then inform him he was standing at his front door.
Date: 09/10/2011 | Local News
Body pulled from Quilceda Creek identified as Everett man
MARYSVILLE -- A body pulled out of Quilceda Creek in Marysville Saturday has been identified as an Everett man.The Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the man as Michael S. Pochardt, 47.The cause and manner of death are pending.
Date: 09/08/2011 | Local News
Seven rescued from Snohomish River after boating accident
EVERETT -- Seven people were plucked from the Snohomish River on Wednesday night after their boat began taking on water.The Everett police marine operations unit was called out about 10:30 p.m. for a report of a boating accident on the river near Dagmars Marina, Sgt. Robert Goetz said.
Date: 09/01/2011 | Local News
Log rolls on boy in surf at Pacific Beach
ABERDEEN -- An 11-year-old boy who was playing on a log in the surf on the Washington Coast was pinned under water briefly Wednesday at Pacific Beach.Fire department emergency responders say a witness rolled the 20-foot-long log off the boy.
Date: 09/01/2011 | Northwest
Rescued horse doing well
Good news: Duke is happy and healthy!I wrote about Duke, a 1,000-pound Tennessee walker, after he nearly died in a mud hole in Cathcart in September.
Date: 08/25/2011 | Sirens
Gas main break in Mountlake Terrace brings evacuations
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE -- A stretch of road was closed for a few hours and people were evacuated from their Mountlake Terrace homes Thursday morning after a natural gas main break on 244th Street SW just east of 56th Avenue W.
Date: 08/25/2011 | Local News
Parachutist dies after accident in Snohomish
SNOHOMISH -- A Lynden man died Thursday in a parachuting accident in Snohomish.The man was identified as Cal B. McKibbon, 51. His family has been notified of his death, according to the King County Medical Examiner's Office.
Date: 08/18/2011 | Local News
Death of Marysville man killed by train under investigation
MARYSVILLE -- A man who was struck and killed by a freight train near the 10800 block of Smokey Point Boulevard on Saturday night was from Marysville, officials said.Police were called shortly before 10 p.m. to the site.
Date: 08/16/2011 | Local News
Troopers: 2 die in Alaska plane crash; 4 survivors
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A small plane carrying all three teachers for a remote Alaska village crashed in wilderness terrain, killing the pilot and one of the teachers, a school official said Sunday.
Date: 08/14/2011 | Northwest
Climber in hospital after Mount Adams midnight rescue
YAKIMA -- A climber injured in a 100-foot fall on Mount Adams is in the hospital following a midnight rescue on the mountain.
Date: 08/14/2011 | Northwest
'He did a lot for friends'
Vigil honors young man who drowned in Stillaguamish
Date: 08/04/2011 | Local News
Body of Everett man, 19, recovered from Stillaguamish River
ARLINGTON -- Divers today recovered the body of an Everett teenager who drowned in the Stillaguamish River.
Date: 08/02/2011 | Local News
Remembering Grace
A daughter who died at Big Four Ice Caves in 2010 is honored
Date: 08/01/2011 | Local News
Rescuers recover missing boater's body from lake
TULALIP -- A man's body was pulled out of a small lake Tuesday night on the Tulalip Reservation.Around 6:30 p.m., the man was reported missing in the water at the Port Susan Camping Club along Marine Drive.
Date: 07/26/2011 | Local News
Lake Stevens hiker dies in fall from ridge
A Lake Stevens man fell to his death Saturday while hiking with his brother west of Leavenworth.
Date: 07/19/2011 | Local News
Woman dies after being caught underwater on Stillaguamish River
ARLINGTON -- The cold waters of the Stillaguamish River proved irresistible on a warm sunny weekend -- and deadly.Rescuers were called two times to the river this weekend to help people who got into trouble rafting.
Date: 07/10/2011 | Local News
Dozens of children among 101 missing after ferry sinks in Russia
MOSCOW -- A half-century-old tourist boat with 188 people on board listed and sank quickly in one of the world's largest reservoirs amid wind and rain Sunday, authorities and survivors said, and dozens of children were believed to be among the 101 people missing. Two bodies were recovered.
Date: 07/10/2011 | Nation & World
Infant recovering after boat capsizes off Everett waterfront
EVERETT -- A baby girl who was hospitalized after a boat capsized near Everett on Tuesday night was doing better Wednesday.
Date: 07/06/2011 | Local News
Fireworks take a toll
South Everett home damaged, several people injured
Date: 07/05/2011 | Local News
Battle Ground officer drowns in Columbia River
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- A man who drowned in the Columbia River on Sunday near Vancouver has been identified as a Battle Ground police officer, Michael M. Molzahn.Authorities said the 41-year-old jumped in the water from a boat and struggled against the current.
Date: 07/05/2011 | Northwest
Teen setting fireworks hit by car near Sunnyside
SUNNYSIDE -- The Washington State Patrol said a 17-year-old boy who was setting off fireworks in a road was struck by a car and killed late Monday night near Sunnyside.The patrol said the teen, Adan M. Gonzalez of Grandview, had his back to traffic when he was struck. He died at the scene.
Date: 07/05/2011 | Northwest
Kayaker's body found in Kittitas County's Cooper River
ELLENSBURG — The Kittitas County sheriff’s swift-water rescue team has recovered the body of a missing Renton kayaker after it was spotted by a news helicopter.
Date: 07/05/2011 | Northwest
16-year-old drowns at Woodland lake
WOODLAND -- Police say a 16-year-old drowned while swimming Monday afternoon at Horseshoe Lake in Woodland.Witnesses say he swam to a buoy and got into trouble while returning to shore. Another swimmer was unable to save him.Divers found the body about an hour later.------
Date: 07/05/2011 | Northwest
Murky water hid dead body in pool
FALL RIVER, Mass. -- A preliminary investigation shows "murky and cloudy" water in a public swimming pool helped conceal the body of a drowned woman for two days while people swam there, authorities said Friday.
Date: 07/02/2011 | Nation & World
Nurses who served in Vietnam invited to join Arlington’s July 4 parade
Dennis Barker, a Vietnam veteran, will ride in a convertible in the July 4 parade in Arlington with other Vietnam veterans. Those who served our country are honored annually at the parade.
Date: 06/24/2011 | Local News
Fireworks: Safe or insane?
Fires, injuries are part of tradition; here's a look at the toll
Date: 06/23/2011 | Need to Know
Volunteers come to the rescue of county search teams
SNOHOMISH -- Pagers went off at 8 a.m. Saturday, calling all search and rescue volunteers.Rescuers headed to the Flowing Lake Park, rushed by a familiar flash of adrenalin.
Date: 06/23/2011 | Local News
Everett man reported missing on Snohomish River
MONROE -- An Everett man who left a Monroe boat ramp Friday evening to meet up with a friend down river has been reported missing, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office reported.
Date: 06/08/2011 | Local News
Fatal logging accident near Mount St. Helens
STEVENSON -- A 36-year-old Vancouver man was fatally injured Sunday in a logging accident near Mount St. Helens.
Date: 06/06/2011 | Northwest
For 16 years, a father has kept the names of the firefighters who helped saved his son’s life.
EVERETT -- The email arrived a few weeks back.A man was asking Murray Gordon for a favor. He wanted Everett's fire chief to pass along his thanks to the paramedics and firefighters who helped his family in its greatest moment of need. It was seemingly out of the blue.
Date: 06/05/2011 | Local News
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