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Small plane crashes on Vashon Island, minor injuries

Four people walked away from a small plane crash Saturday after a Cessna 182 crashed on takeoff on Vashon Island.

According to Ian Gregor, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, the accident happened about 10:40 a.m. when the plane flipped over. The cause of the crash, which badly damaged the plane, is unknown, Gregor said. No further information is available. The FAA is investigating.

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Body found by hikers ID’d as missing Carnation woman

A body discovered by hikers near a trail outside the Tolt MacDonald Park in Carnation has been identified as that of Lorene F. Bardy, the 53-year-old Carnation woman who went missing the morning of April 26.

The King County Medical Examiner’s office said the cause and manner of her death were still pending.

At the time she disappeared from her Carnation home, Bardy was suffering significant and life-threatening health issues. The medication she needed for her illness was found inside her house.

He body was found back off the trail, and Sgt. Cindi West of the King County Sheriff’s Office said there didn’t appear to be any foul play.  Still, she added, authorities won’t know for sure until an autopsy is complete.

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Woman arrested in fatal stabbing in Kent

Kent police have arrested a 45-year-old woman in connection with the stabbing death of a 42-year-old man as the two drove together in a car tonight in the South King County suburb.

A staff member at the Kent Medical Center called police shortly before 7 p.m. after a teenager came into the clinic to report a family member was in the parking lot with a stab wound.

Police and paramedics responded to the scene and found the victim in the parking lot where he was later pronounced dead.

Kent police are continuing to investigate.

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Seattle sells Ravenna fire station

Seattle has sold Fire Station 38 in the  Ravenna-Bryant neighborhood for $712,000.

The city had set a minimum price of $350,000 for the property.

Accounting for the 5 percent commission, the city netted $673,433 on the sale.

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Guilty verdict in WSP trooper killing

The Associated Press

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2 students robbed at gunpoint in Shoreline

From The Associated Press:

Police have arrested two suspects in the armed robbery of two students Friday morning in Shoreline.

King County sheriff’s spokeswoman Katie Larson told KOMO-TV one student was from Shorewood High School and the other from nearby Shoreline Community College.

They were walking near the high school when they were confronted by the two men. One was armed with a gun. Backpacks and a school-issued iPad were reportedly stolen.

Responding officers chased down one suspect right away. Shorewood High School was locked down as deputies brought in police dogs and searched for the second suspect. He was caught trying to make his way through a nearby apartment complex.

 No students were injured.

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Teen girl’s body found in burned Renton home

From The Associated Press:

Firefighters who put out a fire Friday morning at a Renton home found the body of a teenage girl inside.

Deputy Fire Chief Erik Wallgren says she was the only person in the house. Attempts to revive her were unsuccessful.

Police are investigating the death as a homicide, according to Times’ news partner KING-TV. Police say the girl’s 19-year-old ex-boyfriend is considered a person of interest, KING is reporting.

He has been identified as Jarod Lane.  Police are looking for a car he may be driving,  a 2001 green Mazda Protege, license 077-YRD.

Police spokeswoman Terri Vickers says the death is suspicious because of injuries to the 17-year-old girl, who was a student at nearby Lindbergh High School.

Vickers says the fire appears to be arson.

Wallgren says the fire was reported just before 8 a.m. with smoke coming from the second floor of the two-story home.

 He says firefighters rescued a dog they found inside the house.

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Seattle man, 33, killed in Oregon vehicle accident

Gabriel Pigotti was driving this 1994 Ferrari when it collided with a Ford Edge. (Oregon State Police)

A 33-year-old Seattle man died Thursday morning in Oregon when his 1994 Ferrari 348 coupe collided with a 2011 Ford Edge.

In a news release, Oregon State Police say Gabriel Pigotti was approaching an intersection when his vehicle collided with the Ford, which was making a left turn. He was extricated from the Ferrari by fire personnel and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead two hours later.

The driver of the Ford, Peter MacNab, 90, of Wasco, was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, OSP said. Both drivers were wearing safety restraints.

Investigation into the crash is ongoing. Witnesses told investigators that speed may have been a factor.

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Seattle police: Hostile crowd kept medics from stabbing victim

A 30-year-old man was stabbed Thursday evening at Cal Anderson Park on Seattle’s Capitol Hill, and a woman in her 20s was arrested and booked into King County Jail for investigation of assault, according to Police Detective Jeff Kappel.

Writing on the Seattle Police Department blog, SPD Blotter, Kappel said officers responding to 911 calls just after 6 p.m. were confronted with a hostile crowd, and medics had trouble getting into the park to treat the stabbing victim.

More officers were summoned to help the medics get access to the victim and secure the scene, he said.

The victim was taken to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Kappel wrote.

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UPDATE: Body found under house in SeaTac was a dog

UPDATE AT 6:47 P.M.: The body turned out to be that of a dog, according to the sheriff’s office.  The remains were found with some dog toys.

ORIGINAL POST: Detectives with the King County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit are at a house in SeaTac where a body, wrapped in a blanket, was found underneath the residence, said sheriff’s spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West, who was en route to the scene at 6 p.m. Thursday.

The house is located in the 2400 block of South 144th Street.

Though the body hasn’t yet been confirmed as human, West said detectives believe they are dealing with human remains.

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