Tag: king 5

August 16, 2013

Man who killed friend and almost killed two children sleeping in house still driving

Something in the system is broken. Let’s fix it. King 5 reports that in the months after Rodrigue Johnstone led police on a high-speed chase and crashed into a Lake Stevens house, killing his friend and nearly killing sleeping children inside, he has been arrested for extremely dangerous driving four more times. Four. There is…
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tagged: king 5, Rodrigue Johnstone
June 4, 2013

With husband biking by her side, woman will travel across Washington & Oregon in wheelchair

Tania Finlayson is awesome:
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tagged: king 5, Tania Finlayson
May 16, 2013

King 5 Video: Tacoma business owners miss city-removed guerrilla crosswalk

One morning, they were just there: Crosswalks and a short bike lane in a Tacoma business district to help people get across a dangerous street. Business owners loved it. But the city recently spent $1,000 to grind away the illegal crosswalk paint, leaving one business owner to ask King 5, “How much is paint versus…
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tagged: king 5, tacoma
May 7, 2013

Today in bike thieves with exceptionally low morals: Auburn child’s adaptive trike stolen

King 5 reports that some terrible person recently stole a custom adaptive tricycle from an Auburn ten-year-old with special needs. Return the trike and start repenting immediately, thief. This is low.
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tagged: auburn, bike thefts, king 5
November 2, 2012

Kid biking to middle school struck in Kent hit-and-run

A kid biking to middle school in Kent was struck by a car and dragged several feet Thursday morning. She was taken to the hospital in stable condition. The driver left the scene, but police tracked her to her workplace. She told police she did not know she hit the girl, and that’s why she…
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tagged: hit and run, injuries, kent, king 5, mill creek middle school
October 26, 2012

King 5 looks at Seattle’s move from bike lanes to cycle tracks

King 5 recently reported about the city’s shifting focus from bike lanes to cycle tracks. Linda Brill spoke with Cascade Bicycle Club’s policy staffers Craig Benjamin and Evan Manvel (hired recently) about why the shift is smart. Unlike bike lanes, which still look too dangerous to use for most people, cycle tracks have a more…
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tagged: cycle tracks, king 5, linda brill