Redmond woman, 69, dies after robe set on fire

A 69-year old woman died yesterday morning after apparently accidentally setting her bathrobe on fire at her home in the 2600 block of 181st Ave. N.E.

Shirley Rux died at Harborview Medical Center, where her 70-year-old husband is being treated for burns to his hands and feet, said Lt. Thomas Langton, Redmond Fire Department spokesman.

Firefighters would not speculate on how the woman set herself on fire. The house was only lightly damaged. Redmond fire and police are investigating.

Burien

Man shot outside apartment complex

A man in his mid-20s was found shot yesterday afternoon just outside an apartment complex at 13744 12th St. S.W. in Burien.

King County fire officials found the man outside the Vintage Park Apartments about 5:45 p.m. and pronounced him dead at the scene. A suspect, also believed to be in his 20s and wearing a dark top and a baseball cap, was seen running from the site.

King County sheriff's deputies are investigating.

Snohomish

Boy, 15, pleads not guilty to murder

A 15-year-old Bonney Lake boy has pleaded not guilty to aggravated first-degree murder in the death of a Snohomish man in June.

Prosecutors said the boy, Austin Mays, and friends Jeremy Boone, 16, of Sumner and Perry Rothermel, 18, of Puyallup beat, robbed and then killed Larry Kloes, 49, at his home. Mays entered his plea Friday.

A judge ruled Thursday that it was in the public's best interest that Mays be tried in an adult court. If convicted, Mays faces a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of release.

A trial date has been set for Nov. 19, but Mays' lawyer is expected to ask for more time to prepare.

Sitka, Alaska

No trace found of missing plane

No trace of a missing floatplane has been found in the sixth day of searching for it and its five occupants in Southeast Alaska.

Coast Guard officials had hoped a break in the weather Friday would turn up signs of the plane's passage, but flyovers of mountain passes the plane may have taken yielded nothing, according to Lt. Matt Moorlag at the Coast Guard's Juneau command center.

Those on board are Joe Murphy of Bremerton, senior vice president of the Washington State Labor Council; his twin brother, Jim Murphy of Sequim; Jerry Balmer of Auburn, Calif.; Lloyd Koenig of Pleasanton, Calif., and pilot Eric Johnson of Sitka.

The group was on a fishing vacation. They took off from Sitka on Monday and were destined for Baranof Wilderness Lodge at Warm Springs Bay to the east of the island.

Seattle

Ceremony held for police promotions

At least a hundred people packed a room at Seattle City Hall last week to watch 10 Seattle police officers be formally promoted to leadership positions.

Grant Ballingham, Ross Bartley, Steven Daman, Tommie Doran, Phillip Hay, Mark Hazard, Thomas Mahaffey and Leanne Shirey all were promoted to the rank of sergeant. Ronald Wilson was promoted to lieutenant and Richard Belshay became a police captain.

It was the first such ceremony in a year, said Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske.

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