This Not Just In

Mixed Reaction To Lincoln's Death On West Coast

Feliks Banel — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:14:19 +0000

On that Saturday afternoon, April 15, 1865, the news reached Seattle by telegraph. President Abraham Lincoln was dead. Shot by an assassin at Ford’s Theatre on Good Friday evening.

70 Years Ago: Remembering The Crash Of Boeing’s Superfortress

Feliks Banel — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:03:48 +0000

The Boeing Dreamliner was been grounded since Jan. 16 as authorities try to sort out problems with the plane’s high tech batteries and electrical system. Meanwhile, it was 70 years ago this coming week that an earlier Boeing plane caught fire over Seattle during a test flight, causing one of the worst air disasters in the city’s history.

This NOT Just In: The Last Episode Of J.P. Patches

Feliks Banel — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:02:44 +0000

Chris Wedes passed away earlier this year after a long battle with cancer. Wedes was the host of the long-running JP Patches Show on KIRO TV and one of the region's most beloved figures. "This NOT Just In" looks back to the final weekday episode of the popular program, back in December 1978.

How We Mourned John Lennon Before The Internet

Feliks Banel — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:02:00 +0000

John Lennon was murdered 30 years ago. We'll look back at how Seattleites mourned the death of the former Beatle in a time before the Internet, social media and cell phones.

The Sinking Of The Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge

Feliks Banel — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 20:00:14 +0000

The Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge that connected Seattle to Mercer Island sank to the bottom of Lake Washington 22 years ago this weekend.

Here in the Evergreen State, there’s something peculiar about bridges and windstorms. Take the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge back in November 1940. Bad design doomed that span from the start and earned the bridge an appropriate nickname. “Galloping Gertie” was blown down in a gale just four months after it opened.

Hijack, Ransom, Parachute Plane Jump: The Unsolved Mystery Of D.B. Cooper

Feliks Banel — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:52:03 +0000

On November 24, 1971, a man who is referred to as D.B. Cooper hijacked a Boeing 727 on a flight between Portland, Oregon and Seattle. He extorted $200,000 in ransom, and parachuted from the plane. A look back at the hijacking which has become legendary in the Pacific Northwest and the rest of America.

"My Oh My:" Dave Niehaus Uplifts A Struggling Baseball Team And A City

Feliks Banel — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:48:30 +0000

Dave Niehaus was the “Voice of the Seattle Mariners.” His sudden and unexpected death on November 10, 2010 from a heart attack was more than just a sports story. The news hit people hard. Niehaus was part of the cultural fabric of the Pacific Northwest, a role he played since the time he called the first pitch at the first Mariners game back in 1977.

"War Of The Worlds" Broadcast Touches Off Panic In Pacific Northwest

Feliks Banel — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:26:11 +0000

On October 30, 1938, Orson Wells' infamous "War of the Worlds" broadcast across the nation. Fake news of a Martian landing fooled a lot of people on the East Coast, especially around New Jersey, where phony live reports described the alien landing site. But the most infamous panic of all didn't happen in the East. And it wasn't just a single person. It was an entire town, and it happened right here in Washington state.

1962: Remembering The Deadly Columbus Day Storm

Feliks Banel — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 05:12:34 +0000

A lot of strange things happened in October 1962.

In Hollywood, Bobby "Boris" Pickett topped the charts with “Monster Mash.” In New York, James Brown recorded his incredible "Live at the Apollo" album. And in Cuba, offensive missile sites were being built, marking the start of the Cuban missile crisis.

Meanwhile, closer to home, the Pacific Northwest was about to face one of the most destructive natural disasters in American history.