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Tom Brock

Tom Brock is a weekend content editor for KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM and MyNorthwest.com.

FBI requests closure of Leavenworth-area campgrounds as search for murder suspect Travis Decker continues

Federal authorities have requested a three-day closure of several campgrounds, trail heads, hiking trails and forest service roads in the Leavenworth area so that an intensive search can continue for murder suspect Travis Decker.
2 months ago

Two-alarm fire in Puyallup’s Summit neighborhood destroys townhome apartment

A two-alarm fire destroyed a townhouse apartment in Puyallup’s Summit neighborhood, burning five people out of their home.
2 months ago

Second seizure of neglected animals in Thurston County in 2 weeks

For the second time in two weeks, authorities in Thurston County have seized neglected animals in tough living conditions.
3 months ago

Verbal dispute leads to shooting at Golden Gardens Park

Seattle police say an argument of some sort at Golden Gardens Park ended with a shooting that put a 35-year-old man in the hospital.
3 months ago

Joint U.S.-Canadian effort rescues 12 kayakers from San Juan Islands

A big rescue operation assisted 12 kayakers, including six children, who ran into trouble in the San Juan Islands Thursday. The U.S. Coast Guard says a radio call came in on VHF radio, just before 2:00 p.m., from a group of kayakers in distress between Patos and Sucia Islands, just north of Orcas Island. A […]
3 months ago

Coast Guard rescues disabled fishing boat adrift 95 miles from Oregon coast

The Coast Guard sent an airplane, a helicopter and two boats to rescue three people on a fishing boat 95 miles off the coast of Oregon last week.
3 months ago

Spokane County Sheriff’s sergeant struck and killed on I-90 near Cheney

A horrible accident has taken the life of a Spokane County Sheriff’s sergeant.
3 months ago

Police investigate shooting in lower Queen Anne neighborhood

Seattle police detectives are trying to figure out why a man was shot several times in the leg near a Queen Anne park early Saturday morning.
3 months ago

SPD Chief Barnes: 3 deadly shootings in 4 days in Seattle

Seattle Police detectives are investigating two murders in Seattle's Sodo district that apparently happened within a couple of hours of each other early Sunday morning.
3 months ago

Blue Origin launches 34th New Shepard rocket into space

Jeff Bezos's Kent-based rocket technology company Blue Origin launched a crypto billionaire and five others into space Sunday morning.
3 months ago

Washington State Patrol “Smokey” aircraft tracks down reckless driving suspects

A Washington State Patrol law enforcement aircraft helped arrest two reckless drivers overnight.
3 months ago

Thurston County sheriff assaulted during DUI arrest

Thurston County Sheriff Derek Sanders says he was assaulted by a DUI suspect who threw a drink in his face and grabbed him by the throat.
3 months ago

A “Beastmode” moment: Marshawn Lynch joins Morgan Wallen at Lumen Field concert

One of Seattle’s most-beloved sports athletes, Marshawn Lynch, made a surprise appearance at the Morgan Wallen concert at Lumen Field Saturday night.
3 months ago

Wrong-way crash kills two people on SR 410

Police say a DUI suspect driving the wrong way on State Route 410 caused a head-on crash that killed two people.
3 months ago

Second fire department vehicle stolen in just a week

For the second time in a week, someone stole a vehicle from a Snohomish County fire department and crashed it.
3 months ago

Bear Gulch Wildfire near Lake Cushman growing in size

A wildfire burning near Lake Cushman continues to grow in the Olympic National Forest.
3 months ago

Suspect takes Everett fire truck on high-speed joyride, crashing into more than a dozen vehicles

Someone in Everett went on a wild, ravaging rampage with a stolen fire truck Friday night.
3 months ago

Columbia River Gorge wildfire prompts evacuations, burns at least one home

A wildfire that ignited a hillside above the Columbia River Gorge Friday has forced evacuations and burned at least one home.
3 months ago

One dead, five injured in Sedro-Woolley shooting

The Sedro-Woolley Police Department (SWPD) says one person has died, and five were injured in a shooting on Saturday night.
4 months ago

Two homes, historic warehouse burn in separate two-alarm fires in Tacoma

Tacoma firefighters battled two, separate, two-alarm fires on Saturday and they say one of them was started by people illegally setting off fireworks.
4 months ago

17 year old repeatedly stabbed in attack in Seattle’s Delridge neighborhood

Seattle police hope to track down two teenaged suspects after a 17-year-old girl was brutally stabbed early Saturday.
4 months ago

No injuries reported after multiple house fires break out in Pierce, King counties

Multiple unconnected fires broke out early Friday morning, one at an apartment complex in Pierce County and the other being a house fire in King County.
4 months ago

Police arrest man for allegedly stabbing his mother at Yesler Terrace apartment

Seattle police investigators have arrested a 28-year-old man believed to have stabbed his mother several times in her Yesler Terrace apartment.
4 months ago

More details released about shooter who killed 2 Idaho firefighters battling planted wildfire

Two firefighters were shot and killed by a sniper while battling a wildfire in northern Idaho, authorities confirmed Sunday evening.
4 months ago