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Tom Brock

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

Fallen tree crushes parked cars at Burien’s Seahurst Park

A huge tree fell in the parking lot of Burien's Seahurst Park Monday and crushed six cars.
14 minutes ago

Belltown violence: 2 separate shootings leave 2 dead, 3 injured early Sunday morning

Two separate shootings in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood overnight left two people dead and three others injured.
1 day ago

From ledge to legacy: Stranded climber donates $10,000 to rescue crew

A man stranded on a rocky spire in the Washington Cascades for 18 hours is so thankful to the helicopter crew that saved his life that he donated $10,000 to their rescue organization.
8 days ago

EVACUATE NOW: Goat Fire spikes to Level 3 in Upper Cle Elum Valley

Authorities are ordering evacuations for a new fire, called the Goat Fire, in the Cle Elum Valley of the Cascade Mountains.
15 days ago

From the front lines to home: Pierce County firefighters wrap up two-week battle

Local firefighters battling what may be the largest wildfire in Chelan County history have now returned to the Puget Sound region.
16 days ago

Racing the Flames: Fast-growing wildfire forces evacuations near Snoqualmie Pass & Kachess Lake

A lightning-caused wildfire six miles west of Snoqualmie Pass is growing and threatening cabins at the north end of Kachess Lake.
1 month ago

How 30+ cats survived on an abandoned Tacoma boat

Officers say they responded after receiving reports from people who spotted a lot of cats on a sailboat anchored just off Owen Beach, on the northern tip of Point Defiance Park
1 month ago

Smoky conditions expected in western Washington this week from BC wildfires

Wildfire smoke is about to spread into Western Washington.
1 month ago

Slow-speed train derailment stops Sound Transit light rail service in Seattle for several hours

A slow-moving Sound Transit light rail train derailed late Saturday night as it entered the International District/Chinatown Station.
1 month ago

Crash on I-5 near Arlington results in five-mile backup Sunday morning

Traffic on southbound I-5 is moving once again near Arlington, after a crash shut down the freeway Sunday morning.
1 month ago

60,000 evacuated due to Spokane Complex Fire; Mayor calls it region’s ‘worst natural disaster’

The Spokane Complex Fire has forced 60,000 evacuations and destroyed hundreds of homes in what Mayor Lisa Brown called the region's worst natural disaster.
1 month ago

Blue Angels cancel Saturday Seafair performance due to high winds

The U.S. Navy's precision flight team, the Blue Angels, had to cancel its Saturday performance at Seafair, due to high winds.
1 month ago

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson declares statewide wildfire emergency

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson declared a statewide wildfire emergency Saturday, which includes a prohibition on most outdoor and agricultural burning.
1 month ago

Search for a missing man in Lake Washington called off after extensive water and air sweeps

The Coast Guard and the Mercer Island Police Marine Patrol called off a search for a man who apparently fell off a boat on Lake Washington.
1 month ago

Washington state wildfires growing in size, forcing evacuations

Dry conditions across the state have prompted Red Flag Watches and Warnings, as a series of wildfires continues to grow across Washington.
1 month ago

Dispute at a family graduation celebration ends with deadly shooting

One man is dead, and another is in police custody after a family celebration in Kent ended with a shooting. Police arrested a 40-year-old suspect at a family graduation celebration after a 41-year-old man was shot multiple times. It happened at a home in the 900 block of E. Cherry Hill St., a half mile […]
1 month ago

Unauthorized parachutists caught on video jumping from Space Needle

Tourists at Seattle's Space Needle got a little more than the view they expected Friday, when two men parachuted off the iconic structure's Observation Deck.
1 month ago

One dead after fire crews attempt Green River Gorge rescue

Firefighters from several south King County departments attempted a river rescue at the Green River Gorge on Saturday.
2 months ago

US military says 2 troops are dead and 1 is missing after Iran attacks a base in Jordan

The U.S. military on Saturday announced its first troop deaths due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.
2 months ago

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close Trump ally and foreign policy hawk, dies after a brief illness

Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Donald Trump’s closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, has died after a “brief and sudden illness."
2 months ago

Crews respond to multiple fires that threatened homes over Fourth of July weekend

Local fire departments had a busy weekend putting out fires over the Fourth of July holiday.
2 months ago

Fireworks-related blast leaves three children with critical injuries

Three kids suffered critical injuries after they tried to light an unexploded device on their front porch Sunday morning.
2 months ago

U.S. Marshals rescue child from alleged trafficking operation at Olympia homeless encampment

Authorities have rescued a child reported missing from Mesa, Arizona, who may have been a victim of sex trafficking here locally.
2 months ago

Family pushes for answers after alleged child abuse death in Aberdeen

The mother of a young boy who died in an alleged child abuse case spoke publicly about the situation for the first time Saturday, claiming the system failed her son.
2 months ago