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Tom Brock

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

SeaTac house fire leaves 1 person dead and 1 injured

One person is dead and another injured, after a two-alarm fire that spread to two homes in SeaTac.
2 years ago

Nearly 150 Snohomish County firefighters may have inhaled asbestos during training exercise

Nearly 150 firefighters may have inhaled asbestos at a training exercise at two abandoned houses in Snohomish.
2 years ago

Orting whistleblower files $10 million claim against city

A whistleblower in Orting says the city fired him after he raised concerns its sewage lagoon was overflowing.
2 years ago

Fire heavily damages daycare in Seattle’s Mt. Baker neighborhood

A fire that quickly spread outside a building early Sunday morning heavily damaged a daycare in Seattle’s Mount Baker neighborhood.
2 years ago

Lawsuit to block Kroger-Albertsons merger goes to trial Monday

A Washington state anti-trust lawsuit to to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons is set to begin Monday.
2 years ago

Jury awards $237 million to fired UPS worker in racial discrimination lawsuit

A jury in Yakima has awarded a former United Parcel Service driver more than $237 million dollars in damages for suffering on-the-job discrimination and being subject to a hostile work environment.
2 years ago

Two-alarm apartment fire in Edmonds leaves two injured

A two-alarm fire that spread through an apartment complex in Edmonds put two people in the hospital and damaged at least eight units.
2 years ago

Shooting at house party in Sumner leaves one dead, two hurt

One person is dead and two others hurt in a shooting in Sumner that happened minutes after a teenager was kicked out of a house party.
2 years ago

Suspect with 47 prior arrests kills 70-year-old in wrong-way crash in Lacey

A high-speed chase through Lacey ended with a head-on car crash that killed one person and left two others hurt.
2 years ago

Boeing reaches tentative agreement with machinists union

Boeing has reached a tentative contract agreement with its largest union.
2 years ago

One person dead, one survivor in vintage biplane crash

The crash of a vintage biplane in a forested area of south-central Washington state left one person dead and another injured.
2 years ago

9th Circuit Appeals Court rules rideshare companies must protect drivers from attacks

A federal appeals court ruling may help protect Uber and Lyft drivers from being violently attacked by passengers.
2 years ago

Health authorities warn of rabid bat found in Renton

Health officials The Seattle-King County Health Department is warning people about a rabid bat found in Renton last week.
2 years ago

Comcast customers miss Huskies’ televised season opener

The Big Ten Network and Comcast are embroiled in a heated battle that kept the game off Comcast’s expanded basic tier subscription.
2 years ago

Explosion and fire heavily damage grocery store in Renton Highlands

An explosion and a fire that broke out early Saturday morning in the Renton Highlands heavily damaged a grocery store. The fire department responded after a report of an explosion at the “Top of the Hill” market next to a Chevron gas station on Northeast 4th Street near Jericho Avenue. When crews arrived, big flames […]
2 years ago

Smash and grab burglars crash into 14 vehicles during Green Lake heist

Police are looking for a couple of smash-and-grab burglars who went on a destructive rampage in Seattle’s Green Lake neighborhood, damaging a store and more than a dozen vehicles. Early Thursday morning, they smashed through a glass storefront and tried to steal a safe. The frenzy of wreckage they are responsible for started around 5:35 […]
2 years ago

Three murder victims in Concrete house fire identified

Concrete house fire murder victims identified by medical examiner in Skagit County. Suspect being sought by police.
2 years ago

Two teens injured in gang-related shooting at Grant County Fairgrounds

Two teens were shot in a "gang-related" shooting at the Grant County Fairgrounds Friday evening and a suspect is in custody.
2 years ago