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Tom Brock

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

At least five people in Washington state sickened by E. coli linked to organic carrots

An E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots has sickened at least five people in Washington state.
2 years ago

2 men, 11-year-old boy arrested following series of holdups in Seattle

Two men and an 11-year-old boy arrested following a series of holdups.
2 years ago

Elysian Brewing to shut down Georgetown brewery operations

Elysian Brewery in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood has decided to shut down operations.
2 years ago

Bellevue police seeking hit-and-run driver involved in serious accident

Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver in a crash that severely injured a woman.
2 years ago

Gov. Inslee approves huge wind turbine farm south of the Tri-Cities

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has approved what will likely be the biggest wind farm in the state that would be built along 24 miles of the Horse Heaven Hills, just south of Kennewick.
2 years ago

Everett firefighter falls from balcony while battling house fire

An Everett firefighter fell from a second-story balcony while battling a house fire early Thursday morning.
2 years ago

Tiny home village shooting ends with suspect’s arrest

Seattle police arrested a 73-year-old convicted felon after they say he randomly fired shots at a tiny home village where he lived.
2 years ago

Shooters target mourners at Capitol Hill memorial site

Suspects fired shots at people gathered at a memorial to mourn the death of a woman shot a day earlier on Capitol Hill.
2 years ago

Coast Guard rescues five people from tugboat in distress

The Coast Guard rescued five crew members from a tugboat towing a 333-foot barge in rough seas off the Washington coast Friday.
2 years ago

Strong winds in western Washington leave thousands in the dark

A blustery weekend in western Washington has resulted in thousands of homes and businesses losing electrical power.
2 years ago

Tragic three-car crash on Highway 410 leaves two dead

A three-car crash on Highway 410 has killed two people and injured three others.
2 years ago

Rainfall makes its entrance in Western Washington

Weather forecasters say two atmospheric river events are headed our way.
2 years ago

Suspected explosive device shuts down Interstate 90 on Mercer Island

The Washington State Patrol shut down Interstate 90 on Mercer Island in both directions Saturday afternoon after a suspected explosive device was discovered in a vehicle.
2 years ago

Prosecutors dismiss charges in suspected DUI crash injuring Thurston County Sheriff

Monday afternoon in Thurston County District Court, prosecutors dismissed charges of DUI and hit-and-run, pending toxicology results for drugs and/or alcohol.
2 years ago

Endangered Southern Resident orcas return to Puget Sound

Whale researchers on Saturday spotted orcas that are part of the endangered Southern  Resident pod.
2 years ago

World’s second-longest girders installed over I-5 in Fife

 Construction crews in Fife are installing some nearly record-breaking concrete girders over I-5 this weekend.
2 years ago

Guide boat captain missing after vessel capsizes on Columbia River

A guide boat captain is missing and presumed dead after his vessel capsized in treacherous conditions on the Columbia River.
2 years ago

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