Brandon Thompson is a Reporter at KIRO 7 News. With over eight years of experience, he specializes in political and investigative reporting, covering topics such as political scandals, elections, and significant natural disasters, as well as regional issues like crime and homelessness in Oregon and Portland. Brandon's work has been featured in various outlets including FOX21 News, KTLA, and Yahoo News.
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By: Brandon Thompson
When finished, 285 cottage homes will house Pierce County's “chronically homeless.” Duke Paulson, the executive director of the Tacoma Rescue Mission leading the project, said it will be enough to house more than 25% of the County's homeless population.
By: Brandon Thompson
“There's no end, she'd literally do anything for anyone. She's always wanted to give things to people,” her father, Jacob Horn said.
“I didn’t even know I was being hit by the gun or anything until I finally stood up out of the car and I looked over to my left and a gun was being pointed at me.”
“Unfortunately, I’ve become a little numb to it. It’s not like I don’t care about it, but you’re just like, ‘Oh another one happened’, you just become glazed to it.”
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — For Lia Tetreault, 20 months of strong business came to a screeching halt at the end of October.
By: Brandon Thompson
“We really want to provide a new school for our students and staff to really provide them an educational environment where they can thrive and learn,” Sabol said.
By: David Aaron, Dania Assas, Marc Martin, Brandon Thompson
U.S. federal agencies, including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (in coordination with similar agencies in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand), confirmed prior reports
By: Dania Assas, Marc Martin, Brandon Thompson
Each year, robocalls account for hundreds of thousands of consumer complaints to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)—more than all other complaints combined. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), which is administered and enforced by the FCC, requires that callers that use automated dialing systems or prerecorded or artificial voices obtain a call recipient’s prior express written consent before placing calls to the recipient’s wireless number. But a recurring theme in many consumer complaints is that the call recipient cannot remember ever providing their consent.
By: Brandon Thompson
The City Council will ultimately need to confirm his hire before Barnes officially takes over.
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