Brandon Thompson is a Reporter at KIRO 7 News. With over eight years of experience, he specializes in political scandals, elections, and significant natural disasters, showcasing a strong passion for political and investigative reporting. Brandon's work has been featured in various outlets including FOX21 News, Yahoo News, and KTLA, among others.
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Brandon Thompson's articles predominantly focus on local government, crime, and weather-related news in Portland, Oregon. Given this coverage pattern, he would likely be interested in receiving pitches related to local government policy changes or announcements, crime trends and developments within the Portland Police Bureau (PPB), as well as stories regarding severe weather impacts on the region.
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By: Brandon Thompson, Lexi Herda
LONGVIEW, Wash. — KIRO 7 News has discovered that the Longview paper mill that imploded Tuesday has been cited several times by the Washington Department of Ecology for violations of its wastewater and air operating permit.
The Environmental Protection Agency and City of Longview officials are confident that the city’s drinking water is safe after the implosion at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company, but now say they’re worried about the caustic substance white liquor making into industrial ditches near the plant and spreading into the dyke network that spreads throughout Longview.
By: Brandon Thompson
LONGVIEW, Wash. — Flags flew at half-staff Friday over the Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant in Longview as a seventh deceased worker was pulled from the wreckage of Tuesday's implosion
By: Brandon Thompson
As the community of mill workers and Longview grieve the 11 lives lost, a search for answers to whether anything could have prevented the tragedy gets tougher as KIRO 7 News has learned there are no required inspections of tanks holding white liquor by state or federal regulators.
By: Brandon Thompson
Tuesday marks one week since 11 men lost their lives when a tank ruptured, causing a blast that scattered equipment, trucks and a deadly potent chemical known as white liquor across the Nippon Dynawave Packaging plant.
SEATTLE — As it stands right now, Seattle will be the only FIFA World Cup host city to not have it's own CCTV cameras on around stadiums where the matches are being held, according to a letter from City Councilmember Bob Kettle to Mayor Katie Wilson.
By: Brandon Thompson
Of all the agencies investigating the tank rupture in Longview that killed 11 people, the one that will likely go most in-depth, is at risk of losing its funding.
World Cup Week in Seattle kicked off with the Secret Service, FBI, Seattle Police and other emergency responders giving what details they could about keeping the matches safe.
SEATTLE — After two hours of near-unanimous testimony from residents in support, all Seattle City Council Members voted to create a one-year moratorium on the creation or expansion of any large data centers within city limits, becoming the largest city in the country to pause facilities that are drawing controversy across the country.
By: Brandon Thompson
Out and Proud is the point of Pride month, and one organization in Seattle is helping people find their voice to be who they are. The Seattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral Ensemble started in 2022 with barely a dozen members; now, they are more than 115 members strong.
