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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A man accused of killing an employee at a Seattle beer garden did not show for his first court appearance on Tuesday.
The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office reports this week that deaths from gun violence during the first quarter of 2026 have dropped to its lowest point in nearly a decade.
SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council has passed the third piece of Mayor Katie Wilson's three-part plan to add 1,000 shelter beds in Seattle in her first year in office, including 500 shelter beds by the FIFA World Cup.
There are just three weeks left for victims from December's flooding to apply to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as the deadline is the end of the business day on Wednesday, June 10th.
By: Brandon Thompson
SEATTLE — The latest proposal for a tiny house village shelter in South Park is drawing a split reaction from the neighborhood tucked away between the hills of West Seattle and the industrial areas near SR99.
The King County Sheriff's Office Marine Rescue team is getting gear ready to respond to what they expect to be an active weekend on the water.
After an audit found nearly $13 million unaccounted for or overspent at the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA), leaders say they've started to find some of that money through the processes they have created to address its financial issues.
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
