Accidents

In an attempt to counteract rising gun deaths in Washington, Governor Jay Inslee signed three new gun control measures into state laws in April of 2023. According to CDC data, in 2021, 48,830 people in the U.S. died from gun-related injuries. Between 2019 and 2023, there were over 2,500 mass shootings. According to the...

SEATTLE, WA - Firefighters evacuated parts of South Seattle yesterday morning after a 1,000-gallon propane tank sprang a leak, Q13 Fox reports. Crews on scene of a propane leak from 1,000 gallon tank at 600 Blk. of S. Myrtle St. Avoid the area. Firefighters are evacuating the impacted zone. — Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire)...

SNOQUALMIE PASS, WA - Snoqualmie Pass reopened yesterday after being closed for several hours as WSDOT crews conducted avalanche control work, KOMO reports. The work was necessitated by heavy snows last month, which was Snoqualmie Pass's snowiest February in 20 years. The Department of Transportation occasionally has to close the area so they can...

SEATTLE, WA - According to KING 5 TV, emergency crews contained a “major” commercial natural gas leak at a building near Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood on Friday afternoon. Authorities were initially alerted around 2:45 p.m. of dangerous levels of natural gas at a building on the 7000 block of Airport Way South. Power was shut...

SPANAWAY, WA – Two teenaged brothers drowned in Spanaway Lake on Sunday, officials citing dangerous swimming conditions as part of the cause. According to KOMO News, the two brothers, 14 and 15, were in the designated swimming area of the lake when one of them became distressed and went under the water. His brother...

MONROE, WA – Snohomish County Fire District 7 recovered the body of a person who had possibly drowned in the Snoqualmie River near Monroe on Thursday. Rescue crews from District 7 and @DuvallFire45 are currently conducting an additional search for potentially more victims. @MonroePolice is assisting with their drone. And @SCSO Snohawk is assisting...

TOUTLE, WA – A 2-year-old boy died in a Cowlitz County lawnmower accident this week, according to KOMO News. Officials from Cowlitz County said the boy was riding on the lawnmower with his father when he fell forward and was run over by the machine. His father could not catch him in time. Officials...