How Sammamish residents are weathering 'bomb cyclone' destruction
Pacific Northwest utility crews continue to make progress on restoring power after last week's 'bomb cyclone' wind storm toppled trees and power lines over a wide area. Puget Sound Energy said today that 99 percent of its customers are back online.
Cities like Sammamish on Seattle's east side were hard hit. Officials there opened city hall as a gathering place. KUOW's Kim Malcom talked to city manager Scott MacColl about the storm and the ongoing recovery.
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Kim Malcolm
Afternoon News Host
Kim is the local news host of KUOW's All Things Considered, airing from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays. Kim covers breaking and developing daily news, both local and regional, as part of NPR's afternoon drive time programming.
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John O'Brien
Senior Producer, All Things Considered
John O’Brien is KUOW's All Things Considered Senior Producer. He spends his days setting up interviews with newsmakers on subjects from politics and public health to arts and culture. John learned to make radio starting in 2006 as an intern on KUOW’s The Conversation with Ross Reynolds.
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