Kelly Koopmans
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'I fought': Point Defiance stabbing attack victim's journey from survival to strength (opens the original)
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TACOMA, Wash. — Victoria Nizzoli is lucky to be alive. Two years after a random stabbing attack in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, Nizzoli is sharing her story of survival and resilience on this week's episode of Connect with Kelly Koopmans. Nizzoli recalls the brutal attack in February 2024, how she overcame the fear of being in the outdoors, and the strangers who stepped in and likely saved her life. Connect with Kelly Koopmans is where the Pacific Northwest comes together, one conversation at a
The hazing death of Sam Martinez, a mother's call to action: Connect with Kelly Koopmans (opens the original)
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SEATTLE — Sam Martinez was a Washington State University freshman when he died from acute alcohol poisoning in November 2019. He had been attending a fraternity event at Alpha Tau Omega and was found unconscious the following morning by fellow students. Sam's mother, Jolayne Houtz, tells KOMO Anchor and podcast host Kelly Koopmans how she turned her grief into action by bringing transparency to hazing on college campuses across the country. On this episode of Connect with Kelly Koopmans, Jolayne
Redefining You Foundation: helping servicewomen transition to civilian life (opens the original)
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Shellie Willis and Evelyn Tuiaana say they have the key to friendship. “Radical candor!” Willis says, laughing alongside Tuiaana. “That’s the best kind of way to describe it.” That candor is what’s gotten both former service members through 29 years of not just being friends, but also coworkers. “I got deployed to Operation Joint Forge in Hungary, and I just happened to meet my new supervisor and NCO, which was Shellie,” said Tuiaana. The two served in the United States Army Finance Corps. For d
INTERVIEW: UW graduate recalls escaping the World Trade Center on 9/11 (opens the original)
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UW graduate Annabel Quintero was working on the 46th floor of the North Tower when the first plane hit on 9.11. (KOMO) Annabel Quintero, a University of Washington graduate, escaped the World Trade Center on 9/11. She had moved to New York City to live out her dreams in the Big Apple, working on the 46th floor of the North Tower. Quintero says that’s where she was when the first plane hit 37 floors above her. “I feel this trembling, and I feel like I'm in an earthquake,” said Quintero. “I freak
Amazing Washington: great strides made at local paralysis rehab center (opens the original)
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Suffering a spinal cord injury can be devastating. Tasks that were once taken for granted, like brushing your teeth or putting on a jacket – become distant goals. Just ask Beth Bronson – a former local soccer coach and outdoors enthusiast – who was paralyzed in a car crash on the Hood Canal Bridge nearly four years ago. “I was in the ICU for 10 days,” said Bronson. “I couldn't feed myself. I couldn’t do practically anything.” Following the crash, Bronson had no movement in her right arm, limited
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