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Darryl Taylor, 55, lives at Licton Springs Village, a tent and tiny-house encampment where residents can use drugs and alcohol. “It helped me turn my life around,” said Taylor, who lost two toes and part of his finger to frostbite while living on the streets of Seattle. “It kind of saved me.” (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times) — Darryl Taylor, 55, lives at Licton Springs Village, a tent and tiny-house encampment where residents can use drugs and alcohol. "It helped me turn my life around," said Taylor. (Bettina Hansen/The Seattle Times)

This tiny house village allows drugs. Should it have been put in a high drug-traffic area?

Seattle is experimenting with a tiny house village that allows drug use, but some in the nearby neighborhood don’t like being experimented on.

Police: Waffle House suspect arrested near his apartment VIEW Updated 11:44 am
Ballard shooting victim reportedly brother of ex-Husky star Budda Baker Updated 10:36 am
In King County’s fragmented homelessness system, calls for a change
‘It’s pretty rare for us’: Get ready for an odds-defying stretch of 70-degree-plus days in the Seattle area Updated 11:42 am
Prince charming: Kate gives birth to boy, home by suppertime VIEW Updated 11:26 am
As Seattle struggles with bike lanes, Vancouver, B.C., has won the battle
Analysis: The Seahawks' draft magic has disappeared. Why? Updated 11:43 am

Ichiro waits his turn in the batting cage Tuesday. The Seattle Mariners played the Houston Astros Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at Safeco Field in Seattle. 205831

Matt Calkins

What are the Mariners thinking? Keeping Ichiro is purely illogical

It’s hard to part ways with a franchise icon, but the team has to know that Guillermo Heredia is a stronger player at the plate and in the field than the 44-year-old future Hall of Famer.

The sun sets behind the Brentwood Town Centre SkyTrain station in Burnaby, Canada. A great deal of construction is being done around the station. Shot Wednesday, February 14, 2018.

Traffic Lab

Is this the future of Seattle transit? A look at Vancouver, B.C. — a city that figured it out years ago

With three fully-built light-rail lines and an interconnected bus network, Vancouver’s transportation system is like Seattle’s, just a couple of decades in the future. But the Canadian city differs in its rock-solid commitment to building housing right on top of transit. Updated 11:38 am

Members of the Indivisible Washington’s 8th District gather to plan their strategy for the upcoming Congressional race at Rogue Ales Issaquah Brewhouse in Issaquah on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

Local politics

Left adrift by Trump’s victory, Eastside activists find voice in Indivisible movement

Washington Republicans are not fans of the Indivisible movement. “I think it is an organized resistance movement that relies on aggression and intimidation to be heard,” state Republican Party Chairman Caleb Heimlich said.