Fentanyl has devastated King County’s homeless population, and the toll is getting worse VIEW
Though homeless people make up around 1% of King County's population, they make up 20% of the overdose deaths this year.
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Pedestrian dies in hit-and-run in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood
Police are looking for the car involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash late Wednesday near Climate Pledge Arena in Uptown.
White House announces initiative to reduce homelessness in Seattle
The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness will partner with Seattle and five other cities and states: California, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and the Phoenix metropolitan...
Here’s how 2 Seattle women found their strength while homeless VIEW
Two mothers discuss how having kids while homeless can help give purpose, strength and hope — even as housing instability makes a hard job even...
Student, family homelessness funding doubles in state budget
An effective statewide grant funding program to support homeless students saw a large increase in the recently passed two-year Washington budget.
Seattle social housing developer receives WA cash to fire up the engines
State lawmakers set aside $200,000 to help Seattle's new social housing developer get off the ground. But questions remain about long-term cost and when it...
Lawmakers, advocates call for more WA student homelessness funding
Advocates are asking for lawmakers to increase the annual spending allocated for two funds that support families and young people experiencing homelessness.
Fentanyl kills at least 2 King County people a day. Read their stories
Fentanyl’s reach has extended to nearly every corner of King County, with signs both visible, among downtown denizens slumped over on sidewalks, and discreet, hidden...
Burien faces hard choices around homeless encampment VIEW
A homeless encampment in downtown Burien is raising a host of new questions for the small South King County city to solve with few resources.
Seattle set aside $100k for street sinks. Two years later, where are they?
In 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 lockdown, Seattle allocated $100,000 to quickly install street sinks for homeless residents. So why aren't they installed?