Anna Patrick | The Seattle Times

A homeless encampment sits on a piece of land between 6th Avenue South and Airport Way South on the border of Sodo and the Chinatown-International District. The area and its concentration of services for people experiencing homelessness has become a flash point for people in the Chinatown-International District.

September 19, 2023 at 12:43 pm

Homelessness authority ending downtown Seattle initiative

Funding that focused on downtown and the Chinatown International District has expired, and planned supplemental funding never materialized, the authority said.

September 15, 2023 at 6:00 am

To confront WA’s high rents, feds increase limits on housing vouchers

Housing authorities hope the change will help them get families into affordable housing faster.

September 10, 2023 at 3:51 pm

One person dies in house fire in Bonney Lake

Crews responded to a residential fire Saturday evening with reports that one person was trapped inside, according to East Pierce Fire and Rescue.

A couple of women hang out in the shade while others enjoy the sunshine at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle Friday, September 8, 2023. Sunny skies are expected to continue over the weekend with temperatures in the high 70â€™s. 224944

September 10, 2023 at 2:57 pm

Don’t put away your shorts: Seattle summer ‘is not done yet’

A couple of cold fronts are coming through Western Washington, but with temperatures rising by the end of the week, summer is still hanging on.

September 10, 2023 at 12:06 pm

One arrested after 15-year-old killed at Everett bus stop

A man has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old, who was shot multiple times whiles waiting to board a bus to go...

September 10, 2023 at 10:58 am

Lumineers fans frustrated by massive delays at The Gorge

Several ticketholders reported four- to five-hour wait times to try and see The Lumineers' play The Gorge Amphitheatre Friday evening in Central Washington.

HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge (at podium) speaks at a press event at Yesler Terrace Monday, August 28, 2023.

L – R: Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, Fudge and Rod Brandon, executive director of the Seattle Housing Authority.

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August 29, 2023 at 6:00 am

HUD secretary says ‘Seattle gets it’ on homelessness

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge stopped by Seattle’s Yesler Terrace on Monday, the nation’s first racially integrated public housing site, to talk...

Hotel rooms were for paid for for homeless people by a activist/advocacy group called the Lived Experience Coalition. Last week it became clear that funds had run out and nearly 200 people were at risk of returning to homelessness.
Rocita Lopez and her family have had to live in their Ford Expedition from time to time when they can’t find a place to stay. 223634

August 25, 2023 at 6:00 am

Homeless shelter financial collapse is fault of many, draft report says

Much of the blame lies with an advocacy group that has repeatedly said that it was not at fault for leaving nearly 300 people with...

Rush hour traffic on Ambaum Blvd SW wizzes past a homeless encampment in a triangular median formed by the intersection of Ambaum, 12th Ave SW and SW 120th St in Burien. 224782

August 23, 2023 at 6:00 am

Burien moves toward both homeless shelter site and camping ban

The city has a privately owned property that they might be able to site a tiny house shelter on, after months of looking. King County...

August 19, 2023 at 10:55 am

Seattle braces for smoke as fire threats worsen across region

Due to fires across British Columbia, Eastern Washington and as close as the Cascades, Seattle’s air quality is expected to worsen this weekend.