Seattle Womxn’s March draws thousands, but turnout more modest than in years past VIEW
“Sometimes it feels like not enough has changed.” said Claudia Augustine, a lawyer in Seattle who attended Saturday's Womxn's March, one of three marches in...
As the Alaskan Way Viaduct comes down, so does a longtime shelter for Seattle’s homeless
The viaduct, in addition to being Seattle's transportation backbone, has been a shelter of last resort to generations of homeless people. Its closure on Friday...
In new poll on homelessness, Seattle area favors compassion but distrusts politicians
A new Seattle Times poll finds overwhelming support to expand mental-health and substance-abuse treatment to address the homelessness crisis in King County, but deep distrust...
Seattle police are reviewing video of fatal shooting of South King County father of two VIEW
A man who was shot by police had recently been placed on probation by a federal judge in Alaska who believed he was working hard...
Q&A: Two years after her report on Seattle’s homelessness, how does Barbara Poppe grade the city?
The city of Seattle hired Poppe to help overhaul its homeless-response system, and the city says it's responded to most of her recommendations.
Seattle homeless shelter to review safety protocols after gunshot fired inside facility
At least two shots were fired in and outside the shelter. Police said they recovered bullet fragments in an interior stairwell and a shell casing...
In a sign of gentrifying South King County, an entire Burien apartment complex faces eviction
The story of Fox Cove is an example of a trend across South King County, where once affordable rental units, especially those close to Seattle, are...