Seattle facility to help those experiencing homelessness in Native communities
The Sacred Medicine House is a new apartment building for single adults experiencing chronic homelessness, and just days after a car sped through an encampment, it may be opening just in time.
Seattle voters worried about affordability, homelessness, but stay optimistic, poll finds
A new poll found that local voters are most concerned about affordability, homelessness and public safety, but remain optimistic about the future.
Seattle PD looking for driver who purposely ran over tents on sidewalk before police pursuit
Police are actively looking for a driver who deliberately ran over several tents on the sidewalk in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood on Tuesday night.
Tacoma Public Schools to expand housing for homeless students
More than 2,500 students in Tacoma Public Schools are experiencing housing instability or homelessness, more than any other district in Washington.
Helping those who served: New King County shelter offers 24/7 support for veterans
The newly opened Blaine Veterans Center in Lower Queen Anne offers a much needed lifeline to those who are struggling after serving our country.
Small but mighty Snohomish Co. organization helped 19,000 people in need
The Carnegie Resource Center reported that last year, staff connected 19,000 individuals to services ranging from professional, housing, medical and behavioral health.
Person found dead in Burien homeless encampment
Burien Police are investigating after a body was found in a tent in a homeless encampment Friday morning.
Micro-apartments are back after nearly a century, as need for affordable housing soars
Every part of Barbara Peraza-Garcia and her family’s single-room apartment in Seattle has a double or even triple purpose.
Fentanyl drug trafficker living in Bellingham’s ‘Walmart encampment’ arrested
A 32-year-old man from Mexico pleaded guilty Wednesday to drug trafficking tens of thousands of fentanyl pills and selling them out of a prominent homeless encampment in Bellingham.
King County files complaint over Burien's anti-camping legislation
King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall and King County filed a legal complaint against the city of Burien questioning the constitutionality of the city's new public camping ban.
'We had to jump over the flames': Woman describes escaping encampment fire near I-5
The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) responded to a fire just off I-5 Saturday morning. It was first thought to be a brush fire but was later determined to have started as an encampment fire that spread.
Seattle residents can weigh in on Mayor Bruce Harrell's updated housing plan
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell unveiled his new "One Seattle" housing plan, which looks at Seattle's expected growth in the coming years.
City crews clear cabin built by unhoused man inside Seattle park
Seattle city officials confirm crews went into Dr.
Burien Councilmember’s heated exchange with unhoused people caught on camera
A confrontation caught on camera shows a heated exchange between a newly elected Burien City Councilmember and unhoused people in front of the Burien Town Square Condominiums.
Tukwila asylum seekers: New funding for large tent & services to support encampment
There is new effort and funding to improve the deteriorating living conditions at the sprawling migrant camp outside the Riverton Park United Methodist Church in Tukwila.
Concern grows as homeless man who dug up Seattle park with excavator now has cabin built
The man who is facing criminal charges for digging up the hillside inside Dr. Joze Rizal Park with an excavator back in October is now building a cabin.
New tiny house village opens in Seattle's Rainer Valley neighborhood
According to the latest data available, 2023 was the worst year on record for the number of deaths of people living outdoors in King County.