Married couple travels to music festivals to save people from overdosing
One family is using Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party and other music festivals across the country to raise awareness and help save people from overdosing.
30K fentanyl pills recovered, 5 drug dealers arrested in Whatcom County
After a months-long investigation, police arrested five drug dealers and recovered around 30,000 fentanyl pills in Whatcom County.
Drug dealer convicted for controlled substance homicide; only the second conviction in King County
A man was convicted of controlled substance homicide for his involvement in an overdose death of a man in Kirkland, making it only the second conviction of its kind in King County.
Drugs, crimes and controversy swirl around Everett motel
The final chapter of the Waits Motel may be written on Tuesday night. An agenda item before the city council would condemn the Waits Motel. The move would clear the way for the property to be bought by the city with an ultimate goal to develop the property and turn it into residential housing.
New outpatient clinic opens in Tacoma to treat addiction, fentanyl use
On Monday, Ideal Option opened its new clinic in downtown Tacoma to provide access to low-barrier treatment for fentanyl, methamphetamine, alcohol and other substances.
2 more members of Arlington-based drug trafficking ring sentenced
Two more members of a wide-ranging drug trafficking ring based out of Arlington were sentenced Thursday.
3 people overdose at Everett senior apartment complex
Three people were taken to the hospital after allegedly overdosing at a senior apartment complex in Everett. Two of those people are still in critical condition.
Nevada parents face murder charges after 8-month-old dies from fentanyl exposure: police
The parents told Boulder City police that a bag of meth and fentanyl spilled on a bed, where they later allowed the child to crawl.
The Spotlight: Debate over drug addiction
As the debate over drug addiction continues, the Seattle City Council blocks the City Attorney from prosecuting open air drug use, required by a new state law. This week, The Spotlight dives into who is now responsible for enforcing the law, and should jail time be part of the solution?
More states legalize fentanyl test strips to fight rising opioid deaths
Roughly 20 states have legalized the test strips to stop rising deaths from the opioid crisis. The strips are still technically illegal in some states under drug paraphernalia laws.
Seattle Mayor says city creating drug enforcement plan consistent with state's new law
With Seattle City Council rejecting the city attorney's push to prosecute public drug use and possession, there is question who is going to see that the state’s new narcotics law is enforced.
Seattle City Council narrowly shoots down bill to prosecute drug possession
The Seattle City Council rejected a bill that would have allowed the city attorney to prosecute those who openly use and possess illegal drugs.
Opioid crisis: Sackler family granted immunity from Purdue OxyContin lawsuits
Court grants billionaires liability protection from lawsuits seeking damages over the opioid crisis
Seattle City Attorney hopes to prosecute public drug use and possession cases
The scourge of fentanyl has spread nationwide. However, a solution requires a local approach, especially when it comes to making arrests and prosecution.
Seattle to use nationwide opioid settlement funds to fight fentanyl crisis
Local health experts say areas in downtown and central Seattle are seeing the highest rates of fentanyl-related deaths in King County.
Lummi Nation hosts statewide tribal summit to address fentanyl crisis in Washington
Fentanyl is everyone’s problem, but the drug hits some communities much harder than others.
FDA approves nasal spray to reverse fentanyl, other opioid overdoses
U.S. health regulators on Monday approved a new easy-to-use version of a medication to reverse overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids driving the nation’s drug crisis.
Seattle officials want to prosecute drug possession and public drug use
Seattle elected officials proposed legislation that would allow the city attorney's office to charge and prosecute those who possess and use drugs in a public space.
Snohomish County taking steps to fight fentanyl
Money from a nationwide opioid settlement will fund a multi-pronged plan aimed at curbing addiction and overdoses in Snohomish County, especially when it comes to combating fentanyl use.