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King County Executive Dow Constantine said Tuesday the belief substance abuse is a root cause of homelessness is incorrect.

King County Executive Dow Constantine said Tuesday the belief substance abuse is a root cause of homelessness is incorrect.

Mayor Bruce Harrell is establishing an emphasis area covering a 40 block radius downtown. The plan promises suspects will actually face jail.

The King County Law and Justice Committee received a final report on Executive Constantine's controversial plan to close a youth jail.

The City of Burien filed a lawsuit against King County for its refusal to enforce a homeless camping ban that was lawfully adopted.

King County's executive called it a "system rooted in oppression" that perpetuates racial inequities. Juvenile bookings also saw a spike in 2023.

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Hamas apparently has a friend in Abouzeid who spent hours Saturday morning on X (formerly known as Twitter), justifying the terrorist attack and murders.

Washington state officials face a $100 million fine for failing to provide adequate mental health services to individuals with severe mental illnesses in the states jails. In a ruling Friday …

Hundreds of employees laid off and patients left with few options - that’s the fallout people are bracing for as a mental health facility in Tukwila is about to close its doors.