Seattle’s new approach to drug enforcement is triggering alarm among police and public safety advocates, who warn the city is quietly sliding back toward the conditions that once fueled crime, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SEATTLE - Will someone be arrested for openly using drugs in Seattle? City officials appeared to scramble on Monday to clarify ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A harm reduction kit provided by Public Health – Seattle & King County includes clean syringes, drug preparation supplies, ...

Portland DA announces drug prosecution crackdown for those refusing treatment, contrasting sharply with Seattle's lenient approach to possession cases.

A 34-year-old Seattle man was convicted Thursday for possessing nearly 10,000 fentanyl pills and a loaded firearm during one of his three arrests in 2023. Leon Henderson faces a mandatory minimum of ...

Data shows drug prosecutions have spiked despite ordinance intended to push people to treatment. Two years into an ordinance intended to push folks to treatment, King County Department of Public ...

Learn how Seattle is educating dog owners on overdose prevention with pamphlets and essential treatment tips for their pets.

The city's LEAD team takes to the streets to try to direct drug users to treatment instead of jail. The Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) team takes to the streets as part of an effort to ...

Seattle’s new approach to drug enforcement is triggering alarm among police and public safety advocates, who warn the city is quietly sliding back toward the conditions that once fueled crime, ...