Meet Burien's first Latino mayor, newly elected Jimmy Matta The new mayor of Burien is a former farm-worker and labor organizer and will be the city's first Latino mayor. He was elevated to mayor by his City... Paige Browning
Thousands have avoided homelessness thanks to new initiative, King County says Vera Page’s office is her car, a Chevrolet HHR. Her two phones chime and chirp as she sits parked in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. Many of the... Kate OConnell
Appeals court finds that tax formula for new King County youth jail is wrong A Washington state appeals court ruled Tuesday that King County has been improperly calculating the property taxes it’s using to fund a new courthouse... Patricia Murphy
'We need more options.' Two sides on safe consumption sites Bill Radke talks to Turina James who supports safe consumption sites and Corri Durrant who opposes them about how drug abuse has affected their lives... Bill Radke
Surrounded by water, few in King County have flood insurance As the nation watches tropical storm Harvey devastate the U.S. Gulf Coast, officials in King County are taking note of the recovery efforts. Paige Browning
Bellevue may ban safe injection sites before they open Bellevue could become one of the first places in King County to impose a ban on supervised injection sites for drug users. Lisa Brooks
Initiative to ban safe injection sites may be too late for November ballot Plans to open safe consumption sites for drug users in King County may soon be subject to a public vote. Opponents say they've collected nearly 70,000... Kate OConnell
Pregnancy centers face new regulation in King County Thursday the King County Board of Health approved a new regulation for pregnancy resource centers, otherwise known as limited service pregnancy centers.... Paige Browning
Seattle cops killed their son and the inquest, they said, was ‘a joke’ For Michael and Dianne Murphy of Maple Valley, the inquest examining their son’s death left them completely disillusioned. “It was a joke,” Michael said. Amy Radil
Deported after DUI? King County says that’s not fair If you’re convicted of a first-time DUI in Washington state, you could be sentenced to one night in jail, pay up to $5,000 in fines, and lose your... Andy Hurst
