Seattle students create 'healing garden' for veterans A dull empty space outside Puget Sound VA’s emergency room has been transformed into a serene space for sitting. Patricia Murphy
As Years Turn To Decades, Families Wait For Remains Of Loved Ones In War On a recent Saturday, the mood at the Marriott in Bellevue was lively considering the reason that people gathered there. From 7:30 in the morning until... Patricia Murphy
Military Student Loan Charges Draw Increased Scrutiny A federal law caps the interest rates that lenders can charge military service members, but a new report says lenders don't always follow that law. The... Patricia Murphy
It's Not Just Big Blasts Damaging Veterans' Brains William Kerby was exposed to repeated blasts when he was deployed to Iraq as a Marine infantryman. “For instance, we were setting off a charge on a door... Patricia Murphy
King County Won't Meet Goal To End Veteran Homelessness At 6 a.m. in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, a damp fog hangs in the air. Green Army surplus sleeping bags, backpacks and boots cover the floor in... Patricia Murphy
Seattle 'Stand Down' Connects Veterans In Need Hundreds of local veterans in need of supplies and services queued up at Seattle Central College Thursday. It’s called a “stand down” and is intended to... Patricia Murphy
VA Puget Sound's Ballooning Wait List For Home Health Care The number of VA Puget Sound patients waiting for home health care soared over the space of six months, making the facility’s wait list the second... Patricia Murphy
In The Dark Of The Morning, Seattle Veterans Help Their 'Fallen Brothers' It's 3 a.m. on the first day of a massive free clinic at Seattle Center. Anyone who needs medical, dental or vision care can find help here today —... Posey Gruener
Seattle VA Dumped Paperwork In Yellow Bucket And Ignored It U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is calling for disciplinary action after a Veterans Affairs investigation found that staffers in Seattle dumped mail about vets’... Patricia Murphy
Two Washington Colleges Get Money For Veteran Centers Lake Washington Institute of Technology in Kirkland and Olympic College in Bremerton will get a little more than $100,000 for the next three years to... Patricia Murphy
