Photos of ‘needles’ sent to Seattle’s Find It Fix It app. (Spoiler: many aren't needles) A third of the time, reports of “needles” on the city’s Find it, Fix it app instead show RVs, tents and homeless people Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Trends we noticed on primary election night in Seattle … The first batch of primary election results dropped on Tuesday night, and we’re noticing some trends. Isolde Raftery
High heat puts Seattle homeless at greater risk On days when it’s 85 degrees or higher, the Seattle Union Gospel Mission sets up a pop up stand outside the men’s shelter in Pioneer Square. Esmy Jimenez
Homelessness top of mind for Seattle voters as ballots start dropping Seattle voters are having to choose from a crowded field of City Council candidates. But one issue seems to be top of mind for many – homelessness. Kate Walters
She felt her baby inside her and realized it was time to get clean A few years ago, Mary was in a bad place. Mary isn’t her real name, we’ve changed it to protect her privacy. She was homeless, she’d lost her daughter to her former partner, she was using heroin and she was pregnant. Kate Walters
NPR reports on Seattle's 'visible homeless' and 'Seattle is Dying' Some prosecutors are less inclined to seek jail time for offenses committed by people with mental illness or drug problems. But public frustration is growing in Seattle. Martin Kaste
A funeral for 302 people: King County lays to rest indigent remains The King County Medical Examiner's Office held a funeral for 302 indigent people at a cemetery in Renton Wednesday. Ann Dornfeld
Car-dwellers in Seattle may soon have parking spots to call their own For about a year, TJ was homeless and living in a small, gray SUV with his wife Misty. At night, they would drive around trying to find somewhere to sleep. They looked for spots where they’d feel secure but they wouldn’t be asked to move. Kate Walters
This Seattle culinary program helps people get out of homelessness The next time you’re at a Seattle restaurant, the person cooking your food could be a graduate of FareStart, a non-profit that provides food service training for people trying to get out of homelessness. Ruby de Luna
