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As the fentanyl crisis ravages Native American communities, some of their leaders want tribal police and courts to go after non-tribal dealers. But they can't without getting permission from Congress.
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Burst pipes caused issues across the region this week. But in one case, it delayed access to opioid use treatment, increasing the strain on a shrinking number of such facilities.
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Election offices are sent envelopes with fentanyl or other substances. Authorities are investigatingAuthorities are trying to determine who sent suspicious letters, including some containing fentanyl or other substances, to local election offices in at least five states, including Washington.
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For decades, millions in federal funding has been used exclusively to support police. Now some of the funding may instead go to mental health, diversion programs and other things. Members of Washington’s Congressional delegation released a letter saying the shift could prove "disastrous."
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is asking members of the City Council who voted against adopting the state’s controlled substance law to consider an amended plan.
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The "Blake" bill is supposed to push people into drug treatment. But the state can't say how many beds are available for them.
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A leader of a white power prison gang organized an operation from Pierce County that supplied fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, and other illegal drugs to the Pacific Northwest, law enforcement officials alleged Monday.
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In Washington, fentanyl is killing more people than any drug documented in the last 30 years. But Nick Brown, the first Black U.S. attorney in state history, is frank about how he does not think prosecution alone is the answer.
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King County’s new prosecutor Leesa Manion took office this month. KNKX's Lilly Ana Fowler talked with Manion about legalized drug possession, bail reform and how crime is being handled in King County.
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Washington state health officials say new data shows the number of people dying from drug overdoses continues to rise. The Washington Department of Health said in a news release Tuesday that drug-related overdose deaths in the state topped 2,000 in 2021, a more than 66% increase compared to 2019. Officials say more than half of the deaths are because of fentanyl.