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Medical and behavioral health providers have teamed up with a needle exchange in Everett to create a clinic that makes addiction treatment easier to access.

The candidates vying to represent Washington in the U.S. Senate went head-to-head at a debate in Spokane, sparring over affordability, immigration, foreign affairs and fentanyl.

Mayor Bruce Harrell says the city will open a new space for people to recover and receive treatment for nearly 24 hours after they have overdosed on fentanyl or other drugs.

Officials are sounding alarms after three babies overdosed — one fatally — on fentanyl left unsecured inside three Washington state homes in less than one week.

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.

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.

Authorities 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.

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."

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.

The "Blake" bill is supposed to push people into drug treatment. But the state can't say how many beds are available for them.