It is as if this policy comes straight out of a Charles Dickens story,” Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said.

Our state faces multiple crises, including affordability, housing, public safety, homelessness and drug use. | Opinion ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Despite a slowdown in the growth rate of homelessness in Washington, the numbers remain alarmingly high according to the 2025 Point In Time (PIT) count and the Department of ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The growth rate of homelessness in Washington slowed in 2025, according to the annual Point In Time (PIT) count and the Department of Commerce’s Snapshot of Homelessness report.

Washington receives about $120 million in Continuum of Care funding each year.

A jury convicted the man of first-degree murder and other crimes while a co-defendant who pleaded guilty got a much lower sentence.

In late July, President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting homelessness in the United States by declaring mentally ill unhoused individuals as dangerous. Among other tactics, the order ...

WASHINGTON — Just before mid-day Thursday, crews here moved into a grassy park near the Lincoln Memorial in the nation's capital, dismantling one of the small homeless encampments that's drawn the ire ...

The city of Olympia earlier this month completed the final phase of a long-term plan to move homeless residents out of Percival Creek canyon on the city’s west side and into housing. When the day was ...

Seattle is pushing for a state-level backstop to help fund immigrant services and other top priorities as the Trump administration escalates federal immigration enforcement nationwide.