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A vial containing 2mg of fentanyl, which will kill a human if ingested, is displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va.

Washington rolls out new data dashboard on fatal drug overdoses

September 29, 2023, 7:51pm Northwest

To track overdose trends, the Washington State Department of Health released a new public dashboard Thursday, sharing details about unintentional drug overdoses throughout the state. Read story

FILE - In this aerial photo, tents housing people experiencing homelessness are set up on a vacant parking lot in Portland, Ore., Dec. 8, 2020. A group of people experiencing homelessness in Portland filed a class action lawsuit on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, challenging the city's new homeless camping restrictions.

Group of homeless people sue Portland over camp ban

September 29, 2023, 6:46pm Northwest

A group of homeless people in Portland filed a class action lawsuit on Friday challenging new restrictions the city placed on daytime camping in an attempt to address safety issues stemming from a crisis of people living on the streets. Read story

‘Golden Bachelor’ has Tri-Cities connection

September 29, 2023, 3:41pm Northwest

Spoiler alert: When ABC’s “The Golden Bachelor” reality series starts airing this week, a Tri-Cities woman figures prominently in the competition for the heart of the Indiana widower. Read story

FILE - A Target store is seen June 29, 2016, in Hialeah, Fla. Target announced, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, that it will close nine store in four states, including one in East Harlem, New York and three in San Francisco, saying that theft and organized retail crime have threatened the safety of its workers and customers.

As Northwest Targets close, shoppers question if crime really is to blame

September 29, 2023, 7:39am Business

In the wake of Target’s announcement Tuesday that it would close two Seattle stores due to safety concerns, questions remain about whether crime was in fact the main driver. Read story

Karin Engstrom, 82, poses for photos at home, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Seattle. Engstrom recently had student loans forgiven. She's one of 804,000 borrowers who will have a total of $39 billion forgiven under a one-time adjustment granted by the Biden administration.

804,000 long-term borrowers are having their student loans forgiven before payments resume this fall

September 29, 2023, 7:37am Business

Karin Engstrom thought she’d be paying off her federal student loans for the rest of her life. The 82-year-old was shocked when she logged on to check her balance ahead of payments resuming in October and found that more than $175,000 in debt had been erased. Read story

Northwest

Washington rolls out new data dashboard on fatal drug overdoses

Group of homeless people sue Portland over camp ban

‘Golden Bachelor’ has Tri-Cities connection

Things to know about the Klamath River dam removal project, the largest in U.S. history

As Northwest Targets close, shoppers question if crime really is to blame

804,000 long-term borrowers are having their student loans forgiven before payments resume this fall

Washington taking comment on electronic licensing for hunters, anglers

Kootenai sheriff ‘disturbed’ by library books, saying he’ll pay fines to keep them out of library

Inslee didn’t abuse power with pandemic eviction moratorium, Washington Supreme Court rules

Seattle police officer heard joking after woman’s death has been taken off the streets