What was once a place for families is now something very different. On Seattle’s Beacon Hill, multiple parks have become unusable—overrun by open drug use, fires, and growing encampments. In this ...

Seattle’s new approach to drug enforcement is triggering alarm among police and public safety advocates, who warn the city is quietly sliding back toward the conditions that once fueled crime, ...

A former Issaquah man who investigators say helped supply drugs to vulnerable people in Seattle’s Chinatown-International ...

SEATTLE — Seattle’s fentanyl crisis is impossible to hide from public view, with open-air drug use, rising overdose deaths and struggling addicts highlighting the challenges facing city leaders and ...

Four parks on Beacon Hill have been swallowed by an open-air drug market. Hundreds of people are living and using within them right now. A neighborhood is being threatened, intimidated, and ignored.

This intersection in Little Saigon has been the focus on ongoing neighborhood complaints about drug use and illegal street vending. (Photo: KOMO News) SEATTLE — In neighborhoods like Little Saigon, ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Lisa Stiffler on Dec 18, 2025 at ...