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Deaths of homeless people jump in Seattle area

Deaths among people who were homeless in King County more than doubled in the past five years, according to a new report from the Medical Examiner’s Office.

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Fewer homeless people in Seattle area than last year, one-night count reports

For the first time in years, the results of King County’s annual tally of people experiencing homelessness has gone down. On a single night this January, 11,199 individuals were counted in places like shelters, tents, vehicles and on the streets. That’s an 8% decrease over the 2018 results, when 12,112 people were counted on a single night.

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Seattle Mayor withdraws nominee to lead homelessness response after council controversy

KUOW's Kate Walters speaks with host Kim Malcolm about Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's announcement that, after months of controversy and delay, she's withdrawing her nominee to head the city's human services department.

A homeless man steals clothes from a Seattle Goodwill, goes to jail. His story isn’t unusual

Seattle charges people for stealing from Goodwill more than any other retailer. Almost one in three are homeless.

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Seattle says 5,700 people got out of homelessness last year

KUOW's Paige Browning speaks with reporter Kate Walters about new data from the city. Seattle officials say more than 5,700 people went from homelessness to permanent housing in Seattle last year with help from city-funded programs.

Is Seattle really dying? Mayor Jenny Durkan weighs in

Gun control, bike lanes and homelessness. Mayor Durkan addresses them all.

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King County is opening a shelter in the west wing of the county jail

King County is opening a homeless shelter in the west wing of the county jail in downtown Seattle. Formerly a work-release space, the wing most recently housed offices for staff training, and equipment and records storage, according to county officials. It opens Sunday as a 24 hour shelter with wrap around services for 40 men.

Deadline looms for closure of controversial tiny house village

Remaining residents at a tiny house village in North Seattle have just under a week to move out.