Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Washington has a rare chance to strengthen our safety net for students experiencing homelessness. Nearly 50,000 Washington ...

Advocates for the child care program argue lawmakers should instead look to new revenue.

WASHINGTON — Every night, Abdullah Ibrahim retreats from the streets into a wooded stretch along the Potomac River. As night falls and temperatures drop, he erects a tent and builds a fire beneath a ...

What can we do about the housing crisis? Washington state faces a housing and homelessness crisis that continues to deepen. Too many Washingtonians remain one medical bill, car repair, or missed ...

A drive through Downtown Spokane looks different now. On the corner of 3rd and Monroe, where residents regularly reported ...

Dozens of cities across the state have implemented such bans in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2024 that laws ...

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson delivered her first State of the City address on Tuesday, taking on such hot-button issues as ...

Volunteers slept out on the grounds of American Legion Post 175 in Washington on Friday night as part of a sleep-out organized by Washington County Department of Human Services Hunger and Homelessness ...

SEATTLE — Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown led a multistate lawsuit Tuesday challenging new homelessness funding restrictions by the Trump administration that could put 170,000 formerly ...

This week, Washington state launched a program to advocate for and assist some of the most vulnerable residents — those in long-term care facilities. The program is aimed at preventing the elderly and ...

Lawmakers consider HB 2489 to bar penalizing life‑sustaining activities without adequate shelter. Bill defines adequate shelter within jurisdiction and accessible to families, pets, disabilities.