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The Council voted 8-1 to approve Mayor Harrell’s proposal, allowing Seattle to book misdemeanor offenders at SCORE.

Appointed Tuesday, she wants to expand the police alternative program, reduce 911 response times and expand criminal diversion efforts.

The CARE department will hire 18 additional responders, three supervisors and work seven days a week addressing mental and behavioral health crises.

In a live taping of The New Yorker’s Critics at Large podcast, Keefe and a panel discuss the genre's enduring popularity – and its problematic aspects.

Are audiences still hooked on true crime? The New Yorker team breaks down the genre with author Patrick Radden Keefe.

The Grants Pass v. Johnson decision could make it easier to sweep encampments, but advocates say it may hinder the ability to get stable housing.

While the Legislature will fund law enforcement instruction, in recent sessions it failed to allow cities to reroute tax revenue to hire new cops.

With five killings since 2020, drivers and advocates are asking the mayor to form a task force to address the violence.

While Washington has some of the toughest trafficking laws in the nation, law enforcement in Seattle and Portland struggle to put policy into practice.

Proponents argue the new law will bolster treatment for substance-use disorders, while critics have called it a War on Drugs 2.0.

But they disagree on whether to go left or right.

Councilmembers narrowly rejected a bill to allow the City Attorney’s Office to prosecute possession and public use.

The legislation aims to improve victim experiences and outcomes through better training and reviews of prosecutions.