Overdose deaths increase 65% in Seattle’s King County in 2023
The Seattle Fire Department often treats the same patients multiple times for opioid overdoses, sometimes even multiple times on the same day.
Portland police chief demands officers stop telling crime victims DA won’t prosecute cases
“This undermines our relationship with criminal justice partners and sends the message to the community that the system is unresponsive to their needs.”
House explosion near Pittsburgh kills five, injures 3

Authorities confirmed that an explosion on Saturday morning in the residential suburb of Plum, outside Pittsburgh left five people dead and three injured. Plum is about 15 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. The explosion destroyed three structures and
16 injured in boat explosion on Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks

Missouri Highway Patrol confirmed that the boat explosion on the Lake of the Ozarks which injured 16 people is believed to have been caused by a buildup of gas fumes. MSHP Troop F tweeted: “Troopers are investigating