The reasons behind the decrease of fentanyl seizures in the U.S. and along the Mexico-U.S. border are complex.

Seattle police say an officer shot at a man suspected of dealing drugs on Friday; nobody was hit by the gunfire.

A sentence for trafficking millions of dollars worth of fentanyl in King County is seen by some as no more than a slap on the ...

One person is in custody after Seattle police interrupted an alleged drug deal Friday afternoon, leading to a shots being ...

A new government-issued report reflects some of the most controversial views on vaccines, the nation’s food supply, ...

According to the CDC, there were 2,735 cases of fatal drug overdoses in 2024 compared to 3,858 in the year prior — a 29.11% single-year decline. The biggest drops were in some of the states hardest ...

It is not known when the eight Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs stores will close. Materials from The Seattle Times archives were used in this report.

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.

Bartell Sr. bought a drug store in Seattle, and what happened next. This interview has been edited for clarity. Kim Malcolm: I read that George Bartell left home when he was just 14 years old.

Teens suffering from anxiety, panic attacks and trauma have a new, drug-free option for addressing their mental health. The Seattle-area company Freespira announced that it received U.S. Food and ...

SEATTLE — A side street in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood has found itself immersed in rampant drug use by a crowd of addicts who keep returning. Although city crews have cleared encampments ...