King County clears Burien encampment
King County clears Burien encampment, connects 55 people to services
The King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) told KOMO News that dozens of people were living there. They and their outreach teams, directed by the county, started connecting people with services in July and ended up making contact with 55 people.
PHOTOS: King County partners with KCRHA to relocate 55 people from Burien encampment Tuesday
Early Tuesday morning, Oct. 15, 2024, King County, in partnership with the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA), relocated 55 individuals living at an encampment near the District Courthouse/King County Sheriff's Office Precinct 4 in Burien into shelter or housing.
King County workers begin efforts to clear Burien encampment near courthouse
We spoke with Arlene Hampton, homeless investment director and Burien encampment project manager for King County Regional Homeless Authority (KCRHA), about the county’s efforts on Tuesday, which began at 6 a.
King County plans closure of Burien courthouse encampment, seeks housing for residents
A sign posted on the fence of Burien's District Courthouse encampment notified people living there the county was planning to close it.
Encampment in Burien closed, residents transitioned to housing
BURIEN, Wash. - The King County Regional Homelessness Authority closed a long-standing encampment in Burien, transitioning the majority of its residents into housing and support services. Arlene Hampton, a director at KCRHA and project manager overseeing ...
King County Sheriff's Office investigating explosion in Burien
Authorities did not confirm whether the explosion was related to a bomb scare that shut down Interstate 90 for hours on Saturday.
Burien, King County homelessness feud continues with latest planned sweep
Tensions have again flared in Burien over homelessness and an ongoing plan to sweep an encampment in the city.
King County clears Burien encampment, over 50 residents connected to shelter or housing
The King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) told KOMO News that 55 people were living there, but as of about noon, everybody was gone from the property. The fenced-off lot on King County property,
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No injuries reported after Improvised Explosive Device detonates in Burien Friday
At approximately 5:20 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) Communication Center received ...
'Absolutely in shock': KEXP radio DJ shares story of barely escaping bomb blast on Burien road
John Richards, who is well-known in Western Washington as a radio DJ for KEXP's morning show, told KING 5 Monday that he and his child had just picked up his wife from the airport and were driving ...
‘Absolutely in shock’: Family narrowly escapes explosion from ‘bomb’ in road
BURIEN, Wash. (KING) - A Washington state radio DJ and his family are traumatized after they narrowly escaped a fiery explosion while driving down the road in an incident that was caught on video.
Consecutive armed robberies happen at Burien 7-Eleven stores on same night
King County deputies are investigating after two armed robberies happened just minutes apart in Burien Wednesday night.
Investigators looking into possible connection in armed robberies across King County
Investigators are looking into three more armed robberies Wednesday night in Burien, White Center, and West Seattle.
Seattle police pull man away from oncoming train seconds before impact
SEATTLE — A Seattle police officer pulled a man off train tracks just seconds before he would have been struck in dramatic ...
Child hit, killed by truck in Bellevue
A 3-year-old girl is dead after being struck by a truck in Bellevue. At 7:10 p.m., Bellevue Police officers were called to ...
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Plan builds 65 homeless beds in Everett by ‘26 at Mission to replace downtown church’s shelter
The money will be used toward an expansion plan of the Everett Gospel Mission, which will ultimately end up as 108 beds and 22,000 square feet of new construction, according to the Mission’s CEO John ...