WASHINGTON, USA —
Mukilteo mother lobbies for education around counterfeit pills after son's fentanyl overdose death
Counterfeit drugs with fentanyl are often made with a tool called a pill press. Now a law is in effect banning pill presses in the state of Washington.
It comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that Washington recently saw the single highest spike in reported drug overdose deaths of all U.S. states.
One Mukilteo mother said, for her, the fight against counterfeit pills is personal.
"He was like the fun leader he was the glue that kind of kept our family together," said Gen Pehlivanian, whose first-born son died in 2019. Read more
A portion of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport closed Tuesday due to flooding.
Airport officials discovered “a large flood of water” early Tuesday morning in the south portion of Concourse A, according to a Sea-Tac Airport spokesperson. Employees closed off the area and stopped the flow of water.
The flooding was caused by part of the sprinkler system being opened, which a contractor believed was out of operation, the spokesperson said. Read more
The man suspected of shooting another man in the head during a road rage incident in Kitsap County on Monday was charged with first-degree assault with the intent of inflicting great bodily harm on Tuesday.
Bail for Mark Keith Smith, 26, was set at $1 million. Read more
Seattle City Council passed legislation Tuesday that aims to crack down on street racing by designating more city blocks as "restricted racing zones."
The measure passed the full council 8-1.
If designated a racing zone, a 2022 state law allows the Seattle Department of Transportation to install automated speed cameras. However, Tuesday's vote does not lay out how the cameras will be paid for or when they could be installed. Read more
Concerns from the Puyallup and Muckleshoot Tribes over the construction of a new megachurch in Milton were overlooked by the city, according to an Indigenous rights lawyer who says the new build could be violating treaty rights.
The megachurch is prompting environmental, traffic and housing concerns from multiple groups. The Salvation Baptist Church bought a single-family zoned piece of land to build the 92-thousand-square-foot building.
"I saw the trees go down last week and that was sad," said Milton resident Jeoffrey Cross. Read more
