The Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness (SKCCH) and co-plaintiffs have filed an appeal in their ongoing legal ...

The Burien City Council convened on Monday, June 16, 2025, for a meeting that covered critical local issues, including ...

The City Manager of Burien Adolfo Bailon claims in an email that King County officials have “created” an encampment of homeless people that has grown in the city. The encampment is in the ...

The city of Burien has filed a lawsuit against the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) in the latest chapter of an escalating fight over a controversial ordinance to ban homeless encampments in ...

BURIEN, Wash. — The city of Burien posted an announcement Friday claiming that the King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) breached an agreement by failing to enforce the city's public camping ...

BURIEN, Wash. — The latest step in a contentious back-and-forth between the City of Burien and King County over a recently amended camping ban comes Wednesday, as the two sides are scheduled to ...

A Tuesday night special meeting of the Burien City Council ended with no action being taken against a homeless encampment down the street from City Hall. The encampment, located at SW 152nd Avenue ...

BURIEN, Wash. — The Burien City Council held a special council meeting as they work to address a growing homelessness crisis – specifically one lot near city hall on the corner of Southwest ...

The City of Burien filed a lawsuit against King County Sheriff Patti Cole Tindall. The city is alleging the county breached its Interlocal Agreement (IA) for refusing to enforce a lawfully adopted ...

In Burien, the debate about how to handle homeless encampments has reached a new fever pitch. It started with a city ordinance in March that prohibits people from camping across much of the city.

The condition of the victim was not immediately confirmed, and investigators have not said whether anyone is in custody.

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