Carol Smith

Signs like this have spread as pharmacies try to avoid robberies.

Washington State has made an aggressive attempt to crack down on the prescription drug epidemic by passing strict new rules governing pain management. But even those may not be enough to stanch the...

Dr. Rosemary Orr didn’t see it coming that day. It was the morning after Mother’s Day. She needed a ride to work, so her 24-year-old son Robin drove her.

Ben Danielson, M.D., is medical director of the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic of Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Ballard High School: There can be homeless students in any school. Identifying homeless high school students often becomes more difficult.