Executive unveils stronger community-centered response for youth and families in crisis
Following through on his promise to push forward the best ideas in juvenile justice reform, King County Executive Dow Constantine today announced a plan to divert more young people from detention by providing 24/7 community-based services and short-term emergency housing for at risk youth and those involved in the justice system.

King County honors the heroic sacrifice of firefighter Luther Dean Bonner with a new airport fire station that captures his story
King County elected officials honored the memory of Luther Dean Bonner – a Seattle firefighter whose courageous sacrifice in 1943 has been largely forgotten– and named the new rescue and fire station at King County International Airport in his memory.

King County, Seattle and other cities unite on regional plan to confront homelessness
Executive Constantine and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced a new regional approach to confronting homelessness throughout King County, one that will unite cities, community partners and civic leaders.