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Bentonal overdose deaths are down in King County, but that's not necessarily good news. Udub addiction and research professor

Caleb Banta Green is here to give us some helpful perspective, but first, let's get you caught up.

Seattle's King Street Station will be getting some cool new trains. Amtrak plans to invest

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The investment will also support 120 construction jobs.

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After a decade of grim news about fentanyl, overdose deaths are down across the country,

including locally. In July 2023, nearly four people a day were dying from fentanyl-related overdoses in King County. But since that time, statewide, the death toll is down 9%. Caleb Banta Green is

here to help us understand what may be behind the drop and what it means for the future. He's an

addiction and drug research professor

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