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Charlie Harger
Harger: Vancouver keeps its evening sun Sunday. Washington falls back. Pick one already
Vancouver, British Columbia is done changing its clocks. When the rest of us fall back at 2 a.m. on Nov. 1, B.C. will stay right where it is.1 day ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: 21 Seattle schools could merge. Superintendent Ben Shuldiner is leveling with families about why
About 150 parents and community members filled Robert Eagle Staff Middle School Monday night to talk with Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner and his staff. They asked about academic rigor, school safety, and what comes next.3 days ago
Manda Factor
Lakewood’s American Lake Veterans Golf Course helps veterans find purpose
Lake Veterans Golf Course offers more than a round of golf. It offers veterans a place to find purpose and connect with others.4 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Washington PACs could take $7,500 per donor last week. Now the sky’s the limit with just days to go until the election
On Friday, 11 days before the election, the state Public Disclosure Commission announced it will stop enforcing Washington's limit on big last-minute checks to political campaigns.4 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Some voters in Hoquiam, Oakville and Raymond have to vote again. What a mess
Some voters in one town send back a second ballot on top of the first. Some voters in two other towns get a new ballot to fill out.5 days ago
Manda Factor
Five tables, no chairs: Inside Beecher’s founder’s new Redmond steakhouse
A new steak restaurant from Beecher’s Handmade Cheese founder Kurt Dammeier offers customers a place to eat, but nowhere to sit.8 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: A porch light stopped an alleged rape off Aurora Avenue. Olympia gets its turn in January
At 2:47 a.m. last Saturday, someone living four blocks away from Aurora Avenue called 911. A woman was screaming inside a car in the alley.8 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Kelley Blue Book wants your teen in a Camry. A KIRO listener in Seattle started in a $50 Plymouth. What was your first car?
Discover Seattle's choices for their teens' first car. Share your first car story and learn why Kelley Blue Book recommends the Camry.9 days ago
Manda Factor
Pike Place Market hosts first Día de Muertos celebration Friday
Join the inaugural Día de Muertos celebration at Pike Place, honoring loved ones with vibrant entertainment and community spirit.9 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: I obtained the latest Bite of Seattle court filing. It’s worse than you heard
New filings show the 15-year-old suspect may avoid assault charges after the Bite of Seattle shooting incident.9 days ago
Manda Factor
WA AG Nick Brown backs legal challenge to DHS immigration arrest practices
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has joined a coalition supporting a legal challenge to the DHS's use of warrantless civil immigration arrests.10 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Seattle-area seniors are getting a raise. At the grocery store, it’s a pay cut
Seattle-area seniors are getting a pay raise while grocery costs rise, impacting their purchasing power.10 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Washington Supreme Court says a child molester can’t be expected to know what ‘sexually exploitive’ means
Washington's Supreme Court has decided it’s too ambiguous for a convicted child molester to know what “sexually exploitive” means.11 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Washington ballots are on kitchen tables. Here are five things I’m watching as they come back
By now, your ballot should be sitting on your kitchen table. As ballots start coming back, here's what I'm keeping an eye on.12 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: After a heartbreaking week, a Renton cop, local veterans, and a boy’s first bus ride
It’s been a tough 24 hours in the news. But there’s hope. There are good people in this world, and plenty of them live right here.15 days ago
Manda Factor
Benaroya Hall hosts free open house Sunday with The Head and the Heart
Benaroya Hall will open its doors for a free, daylong celebration on Oct. 18, offering live music to mark its first major renovation since opening in 1998.16 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Phoenix issues a building permit in 6 weeks. Seattle takes 8 months. Washington needs a shot clock
In Phoenix, a builder who wants to put up new homes gets a permit in about six weeks. In Seattle, it takes about eight months.16 days ago
Manda Factor
Rob McKenna challenges Russian diesel deal, weighs WA Supreme Court elections and income tax
Rob McKenna critiques Washington's income tax proposals and Supreme Court elections while opposing Trump's Russian diesel imports.17 days ago
Charlie Harger
‘Zombie summer’ returns: Seattle weather forecast calls for mid-70s before rain comes back this weekend
Just when it looked like summer was finally over, it's back again. Seattle is getting one more round of warm, sunny weather this week.17 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Seattle tagger ‘Wesh’ got a sweetheart deal, mocked it, and told a judge graffiti isn’t a crime. He’s headed to jail today
One of Seattle’s most prolific graffiti vandals was ordered to walk into the King County Jail by 5 p.m. Wednesday. He’s set to spend the next five months there.17 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Gov. Ferguson won’t let the income tax drop below $1 million. A payroll tax could start at $125,000
Last week, Gov. Bob Ferguson made a promise on Facebook. "I've said it before many times, and will say it again, I will veto any attempt by the Legislature to lower the threshold below a million dollars."18 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Housing First and Recovery First shared a Seattle stage, and nobody walked out
Friday night, I moderated a panel discussion on homelessness and addiction. This wasn't going to be a food fight, and it wasn't going to be an episode of Jerry Springer.19 days ago
Manda Factor
‘Water for Elephants’ brings circus spectacle and found family to Seattle’s Paramount
"Water for Elephants," playing at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre through Sunday, brings that world to life through theatrical storytelling and circus feats.22 days ago
