Harger: Seattle took in 40% more in taxes, spent all of it, and now wants the highest sales tax of any major city in America
This fall, Seattle voters, who are generally open to raising taxes on themselves, will decide whether to raise the sales tax to expand bus service, and whether to boost the library levy.7 hours ago
Harger: Three people are dead at the Bite of Seattle. A two-year-old was shot. The city deserved better than what came next
A 44-year-old man was killed. A 56-year-old woman died at Harborview after surgery. Four others, including a two-year-old boy, were shot. A toddler.1 day ago
Harger: We find something pure and we love it so hard we ruin it. Jimothy needs an exit strategy
Jimothy is a sensation. One week ago, we first brought you the story of this goofy raccoon on our show. Every day since, the Jimothy content has multiplied.5 days ago
Harger: Congress just cut thousands of dollars off the only home a lot of Americans can afford
What's going on is that lawmakers in both parties have figured out affordable housing is sinking them with a big part of the country.6 days ago
Harger: I love sea lions. Some of them have to die, or $7 billion in salmon recovery goes in their adorable bellies
I love sea lions. I've put this off for years and I hate saying it, but some sea lions gotta die.7 days ago
Harger: Coffee was going to kill you. Now five cups a day is heart-healthy. Check back in five years
The American Heart Association came out Monday and said five cups of coffee a day is safe for most adults.8 days ago
Harger: Washington’s budget went from $33 billion to $80 billion. Two former Democratic governors claim Olympia has lost the thread
Between Gary Locke and Christine Gregoire, they've balanced more budgets than anyone currently working in Olympia, and they know what one looks like when it's heading somewhere bad.9 days ago
Harger: One year of daily commentaries. A few things I’ve learned in this chair
One year ago tomorrow, I started doing a daily commentary on "Seattle's Morning News." But to tell you where this really started, I have to go back to 1989.12 days ago
Harger: I love my diesel F350. She costs me $11,300 a year just to commute. That’s why I drive an EV to work
My commute is roughly 80 miles round trip, from Auburn to KIRO in Eastlake, five days a week. That's about 400 miles. At 11 miles per gallon, that's roughly 36 gallons of diesel a week.13 days ago
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver confirms secret bidding war for Seattle SuperSonics expansion team
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver confirmed Tuesday that multiple private groups are competing to land an expansion franchise in Seattle.14 days ago
Harger: A Mongolian grill owner left 31 tips for a happy marriage on every table. I still think about them
On every table, right next to the menu, the owner left three laminated pages of marriage advice. Two pages were his. One was his wife's.14 days ago
Costco just launched a brand-new food court item. We tried the $6.99 chicken strips and compared them to Raising Cane’s.
Costco's food court has a brand-new menu item this week, and it's one shoppers have been waiting months to get their hands on.15 days ago
Harger: You put the plastic in the recycling bin. Nobody will tell you what happens next
Recycling is a great thing when it actually conserves resources and prevents pollution. But does it work, or does it just make us feel like we did?15 days ago
Six organized retail theft suspects in King County court Monday as Washington leads nation in shoplifting
Six defendants accused of organized retail theft were arraigned in King County court Monday.16 days ago
Harger: Washington leads the nation in shoplifting. A 33-officer department in Bonney Lake is trying to do something about it
The Bonney Lake PD runs a Facebook page called Can You ID Crime. There you'll see surveillance stills of people they haven't identified yet, with the date, what got taken, and a tip line.16 days ago
Harger: He’s accused of stealing $1,000 in copper off the West Seattle Bridge. Ratepayers got a $100,000 bill. He didn’t show up to court
Galitzeck had bundles of copper wire hanging from his arms. When asked what he was doing up there, he said he was working for Seattle City Light.19 days ago
Harger: 511,000 signatures to repeal Washington’s income tax. Five reasons that might not be enough
I think initiative supporters attempting to repeal Washington's "millionaire tax" have a lot more to be concerned about than they're letting on.20 days ago
‘It’s a total loss’: Washington’s most wished-for Airbnb, the Hobbit Inn near Lake Chelan, destroyed in Chelan Hills Fire
The Hobbit Inn, a hobbit-hole vacation rental carved into a hillside near Orondo, was destroyed over the weekend by the Chelan Hills Fire in Douglas County.20 days ago
Harger: Seattle hid its addiction crisis for the World Cup. Ginny Burton is walking 307 miles to face it
Then the tournament ended. The tourists left. The cameras left. Seattle just proved it can clean up its most visible blocks. So what happened to the people who used to be there?21 days ago
Harger: Seattle had 74 homicides in all of 2023. This past June, it had zero, the first murder-free month since 1970
For the first time since 1970, the City of Seattle went the entire month of June without a single homicide.22 days ago
Harger: In 2004, 91% of us were proud to be American. On our 250th birthday, 33% are
Two and a half centuries of the loudest, messiest, most improbable argument in human history, and the thing still runs. That's worth a party, no matter who's in the White House.28 days ago
‘Does she have crab in her bra?’ Washington Fish and Wildlife officer uncovers 21 hidden Dungeness crabs at Tokeland
A WDFW officer who asked four crab harvesters six times whether they had any more Dungeness crabs got the same answer every time. No. He found 21 crabs hidden on their bodies.29 days ago
Harger: Your PSE bill went up 12% this year. They’re asking for 30% more. And Olympia is about to print the reason on it
Sometime this winter, the electric bill started climbing, and not in the rounding-error way. I started asking around. Neighbors. Coworkers. Everybody's PSE bill is up.29 days ago
