Trump plan could halt all international flights at SEA Airport just before World Cup
International travel through SEA Airport could grind to a halt under a plan the Trump administration is drawing up to punish so-called sanctuary cities.3 months ago
Harger: Sound Transit votes Thursday on which promises to break. And if you think ST4 isn’t coming, I have a train to sell you
At 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Union Station in Seattle, the Sound Transit Board of Directors will vote on which promises to keep and which to quietly set aside.3 months ago
Harger: North Seattle residents begged for action after 95 Aurora Avenue shootings. Katie Wilson’s City Hall gave them process.
After 95 shootings near Aurora Avenue, North Seattle residents blocked their own streets. Katie Wilson's City Hall offered meetings.3 months ago
WA’s redistricting battle could be headed to the US Supreme Court. Here’s what’s at stake
A federal court decision earlier this month could shape who represents Eastern Washington in Olympia for years to come, and the fight is far from over.3 months ago
Harger: 95 shootings in two years on Aurora Avenue. The city sent someone to argue about planters
Neighbors hauled in large industrial steel planters and blocked off three residential side streets near Aurora Avenue. Not the city. Not SDOT. Not the mayor's office.3 months ago
Harger: Rob McKenna says the Democrats Christine Gregoire served with wouldn’t recognize what Olympia has become
Former Governor Christine Gregoire said her own party has a spending problem. Not a revenue problem. A spending problem. She drew applause.3 months ago
Aurora Avenue neighbors revolt, blocking off street access after yet another shooting
By daylight, the neighbors had had enough. Residents along Seattle's North Aurora Avenue corridor stopped waiting on City Hall.3 months ago
Harger: WA’s new 394-page climate plan admits the 2030 target is ‘hard to meet,’ can’t close a 7-million-ton gap
The Climate Commitment Act isn't free. Combine it with state fuel taxes, and Washington drivers pay some of the highest gas prices in the country.3 months ago
Harger: CBS Newsradio signs off after 99 years. I’ve been chasing that sound since I was 4
Whatever that was, I wanted more of it. That was CBS Newsradio. And today, after 99 years, it airs its final newscast.3 months ago
Seattle-area gas prices hit all-time high of $6.05 as Iran tensions rattle oil markets
Gas prices in King County climbed to an average of $6.05 a gallon, a fresh all-time high, and the rest of Washington isn't far behind.3 months ago
Harger: Austin suffered 12 shootings before reconsidering its camera ban. Seattle shouldn’t wait that long
Twelve separate shootings. Four people were shot. One critically. A man walking his dog. Kids in apartments where bullets came through the wall.3 months ago
Harger: FIFA wants to ban the Iranian freedom flag at the 2026 World Cup in Seattle. Mayor Katie Wilson stood up when Iran came for Pride. Where is she on this?
FIFA's position is that the Lion and Sun flag is political. Under Article 3.1.24 of its Stadium Code of Conduct, any materials of a "political, offensive, and/or discriminatory nature" are prohibited.3 months ago
Harger: Bothell High students asked Northshore School Board to keep their school resource officer. Four adults said no and called it equity
On Monday morning, a large portion of the Bothell High student body walked out of class to protest the removal of school resource officers.3 months ago
Harger: A pimp war is raging on Seattle’s Aurora Ave. A 5-week-old baby almost died Saturday morning. Where is Mayor Katie Wilson?
A 5-week-old baby nearly died amid the violence. Where is Mayor Katie Wilson during the Aurora Ave pimp war?3 months ago
Harger: WA’s 2026 elections are here and the biggest fight isn’t between Democrats and Republicans, it’s between Democrats and Democrats
The governor of Washington just said he would personally lead that effort if his party wins the votes. He framed it as "level the playing field."3 months ago
‘I would lead it’: Ferguson commits to gerrymandering Washington’s congressional map if Democrats win legislature supermajority
Ferguson said he would personally lead an effort to redraw Washington's U.S. congressional maps if Democrats win a two-thirds supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature in November 2026.3 months ago
Harger: San Francisco’s homelessness hit a 15-year low. Seattle’s mayor is running the opposite experiment.
San Francisco sees a 15-year low in homelessness as Seattle's mayor pursues a different approach to tackle the issue.3 months ago
‘Recipe for chaos’: WA’s Aug. 4 primary could be delayed as federal judge reconsiders redrawn legislative maps
A federal judge is weighing whether to throw out Washington's redrawn legislative district maps, a move that could delay the Aug. 4 primary election.3 months ago
Harger: Seattle put 260 shelter units in its poorest neighborhood. Laurelhurst can’t even handle a helicopter.
Explore Seattle’s new shelter units in South Park and Laurelhurst's challenges in accommodating those in need.3 months ago
Governor Ferguson denies clemency for man who killed Spokane father in front of wife and baby
Washington Governor Bob Ferguson denied clemency for Travis ComesLast, the man convicted of shooting 20-year-old Christopher Gongyin in the head in front of his wife and infant daughter.4 months ago
Harger: Seattle’s budget deficit is nearly $500M. Mayor Katie Wilson’s plan is more taxes and no meaningful cuts
Seattle is facing a projected budget deficit of $488 million over the next three years.4 months ago
Harger: Texas just became the No. 1 solar state in America. Without a carbon tax. WA should be paying attention
Texas just passed California in utility-scale solar capacity and generation. It also leads the nation in wind and is on pace to pass California in grid-scale battery storage.4 months ago
‘Boy in the tent’ turns 10 as mother reaches five months of sobriety in recovery-based shelter
The boy who spent months living in a fentanyl-filled tent off Aurora Avenue just celebrated his 10th birthday while living in a facility run by The More We Love.4 months ago
