Harger: 8,630 homes are for sale in Seattle. In a normal April there are 4,600. The layoffs came first
There are 8,630 homes listed for sale across the Seattle metro right now. In a normal April, there are about 4,600.4 months ago
Harger: Iran fired on three US destroyers. The US struck targets there. Trump called our strikes a ‘love tap.’ CNN led with the hantavirus
Despite the U.S. striking Iranian military facilities during what is supposedly a ceasefire, the lead story on CNN was about the hantavirus on a cruise ship.4 months ago
Seattle gas prices hit $5.94 as WA nears $6 a gallon
How much is gas in Seattle right now? Brace yourself: $5.94 a gallon for regular, according to GasBuddy. That's a new record.4 months ago
Harger: King County Assessor John Arthur Wilson is accused of stalking his ex. He wears an ankle monitor to work. He still won’t resign
As of today, John Arthur Wilson walks into his government office each morning wearing a court-ordered GPS ankle monitor. A Seattle judge lost confidence that he would obey the law.4 months ago
Homeless man with three prior arrests held on $1 million bail for alleged rape of 15-year-old near Seattle bus stop
A homeless man who allegedly rode up to a 15-year-old girl at a Seattle bus stop, lured her into the woods, and raped her has been charged.4 months ago
Harger: A 15-year-old girl followed a homeless stranger into the woods because she didn’t want to be rude. Seattle taught her that
A 35-year-old man rode up on a bicycle to a 15-year-old girl waiting for her bus to school. He told her to walk into the woods next to the bus stop. She refused. Then he gave her a command.4 months ago
Harger: McDonald’s is killing the self-serve soda fountains. My coworkers are taking it personally. I have questions
McDonald's is getting rid of the self-serve soda fountains. Customers will now get their drinks handed to them by an actual employee, like it's 1987.4 months ago
Harger: Mayor Katie Wilson dodged press questions. Governor Ferguson built a system to do it statewide
Washington leaders have decided the press is a problem to be managed rather than a function to be answered. Seattle and Olympia are getting very good at this.4 months ago
It’s not always a good idea to trust a random guy with a chainsaw. Here’s how to find a tree service worth hiring in the Puget Sound area
When it's time to call a professional for tree service, the difference between a good hire and a bad one can cost you thousands of dollars or your roof.4 months ago
Randy Johnson No. 51 retirement: Rick Rizzs remembers the Big Unit’s Mariners legacy
The Seattle Mariners will honor Hall of Famer Randy Johnson with a pregame ceremony at T-Mobile Park on Saturday.4 months ago
Seattle gas prices hit new record as analyst warns of $7 to $8 a gallon if Strait of Hormuz stays closed
Seattle faces record gas prices, with analysts predicting $7 to $8 per gallon if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed.4 months ago
‘I thought police couldn’t chase me’: Woman with 47 arrests gets 23 years for murder in Thurston County crash
"I thought police couldn't chase me if I drove recklessly." That's what Nicole Romanoff believed when she got behind the wheel of a stolen truck in Thurston County three years ago.4 months ago
WA gas prices hit all-time record overnight: What Iran, the CCA, and the state gas tax are costing you
Two days ago, Seattle broke its all-time gas price record. Now the entire state has followed. Washington's statewide average has hit $5.57 a gallon, a new all-time record.4 months ago
Harger: Sound Transit is bleeding money while Seattle debates fare gates. San Francisco just showed us exactly what they do
61% of Link light rail riders actually pay their fare. San Francisco looked at numbers like that and built fare gates. Seattle is looking at numbers like that and scheduling more meetings.4 months ago
Harger: Portland pays $5.19. Seattle pays $5.74. The difference has a name: the Climate Commitment Act
Oregon is even more instructive than Idaho. Same coast. Same grid. Same progressive politics. No Climate Commitment Act. The statewide average there is $5.12.4 months ago
Seattle gas prices hit all-time record overnight as Iran war, Climate Commitment Act create historic squeeze at the pump
Overnight, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded in the Seattle area hit $5.72, surpassing the all-time record set in June 2022, according to AAA.4 months ago
Harger: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson called for a Starbucks boycott. Starbucks called Nashville
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's first move after winning election was calling for a Starbucks boycott. Starbucks' first move after the income tax passed was calling Nashville.4 months ago
Harger: Trying to kill people you disagree with is wrong. It shouldn’t be hard to say that
Trying to kill people you disagree with is wrong. Celebrating when someone tries and fails is wrong. It shouldn't be hard to say that. Period. Full stop.4 months ago
Harger: The King County Homelessness Authority can’t find $13M. People are dying on our streets. Do we take this seriously or not?
"You are not serious people." I thought about Logan Roy the moment I read that a forensic audit of the KCRHA cannot account for $13 million in taxpayer money.4 months ago
Harger: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has never owned a car. Now she’s taking a Denny Way lane from 30,000 drivers to fix a bus route
Katie Wilson, making transportation policy for a corridor carrying 30,000 vehicles a day, has never once sat behind the wheel as the person responsible for getting somewhere on time in traffic.4 months ago
Harger: WA Supreme Court could rewrite bail rules in 8 days. The 84-footnote proposal never mentions victims once.
Twenty dollars. That's what a misdemeanor defendant would post to walk out of jail under a proposed rule change now pending before the Washington Supreme Court.4 months ago
Feds investigating hundreds of blank WA ballots found near Renton dumpster
Hundreds of Washington mail-in ballots were found next to a dumpster behind a Renton strip mall. Now the feds want answers.4 months ago
Harger: Washington doubled school spending. Scores collapsed. Now OSPI wants more money.
State Superintendent Reykdal criticizes $80M cuts in education funding amidst rising school expenditures. What’s next for Washington?4 months ago
