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Retiring Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs on what went wrong in 2026 — and why he’s ‘really positive’ about next year
With nine games remaining in his 52-year broadcasting career, Rick Rizzs isn't ready to concede anything about the season or the joy of calling it.2 days ago
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WA drivers pay more than $5.57 a gallon for gas with no end in sight, GasBuddy analyst warns
GasBuddy warns WA drivers of record high gas prices with no relief in sight. Regular gas averages $5.57 a gallon in Seattle.5 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: 3 months ago, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson promised to clean up 12th and Jackson. I went back Monday
It's human suffering on full display. The parks of North Beacon Hill, stretching down to 12th and Jackson. People clearly in need of help, clearly in danger.5 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: WA pays teachers top dollar for middling test scores. Maybe we’re grading the wrong thing
Top-tier pay. Record spending. Average results. Why Washington should offer families a real vocational track alongside the traditional college path.6 days ago
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‘I’m going to be a wreck’: Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs reflects on last road trip before retirement
The voice of the Seattle Mariners, Rick Rizzs, left this week for what will be the final road series of his broadcasting career that began 52 years ago.9 days ago
Charlie Harger
Seattle couple filmed the Twin Towers from 50 yards away on 9/11. Their tape became key evidence in terror trials. Now they’re telling the full story
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Seattle radio host Tami Michaels and her husband Guy Rosbrook were asleep on the 35th floor of the Millennium Hilton in lower Manhattan, directly across Church Street from the World Trade Center.9 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: For a year, my balcony faced the twin towers. We moved home to Seattle 41 days before they fell
August 1, 2001. I awaken. I open my eyes. And I'm thinking: today I'm moving home. Back to Seattle.9 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Conservatives cheer when I call out state overspending. Will they keep that principle now that it’s Trump?
Washington doesn't have a revenue problem. It has a spending problem. We take money from the federal government, then make state taxpayers have to pick up.10 days ago
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‘Boy in the tent’ enters school for the first time at age 10: ‘I want to go back’
The "boy in the tent" walked through school doors for the first time ever on Tuesday.11 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Two blue cities decided dealers don’t belong in recovery housing. Seattle hasn’t
I've heard from people who've lived in permanent supportive housing in Seattle. Drugs move through the building around the clock, and staff look the other way.11 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: 5 things about WA’s midterms, for people who blissfully ignored politics all summer
It's the day after Labor Day, and political prognosticators will tell you this is the time to start paying a bit more attention to the upcoming elections.12 days ago
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Rick Rizzs reflects on 9/11, Legacy Plaza statue as Mariners broadcaster enters final weeks behind the mic
Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks brought the nation and its pastime to a standstill, the Seattle Mariners on Thursday unveiled Legacy Plaza at T-Mobile Park.16 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Washington’s wildland firefighters deserve year-round jobs. Congress could make it happen
My brother spent years as a volunteer firefighter. My brother-in-law has been a professional firefighter for a long time. Then there's a special breed within that world. The wildland firefighter.16 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Seattle’s own report says 27% of traffic deaths were homeless. The city’s safety plan barely touches on it
Recently, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced a new executive order aimed at making Seattle's streets safer for everyone who walks, bikes, drives, or takes transit.17 days ago
Charlie Harger
Incoming storm could bring down tree limbs across region. And Seattle may have seen its last 80-degree day this year
A fall storm arriving in the Seattle area Wednesday afternoon could bring down tree limbs and knock out power across the Puget Sound region.18 days ago
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Conan O’Brien’s longtime assistant talks ‘World’s Worst Mom,’ IVF and parenting twin boys ahead of Seattle appearance
Discover Sona Movsesian's insights on motherhood, IVF, and her journey with Conan O'Brien in her bestselling memoir before Seattle event.18 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Katie Wilson says she’s not DSA. Fine. The DSA platform says ‘defund the police,’ and SPD’s hiring bonus just got defunded
"No WAY," I told myself. There's no way SPD, short hundreds of officers, working through a rough stretch on morale, and still a little tender from the whole "defund" era, would cut its one big recruiting tool: the hiring bonuses.18 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Somehow, three years is the full sentence for the Third and Pine shooting. Sentence served, says the state
Monday afternoon, the state sent out a notice that William Tolliver is out of prison. Sentence served. One person dead, seven others shot. He served a little more than three years for it.19 days ago
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Venezuela oil deal won’t help gas prices for years while Iran conflict drives them even higher
The U.S. oil agreement with Venezuela will take years to lower gas prices, and renewed strikes in the Strait of Hormuz are pushing costs higher.20 days ago
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86 of 114 King County juvenile cases diverted in July — prosecutors say context matters
The vast majority of juvenile cases diverted from traditional prosecution in King County last month involved low-level misdemeanors that state law required prosecutors to keep out of court, according to new data released by the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.20 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Housing, the Bite of Seattle shooting, security cameras. Mayor Katie Wilson keeps finding new ways to postpone hard decisions
About 46,000 Seattle renter households spend more than half their income on housing. Half. Rent gets paid. Groceries get squeezed.20 days ago
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‘He’s absolutely spot on’: Former Republican AG backs Nick Brown’s fight to preserve mail-in voting
McKenna said the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting to move forward could create chaos ahead of the November midterm elections.25 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: A community college radio station gave me a career, a newsroom full of colleagues, and a wife
I talk for a living, on a medium that talks about itself constantly, and I found out about National Radio Day after the show ended yesterday.1 month ago
