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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.1 day 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.1 day 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.2 days ago
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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.3 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.3 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.3 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.4 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.5 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.5 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.5 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.10 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.15 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: A 17-year-old was convicted, locked up, released, and the allegations got worse. Now what?
He's 17 years old. He's already been through the juvenile justice system for serious crimes. But we know what happened next. He eventually got out.16 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: You think Brian Heywood spends big? A caregivers union in Olympia outspent him on campaigns
The union SEIU 775 likes to note that The Seattle Times once compared it to Boeing and Microsoft and called it one of Olympia's most powerful players.17 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Ordinary abundance and how the most astonishing thing about your life is no longer being astonished by it
A website called Ordinary Abundance blew up on my feed this weekend. It walks you through an ordinary modern apartment, and every ordinary object opens a quote from someone in history for whom that object was unimaginable.18 days ago
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Harger: Auburn Police arrested five shoplifters at Fred Meyer and booked them into jail. Here’s why that matters more than you think
Last year, Kroger closed the Fred Meyer in Kent, about 10 minutes from the Auburn location, citing "a steady rise in theft and a challenging regulatory environment."19 days ago
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Harger: 2 students, 1 bear, pastrami, and a dorm kitchen that needed 2 days of professional cleaning
Two Cornell students wanted to do some home cookin' in their communal dorm kitchen. These two guys wanted to make bear pastrami. Kind of complicated, but sure.22 days ago
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Harger: SPD described a Georgetown stabbing suspect down to his jacket. For the Bite of Seattle shooters? Nothing.
Here's what SPD has released about the shooters who opened fire into a crowd at the Bite of Seattle on July 26, killing two bystanders: nothing.23 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Sound Transit’s radical new idea that riders should pay to ride
Discover Sound Transit's bold plan for riders to pay, set for a vote on Aug. 27. Is this common sense or a new challenge?24 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: The legislature built a perfect trap for the income tax repeal. A Thurston County judge just proved the trap works
Before any of this started, the Democrats asked experts to design a perfect bill to enact an income tax. Guess what? The experts delivered.26 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Pierce County forgot to charge me for a school levy, sent a letter blaming nobody, and wants $1,100 by November
I got a letter from the Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer, informing us of a "discrepancy" on our 2026 property tax statement. Not a mistake. A discrepancy.29 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: A killer. Medium to high risk. Questioned about arson 3 times. 2 states had his file. Hundreds of homes in Spokane are gone
The situation in Spokane is hard to believe. A man has been arrested and is being held on suspicion of starting the biggest of those three fires.1 month ago
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Harger: The Bite of Seattle shooter is still out there. SPD won’t release a description. Here’s what may be slowing this investigation down
I'm frustrated. I don't have inside information. What I have is police reports, public statements, and the same questions you have.1 month ago
