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Charlie Harger
Harger: Auburn fired a cop in two weeks, while an Arlington cop is charged with 10 counts. WA’s police chiefs have stopped circling the wagons
The Auburn Police Department fired one of its officers on May 28. He had been arrested two weeks earlier on a felony charge of immoral communication with a minor.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Amid explosion of violence, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson applauds her team for going to the Aurora safety walk. She could not be bothered to go herself
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson wrote that her team was deeply saddened by the stories they heard. Her team. She used the words "my team." She did not write that she was there.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: An unelected Sound Transit board just decided which of your transit projects live and which die. You did not vote for any of them to do that
The Sound Transit board decided Ballard would get cut off at Seattle Center. They pushed South Kirkland to Issaquah to 2050. They raised a car rental tax.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
Bear traps at the doors: Illegal marijuana operation in Pacific nearly hurts firefighters
Firefighters who rushed into a burning warehouse in Pacific last weekend narrowly avoided stepping into a set of bear traps positioned near the doors of an illegal marijuana grow operation.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
Gunfire returns to Aurora Avenue less than 48 hours after Seattle replaced neighbor barriers with drive-through bollards
Less than two days after SDOT removed neighbor-installed steel planters and replaced them with concrete barriers, gunfire again rattled the Aurora Avenue neighborhood.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Seattle removed the Aurora Avenue planters and installed barriers a driver can pass right through. The pimps and prostitutes were back by Thursday night.
This is the fifth piece I have written about the pimp war on Aurora Avenue in 12 days.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Watching Mayor Katie Wilson govern Seattle feels like a body-switching comedy. The reality of the job is catching up to her
This is Katie Wilson's first real job. It is like one of those body-switching comedies from the 80s where the kid wakes up in the adult body and isn't really sure what they're doing.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.2 months ago
Manda Factor
Pain at the pump: Seattle gas prices stuck near $6 as summer travel season kicks off
Gas prices are showing signs of relief across much of the country, but drivers in the Seattle area continue to feel the pinch at the pump.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.2 months ago
Manda Factor
Lifelong launches first-ever Seattle Pride Gala as food waitlist hits 1,600
As Pride Month approaches, Seattle-based community health organization Lifelong is partnering with Seattle Pride to launch its first-ever Pride Gala.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.2 months ago
Manda Factor
Why is Wild Waves closing? Iconic Washington amusement park shutting down for good after season
Wild Waves Theme & Water Park, a Pacific Northwest summertime staple for nearly five decades, will close permanently after this season.3 months ago
Charlie Harger
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
Charlie Harger
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
Manda Factor
Former Time Magazine editor says AI’s real revolution isn’t in Silicon Valley, but in healthcare, education, and government
Tyrangiel argued in his new book, "AI for Good," that the technology's greatest potential lies in the hands of doctors, educators, and public servants.3 months ago
Charlie Harger
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
Charlie Harger
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
