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Charlie Harger
‘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.5 months ago
Manda Factor
Washington Gov. Ferguson agrees to $4,000 settlement for flying former aide on state aircraft
Ferguson has agreed to a $4,000 settlement to resolve an ethics probe into his decision to invite a former top aide to fly with him on a state plane.5 months ago
Manda Factor
2 children found alone in Everett motel room after adult overdoses, deputies say
Two children were found alone in a motel room without food, water, or clothing, after a 26-year-old overdosed and became unresponsive at a Motel 6 in Everett.5 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.5 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.5 months ago
Manda Factor
Cancer survivors on Seattle dragon boat team qualify for world championships in Taipei
A Seattle-area dragon boat team composed entirely of cancer survivors has qualified to compete at the Club Crew World Championships in Taiwan this summer.5 months ago
Charlie Harger
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 $5.12.5 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.5 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.5 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.5 months ago
Manda Factor
Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs: World Baseball Classic disrupted Cal Raleigh’s timing at the plate
Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez, and Josh Naylor each singled in the ninth inning to complete the comeback. Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs said the team badly needed the victory.5 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.5 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.5 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.5 months ago
Charlie Harger
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.5 months ago
Charlie Harger
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?5 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: With harm reduction v. sobriety, King County picked a side. The science says the debate isn’t over
According to King County, harm reduction is the science. Everything else is cruelty dressed up as tough love. The conversation is over. Except the science doesn't actually say that.5 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Seattle’s Clean City report is out. 661,000 needles. Purple bags for encampments. Gas money for RVs. Progress.
Seattle released its Clean City report this week. 661,000 sharps. Needles, syringes, lancets. Collected from Seattle streets in a single year.5 months ago
Manda Factor
AEW star Darby Allin returns to his roots for world title shot in Everett
Darby Allin, a Washington native who loved professional wrestling as a kid, will fight for the AEW World Championship inside the Angel of the Winds Arena.5 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: ‘Seattle, we have a problem.’ Head of the Downtown Seattle Association warns about the city’s JumpStart Tax
Jon Scholes runs the Downtown Seattle Association. Earlier this week, he posted on LinkedIn with five words in all caps: "SEATTLE WE HAVE A PROBLEM."5 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: The Tokyo subway costs 80 cents a ride. Sound Transit costs up to $47. And they still can’t get to Ballard
In Tokyo, it costs eighty cents to move a rider across one of the most efficient transit networks on the planet. In Seattle, it's a lot more.6 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: North Beacon Hill park is worse after city sweep as fentanyl is smoked openly
Last week, in the middle of a Wednesday afternoon, I walked past groups of men smoking fentanyl in an open city park in Seattle's Beacon Hill.6 months ago
Charlie Harger
Beacon Hill drug camps: Seattle neighborhood overrun by open-air fentanyl market as city looks away
Four parks on Beacon Hill have been swallowed by an open-air drug market. Hundreds of people are living and using within them right now.6 months ago
