Gross: Expanding coffee chain spurns Seattle to avoid rising minimum wages
Herman pointed to minimum wage standards as a major reason why it is hard for small businesses, like Woods Coffee, to operate in Seattle.1 year ago
2020 riots inspire former SPD officer to develop next-level safety barricades
A Former Seattle Police officer has developed a new device that could greatly reduce the risks of conflict between police and civilians. 聽1 year ago
Gross: Lawyer warns Seattle鈥檚 real estate, tenant nightmares will get worse聽
If you think it鈥檚 bad in Seattle, just wait until California inspires more extreme policies to hit our region, warned a California-based attorney.1 year ago
Gross: Local auto shop forced to start over after break-in: 鈥楾his is going to keep happening鈥櫬�
Burglars broke through a lock and window to access the building. They stole two vehicles; a customer's and one loaded with work equipment. 聽1 year ago
Is it legal for the Redmond Mayor to make her social media pages private?
The mayor isn鈥檛 responding to the incident of her daughter tearing down flyers showing Israelis taken hostage, turning her X account to private instead.1 year ago
Gross: Skagit County animal sanctuary facing shutdown over permits
A Skagit County animal sanctuary is facing the prospect of having to shut its doors due to the county suddenly demanding it acquire special permits to house its animals. 聽1 year ago
Gross: Ellensburg’s proposed park changes would hinder local facility for veterans
The local American Legion post has 500 members, many of whom are veterans who are disabled and elderly. 聽1 year ago
City Council candidate tries to keep Seattle politics out of Bellevue聽
A Bellevue City Council candidate hopes to keep the state鈥檚 best communities intact against a rash of problems flocking to the eastside.2 years ago
Gross: Why Seattle ‘nightmare tenant’ can now stay in rental into 2024
Jason Roth, was willing to work with his tenant to set up a payment plan. Later, Roth learned his property was listed on Airbnb.2 years ago
Gross: Seattle ‘nightmare tenant’ throws lavish parties while living rent free
Owner Jason Roth said he rented the property to a tenant, but he wouldn鈥檛 pay rent. Since then, Roth has claimed that the man has profited off the home.2 years ago
Gross: Tacoma’s extreme ‘renters rights’ initiative will kill rental market
Tacoma's "Tenant Bill of Rights" initiative will strip rights away from landlords and have an adverse effect on the housing market.2 years ago
Gross: Spokane mayor touts crime reduction results that Seattle should notice聽
Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward announced last month that patrols would be ramped up in busy, crime-riddled areas of downtown.2 years ago
Reichert: Inslee ‘should have been honest from Day 1’ about ballooning gas prices
"When you look at the gas tax, that of course adds cost to everything in the state that we buy," the candidate told The Jason Rantz Show.2 years ago
Gross: Sound Transit wanted to decimate trees; residents demanded better聽
Lake Forest Park residents were livid when they heard about a potential new Sound Transit Project that would destroy tree life in the community.2 years ago
Gross: Skyrocketing rents puts Tacoma kids nonprofit in desperate need of help 聽
Toy Rescue Mission in Tacoma needs donations to help cover their soaring building costs and keep the operation running.2 years ago
Gross: Candidate fights for Bothell’s ‘character’ after state’s housing density law
Bothell City Council candidate Mark Swanson has a platform centered around housing density. The city is filled with cookie-cutter apartments.2 years ago
Gross: Landlords ditching Seattle over nightmare tenants, laws聽
The eviction process has been slowly molded over the years to favor tenants, treating honest, good-faith tenants the same as irresponsible scoundrels.2 years ago
Gross: Seattle landlord secures a key win against nightmare tenant
Jason Roth listed his Seattle residence as a rental property, but claimed his tenant faked being low-income to avoid paying his rent.2 years ago
Gross: Nightmare tenant made Seattle landlord go homeless
"He proposed to me what he could pay. And we did a formal agreement. I paid an attorney to read it up and he [still] couldn鈥檛 pay."2 years ago
Gross: Immigration services threatens deportation over department’s error
A couple living in Sammamish County believes that the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is holding a grudge against those who are unvaccinated.2 years ago
Max Gross: Wenatchee mayor claims homeless being bused in
Mayor Frank Kuntz' suspicions were confirmed after the county's latest Point in Time count saw an increase in Wenatchee's homeless population.聽2 years ago
Gross: Law enforcement fear crime spike among youths during summer
Youth crime concerns continue to rage on around the region and one local sheriff anticipates trends will get worse this summer.聽2 years ago
Gross: Lack of driver鈥檚 ed programs putting families in a pinch
For the first time in over 20 years, Ferndale Public Schools will not be offering driver鈥檚 ed programs for students.2 years ago
