Associated Press
Clark County to ask residents on 3rd Columbia bridge
As U.S. job market strengthens, many don’t feel it
Former Gov. Gregoire heading to Harvard
Inslee seeks support for more wildfire money
System-wide ferry problems after breakdown
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Pot farmers in Washington driving bumpy road to market
Bothell Reporter
Biotech company to layoff workers, shut down facility in Bothell
Ridership for Metro’s RapidRide surges again, up nearly 40 percent
University of Washington Bothell ranked best in state by Money magazine
Columbian
Tribes air issues with non-Indian sport, commercial fisheries
Rising acidity plagues Pacific Coast waters
Editorial: In Our View: Learning From Disaster (landslides)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
New, longer Dreamliner to be built in South Carolina, Boeing confirms
Editorial: Save the excuses for not voting
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Ferry out for the long haul
LA Times
Editorial: Executions should not be run by trial and error
News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Predatory lenders still locked onto military recruits
Olympian (subscription required)
VA audit: A third of Puget Sound schedulers say they’re told to manipulate patient wait-time data
Sen. Karen Fraser among 10 Americans receiving cultural friendship commendations from Japan (Fraser)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Washington AG claims man defrauded Medicaid with used wheelchairs
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Cop who wrote 80% of pot-use tickets faces investigation
Boeing will build largest 787 only in S. Carolina
Miscommunication led to long waits after rescue of ferry
Plan for performing-arts center in Bellevue bounces back
Math teacher-turned-activist says Olympia needs more schooling
Seattle Weekly
Are People of Color Underrepresented in Our Juries?
Spokesman Review
Cougar search underway after Deer Lake horse attacked
Eastern Washington University president Arevalo ends eight-year reign
Gregoire gets Harvard fellowship
Sit-lie protest draws few
Editorial: Washington high court made right decision in public records case
Tacoma Weekly
Local police ask you to ‘Tweet Smart’ during emergencies
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Eyes are on local beaches as scientists study sea star die-off
Washington Post
Column: GOP emerges as the real party of reform
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: New schools are great; now make them last a lot longer
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Bill would let police ping your phone in emergency (McCoy)
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Major SR 99 traffic closure coming in late August
KUOW FM
Northwest farmers worried about visa backup for legal migrant workers
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO FM)
Cliff Mass: Pacific Northwest will be winner in climate change
Ferry system scrambling to deal with unprecedented ‘coincidence of events’
Local law enforcement launch new campaign to curb social media during emergencies
Should mass transit be free? It’s time to stop thinking about dollars and cents
Q13 TV (FOX)
Ferry failure causes lingering delays Thursday
WEB
Crosscut
Meet the Swing Districts
Forests, shores and the future: How one district can sway the state (35th LD)
The missing angle in the Hobby Lobby debate
HDC Advance
Legislative Scholar Program wraps up in Olympia
Publicola
Fizz: The region’s hope
Seattle P.I.
Tempers flare after Bainbridge ferry breakdown