Associated Press
Government plans to ban flavors used in e-cigarettes
Proposal would buy one-way bus tickets for Seattle’s homeless
Vape death leads Oregon to ask pot shops to review products
Al-Qaida chief in 9/11 speech calls for attacks on West
Supreme Court allows broad enforcement of asylum limits
Trump administration to drop Obama-era water protection rule
House committee approves guidelines for impeachment hearings
Hanford officials move nuclear waste from Columbia River
Washington Supreme Court set to hear public transit case
Vaping-related illness confirmed in Seattle’s King County
California college athlete ‘fair pay’ bill goes to governor
Washington florist who refused service to same-sex couple asks Supreme Court again to take her case
Aberdeen Daily World
Opioid-addiction clinic opens in Aberdeen
Port of Grays Harbor potash facility permit application comment period starts today
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
First confirmed Washington vaping illness reported. Officials recommend you don’t vape
Exclusive: Deadly radioactive sludge safely away from Columbia River. What’s next for Hanford?
The Daily News
State test results show most local schools fall short of state average
Grocery workers file unfair labor practice complaint, cancel contracts
Everett Herald (subscription required)
ATVs to be allowed on many rural county roads under 35 mph
Meeting tonight on a controversial Port Gardner housing plan
Tentative opioid settlement: Not all plaintiffs are on board
Inslee passes up a chance to confront corporate ‘blackmail’ (Robinson)
Bloomberg: Trump delays China tariff increase as trade talks approach
WaPo: Trump demanded pressure on NOAA, senior officials say
Editorial: State needs to help local districts build schools
Letter: Story on assisted suicide raised important issues for all
Islands Weekly
Drilling into the past at Hummel Lake
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Work underway for new hybrid-electric state ferry
News Tribune (subscription required)
Will $2M city investment spur resurgence in Lakewood? Colonial Plaza opens Saturday
First confirmed Washington vaping illness reported. Officials recommend you don’t vape
Richland florist returns fight for religious freedom vs. gay rights to U.S. Supreme Court
Does mistake in legal briefings blow hole in Sound Transit’s car-tab case?
Politics is a swamp, but California and Washington get high marks for their ethics enforcers
Editorial: Trump’s raid of military projects for border wall hits way too close to home in Puget Sound
New York Times
California’s Contractor Law Stirs Confusion Beyond the Gig Economy
“Simply Unacceptable’: 145 Executives Demand Senate action on Gun Violence
Trump Administration to Finalize Rollback of Clean Water Protections
Beekeepers Confront the E.P.A. Over Pesticides
California Approves Statewide Rent Control to Ease Housing Crisis
Olympian (subscription required)
Feds agree to Hanford waste deadline talks, if the state promises to hold off on lawsuits
Puget Sound Business Journal
Business leaders call on Congress to act on gun violence
Trump wants negative rates. Here’s how that would work.
Trump delays planned tariff increase in ‘gesture of goodwill’ to China
Amazon warehouses make it harder for TSA to hire, state director says
Trump administration considers ban on flavoured e-cigarettes
Seattle Times (subscription required)
King County teen is first in state diagnosed with severe lung disease related to vaping
Westneat: Controversy at Christian school in Shoreline marks a blast from the past in gay-rights wars
Boeing CEO expects 737 MAX to resume flying around November, but possibly not in all countries
Editorial: Public deserves access to behavioral hospitals’ reports
Op-Ed: Seattle, no national model, enables addiction and ignores public safety
Seattle Weekly
Inslee passes up a chance to confront corporate ‘blackmail’ (Robinson)
Skagit Valley Herald
Marblemount mine project called off
Medicine return program continues to grow
Skagit 911 preps upgrades to dispatch software
Spokesman Review
Opioid settlement not big enough or tough enough, Washington attorney general says
Housing, hygiene and job services available at Homeless Connect in Spokane Valley
Tri-City Herald
Exclusive: Deadly radioactive sludge safely away from Columbia River. What’s next for Hanford?
Richland florist returns fight for religious freedom vs. gay rights to U.S. Supreme Court
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Human composting entrepreneur to speak on island
Washington Post
Supreme Court says Trump administration can begin denying asylum to migrants while legal fight continues
Sotomayor pens a stinging dissent as the Supreme Court lets Trump implement his new asylum policy
Administration finalizes repeal of 2015 water rule Trump called ‘destructive and horrible’
Top Democrat attempts to block Trump from paying farm bailout money, setting up battle over trade war tactics
The changing face of school integration
Whidbey News-Times
Attorney general chalks up win in lawsuit against Navy
Letter: Nobody promised living under jets would be quiet
Letter: Would rather live with Growlers than the tourists
Yakima Herald Republic
Wide Hollow transforms into STEAM elementary, focusing on creative science and tech
Yakima-area lawmakers keeping eye on foster care, overtime proposal (Chopp, Jinkins)
Federal bill introduced Wednesday seeks to bridge agency data gaps and ensure safety for Native communities
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington state won’t settle opioid lawsuit with Purdue Pharma
Teen has 1st vaping-related lung illness confirmed in Washington state
Family of man killed by Aberdeen police wants answers
Affordable housing for LGBTQ seniors in Seattle will be a first in Washington state
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Health officials: First case of vaping-related illness confirmed in Washington state
Church leaders in Washington prepare for worst – coming face to face with an active shooter
Taxpayers’ lawsuit against Sound Transit car tab hike in court
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Wash. state’s first case of vaping-related illness confirmed in King Co. teen
Vape death leads Oregon to ask pot shops to review products
Lawmakers question makers of regional authority to fight homelessness in King Co.
KNKX FM
Rethinking growth, as Tacoma sees big changes
Olympia leaders, canceling sweep of homeless camp, wonder if encampments are a new normal
KUOW FM
Trump Wants Citizenship Data Released But States Haven’t Asked Census For That
Daylight saving movement gets nudge from Canada
NW Public Radio
Research Suggests Climate Change Is Reducing Snowfall In The Northwest
Push For Permanent Daylight Saving Time Gets Nudge From British Columbia Residents
Q13 TV (Fox)
Local health officials recommend ban on flavored vaping liquids
King County teen hospitalized for vaping-related severe lung disease
Kitsap Transit trying two-boat fast ferry service
Drivers prepare for big parking changes in downtown Tacoma near UW
Web
Crosscut
‘It just builds up’: Washington firefighters struggle with PTSD long after the fires go out
Finding hints of our future in the epic blazes of the Northwest’s past
Near Northgate, firefighters slower to arrive after ‘cancer house’ station closes
MyNorthwest.com
King County Sheriff commissions chief without state approval
Washington Rep. Kilmer spurs push for gun control in Congress
ICE offers rare tour of Tacoma detention center
Seattle P.I.
Incarcerated parents can read to their kids through new program
Vape death leads Oregon to ask pot shops to review products