Two Tacoma officers involved in Manuel Ellis’ death named in excessive force claim
A man who said he was unlawfully arrested by Tacoma officers in 2019 is seeking $500,000 in damages from the city of Tacoma, according to a new tort claim filed in June. Two of the officers named in the claim, Timothy Rankine, 32, and Masyih Ford, 29, were involved in the death of Manuel Ellis months later in March 2020. Dustin Dean, 28, said the officers used excessive force when he was unlawfully arrested around 12:08 a.m. on Dec. 14, 2019. Cellphone video of the incident shows the two officers arrest and handcuff Dean on the ground. Continue reading at The News Tribune.
Mental health professionals – not police officers – could soon respond to some 911 calls in Spokane
Mental health professionals in Spokane could soon respond to certain 911 calls without a police officer at their side. Police and behavioral health experts are working through the logistics of having clinicians answer emergency calls for people in crisis without the accompaniment of an armed police officer. Spokane Police Department leaders have embraced the change as a way to free up officers’ time to respond to other emergencies, while advocates for police reform believe it will lead to better outcomes for people in need of help. Continue reading at The Spokesman-Review. (Colin Mulvany)
Wildfires torch homes, land across 10 states in US West
Wildfires that torched homes and forced thousands to evacuate burned across 10 parched Western states on Tuesday, and the largest, in Oregon, threatened a portion of California’s power supply. Nearly 60 wildfires tore through bone-dry timber and brush from Alaska to Wyoming, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Arizona, Idaho and Montana accounted for more than half of the large active fires. Continue reading at The Associated Press. (Nathan Howard)
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Whatcom County hits coveted COVID-19 vaccination milestone
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Longview apprentice workers miss out on recent federally funded projects
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El Sol De Yakima (available in English via Google Translate)
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Union Gap WorkSource office opens to the public
Burbank fire crosses I-82 freeway, crews burned strips of land to contain fire
Everett Herald
New center opens at Providence to serve vulnerable patients
Edmonds district and teachers agree on a short-term pact
Inslee signs compacts for sports betting in tribal casinos
Wildfires rage as US West grapples with heat wave, drought
Harrop: Unvaccinated states may struggle in split economy
Kitsap Sun
A record number died from opioid overdoses amid the pandemic in Kitsap
Submariners taken to hospital for diesel exhaust exposure at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
News Tribune
Two Tacoma officers involved in Manuel Ellis’ death named in excessive force claim
Tacoma city officials want to hear from you about plans to revamp residential zoning
New York Times
Covid Live Updates: More Data Needed on Booster Shots, U.S. Officials Tell Pfizer
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Olympian
3 things Tye Menser asked of the Port of Olympia commission before it expands
Thurston County adds 1 death, 134 COVID-19 cases over past week
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Former Thurston County Commissioner Hutchings returns to policing role
High-flying restoration: Chopper hauls historic High Rock Lookout off Sawtooth Ridge
Peninsula Daily News
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer previews legislation
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New outbreak investigated at long-term care facility in Clallam County
Port Townsend Leader
JeffCo businesses welcome Washington’s reopening from pandemic shutdown
Puget Sound Business Journal
Fred Hutch, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance propose merger as part of restructuring plan
The SBA Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program still has billions of dollars left.
Amazon’s app store struggles play role in states’ antitrust suit against Google
SBA withdraws use of controversial PPP loan forgiveness form
Seattle Times
A new 787 Dreamliner manufacturing flaw will prolong Boeing delivery halt
Meet the Seattle-area teen who won a national music composers award
City denies wrongdoing alleged in public records lawsuit, counter-sues The Seattle Times
Opinion: Congress must make a landmark investment in climate action
Skagit Valley Herald
COVID-19 vaccine rate stagnant despite county efforts
Number of new COVID-19 cases in Skagit County remains low
South Seattle Emerald
OIG partial certification memos raise more concerns over OPA investigations
Homeless service providers, city employees told to use encrypted app
Spokesman Review
‘Aim higher’: EWU’s new tribal relations director seeks to empower Native American students
Mental health professionals – not police officers – could soon respond to some 911 calls in Spokane
‘It’s not looking good’: Spokane’s hot, dry spell broke another ominous weather record this year
Opinion: Sen. Shelly Short: Tremendous losses trivialized as Inslee spikes the COVID football
WaPo Opinion: Moderates want to cut the spending on Biden’s plan. They should remember 2010.
Washington Post
The bogus GOP claim that Biden is responsible for higher gasoline prices
Lawsuit targets Texas abortion law deputizing citizens to enforce six-week ban
The new child tax credit could lift more than 5 million kids out of poverty. Can it help them learn, too?
Texas governor says Democratic lawmakers who left state to stop passage of voting restrictions could face arrest when they return
Climate change has gotten deadly. It will get worse.
FDA adds new warning on Johnson & Johnson vaccine related to rare autoimmune disorder
Opinion: Republicans refusing to get vaccinated are owning no one but themselves
Yakima Herald Republic
Crews make progress on Burbank Fire near Yakima; containment at 50%
One vaccination at a time key to continued success in Yakima County
Don’t wait — put together a wildfire evacuation plan today, Yakima Valley safety officials advise
COVID-19 may have changed Yakima Valley businesses for the better
Letter: You object to the rainbow flag, but not injustice?
Letter: Getting vaccinated is critical for health workers
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KING5 TV (NBC)
Wildfire smoke difficult to predict for Puget Sound area
Boeing cuts production on the 787 Dreamliner to address flaw
UW student fights back against hate by creating video game
Washington’s $1 million COVID-19 vaccine lottery winner will be selected today
‘Time to celebrate’: Durkan talks downtown Seattle recovery as reopening events begin
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$1 million jackpot winner to be drawn in state’s vaccine lottery Tuesday
Seattle mom humiliated, ‘threatened’ by flight attendant over dirty diaper on airplane
Okanogan County wildfires force evacuations
‘Welcome Back Weeks’ full of activities, events to celebrate reopening of Downtown Seattle
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Pressure mounts nationwide to upend new voting rights laws
Washington state reaches 6,000 total COVID-19 deaths since pandemic began
Teachers in Edmonds public schools in line for pay hike
KNKX FM
Thurston County will try new approach to serve the unsheltered
KUOW FM
Nearly 700 people believed to have died in Northwest heat wave
From ‘freaking pissed’ to ‘big things’: How a women-owned gym survived the pandemic
WA issues new protections for outdoor workers following extreme heat wave
Q13 TV (Fox)
Washington state to pick $1M vaccine lottery winner Tuesday
WSP: 161 rock-throwing instances have occurred in 2021, another suspect arrested
Amazon to hire over 100,000 US veterans and military spouses by 2024
Sound Transit awarded federal grants for light rail projects
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The strange, failed fight to rein in civil forfeiture in Washington (Goodman)
WA dairies must do more to clean up their act, judges rule