Associated Press
Applications for US jobless benefits drop to 287K
2nd-in-command named acting US attorney in Seattle
Inslee: More needed to prevent oil train explosion
Black Press buys Hawaii and Washington newspapers
Auburn Reporter
Auburn awarded DOJ grant to fund 5 police officers
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Ethanol industry pushes back on rail safety improvements
Columbian
Inslee: More work to prevent oil train spills
Inslee: Carbon could bring in revenue
The Daily News
State funding to provide housing vouchers for 5 local families of veterans
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Aerospace conferees discuss a $5 trillion future
New water quality standards won’t hurt Boeing, state says
EvCC shows off new Advanced Manufacturing center
Blog: Reports says training, resources needed to prepare for oil train accidents
Editorial: Put families and safety first
Federal Way Mirror
BBB and Attorney General partner to increase online safety and awareness
Kirkland Reporter
Google donates more than $200,000 to provide wireless networks at two Kirkland parks
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Bremerton marijuana shop opens Oct. 11
News Tribune (subscription required)
After contempt order, roles of WA Supreme Court and Legislature to be reviewed at work session
Inslee: Carbon regulation could fund education, flood control (Hunter)
Olympian (subscription required)
State government’s biggest union ratifies contracts for pay raises totaling 4.8% over two years
Funding for Chehalis flood fix subject to debate
Peninsula Daily News
Utility pulls plug on Admiralty Inlet tidal power plan after costs rise and funding doesn’t keep pace
Puget Sound Business Journal
UW is 7th-best college for software developers, says LinkedIn
Punishing the unions or just a difficult defense market? Analysts disagree on Boeing cuts
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Ocean Greens to become Seattle’s third state-licensed pot shop
Hayes named acting U.S. attorney for Western Washington
Round-up: State withholds funds from Seattle special ed, feds issue new equity guidelines
Tossed for disrespect? It happens even to kindergartners
Jerry Large: We still don’t ‘get’ women as equals
Guest Opinion: Focus on suicide prevention to reduce gun deaths
Editorial: Seattle’s special-education program needs more pressure from the state, school district
Blog: Love craft beer? Thank a farmworker, and pay them better
Skagit Valley Herald
County residents not pleased with Ecology water solutions
Community, officials have mixed reaction to state’s draft oil transportation report
Spokesman Review
Wolf to be captured, relocated to wildlife park
Tri-City Herald
Editorial: Our Voice: Extending DOE deadline was the right decision
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Pot prices could come down as harvest ramps up (with video)
Editorials- Reinstating taxes to fund state parks isn’t solution
Editorials- Greenhouse gas reduction isn’t state’s priority
Yakima Herald Republic
Pot prices could come down as harvest ramps up
Town Hall speaker: ‘Don’t lose faith in America’
Editorial: CWU grant can enhance educational opportunities
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Despite law, some King Co. violent suspects released to home detention (Goodman)
Russell Wilson writes stunning editorial on domestic violence in NFL, says ‘I used to beat people up’
Seattle’s Prop 1 muddied by Metro funding feud
Inslee convenes task force following FEMA denial
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Gov. Inslee wants oil trains to slow down (Farrell)
KPLU FM
State Freezes Part Of Seattle’s Special Ed Funding As District Takes Step To Improve
Unions Want Tougher Tax Breaks That Make It Harder For Boeing To Move Jobs
Eastern Oregon Drone Test Range Chalks Up First Flight
KUOW FM
Inslee Calls For Safer, Slower Oil Trains
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle hospitals, staff prepare for possibility of Ebola
WEB
Capitol Record (TVW)
More must be done to prevent oil spills in Washington, Inslee says
Crosscut
Inslee sounds alarm about oil trains
The Daily Troll: Inslee worried about oil trains. Tidal power effort halted. Tacoma climber dies in Argentina.
HDC Advance
Washington Community Colleges Raking in Federal Grants
Publicola
On Other Blogs Today: Walking, Biking, Riding, and Funding
Times Columnist Still Yearning for the Perfect Metro Tax
Seattle P.I.
Gov. Jay Inslee: ‘Outdated, inadequate and dangerous’ oil trains crossing state
Slog
Former US Attorney Jenny Durkan’s Second-In-Command to Take Over in Western Washington