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Wednesday, Oct. 4

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Associated Press
Pelosi: GOP Congress beholden to NRA, other gun interests
Company behind farmed fish escape to move more salmon
Washington, other states in ‘grace period’ for enhanced ID
Gun stocks rise anew, and more people own them than know it
Amazon to expand in Seattle with big downtown tower
The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics ran through Hanford site
Confederate monuments near Vancouver to lose historic status
Yahoo: 3 billion accounts breached in 2013. Yes, 3 billion
White House pushes to phase out Social Security number as ID
Warm waters off West Coast has lingering effects for salmon
Study: 300 species of sea creatures hitchhiked across the Pacific on tsunami debris

Aberdeen Daily World 
Gov. Jay Inslee among 800 Reach the Beach riders

Bainbridge Island Review 
Former Bainbridge Island resident killed in Las Vegas shooting
Opinion: Urgent: Reinstate Ban on Assault Weapons to Prevent Mass Killings | Rev. Robert Moore

Columbian 
In Our View: Confront Carnage

The Daily News 
Local blood donations spike following deadly Vegas shooting

Everett Herald (subscription required) 
Inslee: Ban devices that make semi-automatic guns fire faster
Burbank: Seattle’s retirement savings plan worth considering
Commentary: The sad fraternity of schools after shootings

Federal Way Mirror 
Youth Institute program teaches students valuable technical skills, instills confidence

Journal of the San Juan Islands 
Community organizes to try to save Life Care Center
Island EMS may add paid EMTs to volunteers
Affordable apartment may be offered to market-rate buyers
San Juan Island School District budget breakdown

Kitsap Daily News 
Bremerton couple, friend, risk their lives to save wounded in Las Vegas shooting
Two Kitsap gaming officials in Vegas during shooting, unhurt | Update

Kitsap Sun (subscription required) 
Former Bainbridge resident among victims of Las Vegas shooting
North Kitsap School District may run capital levy in February
Inslee, Franz object to company’s plan to farm more fish off Bainbridge

News Tribune (subscription required) 
Inslee urges gun regulation in Washington state after Las Vegas shooting
Editorial: Charity care ills run deeper than Tacoma hospital

New York Times 
Gunman made meticulous plan before assault in Las Vegas
Mattis contradicts Trump on Iran deal ahead of deadline
Trump tells Puerto Rico to be ‘proud’ of low death toll
Why aid for Puerto Rico isn’t reaching many Puerto Ricans
Trump vows to wipe out Puerto Rico’s debt. Can he do that?

Olympian (subscription required) 
Editorial: What can we learn from the gun carnage?

Seattle Times (subscription required) 
State approves 1 million more farmed fish for Puget Sound, despite escape
Seattle approves taller buildings in Uptown, doubling heights in some areas
Bellevue light-rail tunnel advances on schedule, without the help of a big drilling machine
Washington considers the sticky politics of homegrown pot
Westneat: Responsible gun owners, it’s up to you
Editorial: Lax gun laws again fail innocent Americans
Opinion: Enough with ‘thoughts and prayers’— time to act

Seattle Weekly 
What Becomes of Animal Rights Activists After the Action Is Over?
An End to Private Prisons? Washington Reps Introduce Act to Phase Out Immigration Detention
Even in King County, the Republican Party Is One Big Gun Silencer

Tri-City Herald 
Washington secretary of state tells young voters to vote, lest they ‘cede power’ to parents 

USA Today 
Las Vegas shooter bought 33 guns in last 12 months
Tax reform could eliminate tax break for disaster losses
Australia to U.S.: Here’s how to get tough on guns

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber 
State elected officials, Ferries, respond to comments made at meeting (Nelson, Fitzgibbon, Cody)

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required) 
Editorial: State AG should challenge Seattle effort to impose income tax 

Washington Post 
Investigators seeking motive for shooting turn to gunman’s girlfriend for answers
Death toll climbs to 34 in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, governor says
Trump hails ‘incredible’ response in ‘lovely’ trip to storm-torn Puerto Rico

Wenatchee World (Subscription required) 
Wenatchee family was one medical bill away from homelessness
Wenatchee district wants to sever lawsuits over student bus assaults
Justice Department awards grant to Colvilles

Yakima Herald Republic 
Governor plans gang and gun violence listening session in Yakima on Thursday
Washington considers the sticky politics of homegrown pot

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC) 
Company behind farmed fish escape to move more salmon
Mark Wright: Are you okay with what happened in Las Vegas?

KOMO4 TV (ABC) 
Washington, other states, now in REAL ID ‘grace period’

KNKX FM 
City Of Pacific Could Be Spared Frequent Floods By Levee Project
Some Property Insurers Pulling Back From Highest Wildfire Risk Areas

KUOW FM
LISTEN: Amid Chaos In Las Vegas, Police Dispatches Reveal An Evolving Response
Who Will Benefit Most From GOP Tax Plan? Early Report Suggests The Wealthy
Clark County Removes Confederate Monument From Historic Registry

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio) 
Gov. Inslee calls for ban of firearm attachment Vegas gunman used

NW Public Radio 
ICE Operation Designed To Send A Message To “Sanctuary Cities”
Northwest House Members Voted For Bill That Bans Abortions 20 Weeks After Conception
Oregon Rep. Greg Walden Questions Former Equifax CEO
Renewed Calls For Military-Style Weapons Ban In Washington
Some Property Insurers Pulling Back From Highest Wildfire Risk Areas
Yakima Immigration Case Could Had National Implications

Q13 TV (FOX) 
Loved ones remember Las Vegas shooting victims from Washington
‘Bump stock’ gun attachments aren’t new — or sold widely in Seattle area
Bullet from Central District drive-by slams through window in school classroom
Cities are doing wacky things to host Amazon’s second headquarters
Federal Way High School student stabbed during fight on campus
Europe hits Amazon with tax bill of nearly $300 million

Web

Publicola 
Here Are the Applicants for the Interim City Council Seat

Seattle P.I. 
Connelly: State greenlights 1 million more farmed salmon for Puget Sound

Slog 
The Attorney General called for banning assault weapons last year. What’s happened since? (Jinkins, Pollet)
Governor Jay Inslee calls for ban on ‘bump stocks’ to make guns shoot faster