Associated Press
Report: Eastern Washington residents have higher mortality
School safety bills highlight differences between Dems, GOP (Dolan, Walsh)
Kids traveling from Washington develop measles in Hawaii
Ranchers whose case sparked standoff gets grazing rights back
Expedia and subsidiary Egencia sued in overtime case
Former Rep. Dave Sawyer fined $1,000 over ethics violation (Sullivan, Chopp)
Klickitat County sheriff won’t enforce new gun laws
Wyoming lawmakers seek bigger role in coal-export litigation
Inslee names Lisa Brown to head state Commerce Dept.
Boeing soars on $100 billion in revenue and lifts markets with it
Aberdeen Daily World
Grays Harbor Transit adds six new buses with upgrades
Street improvement tax extension sent to Aberdeen voters
Kilmer reschedules Montesano town hall meeting to Feb. 4
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Hawaii quarantines Washington kids till they beat measles: ‘They are gone, thankfully’
Secretary of State shows off reasons the state needs a new building for its archives
No plan to arm teachers, but Legislature looks at other ways to keep schools safe (Wellman, Frockt, Dolan)
Hairstylists by the thousands balk at proposed tax plan introduced at state Legislature (Keiser)
Bothell Reporter
Measles outbreak puts Washington under State of Emergency
Columbian
In Our View: Count of homeless imparts important lessons
Letter: Don’t allow vaccine exemptions
Letter: Require immunizations
The Daily News
Volcano scientists face big shutdown-related work load
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Saving streams from the manure of more than 3,000 horses
Sno-Isle Tech teachers finally get their pay raise
Medical airlift services denied to San Juan Island patients
The Inlander
Washington’s Department of Ecology hopes to address recycling issues with new legislation
Washington state women, communities of color most strongly support climate action, survey shows
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Kaiser Permanente denies airlift services
Tri-county meeting to select replacement for state Senate
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Kitsap enters 2019 with strong labor market
Housing Kitsap warns of ‘devastating effects’ from government shutdowns
News Tribune (subscription required)
No plan to arm teachers, but Legislature looks at other ways to keep schools safe
This 12-foot tall steel octopus now greets visitors to downtown Tacoma
Secretary of State shows off reasons the state needs a new building for its archives
New York Times
U.S. Midwest Freezes, Australia Burns: This Is the Age of Weather Extremes
Trump Calls His Intelligence People ‘Naive’
A Growing Chorus of Republican Critics for Trump’s Foreign Policy
Steven Mnuchin Draws Claims of Conflict of Interest in Decision on Russian Oligarch
Trump Says the Economy Is Unstoppable. Most Economists Say Otherwise.
Trade Talks With China Open in Washington, as Obstacles Abound
Trump Administration’s Asylum-Seeker Policy Takes Effect
Olympian (subscription required)
Crews are ‘digging out Paradise’ at Mount Rainier, may not be open by weekend
Hairstylists by the thousands balk at proposed tax plan introduced at state Legislature
State bill would raise legal age for buying tobacco (Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Bill would honor kindergartners (Hunt, Wilson)
Rural investment, timber tax cuts focus of proposed law (Palumbo, Van De Wege)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Why technology hasn’t fixed the housing crisis
Amazon wants to use public buses to deliver packages
Seattle City Council passes tax on downtown property owners to fund waterfront project
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Record Boeing earnings soar past Wall Street expectations
CEOs of Seattle area’s biggest companies: We need more housing for the middle class
Newer, cleaner cars mean end to emissions testing in Washington state next year
Seattle area’s life-science sector is on the upswing again
Former Rep. Dave Sawyer fined $1,000 over ethics violation over harassment allegations (Morgan, Sullivan)
Political rift over who will lead Seattle homeless response
Editorial: Focus on real, bipartisan immigration reform
Spokesman Review
WSU study finds mortality rate higher in Eastern Washington
MacArthur Foundation grants another $1.9 million for criminal justice reform in Spokane County
Ballot initiative on immigration policing in Spokane again shot down by appellate judges
Salmon and orcas linked, Legislature told (Van De Wege)
Tri-City Herald
No plan to arm teachers, but Legislature looks at other ways to keep schools safe (Wellman, Dolan, Frockt)
Hairstylists by the thousands balk at proposed tax plan introduced at state Legislature (Keiser)
USA Today
What to know about the measles outbreak, affecting Washington anti-vaccination hot spot
‘Naive’: President Trump disputes his own intelligence chiefs on Iran, North Korea
Washington Post
Trump blasts U.S. intelligence officials, disputes assessments on Iran and other global threats
Deadly polar vortex puts the Midwest in a deep freeze
Las Vegas shooter was not driven by any ‘single or clear motivating factor,’ FBI says
Suspect in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting faces additional hate crimes charges
Atop Mount Rainier, digging out from the government shutdown means epic snow plowing
Whidbey News-Times
Group rebuilding memorial park, with improvements
Gun-rights group planning Whidbey gathering
Activist urges board to ensure students have clean water
WhidbeyHealth seeks patient advisors
Yakima Herald Republic
Forums seek public input on next Yakima police chief
Editorial: Saving money can spark joy? Well, financial security, at least
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Sandy Hook mom advocates for school security (Ortiz-Self)
Washington ending vehicle emissions tests in 2020
Retired fish biologist says government failed Northwest salmon
King County landfill running out of room
How drivers will navigate SR 99 once the tunnel opens
Four Seattle girls win national prize with game about bullying
Suicide awareness training for Washington lawyers and their clients
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Legislators unveil proposed school safety bills (Dolan, Wellman)
UW report says research shows bias against immigrants held in Pierce County jails
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Mom of Sandy Hook victim promotes school safety (Wellman, Senn)
Driving in Seattle will never be the same, traffic officials say
Yakima Co. sheriff joins others in refusing to enforce new gun law
KNKX FM
Yay or nay on permanent daylight saving time? You may get to vote on it (Riccelli)
Analysis: Salon policy becomes legislative lightning rod and more on Olympia’s ‘fire hose’
NW News Network
Yay or nay on permanent daylight saving time? You may get to vote on it (Riccelli)
NW Public Radio
Oregon ranchers whose case sparked Malheur occupation can graze on public lands again
So far, El Niño winter brings lessened snowpack and water worries to Northwest
Feel like you’ve lost control of your data? A Washington lawmaker wants to change that (Carlyle, Erickson, Smith)
OPB
Health care providers, parents deal with measles outbreak
Q13 TV (Fox)
Couple who lost son to measles complications urging others to vaccinate
When the new SR 99 tunnel opens the gridlock is not over
Offshore drilling ban poised to pass Oregon Legislature
Crime drop in Arlington after programs started for homelessness, drug addiction
Web
Crosscut
Downtown driving tax could fix traffic without pricing out the poor
A Walla Walla Republican thinks it should be legal to grow marijuana at home (Blake)
MyNorthwest.com
Klickitat County sheriff is latest to refuse enforcement of I-1639
The new SR 99 tunnel is opening: So, now what?
Former Rep. Sawyer fined $1,000 for ethics violation
Seattle P.I.
Spokane’s Lisa Brown will head state Department of Commerce