Associated Press
Man rearrested after early release gets $50,000 from state
Senators urge FCC to maintain quake wireless alert speeds
2 federal agents injured during drug bust in Grant County
Bainbridge Island sued over councilwoman’s texts
Facebook’s currency plan gets hostile reception in Congress
Feds: Microsoft worker stole millions in digital currency
Aberdeen Daily World
Aberdeen opens homeless facility in City Hall parking lot
Letter: A blot upon humanity
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Washington drivers might be charged by the mile to make up for lagging gas-tax revenue
Bothell Reporter
Legislators discuss session at Bothell Kenmore chamber luncheon (Frockt, Pollet, Valdez, Stanford, Kloba, Duerr)
The Daily News
State Parks seeking residents to share memories of 1980 Mount St. Helens’ eruption
Everett Herald (subscription required)
How our House members voted in response to ‘racist comments’
The Island Guardian
Concerns On Cybersecurity Threats To Election
Islands’ Weekly
State invests in Puget Sound salmon habitat
State Attorney General is suing Navy over Growler expansion at NAS Whidbey
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Community copes with child care costs
News Tribune (subscription required)
How many affordable housing units have been built with Tacoma tax incentives? Not many
Washington drivers might be charged by the mile to make up for lagging gas-tax revenue (Saldana)
New York Times
Tech Hearings: Congress Unites to Take Aim at Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google
Iran Rejects Pompeo’s Suggestion It Is Willing to Negotiate Over Missile Program
House to Vote on Contempt Citations for Barr and Ross Over Census Question
House Democrats Move to Knock Out a Key Piece of Obamacare
A Day After It Was Filed, New Trump Asylum Policy Gets Hit in Court
Drug Overdose Deaths Drop in U.S. for First Time Since 1990
States are Making Progress on Opioids. Now the Money That’s Helping Them May Dry Up
Olympian (subscription required)
Washington drivers might be charged by the mile to make up for lagging gas-tax revenue (Saldana)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who led liberal wing, dies at 99
Despite its challenges, Seattle’s livability lauded in new study (Photos)
States are making progress on opioids. Now the money that’s helping them may dry up
‘I don’t trust you guys’: Lawmakers unite to take aim at Big Tech
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Nearly $4 to drive into Seattle: Uber doubles down on support for downtown congestion tolling
Yakima City Council doesn’t have the votes to challenge ICE flights prohibited in King County
Chasing the unicorn: Suddenly the liberal dream of an income tax is tantalizingly real
Op-ed: Restoring salmon runs, not politics, will save southern resident killer whales
Skagit Valley Herald
Input sought on ferry terminal improvements
La Conner School Board responds to complaints about superintendent
Spokesman Review
Wildfire danger in July down to normal levels
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Local income taxes skirt state constitution
Washington Post
76 billion opioid pills: Newly released federal data unmasks the epidemic
Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman, the notorious drug lord, receives life sentence in U.S. federal court
House to vote to hold Barr, Ross in contempt over 2020 Census citizenship question
Widespread, oppressive and dangerous heat to roast much of the U.S. through the weekend
Trump seen surrounded by cheerleaders at a 1992 party with Jeffrey Epstein
Latin America’s war on obesity could be a model for U.S.
Unauthorized immigrants face public backlash in Mexico, survey finds
John Paul Stevens, longtime leader of Supreme Court’s liberal wing, dies at 99
Whidbey News-Times
Islanders join protest against detention centers
Report shows WhidbeyHealth still short on cash
County awards land preservation grants
Groundbreaking July 25 for next Habitat Home
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima council doesn’t have the votes to challenge ICE flights
Rep. Newhouse votes no on condemning Trump statements
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
King County health summit focuses on preventing gun violence
Skagit County launches campaign to prevent farmer suicides
Ultra high-speed rail could travel from Seattle to Portland in 1 hour
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Sobering center closure pushes people to sober up in emergency rooms
DNR unveils new tool to fight Washington wildfires
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
WSDOT releases behind-the-scenes video of Viaduct demolition as crew moves south
Gun violence being looked at through a public health approach in King County
Two southern resident orcas are missing, feared dead
KNKX FM
State appeals court rules Seattle income tax unconstitutional
KUOW FM
Court strikes down Seattle’s wealth tax, but opens door for uniform income tax
Federal Judge Orders Release Of Dataset Showing Drug Industry’s Role In Opioid Crisis
House Votes To Condemn Trump’s ‘Racist Comments’
Amid Furor Over Racist Tweets, White House Announces Immigration Bill
The Dawn Of Low-Carbon Shipping
Tech Firms To Face Lawmakers Over Antitrust, Digital Currency
NW Public Radio
It’s alive! Corpse flower unleashes rare bloom, big stink at WSU Vancouver
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, a maverick o nthe bench, dies at 99
Oregon Republicans are trying to recall Democratic Governor Kate Brown
Q13 TV (Fox)
Brother of murdered journalist, mother of Parkland shooting victim speak at King County gun violence summit
Puget Sound orca sanctuary? Nonprofit hosts community meetings about the possibility
What is Seattle doing to get repeat criminals off the streets?
Web
Crosscut
After fatal police shooting at detention center, Tacoma city leaders face criticism from within
A proposed San Juans sanctuary may offer hope for captive orcas — and risks for wild ones
Foreign Policy
Hun Sen’s Man in Washington (State) (Eriksen)
Kitsap Daily News
It’s official: Widened Tremont Street is opening Aug. 2 (Randall)
Seattle P.I.
NPR reports that in attempt to separate family, border agent forced 3-year-old to choose between parents
Pelosi was rebuked for calling Trump’s tweets racist. She can thank Thomas Jefferson and the Brits
A barefoot woman scaled the face of Mount Rushmore, officials say. She almost made it to the top
How Seattle-based Boeing contributed to Apollo 11’s ‘one small step for man’ 50 years ago
House hits ‘racist comments’: Washington state GOP members stick with Trump
New Washington state overtime rule: Relief for stressed, underpaid workers?
Kellyanne Conway asks reporter’s ethnicity as she defends Trump’s racist remarks
WSDOT releases behind-the-scenes video of Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition as crew moves south