Associated Press
3M gallons of sewage flows into Puget Sound, closing beaches
How a summer job could burn your financial aid for college
Kent agrees to pay $250K to settle excessive-force lawsuit
Revamped OxyContin was supposed to reduce abuse, but has it?
Microsoft pays $25 million to settle corruption charges
Teen activists score mental health days for Oregon students
U.S. hotels caught in fight over housing detained migrants
Moose numbers are dwindling, but why?
Wildfire on Hanford Reach National Monument 60% contained
Plan to slow Western wildfires would clear strips of land
Aberdeen Daily World
City begins clearing structures from riverfront homeless camp
Auburn Reporter
City to hire racial equity consultant
Bothell Reporter
New Bothell Friday Market opens (Stanford)
The importance of being counted | Windows and Mirrors
The Daily News
Businesses fret over new sales tax law in first weeks under legislation (Takko)
40 million opioid pills saturated Cowlitz County in 2006-2012
Everett Herald
Snohomish County farms shrink, but there are more of them
Commentary: Congress needs to add funding to fight Alzheimer’s
Singletary: The nation’s community colleges deserve respect
McCusker: Governments take first, tentative steps at regulating AI
Editorial: Primary will put new election system to test
The Island Guardian
Statewide Efforts Restore Fish Passageways For Salmon Recovery
Senator Murray Works To Curtail Warrantless Vehicle Checkpoint Stops
Islands’ Weekly
AG Ferguson sues Navy over impact of expanded Growler jet operations
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Lopez awarded No Child Left Inside grant
Samish experiences engine problems
Longview Daily News
GUEST EDITORIAL: Pay-per-mile tax is on its way for Washingtonians (Saldaña)
News Tribune (subscription required)
The e-cigarette battery exploded in her pocket while she was driving with her toddler, lawsuit says
Edgar goes into the Hall of Fame the way he played: humble and thankful for the help
The great salmon mystery: Scientists go to unprecedented lengths to find out where chinook go
They came, they yelled and then they talked about ICE, immigrants and America
Op-ed: Don’t blame ‘elites’; Puyallup must do its fair share to fight homelessness
Op-ed: We can heal racial divisions one smile at a time. One little girl did it for me
New York Times
Falling Trust in Government Makes It Harder to Solve Problems, Americans Say
For Seattle’s Last Mobile Home Owners, The Clock Is Ticking
E.P.A. Won’t Ban Chlorpyrifos, Pesticide Tied to Children’s Health Problems
Politicians Tackle Surprise Bills, but Not the Biggest Source of Them: Ambulances
Equifax to Pay at Least $650 Million in Largest Data-Breach Settlement Ever
Olympian (subscription required)
Washington gambling chief sees black market explosion when sports betting is legalized
Is it legal to smoke marijuana — or drink a beer — in an RV if you are living in it?
Peninsula Daily News
Clallam sheriff tells group he is fulfilling gun law provisions
Puget Sound Business Journal
Opinion: Employers should offer career-connected programs
Countdown: These college majors have the lowest unemployment rates in the US
Safe deposit boxes aren’t safe
Chinese money in the U.S. dries up as trade war drags on
When the law says using marijuana is OK, but the boss disagrees
Renton Reporter
Untreated water released in Renton
Opinion: VoteWa is a ‘painful transition’
Seattle Times (subscription required)
‘Out of office for good,’ AG Bob Ferguson says of Wapato administrator who resigned under pressure
Conversation and compassion: Homeless outreach’
Skagit Valley Herald
Mount Vernon names interim police chief
Spokesman Review
New grant aims to help end youth homelessness in Spokane
Turf battle between Stevens County judges headed to Washington Supreme Court
WaPo: Equifax to pay up to $700 million to settle government investigations into 2017 security breach
Tri-City Herald
Cold Creek fire that scorched Rattlesnake Mountain nearly contained
Parents with kids in child care may be out of luck Aug. 1. Here’s why providers are closing
USA Today
Barbie, Tupac, scorpions and Red Vines: News from around our 50 states (Saldaña)
Vancouver Business Journal
Port of Camas-Washougal ramps up for more development
City of Vancouver makes $300k available for projects to shelter homeless
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
County talks comprehensive plan, climate change
Washington Post
The biggest civil trial in U.S. history will start with these Ohio counties
Leaked documents reveal Huawei’s secret operations to build North Korea’s wireless network
Puerto Ricans shut down a major highway and march toward capitol to demand the governor resign
Trump accuses four minority congresswomen of being ‘very racist’ and ‘not very smart’
Trump fed nominee Judy Shelton calls for 50 basis point cut to interest rates in July
Iran’s claim that it broke up U.S. spy ring are ‘totally false,’ Trump says
EPA’s watchdog is scrutinizing ethics practices of agency’s former air policy chief
Whidbey News-Times
A whale of a friend: Gov. Jay Inslee praises efforts to save marine creatures, add viewing site on Whidbey Island
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
3 Kitsap County beaches to reopen Monday after 3 million-gallon sewage spill
King County’s solid waste plan ‘likely’ to be approved by Ecology
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Juniper Fire nearly out, fire officials say
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Seattle named among top educated cities in America
KNKX FM
‘It’s not a chair or a TV.’ New state law bans the use of pets as collateral.
Cold Creek Fire Near Hanford Grows Big, Threatens Sensitive Ecological And Cultural Areas
Claim of ‘coded’ racism prompts calls for more inclusivity in Washington’s Capitol
KUOW FM
The San Juan Islands could become home to a sanctuary for captive orcas
Preventing another salmon escape: New rules for Puget Sound fish farms
Washington state now offers ‘debit’ cards to replace paper checks for WIC
An income tax ruling and Amazon strike this week
Claim of ‘coded’ racism prompts calls for more inclusivity in Washington’s Capitol
U.S. Overdose Deaths Dipped In 2018, But Some States Saw ‘Devastating’ Increases
NW Public Radio
Now starring in children’s cartoons: Authentic Indigenous characters
‘Hero rats’ go on display at Tacoma Zoo. Their relatives are still saving lives
Claim o f ‘coded’ racism prompts calls for more inclusivity at Washington State Capitol
Q13 TV (Fox)
The Divide: ‘Send her back!’
Zipper merging: the nice way to manage traffic
Microsoft pays $25 million to settle corruption charges
Web
Crosscut
It will feel much hotter in WA over the next century. We aren’t prepared
No one knows WA’s real graduation rate. School districts’ shoddy record keeping is to blame
How Central WA is still rebuilding from the catastrophic Carlton Complex fire
My Ballard
Seattle beaches close after sewage spill
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
County cites power outage at West Point treatment plant for unauthorized wastewater discharge
Mayor, councilmembers in food fight over sweetened beverage tax
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Under Sec. DeVos, for-profit colleges get a gold mine. Students get the shaft