Associated Press
US government will execute inmates for first time since 2003
Feds look again at reintroducing grizzlies to North Cascades
Vaccine exemption bill among hundreds of laws taking effect
Aberdeen Daily World
Aberdeen plans to sell longtime homeless camp property
Auburn Reporter
King County deploys extra patrols to mark 2-year anniversary of distracted driving law
City to vote on theater site proposal
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Tim Eyman settles in the case of the stolen $70 office chair
WaPo: Boeing drops out of ‘unfair’ Pentagon nuclear missile program
WaPo: Russians likely targeted election systems in all 50 states
Harrop: Humanity a skill immigrants bring to health care
New York Times
T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Is Approved by Justice Dept., Clearing Major Hurdle
U.S. Economy Grew at 2.1% Rate in 2nd Quarter, G.D.P. Report Says
Raising Prospect of Impeaching Trump, House Seeks Mueller’s Grand Jury Secrets
Olympian (subscription required)
Cost to replace salmon-blocking culverts running into billions, WSDOT says
Peninsula Daily News
Chimacum schools budget includes $1 million deficit
Puget Sound Business Journal
After helping to build Facebook, he’s trying to break it up
How Jeffrey Epstein used the billionaire behind Victoria’s Secret for wealth and women
Why Wall Street cares about small Washington banks
Don’t feed Leviathan an income tax
Sound Transit awards $729M contract for Downtown Redmond light rail
Opinion: A thriving economy needs skilled, diverse workforce
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Bonneville, the Northwest’s biggest clean-power supplier, faces promise and perils in changing energy markets
SDOT seeks approval to spend $9 million to continue First Avenue streetcar work
Feds look again at reintroducing grizzly bears to North Cascades
Spokesman Review
Price tag for STA’s Central City Line bus project inflates to $92.2 million
New emergency communications center taps next leader
Police give City Council input on downtown policing resolution
Yakima Herald Republic
Pipeline Fire north of Selah spreads; evacuation notices remain in place
Firefighters responding to fire in L.T. Murray
As Wapato starts voting, election officials say they will catch irregularities
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Sound Transit picks preferred Tacoma light rail extension route, stations
Fish culvert work to cause SR 530 delays between Arlington, Darrington
More property tax relief on the way for 13 counties in Washington
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
No tunnel for Tacoma in light rail study
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Seattle app slammed with hundreds of fake homeless reports
Wash. residents could be fined $1,529 for registering vehicles out of state under new law
KNKX FM
Police must remove firearms from domestic violence perpetrators under new Washington law
OSPI identifies curricula schools can use for child sexual abuse prevention
Examination of gray whale deaths could answer bigger questions about the environment
KUOW FM
U.S. Economy Slows: Trump’s 3% Growth Pledge Now In Rearview Mirror
Q13 TV (Fox)
More tsunami evacuation towers planned for Washington coastline
Legislators vow to change mental health system as region impacted by prolific offenders suffering from mental illness (Dhingra)
Web
Crosscut
New WA laws aim to get guns away from domestic abusers
Burien takes a new, compassionate approach to criminal justice
Schmudget
A small bright spot in Washington’s tax code
Seattle P.I.
Following Minneapolis’ lead will create more affordable housing in Seattle, economist says