Associated Press
Change in Washington sales tax impacts Oregon shoppers
New plan targets salmon-eating sea lions in Columbia River
Toxic algae contaminating shellfish, could cause paralysis
High-capacity magazines get new scrutiny as Congress returns
As trade war escalates, U.S. consumers may see higher prices
Washington state nuclear site study considers waste options
Officer who fatally shot teen in Vancouver cleared
Developer releases controversial Spokane homeless video
Washington council to pay tribute to tribal heritage weekly
Kennewick teachers, administrators reach agreement
Washington man sues state for 9-year sex predator detention
Washington set to impose new rules on cattle
Washington schools struggle to provide longer student lunch
Washington state cannabis company starts pot waste program
Aberdeen Daily World
Nonprofit official talks future plans for Aberdeen’s historic Morck Hotel
Oped: Martin Schram: Best words can be our best weapons
Oped: Commentary: Three gun reforms every Republican should embrace
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Saying they’re family, Lummi Nation gives these endangered orcas a new, ancestral name
Washington set to impose new rules on cattle
Hurricane Dorian, now a weakened Cat 2, speeds up and grows while still pummeling Bahamas
FBI: West Texas gunman ‘was on a long spiral of going down’
Bothell Reporter
New MMR immunization requirements before school starts (Cleveland)
Columbian
Will sales-tax exemption changes spook Oregon shoppers?
In Our View: End of sales-tax exemption requires vigilance
In Our View: It’s CEOs who have reason to fete Labor Day
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: Legacy’s luster, lost dog return (wolves)
The Daily News
Partially treated sewage released into Clatskanie River
Hundreds of workers gather to relax, ‘thank a union’ at Labor Day picnic
Longview schools working to break down language barriers
Unions: Growing gap between ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ driving strike activity
Toutle teachers, district look to move forward after strike
Final study: Kalama methanol plant a net positive effect on climate
Grocery union blasts new Fred Meyer contract offer, moves toward strike
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Changes inside and outside the classrooms as school resumes
It’s Labor Day, and unemployment here is at a 20-year low
Leader of powerful union comes straight out of the classroom
Oklahoma’s opioid verdict could bolster Everett’s own lawsuit
McCusker: Should we be alarmed about changing American values?
Commentary: Yes, parents should help their kids with homework
Viewpoints: Education must be more than pipeline to jobs
Editorial: Rolling on to future of 100 percent clean energy
Letter: Domestic terrorism, guns need more attention
Letter: There simply are too many guns in U.S.
Letter: Give parks, public land fund full funding
The Inlander
How cannabis continues to split rural communities in the Inland Northwest
Islands’ Weekly
Conservancy groups sue Trump administration for failing to protect the Southern residents
Forest management solutions in the San Juans
Issaquah Reporter
New MMR immunization requirements before school starts (Cleveland)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Forest management solutions in the San Juans
Excise tax increase, decrease and shift
Letter: What to do in an emergency
Kirkland Reporter
New MMR immunization requirements before school starts (Cleveland)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
‘Out of the Dark Ages’: Central Kitsap High students, teachers take in their airy, modern new school
Olympian (subscription required)
Thurston 1 of 5 counties nationwide chosen for pretrial justice initiative
Peninsula Daily News
Port Townsend to hear request for police body cameras
Port Angeles School District approves $55 million budget
Staff, parents learn about active shooter tactics
State unveils roundabout design west of Hood Canal Bridge
Puget Sound Business Journal
A battle brews over moving medical records to your smartphone
Will America talk itself into a recession? Trump’s advisers are worried
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Homelessness divided a small Western Washington town. And then the fighting started.
Washington’s unofficial freeway: Highway 9 in Lake Stevens strains under a suburban boom
Christian hospital fires doctor, sets off national challenge to aid-in-dying laws
Unique charter school opens in Kent after a trio of closures
Op-Ed: End transit environmental racism in the Rainier Valley
Editorial: Elections in peril with decimated FEC
Editorial: The tragic cost of behavioral health system flaws
Editorial: On Labor Day, consider the future of work
Shoreline Area News
Shoreline Rotary to hear from State Sen. Jesse Salomon Sept 4
Skagit Valley Herald
Drought conditions persist as summer winds down
Sedro-Woolley School District exploring options for expansion
Study shows wetland restoration increases carbon accumulation
Companies wary of latest boat traffic lawsuit over orcas
Skagit Transit sets fee for paratransit
Federal funds help farmers mitigate manure
Spokesman Review
With Shea under investigation, a look back at the only Washington House member ever expelled
Nurse wins $260,000 judgment against former Deaconess owners over domestic violence leave
Ties to marijuana businesses are disqualifying bankruptcy filers, including City Councilwoman Karen Stratton
Opinion: I-1639 serves as needless roadblock
Tri-City Herald
Hanford nuclear waste report comes up short, say experts
Guest Opinion: Our time has value — it’s time to restore overtime protections
Guest Opinion: DNR is using public lands to strengthen Tri-City economy
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Making most of school lunchtimes is important
Washington Post
Global markets rattled amid Brexit, U.S.-China trade war standoffs; Dow falls nearly 400 points
‘You understand that you might have to shoot a student?’
McConnell remains noncommittal on gun control after Texas mass shooting
At least eight dead, 26 unaccounted for after diving boat catches fire near California coast, officials say
U.N. report says U.S., Britain, France may be complicit in potential war crimes in Yemen
Hurricane Dorian starts inching north, closer to Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas after pounding the Bahamas
Slow-moving Hurricane Dorian pounding the Bahamas for a third punishing day; children among the dead
What goes up comes down as litter: Balloon releases are being banned
Whidbey News-Times
Oak Harbor council adopts limited moratorium on downtown development
Sound Off: Legally, Oak Harbor council was right to approve LIHI project
Yakima Herald Republic
Officials learn more about efforts to address state’s sexual assault kit backlog (Orwall)
Marchers demand justice for Rosenda Strong, other missing, murdered indigenous women
Effort aims to bridge the gap between job opportunities, qualified employees
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
More than half of firefighter’s body burned in Okanogan County wildfire
‘I’m standing with you’: Tacoma mayor joins effort to save Holy Rosary church from demolition
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Civil trial in fatal Amtrak derailment in Dupont begins Tuesday
Bat-killing disease confirmed in Kittitas County, WDFW says
Debate over car tabs in Washington heads to state Supreme Court
KIRO FM
New House Speaker says state isn’t ready to tackle income tax (Jinkins)
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Assistant fire chief severely burned fighting Eastern Washington wildfire
Seattle is one of nation’s worst cities for driving, study finds
KNKX FM
Washington state auditor says elementary school kids don’t get enough time to eat lunch
Kids don’t have enough time to eat lunch, Washington state audit finds
What Do New Citizenship Rules For Kids Of U.S. Military, Workers Abroad Mean?
KUOW FM
Washington Wildlife Officials Cancel Public Meetings On Wolves Under Threats Of Violence
Families, advocates sound alarm over patients stuck in the hospital without a medical need
Bail hearing for man who called for the ‘extermination’ of Hispanic people
Americans need to rekindle Lady Liberty’s torch, according to US senator Jeff Merkley
NW Public Radio
What you need to know about fake video, audio and the 2020 election
Public can comment on killing of sea lions in Columbia River until October 29
Q13 TV (Fox)
DuPont train derailment victims take Amtrak to court
Samish Bay harvesters face uncertain future after toxins found in shellfish
Community input brings fresh attention to decades-old Mount Rainier resort proposal
Web
Crosscut
Families accuse Seattle Public Schools of mishandling civil rights complaints
Without federal guidelines, Washington is creating its own standard for testing weed
On Labor Day, a poetic ode to Seattle’s working class
Opinion: Why criminal justice reform will take work from both cops and communities
Schmudget
“Public Charge” rule threatens health of Washingtonians
The Working Families Tax Relief Act is good for Washingtonians who teach our children, care for our loved ones, and serve our meals
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Labor is showing life—good news needed in new Guilded Age
‘508’: Remembering lives lost from drug overdoses
High-capacity magazines get new scrutiny as Congress returns
Washington state nuclear site study considers waste options
Washington set to impose new rules on cattle
Toxic algae contaminating shellfish, could cause paralysis
Change in Washington sales tax impacts Oregon shoppers
White Center Now
What you’ll see and hear as North Highline Unincorporated Area Council reconvenes Thursday (Cody, Fitzgibbon)