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Wednesday, October 16

Yakama women bring awareness to missing and murdered indigenous women
Kamarin Gleason was just 2 months old when she attended her first Pendleton Round-Up, the huge rodeo that draws thousands to northeastern Oregon. She’s gone every year since, always proud to represent the Yakama Nation. Continue reading in the Yakima Herald


Officials call for community reporting on hate crimes, which often go ‘unnoticed’
Just over a month ago, a Yakima County resident pulled into his driveway and was allegedly accosted by neighbors who hurled racial slurs at him and threatened him with a noose. 
Continue reading in the Yakima Herald


 

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Associated Press
British family decries treatment by US after border crossing
Toxic PCBs linger in schools
IMF downgrades outlook for world economy
Study: Opioid crisis cost U.S. economy $631B over 4 years
Owl killings spur moral questions about human intervention
Worried about flying on a 737 Max? Your options may be few
Toxic PCBs linger in schools; EPA, lawmakers fail to act

Auburn Reporter
Wilson invites constituents to 30th District coffee hour on Oct. 21 (Wilson)

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Energy secretary announces Hanford leadership change after 20 years
British family says they crossed border near Lynden to avoid an animal. CBP disagrees
State gas tax could be phased out by pay-per-mile tax in 10 years 

The Daily News
Commissioners approve increase in transfer station, landfill fees

Everett Herald (subscription required)
‘Camano will feel a lot more like an island’ as of this week
New transparency law reveals steep price rise for drugs

The Inlander
Washington Department of Ecology will incinerate firefighting foam with toxic substances for fire departments 

Journal of the San Juan Islands
A Fall ferry update
Access to Mount Grant Preserve confirmed
Meet the Orca Protection and Rescue crew on Saturday, Oct. 19

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Kitsap County approves $6.6 million in treatment tax funds, but not all projects made the cut 

New York Times
British Family Says One Wrong Turn Led to ICE Detention Nightmare 

Peninsula Daily News
Clallam County funds key positions for CASA program
State considers license for Port Angeles opioid treatment program

Puget Sound Business Journal
Opinion: Boeing needs new leadership to restore culture of safety
Big banks were the loudest optimists. They’re getting quieter.
These are the top 100 elementary schools in the Puget Sound region

Spokesman Review
Free immunization clinic helps Spokane County kids get shots required to attend school
Opinion:  The Phoenix in the Elwha

Tri-City Herald
Energy secretary announces Hanford leadership change after 20 years

USA Today
Judge temporarily halts flavored vape ban in Michigan, cites harm to businesses
House will vote on resolution condemning Trump over Syria, Turkey conflict as backlash intensifies

Washington Post
Live updates: Trump says Pelosi has ‘done this country a tremendous disservice’
Mulvaney emerges as a key facilitator of the campaign to pressure Ukraine
Pompeo adviser to decry politicization of State Dept. in impeachment probe testimony
Fourth defendant in Giuliani associates’ case arrested at New York airport
White House directed ‘three amigos’ to run Ukraine policy, senior State department official tells House investigators
Autoworkers and General Motors reach tentative deal to end massive strike
Erdogan orders Kurdish fighters in Syria to drop weapons, withdraw from border 

Yakima Herald Republic
Yakama women bring awareness to missing and murdered indigenous women
Officials call for community reporting on hate crimes, which often go ‘unnoticed’
Panel discussion will focus on Yakima’s role in deportations 

Broadcast

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Yahoo! data breach settlement: How to get $358 or free credit monitoring 

Web 

Crosscut
Opinion: Counting all the ways we still need affirmative action
Smoke shops brace for impact of temporary ban on vaping products — and wonder what’s next

Seattle P.I.
Trump left Kurdish fighters ‘to the wolves’ — Ambassador Susan Rice