Washington ranked as state with best safety net for workers during COVID-19
With unemployment rates at levels not seen since the Great Depression, how much help is available to workers who have been affected? It varies tremendously from state to state. And no state has a better safety net than Washington, according to a new report from Oxfam America, a nonprofit that works to alleviate poverty. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Mark Nowlin / The Seattle Times)

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Elevated need to continue at food banks
Washington food banks are gearing up for higher needs for the foreseeable future. “We haven’t really turned a corner either on the virus or economic recovery,” said Katie Rains, food assistance specialist for the state Department of Agriculture. “We anticipate seeing elevated need across the emergency food system for months, if not years, to come, so we do really see this as a long haul effort.” Continue reading at Capital Press. (Second Harvest)

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Associated Press
Assaults and infections continue at Western State Hospital

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
The eerie glow of West Coast wildfires can be seen 20 miles out in the Pacific Ocean
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Smoke returns to Whatcom again — how bad will it be and how long will it stick around?
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Whatcom sees 16 new COVID cases Thursday, six months from the county’s first case

Capital Press
‘Evacuate now:’ Wildfires grow in Oregon as 500K flee
Volunteers rescue thousands of farm animals from Oregon wildfires
Elevated need to continue at food banks
Few test positive for COVID at Gebbers Farms

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Wildfire smoke to ‘get worse from here’ as plume moves north
State Supreme Court clears way for 2nd Fortney recall bid
Marysville hires new police chief, who comes from Redmond
What we know: Washington coronavirus outbreak at a glance
Comment: Front-line workers call for medical care for all
Comment: Can we recover unity that sustained us after 9-11?

Federal Way Mirror
History at home: South King Fire 9/11 memorial explained
Smoke from Oregon, California fires moving into Western Washington

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Crews contain Bainbridge brush fire after homes put on standby for evacuation
St. Michael leaders ‘very optimistic’ the hospital has largely contained COVID-19 outbreak
Jeff Graham: CKSD trying to solve return-to-sports puzzle
A desperate rescue: A father’s heartbreaking attempt to save his family from a raging fire
Air quality expected to get worse heading into the weekend
Kitsap jail inmate restrained by officers died of homicide from ‘restraint asphyxia’
Wildfire danger prompts closures of Kitsap forests
In Tahuya, a state plan to log 176 acres unites activist, neighbors

News Tribune (subscription required)
Brush fire ignites in South Tacoma at site of old airport
Washington state reports 458 new COVID-19 cases Thursday and 7 deaths
Body and dash cams for deputies? Pierce County begins moving in that direction
Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor to retire a month before elections

New York Times
Wildfires Live Updates: Evacuations Ordered as Fires Near Portland Suburbs
Covid-19 Live Updates: Pandemic Intensifies Food Insecurity, Leaving ‘Children Screaming in Hunger’
False Rumors That Activists Set Wildfires Exasperate Officials

Olympian (subscription required)
Pierce County retired general on Trump’s reported military comments: ‘You’re no patriot’
Op-Ed: It is humans we save by battling climate change, not the Earth
The number of Washingtonians facing hunger has doubled since start of the pandemic
Lacey air quality still unsafe for sensitive groups
Washington Health Department issues guidelines for COVID-19 patients returning to work
‘Super massive’ plume of smoke heading for Western Washington

Peninsula Daily News
Mayor, city say ‘Coffee’ sessions no place for personal opinions
Thick wildfire smoke creeping into Western Washington
Number of confirmed cases on Peninsula unchanged

Puget Sound Business Journal
Seattle City Council approves funds for early West Seattle Bridge work
Hopes dim for more stimulus as Democrats block narrow GOP plan
Boeing hopes education, new technology will persuade consumers to fly again
Justice Department announces fraud charges in small-business aid program
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Seattle Times (subscription required)
Wildfire news updates, September 11: What to know today about the destructive fires in Washington state and on the West Coast
Officials squash rumors of far right, far left setting fires
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Washington ranked as state with best safety net for workers during COVID-19
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Snoqualmie Valley Record
Antifa isn’t starting Washington wildfires
Smoke from Oregon, California fires moving into Western Washington
Port of Seattle launches task force on Port Policing and Civil Rights
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Editorial: State lawmakers shouldn’t wait to start budget work

Spokesman Review
As virus continues to spread, so does hunger
Inslee offers cash assistance to Malden residents displaced by fire
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Ferguson asks judge to reverse Postal Service changes ahead of election
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Tri-City Herald
‘Going to be OK.’ Prosser dairy family lose their home but find comfort in faith, family
Benton County COVID cases close to level for schools to reopen
Honoring the lives lost 19 years ago in terrorist attacks
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USA Today
More young people are dying by suicide, and experts aren’t sure why
‘We have never seen this’: 10% of Oregon forced to evacuate; death toll rises from wildfires across Western states
‘Astonishingly risky’: COVID-19 cases at colleges are fueling the nation’s hottest outbreaks

Washington Post
ICE flew detainees to Virginia so the planes could transport agents to D.C. protests. A huge coronavirus outbreak followed.
At least 10 dead in Northern California wildfire as half a million Oregonians evacuate
The Finance 202: Forget Wall Street. Now it’s Washington that looks out of touch with Main Street.
Trump isn’t talking about the wildfires in Oregon and California

Yakima Herald Republic
Air quality alert in effect in Yakima area through the weekend
YPD changes policy, disciplines commanding officer in wake of woman’s death in June
Washington Wildfire Map
Virtual suicide intervention training to dispel myths, provide training to support those in need
Opinion: When it comes to fire, take every precaution

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KING5 TV (NBC)
‘Super-massive’ cloud of wildfire smoke headed for Washington
Half of Seattle students haven’t logged into remote learning system this fall
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Gov. Inslee signs order allowing people impacted by wildfires to get financial help

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
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Gov. Inslee issues proclamation to aid families impacted by wildfires
Inslee visits tiny Malden, devastated by wildfire
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KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Massive smoke plume from Oregon wildfires invades Puget Sound region
European flight safety agency completes Boeing 737 Max tests
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KNKX FM
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How Big Oil Misled The Public Into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled
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‘Massive’ cloud of wildfire smoke headed to Seattle overnight
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Q13 TV (Fox)
Nearly 600,000 acres scorched by Washington wildfires, Inslee says
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Slog
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