Pentagon takes $89M from Naval Base Kitsap for border wall
The Defense Department is diverting funding for an $89 million pier project at Naval Base Kitsap in Bangor to help build $3.6 billion in fencing and barriers along the U.S. border with Mexico. Read more in the Everett Herald

WATCH: Western Washington University to honor Holocaust survivor with genocide studies minor
Students at Western Washington University can minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies with a new program being offered starting this fall quarter, the university announced Wednesday, Sept. 4. Read and watch more in the News Tribune

WATCH: Thousands of Washington students start school without stable housing
Tens of thousands of students from kindergarten to 12th grade across Washington struggle with the hardships of being homeless. Many students started school on Wednesday. For both parents and students, this alone can be stressful, but for thousands in our area, they also deal with the difficulties of not having a stable place to live. Read and watch more on Q13 News

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Jury to decide compensation for injured in Amtrak crash
Pentagon takes $89M from Naval Base Kitsap for border wall
Western Washington University to offer Holocaust studies
Oregon vape death patient used THC device from dispensary
King County, Seattle propose homeless-services merger

Auburn Reporter
Almost 9 in 10 Washington’s kindergarteners fully immunized for school

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
When it comes to school vaccination rates, Whatcom students aren’t shaking this trend

Columbian
Battle Ground Public Schools set to act on sexual health curriculum

The Daily News
“One valley too far:” How 110 soldiers survived the Mount St. Helens eruption
Clam ho! Razor clam surveys find 5.2 million available for 2019-2020 harvest

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Parents, students protest dress code on first day of school
‘Bullying, harassment, intimidation’: Dems penalize a leader
Ignatius: ‘Information war’ may be up to consumers to fight
Editorial: Nation needs campaign finance watchdog on the job

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Conservancy groups sue Trump administration for failing to protect the Southern residents
Letter: Antidepressants versus society

Kitsap Daily News
World Suicide Prevention Day event set for Sept. 10 in Port Orchard (Randall)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Funding of Coast Guard pier project at Bangor cut for border wall
Opinion: An opioid success story

News Tribune (subscription required)
It’s a moppet mob as Peninsula School District enrolls its largest kindergarten class ever
Western Washington University to honor Holocaust survivor with genocide studies minor
Editorial: Together, South Sound leaders blow whistle for train safety. Will it be heard?

Olympian (subscription required)
Idaho legalized open carry, no permit needed. Now chains tell Idahoans: Not in our stores
Man accused of killing panhandler outside Grand Mound McDonald’s held without bail

Peninsula Daily News
Congressional delegation hears regional concerns
Police body cameras could replace dashboard units

Puget Sound Business Journal
U.S.-China trade talks to resume, but new tariffs could complicate them
Big tech companies meeting with U.S. officials on 2020 election security
When fast, free shipping delivers heartbreak
Target tells suppliers to bear cost of Donald Trump’s tariffs
Google fined $170 million for tracking of children

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle City Council to consider ban on natural gas for new homes, buildings
Pentagon takes $89 million from Navy pier project at Bangor to help fund border wall
Seattle students walk out on first day of school to demand equitable school funding
Trump shows doctored Hurricane Dorian chart
Editorial: Seattle must halt ‘RV ranching’

Skagit Valley Herald
Wolf meetings canceled amid public reaction
U.S. Rep. Larsen meets with Anacortes officials about fiber optics

Spokesman Review
Big days, small class sizes expected to boost kindergarten learning
Caleb Sharpe will get public defender in Freeman school shooting case
Liberty state proponents push plan to secede from Washington at Moses Lake press conference
Despite weather issues, Yakima Valley hop harvest yields expected to approach 2018 levels

Tri-City Herald
Hanford’s $17 billion vit plant is at ‘serious risk’ of not being finished on time
2 Tri-Cities high schools are already overcrowded and school just started

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
New videos highlight island’s tsunami risk
King County set to bring in tax-free housing fund

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Deep cuts at WWCC hurt students — and state economy

Washington Post
Life-threatening’ storm surge, torrential rains and hurricane force winds pond the Carolinas as Hurricane Dorian grinds north
Slow, intense and unrelenting: The science behind Hurricane Dorian’s most dangerous qualities
Trump continues to push erroneous claim about Alabama as Dorian lashes Carolinas
Trump might like Brexit less when he sees what it does to the economy
Markets soar as China, U.S. resume trade talks in Washington in October

Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima Council wants action on missing sidewalks near elementary schools
Allocations slightly improve for junior water right holders in Yakima basin
String of deaths in Yakima County blamed on counterfeit Oxycontin pills, coroner warns

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Parents protest new uniform policy at Everett elementary school
Fred Meyer, QFC parent company asks customers to not openly carry guns
Washington loophole allows unsecured loads on some dump trucks
Seattle, King County leaders propose regional homelessness authority

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Sound Transit under fire for student fare enforcement on first day of school
FBI to Washington students: Hoax threats aren’t a joke
King County, Seattle leaders propose regional authority to fight homelessness

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Sound Transit: No tickets for students on first day of school
Experts discuss killing sea lions in Puget Sound

KNKX FM
Seattle and King County to combine efforts in new regional homelessness authority
Thurston County reviews policy options following surprise ICE arrest earlier this year

KUOW FM
King County and Seattle officials say they’re ready to move forward on an ambitious plan to merge their coordination of homelessness services.

NW Public Radio
Federal Interior Department official who pushed Arctic drilling joins oil company in Alaska
Congress promised student borrowers a break. Education Department rejected 99% of them
Washington stores can no longer sell CBD-infused foods and drinks
Columbia River Gorge Inches closer to recovery, 2 years after Eagle Creek Fire

Q13 TV (Fox)
Thousands of Washington students start school without stable housing
Pentagon takes $89 million from Naval Base Kitsap for border wall
Tukwila teachers reach deal with school district a day before they planned to strike
Leaders plan new oversight authority to handle homeless crisis across King County
Study: Restoring Washington wetlands can fight climate change

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Crosscut
The art of trash: When your recycling gets a gallery show
‘You Failed Us’: Teen author asks 40 students of color to share their experiences at Seattle schools

Seattle P.I.
Seattle teachers making starting salary spend 75% of income on rent, study finds
King County Council votes to invest millions toward affordable housing
Inslee leads governors coming out against proposal that could push millions off food assistance
Dig it! Up to 100 days razor clam digging on Long Beach Peninsula (Blake)
King County ineligible for federal funding source to help homeless
‘A momentous occasion’: Sound Transit begins work on Lynnwood light rail link

Wednesday, September 4

Walmart to eliminate sales of some ammunition
Walmart stepped forcefully into the national gun debate Tuesday, saying it would stop selling ammunition that can be used in military-style assault rifles, would discourage its customers from openly carrying guns in its stores, and would call on Congress to increase background checks and consider a new assault rifle ban. Read more in the Puget Sound Business Journal

WATCH: Sound Transit breaks ground on Lynnwood light rail line
Cars and buses both get caught in traffic. Now, a way out of those jams is coming when Sound Transit opens the Link light rail extension to Lynnwood in 2024. Watch and read more on KIRO7 TV

New tool offers public a way to analyze police use of force
For several years, the city has published annual reports on the Spokane Police Department’s use of force. Now, a new tool will make that information easier to study. An interactive dashboard was launched Tuesday on the Office of Police Ombudsman’s website. Read more in the Spokesman Review

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Associated Press
Jury to decide compensation for injured in Amtrak crash
Tukwila teachers to strike Friday if no agreement
Pentagon defers 127 building projects to fund border wall

Aberdeen Daily World
Agreement reached to benefit fish in Wynoochee basin

Columbian
Letter: Bring ‘Stolen Sisters’ home (Gregerson)
In Our View: Schools should chew over longer lunchtimes

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Parking woes in downtown Edmonds stump city leaders
All business, all day for Gov. Inslee in Snohomish County (Robinson, McCoy)
Historic groundbreaking for Lynnwood light rail extension
Singletary: Here is Bad Thing No. 358 about student loan debt

Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan County studies potential protected foraging areas for Southern resident orcas

Kitsap Daily News
WA Rep. calls for AG comment on placing of sexually violent predators in residential areas (Kilduff, Leavitt)

News Tribune
Jury in DuPont Amtrak derailment case to decide compensation for ‘awful injuries’
Tacoma teachers get pay raises, this time with no strike. Smaller K-3 class sizes, too
First, it was school lunch debt. Now Tacoma couple takes aim at free, reduced lunch program
Public radio station KNKX goes from the brink of doom to new downtown Tacoma digs
Editorial: Pierce County is settling claims more transparently. Tacoma Public Schools should do same

New York Times
Trump Administration Is Rolling Back Rules Requiring More Energy-Efficient Bulbs
Curbs on Methane, Potent Greenhouse Gas, to Be Relaxed in U.S.

Puget Sound Business Journal
Regulators fine Google $170 million for violating children’s privacy on YouTube
Walmart to eliminate sales of some ammunition
Trump says China will suffer, but data shows tariffs hurting U.S.
Tuition-assistance programs are changing how hiring gets done
More than 30 states may investigate Google for antitrust violations
Opinion: Panic-fueled rhetoric could ultimately tax Washington drivers
Opinion: Real estate tax increases should go toward affordable housing
U.S. manufacturing slowed in August in latest sign of economic weakness

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle Public Schools has a transportation problem. Will this year be any better?
It took 11 years, but Sound Transit officially breaks ground for Lynnwood light-rail line
Op-Ed: Support, reassure students returning to school amid frightening news events
Editorial: Right steps needed for a regional response to homelessness

Skagit Valley Herald
Bike skills park proposed for former Anacortes dump

Spokesman Review
New tool offers public a way to analyze police use of force
Spokane County, Spokane Valley vote to redirect state sales tax for affordable housing
Law that gives trainers authority to pull players at center of effort to combat concussions
Opinion: High-speed internet is basic infrastructure for the 21st-century economy

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Legislature’s legal challenge to governor’s power welcome

Whidbey News-Times
Utilizing new state affordable housing legislation proves complex

Yakima Herald Republic
Despite weather issues, Yakima Valley hop harvest yields expected to approach 2018 levels
Former Grandview students file suit against district for failure to protect against sexual harassment
Seminar on opioids and heroin planned Sept. 10 in Toppenish

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Tukwila teachers to strike if contract isn’t reached
Seattle may regulate side-hustle gigs like Uber, Lyft, food delivery apps
Here’s when to stop for a school bus in Washington state

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
In wake of new law, schools consider policies allowing medical pot at school
Tukwila teachers vote to authorize strike
Edmonds police asking residents to register home security cameras to help solve crimes
Sound Transit breaks ground on Lynnwood light rail line
Walmart to stop selling guns, certain ammunition
Local lawmakers working to make seat belts mandatory on school buses

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Bidding wars for Seattle-area homes drop sharply in just 1 year
Checklist on what’s new this school year around Washington

Q13 TV (Fox)
Tukwila teachers vote to authorize strike amid contract dispute
New buildings and new tech welcome Washington students back to school

Web

Crosscut
Once a safeguard against homelessness, disability payments can’t keep up with the rent
High lead levels at King County jail have inmates and staff using bottled water

Slog
Some Business Owners Really Don’t Want to Pay People for Working Overtime
Google, Under State Investigation, Reveals the Vast Reach of “Dark” Ads That Targeted Spokane

Tuesday, September 3

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WATCH: Washington Legislature to sue governor over line-item veto
The Washington state Legislature plans to sue Gov. Jay Inslee, saying he overstepped his authority for a series of one-sentence vetoes in this year’s transportation budget. Lawmakers said Thursday the governor violated the constitutional ban against vetoing less than a full section of legislation. Watch on Q13 News (via the Associated Press)

How Paying for College Is Changing Middle-Class Life
Everyone knows that higher education is expensive. The average annual price tag for attending an American college is now around $50,000. To pay that, most students receive some combination of financial aid and loans, but schools expect parents to reach into their bank accounts, too. Paying for college, however, is taking a toll on American families in ways that are more profound and less appreciated than even the financial cost conveys. Read more in the New York Times

In letter, US senators push Amazon to remove unsafe products
Three U.S. senators are pushing Amazon to remove unsafe products from its online store, spurred by a Wall Street Journal investigation that found that more than 4,000 products on the site were mislabeled, declared unsafe or banned by regulators. Read more on KOMO (via the Associated Press)