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Monday, December 3
Associated Press
APNewsBreak: Assaults surge at Washington mental hospital
Dairy federation sues over Washington manure rules
Draft reduces eligible wilderness areas in Washington
Bezos’ preschools come as rich get richer, more generous
Local pot ban petition in WA may head to voters or court
Homeless man turns in $17K cash he found outside food bank
Aberdeen Daily World
DNR requests millions for salmon recovery in state, Lewis County
‘Extinction is not an option’: Quinault worry for salmon beset by sea lions, climate change and dams
State to invest in Schafer State Park
Community Hospital district issuing $38 million in bonds, to refinance debt
Bainbridge Island Review
Local lawmakers to talk at forum
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Midterm’s geographic divide renews interest in unlikely plan to split Washington in two
Columbian
Initiative 1634 bottles up local options
In Our View: Climate Change is Real
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers (Hanford protections, voter participation, tolling, tribal distilleries)
In Our View: Bridge Lifts a Small Piece
The Daily News
Family Health Center offering overdose reversal drug to opioid patients
Everett Herald (subscription required)
A statewide plastic bag ban may be in Washington’s future (Peterson, Ranker)
Import tariffs squeeze small businesses here and elsewhere
Navy ‘terminating discussions’ about impact of Growlers
Editorial: State must make own path to address climate change
The Inlander
Spokane school board approves ninth grade sex ed, signaling the beginning of sex ed reform
How Spokane’s downtown bar scene is reacting to a local chapter of Proud Boys
A new WSU study suggests pregnant mothers who smoke cannabis could be impairing their children
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Guest column: Students use community service class to conserve energy at school
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Lawmakers call for investigation into delayed GI Bill payments
George H.W. Bush, the 41st U.S. president and father of the 43rd, has died at age 94
News Tribune (subscription required)
Not to panic — yet — but downward trend in housing market not a good sign for the economy
Health care, public sector dominate major employers list as real estate also fuels growth
New York Times
Trump Calls Truce in China Trade War a Big Success, but Little Is Known About the Deal
U.S.-China Trade Truce Gives Both Sides Political Breathing Room
In the Blink of an Eye, a Hunt for Oil Threatens Pristine Alaska
Olympian (subscription required)
UTC approves Washington Water Service rate increase of 9.6 percent
Midterm’s geographic divide renews interest in unlikely plan to split Washington in two
Peninsula Daily News
Olympic Peninsula legislators discuss ban on plastic bags (Chapman, Van De Wege, Tharinger)
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Changes to Seattle’s single-family zoning could improve housing picture, city report says
Navy ends talks to ease Growler jet impacts on Whidbey Island historic district
Seattle, suburbs would lose all water pressure within 24 hours of catastrophic earthquake, city study says
Highway 99 tunnel FAQ: More questions and answers about the viaduct closing and tunnel opening
Rep. Jayapal visits migrants in Tijuana as lawmakers prepare probe into border clashes with U.S. border patrol
NYT: Take stock of student loans as grace period ends and bills come due
Beason: ‘I feel so fortunate and protected’: You moved me with your reactions to my terrifying traffic stop
Editorial: Needed update to campus sexual-harassment policy goes too far
Editorial: Seattle’s growth battles demand a new approach
Opinion: Pro Mandatory Housing Affordability: Help working families find a home
Opinion: Con Mandatory Housing Affordability: A wake-up call for Seattle neighborhoods
Opinion: ‘Yes, it’s possible’: The time is now for the Legislature to better fund higher education
Spokesman Review
Spin Control: Frank Chopp stepping down, but not away (Chopp)
USA Today
Comey reaches deal on House Republicans’ subpoena, will testify Friday behind closed doors
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Continued talk of making Washington two states is dumb
Washington Post
Despite pause in trade war, U.S. and China’s economic relationship is forever changed
After Trump summit, no mention in China of 90-day deadline or trade concessions
Dow surges, global markets rally on investor optimism following U.S.-China trade truce
Supreme Court to consider case that could affect potential Manafort prosecutions
‘Honorable, gracious and decent’: In death, Bush becomes a yardstick for President Trump
Everything you need to know about the possible government shutdown that may be coming this month
What you should do after the Marriott data breach
Wenatchee World
Judge rules Leavenworth family operated fake charities
Whidbey News-Times
Navy is ‘terminating discussions’ about impact of Growlers on historic properties
Ceremony celebrates sewage treatment plant coming online
County feeling housing ‘squeeze’
Program helps students at their pace
Yakima Herald Republic
Open channels: Yakima city, county officials working together to ease Naches River flood risks
Editorial: DOJ is wrong to fight state and sickened Hanford workers
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Assaults surge at Washington mental hospital
Questions raised over secrecy around Seattle quake study
669 prohibited Washington gun buyers attempted purchases, report finds
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Bezos’ free preschools come as rich get richer, more generous
KNKX FM
Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington moves toward possible presidential run with newly formed PAC
KNKX Connects: Grays Harbor oyster growers push for pesticide to control burrowing shrimp
KNKX Connects: Local mayors come as they are in Grays Harbor County
KUOW FM
Washington tribes oppose Canadian pipeline and more oil tankers in Salish Sea
Northwest entrepreneurs cheer on provision to legalize hemp in Farm Bill
Planned Parenthood scores a victory over Trump administration in Seattle
NW Public Radio
Gone Fisher-ing: An Elusive Predator Soon Returns To The North Cascades
Washington Tribes Oppose Canadian Pipeline, More Oil Tankers In Salish Sea
10 People Have Been Arrested In Washington For ‘Lie And Try To Buy’ Gun Law
Washington Had High Voter Turnout This Year, But Lower In Counties Like Yakima. Why?
Q13 TV (Fox)
Assaults surge at Washington mental hospital
The Divide: ‘Generation Z’
Web
Crosscut
Opinion: King County must end solitary confinement for all — not just youths
Seattle won its battle for density. What’s next?
Why Washington’s six caribou are crossing the border
Seattle P.I.
Expedia’s Interbay HQ plans feature playfield, food trucks, and bike mechanic
Seattle Public Utilities study says Seattle, suburbs would lose all water pressure after earthquake
Slog
Washington State Might Be Reversing Their Pot Candy Ban, Baby!
West Seattle Blog
VIDEO: Community celebrations for state’s first Vietnamese-American legislators, including Sen.-elect Joe Nguyen
Friday, November 30
Associated Press
Washington tribes say pipeline will harm orcas, way of life
Congo’s Ebola outbreak now 2nd largest in history, WHO says
Massive, extended data breach within Marriott’s hotel empire
Veterans Benefits Administration to close office’s help desk
Regulators claim marijuana store offered free samples
Washington justices reinstate Microsoft retaliation case
Initiative promoter Tim Eyman files for bankruptcy
Washington’s voter turnout hit nearly 72 percent
Bloomberg announces $50 million to fight opioid epidemic
US pilots want more training on new Boeing jet after crash
New trade pact signed by Trump and leaders of Canada, Mexico
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Obscure Native American grave in Pasco is linked to NFL’s most unusual franchise
Lakewood police, community honor fallen officers at restored memorial in Parkland
Everett Herald
Tim Eyman files for bankruptcy, blaming legal fight with AG
WaPo: Pilots ‘completely in the dark’ on 737 control override lack
Editorial: Statewide plastic bag ban a good place to start (Peterson, Ranker)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Veterans Benefits Administration to close benefits help desk in Bremerton
Recount called in 26th District Senate race
News Tribune (subscription required)
The votes are in and Pierce County libraries win funding boost
Long-term mentors help at-risk kids succeed at life. Will Tacoma pony up for a program?
New York Times
Marriott Hacking Exposes Data of Up to 500 Million Guests
Trump Signs New Trade Deal With Neighbors After Acrimonious Negotiations
At Stake When Xi and Trump Meet: The Possibility of a New Cold War
Trump’s ‘Energy Dominance’ Doctrine Is Undermined by Climate Change
Olympian (subscription required)
Washington’s voter turnout hit nearly 72 percent
These 6 men want to be the next Lacey police chief
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Tax protester Tim Eyman files for bankruptcy as legal troubles persist
Mother orca who carried her dead calf at center of hearings over Trans Mountain pipeline
Russian immigrant’s handwritten note leaves many questions about treatment at Northwest Detention Center
UW may implement online sexual-assault reporting system as soon as next fall
Congressional bill would keep early earthquake-warning-system projects on track, if Trump signs it
High-tech Seattle cancer center gets new life as lenders get $135M ‘haircut’
Washington state Supreme Court rules against Microsoft in retaliation lawsuit by ex-employee
How the ‘Battery Street Subway,’ downtown Seattle’s other traffic tunnel, was built
Student Voices: We shouldn’t eliminate gifted classrooms. We should make them equitable.
Federal judge blocks HHS from releasing Seattle-based Planned Parenthood group’s grant application
FYI Guy: Bucking national trend, Seattle millennials least likely to live at home with parents
Editorial: Washington should ban female genital mutilation
Opinion: Global outrage needed anew to preserve nuclear-arms treaty
Spokesman Review
Late deer harvest numbers down; WDFW plans to reduce antlerless permits
Washington saw most ballots ever cast in midterm election
USA Today
US, Canada, Mexico sign trade agreement
Trump, Putin to meet briefly at G-20 summit, says Kremlin spokesman
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Legislature has record amount of cash to spend
Washington Post
‘Individual 1’: Trump emerges as a central subject of Mueller probe
An experiment requiring work for food stamps is a Trump administration model
Marriott discloses massive data breach affecting up to 500 million guests
Trump scores political win with signing of new North American trade pact at G-20, but deal still faces a hurdle in Congress
New tick species capable of transmitting deadly disease is spreading in the U.S.
The surprisingly high number of Americans getting absolutely no raises
Boeing CEO addresses flight system update after criticism from pilots
The Fed: Cause for a pause?
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington paid family leave premiums kick in January 1
Washington creates guide for towns to survive a tsunami
Plan ahead: Eastbound SR 520 closed this weekend
US pilots want more training on Boeing 737 MAX 8 after deadly crash
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
With wildfires worsening, DNR is hiring more firefighters than ever
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Got an unpaid ticket? Misdemeanor warrant? Seattle wants to help
Seattle duck boat CEO says he was unaware of axle safety warning
KNKX FM
Statewide ban proposed for single-use plastic bags in Washington (Peterson, Ranker)
KNKX Connects: A fight over homelessness unfolds on Aberdeen’s riverbanks
U.S. lawmakers demand answers about immigrant detainee’s death in Tacoma
KUOW FM
Where do the drugs that arrive on Seattle streets come from?
300 percent spike in HIV infections among straight IV users in Seattle
Pullman Police Officer Resigns After Arrest On Charge Of Sexually Assaulting WSU Student
Why Washington foster kids are sleeping in hotels
Q13 TV (Fox)
Elwha dam removals: A river restored?
Viaduct closure: Finding alternatives is challenging for certain businesses, neighborhoods
Parents react to racist and hateful words spread during Glacier Peak High School assembly
Web
Crosscut
Congress members call for investigation into ICE detainee death
Seattle won its battle for density. What’s next?
Schmudget
Washingtonians should be paid for the hours they work
Seattle P.I.
Plastic bag ban could be coming to Washington state (Ranker)
Clinical trials begin in Seattle for contraceptive gel for men
Slog
Washington Regulators Stand Up to Big Tech in Final Rule on State Political Ads
Thursday, November 29
Associated Press
Washington state lawmakers call for ban on plastic bags
Spokane VA hospital delays 24-hour urgent care
Federal agency approves Samish Tribe land application
Businesses, nonprofits express concern over proposed overtime rule
Feds threaten to sue Washington to block Hanford worker comp
Washington state fines Idaho-based company over oil spill
Washington tribes warn Canadian officials Trans Mountain pipeline will harm orcas, way of life
Suicide, at 50-year peak, pushes down US life expectancy
Aberdeen Daily World
Hoquiam Library tentatively scheduled for Dec. 11 reopening
Greater Grays Harbor Inc. axed from 2019-20 Hoquiam budget
Lake Quinault community invited to hear about Park Service plans
Columbian
State schools superintendent: More can be done to aid students, teachers
The Daily News
Bill to allow tribal distilleries headed for Trump’s approval
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Budget cuts $5.6 million from Everett’s long-term deficit
Legislators to focus on housing policy, funding in 2019 (Palumbo, Mullet, Senn)
Editorial: State can help refinance student loan debt (Liias)
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way Public Schools district deemed most diverse in Washington state
The Inlander
After years of controversy, Rep. Matt Shea no longer part of House Republican leadership
Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan County generates more state tax revenue than receives in state funds
Shortened enrollment for Affordable Care Act insurance runs through Dec. 15
Kirkland Reporter
County set to test long-range electric buses
News Tribune (subscription required)
Prosecutor Lindquist admits wrongdoing, staving off disciplinary hearing
Driscoll: Tacoma’s gender-neutral bathroom ordinance is a small step, and a big deal
Medical examiner determines cause of immigration detainee’s death in Tacoma
New York Times
Are Civics Lessons a Constitutional Right? These Students Are Suing for Them
Trump Talks of Pardon for Manafort and Escalates Attacks on Russia Inquiry
Michael Cohen Admits Talks for Trump Over Moscow Tower Occurred Well Into Campaign
The Olympian
Outdoor trail, dog park could be coming to Capital Mall next year
Climate-change impacts ‘cut Washington state to its heart,’ Inslee says
Russian man who had been detained by immigration authorities has died in Tacoma
Puget Sound Business Journal
New Treasury rules could blunt impact of tax cuts for some companies
Markets rise on 2 words from Fed chairman
Airport upgrades at Sea-Tac and across the U.S. will push airfares higher, report says
Redmond Reporter
National report outlines climate change’s course for the Northwest
Seattle Times (subscription required)
WaPo: Michael Cohen, Trump’s ex-lawyer, pleads guilty to lying to Congress; president calls him ‘weak person’
Washington state’s voter turnout barely misses midterm record set in 1970
Despite plans to step down as House speaker, Rep. Frank Chopp says he’ll run again in 2020 (Chopp)
Family of missing native woman demands answers in Wapato
Seattle high-school graduates will get 2 free years of community college. Here’s how it will work.
DeVos’ Title IX changes are open for public comment. Here’s how to weigh in.
Washington state lawmakers propose ban on single-use plastic bags (Ranker, Peterson)
Eric Michael Emond becomes second Washington soldier killed in Afghanistan in less than a week, Defense Department says
Opinion: To stop trade wars hurting farmers like me, ratify the NAFTA update
Editorial: Let Washingtonians, wherever they are, speak up in Olympia via videochats
Seattle Weekly
Even $50 Billion Can’t Pay Washington’s Bills
Spokesman Review
Spokane School Board approves new sex ed curriculum
County commissioners vote to sue state over commission expansion (Riccelli)
Citing medical records project, Mann-Grandstaff VA delays 24-hour urgent care to 2020
Washington state lawmakers call for limits on plastic bags (Ranker)
USA Today
President Trump abruptly cancels Vladimir Putin meeting at G-20 summit
Suicide rate up 33% in less than 20 years, yet funding lags behind other top killers
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Orca task force proposals leave work to do
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: State’s presidential primary must be relevant or canceled
Washington Post
Michael Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer, pleads guilty to lying to Congress about Moscow project
Trump’s night-owl calls to Roger Stone in 2016 draw scrutiny in Mueller probe
Trump attacks Mueller probe for fourth straight morning, asks if it will ‘go on forever’
Kremlin touts Trump-Putin meeting — before Trump cancels it
ICE detainee hanged himself after being taken off suicide watch
Wenatchee World
State bill for biodiesel spill cleanup could top $1 million
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima County officials give pot businesses in unincorporated areas an ultimatum
Proposal would ban plastic bags statewide (Ranker, Peterson)
Editorial: Dire climate report forecasts hard times for Yakima Valley
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Transit agencies warn Seattle drivers about upcoming viaduct closure
DOJ threatens to dismantle landmark law that helps sick Hanford workers
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Bail Bond industry against abolishing bail in Washington state
‘Reusable Bag Bill’ proposes statewide ban on single-use plastic carryout bags (Ranker, Peterson)
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
New bill would ban plastic bags in Washington
KNKX FM
Two weeks of testimony scheduled in oyster growers’ appeal for pesticide permit
A liberal education in Evergreen’s College bubble
New report sounds alarm over state of Washington’s foster care system
Washington charter schools are supposed to serve at-risk students. So, are they?
KUOW FM
A contraceptive gel for men is getting tested in Seattle
‘Talent Wants Transit’: Companies Near Transportation Gaining The Upper Hand
Number Of U.S. Kids Who Don’t Have Health Insurance Is On The Rise
Q13 TV (Fox)
Viaduct closure: The countdown is on to the ‘Seattle Squeeze’
Washington lawmakers call for statewide ban on plastic grocery bags (Ranker)
Web
Crosscut
Frank Chopp gives up gavel, makes room for new House Speaker (Chopp, Lovick, Sullivan, Orwall, Stonier, Ormsby, Frame, Fitzgibbon, Santos, Cody, Ortiz-Self, Tarleton, Pederson)
Seattle P.I.
2nd Wash. soldier killed in Afghanistan in past 5 days
Slog
Homophobia in Sedro-Woolley Is a Sign of Progress, Says Local LGBTQ Leader
Mitch McConnell’s Farm Bill Could Blow Up the CBD Market
Wednesday, November 28
Associated Press
Feds threaten to sue Washington to block Hanford worker comp
Washington state lawmakers call for limits on plastic bags
House Speaker Frank Chopp to step down as leader next spring (Chopp)
Judge: GEO must turn over financial info on immigration jail
Money for Columbia River tribal fishing village restored
Washington state is hiring firefighters for next season
Aberdeen Daily World
Tom Quigg appointed to Port of Grays Harbor Commission
County looking for prospective youth shelter operator
Oped: America is poorer than it thinks
Columbian
Tribal distillery bill heads to Trump
The Daily News
Public invited to Millennium coal terminal health study open house
Everett Herald (subscription required)
County’s largest fire agency starts political reshuffling
Commentary: Clock ticking on decisions, sign-up for Medicare
News Tribune (subscription required)
Texas inspired Washington’s prison reform plan. Ted Cruz isn’t convinced
New York Times
Manafort’s Lawyer Said to Brief Trump Attorneys on What He Told Mueller
The American Casualties of Trump’s Trade War
Independent Autopsy of Transgender Asylum Seeker Who Died in ICE Custody Shows Signs of Abuse
For the American Economy, Storm Clouds on the Horizon
Ivanka Trump Says Her Private Email Use Has ‘No Equivalency’ With Hillary Clinton’s
Puget Sound Business Journal
Southwest Airlines suddenly grounds 34 Boeing 737 jets in its fleet
Trump threatens to cut ‘all subsidies’ for GM
Facebook faces threat of tough international regulation
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Long-serving Frank Chopp to step down as Washington’s state House speaker after 2019 session (Chopp, Frame, Stonier, Jinkins, Robinson, Tarleton, Pedersen, Sullivan)
With shortage of foster parents, Washington has almost tenfold increase in hotel stays for foster kids
Seattle moves to quash old misdemeanor warrants involving low-level, nonviolent crimes
Justice Department threatens to sue Washington state over compensation law that aids Hanford workers
Washington students could be much better at applying for college financial aid. Seattle is leading the way
Pierce County pays $7.8 million to children of woman killed after begging sheriff’s office for help
Editorial: A unified front against hate crimes
Opinion: Japanese Americans know well the dangers of misused census data
Seattle Weekly
University of Washington Laundry Workers Feel Left Out to Dry
Spokesman Review
Chopp to step down as speaker after 2019 (Chopp, Sullivan, Pettigrew, Riccelli)
Local disability boards could approve payments for medical marijuana
Ignoring years of collaboration, Colville National Forest reduces eligible wilderness areas in draft plan
Column: On climate, we ignore Chapter 24 at our peril
USA Today
President Trump says he would ‘totally be willing’ to shut down government over border wall
President Trump accuses special counsel Robert Mueller of McCarthyism, trying to coerce witnesses
Washington Post
Trump slams Fed chair, questions climate change and threatens to cancel Putin meeting in wide-ranging interview with The Post
Trump on climate change: ‘People like myself, we have very high levels of intelligence but we’re not necessarily such believers.’
DeVos decries student-loan program as a ‘looming crisis’
One of the biggest challenges of kicking addiction is getting and keeping a job
The Finance 202: Trump blames Fed Chair Powell for GM closures, too
Yakima Herald Republic
Yakima County ranks last in state for voter turnout
Editorial: When Gov. Inslee hits the road, taxpayers feel a pinch
Broadcast
FOX 41 TV (Yakima)
Spokane Rep. Riccelli re-elected House Majority Whip (Riccelli)
KHQ TV
Spokane Rep. Riccelli re-elected House Majority Whip (Riccelli)
KING5 TV (NBC)
Seattle mayor wants to dismiss some misdemeanors
Pilots in ‘deadly game of tag’ before Boeing 737 Max 8 crash, expert says
West Seattle neighbors rally to erase hateful vandalism
Gatherings focus on mental wellness of Puget Sound first responders
New plan begins for homeless in Olympia
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Bill proposes statewide tax on single-use plastic bags (Ranker, Peterson)
New system highlights progress, more needed to clear rape kit backlog (Orwall)
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Seattle home price increases continue to decline, latest figures show
Durkan, City Attorney want to vacate 208 misdemeanor arrest warrants
Business owners fear Viaduct tear-down could keep customers away
Washington state is hiring firefighters for next season
NW Public Radio
New Report Sounds Alarm Over State Of Washington’s Foster Care System
Super Bacteria In Puget Sound Wildlife Could Endanger Humans
Q13 TV (Fox)
More than a hundred Kirkland residents discuss racial incident in community
Bethel School Board discusses overcrowding now that bond fails again
Web
Crosscut
Can a $2.5B budget help King County reimagine transit?
MyNorthwest.com
Bill proposes statewide tax on single-use plastic bags (Ranker, Peterson)
New system highlights progress, more needed to clear rape kit backlog (Orwall)
Seattle P.I.
#SeaHomeless answers: How much does lack of affordable housing contribute to homelessness?
Seattle city attorney aims to quash more than 200 non-violent warrants
Amazon sets new holiday shopping records over a long Thanksgiving weekend and Cyber Monday
Slog
Slog PM: Frank Chopp Will Step Down as House Speaker, Boeing in a Bind, It’s Juicy Out
How Are Charter Schools Performing? Report Says, Pretty Meh
Climate Change Experts Predict Dire Future for Northwest
Tuesday, November 27
Associated Press
‘Get in front of it’: GM to slash up to 14,000 jobs
Flood insurance rebuilds homes with public money repeatedly
City to pay $75K to former foster son of ex-Seattle mayor
Report: Manafort met with Julian Assange ahead of 2016 leaks
Aberdeen Daily World
Oped: Young people want our democracy to change; politicians should listen
Oped: Finland takes climate change seriously. We don’t rake our forests
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
WWU Police arrest student suspected in string of racist, homophobic vandalism on campus
Columbian
Rep. Harris elected House Minority Caucus chair
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Riverside residents push back on proposed concrete plant
Robinson: Trump fiddles with matches as the world burns
Editorial: Weigh in on Everett high schools’ boundaries
Letter: Fix decline of salmon and you’ll stop sea lion slaughter
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Vacation rental crack down in the San Juans
Free Salish Sea documentary screening on Orcas Island
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
December Agate Pass Bridge work cancelled
Opinion: Will the CVS-Aetna merger offer freedom to kill?
Maple Valley Reporter
Sound Transit Link light rail ridership up 6.9 percent in third quarter
New York Times
Mexico’s New Leader Faces Clash With Trump Over Migrant Caravan
G.M. to Idle Plants and Cut Thousands of Jobs as Sales Slow
Trump Lobs Insults at Special Counsel One Day After Prosecutors Say Manafort Lied
Manafort Breached Plea Deal by Repeatedly Lying, Mueller Says
Olympian (subscription required)
Olympia prepares to open tent site, tiny homes amid rising number of homeless camping
Puget Sound Business Journal
Boeing hit with two law lawsuits tied to Lion Air crash
GM to idle plants and cut thousands of jobs as sales slow
Slackening US bank regulation in the line of fire for Democrats
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Metro Seattle home prices falling at fastest rate in U.S.
Mixed report on Washington state charter schools’ accountability
In a sign of gentrifying South King County, an entire Burien apartment complex faces eviction
The Columbian: ‘This is not OK’: Clark County Indigent Defense Office needs more attorneys for serious, time-consuming cases
Climate-change impacts ‘cut Washington state to its heart,’ Gov. Jay Inslee says
Editorial: Help all students have high graduation rates like UW, WSU athletes
Opinion: Climate-disaster connection couldn’t be clearer
Spokesman Review
WSP tickets driver in UW marching band bus crash
Opinion: The Democratic majority’s first order of business: Restore democracy
Opinion: The world is on fire, and the president is playing with matches
USA Today
Donald Trump assails Robert Mueller as ‘rogue’ prosecutor after Manafort deal breaks down
CDC confirms 116 cases of rare polio-like illness, acute flaccid myelitis
Washington Post
Mueller says Manafort lied after pleading guilty, should be sentenced immediately
As the ice melts, U.S. prepares for possible threats from Russia and China
Why the trade deficit is getting bigger — despite all of Trump’s promises
GM layoffs and plant shutdowns suggest U.S. economy may be starting to slow — and dent Trump’s claim of an industrial renaissance
Facebook faces fresh lashing from nine countries for its inability to stop the spread of fake news
Opinion: A day with a Chicago teen: ‘We’ve normalized gun violence.’
Opinion: Congressional oversight should start with a policy fiasco like this one
West Seattle Herald
Opinion: Brace for the Pink Wave
Whidbey News-Times
Plan outlines millions of dollars in capital projects for Oak Harbor
Mammoth find
Editorial: Need for voters to pay attention didn’t end with the election
Yakima Herald Republic
Deadline for health insurance open enrollment is nearing
Council plans to hold monthly informational meetings open to public
Editorial: Valley’s legal immigrants will be hurt by ‘public charge’ changes
Editorial: Report shows media must improve coverage of indigenous people
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Monroe neighbors caught in crosshairs of illegal shooting range
Even after insurance, Wash. family faces $96K medical bill
SDOT prepares for “Period of maximum constraint”
Seattle Center arena will be ready for NHL team in 2020, Seattle mayor says
King County Metro to test new long-range battery-powered buses
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Public to weigh in on state proposal allowing more workers to earn overtime pay
“Lunch shaming” ban puts North Thurston Schools $21,000 in debt
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Durkan signs budget, seeks more help on affordable housing, homelessness
KNKX FM
Report: Climate Change Is Already Bringing Problems To Northwest And It Will Get Worse
KUOW FM
Super-bacteria showing up in Puget Sound wildlife – from orcas to otters
Federal climate report predicts huge economic toll on Pacific Northwest
NW Public Radio
Like That Year-Round Crisp Apple? Thank A Scientist Or Warehouse Possibly In Wenatchee
President Trump’s Push For ‘Energy Dominance’ Boosts Drilling On Public Lands
Report: FBI Classifies Washington-Oregon Proud Boys As Extremist Group
Q13 TV (Fox)
‘A very traditional recession’: Local economist weighs in on slowdown concerns
Olympia clearing homeless camp to build mitigation site downtown
Web
Crosscut
Can light rail expand without displacing low-income residents?
Opinion: Lessons for Washington from a carbon-tax autopsy
MyNorthwest.com
Student-led movement speaks out against I-1639 ‘sanctuary city’
Metro tests new battery-powered buses that can go 140 miles on a charge