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Thursday, December 13
Associated Press
Washington state builds bridge to keep wildlife off highway
Congress approves $400B for farmers, forests, poor
Health law sign-ups lagging as Saturday deadline is looming
Senate panel hears of Native women’s deaths, disappearances
Amazon CEO giving $2.5M to Minneapolis homeless nonprofit
State combats collisions with new wildlife bridge over I-90
After paying $83 million in fines, Washington settles jail mental-health lawsuit
Judge declines to dismiss challenge to US asylum delays
Congress OKs bill to allow killing sea lions to help salmon
Starting school later helps students get more sleep, Seattle study shows
Aberdeen Daily World
Judge tells Aberdeen to revise its homeless camp policies
Aberdeen school funding panel writes letter asking lawmakers to fix funding model
Bainbridge Island Review
New Bainbridge park commissioner is no-show at most meetings
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Camera catches coyote using ‘wildlife bridge’ over I-90
Homeless man who returned $17K he found at food bank hopes to get a home with donations
Columbian
Washington, Oregon get talking about I-5 Bridge (Cleveland, Wylie, Hobbs, Fey)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Guns, helmets and soju proposals queued up for legislators (Rolfes, Appleton, Ryu)
Parker: Animal rights — and humanity — get a boost in farm bill
Editorial: Think before you toss items into a recycling bin
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way to regulate shopping carts, curb blight with new ordinance
Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Elder abuse cases are on the rise in Washington
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Vessel exhaust’s impact on Southern resident killer whales
Kirkland Reporter
Mayor Amy Walen announces resignation from Kirkland City Council
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Lost ballot in 26th District Senate race found
Faulty gate the cause of 200,000-gallon sewage spill
Maple Valley Reporter
Vine Maple Place opens new resource center
Elder abuse cases are on the rise in Washington
News Tribune (subscription required)
Pierce County deputy charged with assault to be fired, sheriff says
A Parkland coffee shop owner was targeted by racism. So the community fought back
New York Times
Trump Says Cohen Failed Him as His Lawyer and Blames Him for Campaign Finance Violations
The Oil Industry’s Covert Campaign to Rewrite American Car Emissions Rules
Olympian (subscription required)
Settlement approved in Washington state mental health case
States cite climate worries in push to stop US coal sales
‘Dirty deeds’: Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen gets 3 years in prison
Puget Sound Business Journal
Aerospace group tries to fix Washington’s talent shortage with a new job fair
Redmond Reporter
Elder abuse cases are on the rise in Washington
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Spokane astronaut Anne McClain in space: ‘I am finally where I was born to be’
Join us: Meet the leaders who ended orca captures in Washington state
The orca and the orca catcher: How a generation of killer whales was taken from Puget Sound
No, teenagers are not lazy for sleeping in — and a new Seattle school policy is helping them get the shut-eye they need
Teen in police custody after report of gun at Issaquah High School
Editorial: Invest in programs that boost high school graduation
Opinion: The Burke-Gilman missing link: Real vs. alternative facts
Spokesman Review
Inslee proposes major spending boost, new capital gains tax
House passes farm bill, sending it to Trump’s desk
Tri-City Herald
Editorial: Other elected officials comply with public records laws. Washington state legislators should figure it out
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Fire commissioners approve $5.4 million budget for 2019
Washington Post
Russian Maria Butina pleads guilty in effort to forge Kremlin bond with U.S. conservatives
Trump’s ultimatum on border wall boxes in fellow Republicans
Trump claims ‘money we save’ from trade deal means ‘Mexico is paying’ for border wall
Publisher of the National Enquirer admits to hush-money payments made on Trump’s behalf
Trump denies directing Michael Cohen to break the law to buy the silence of Playboy playmate and porn star
Why does Trump insult some female journalists? Equality, Sarah Sanders says.
In farewell, Hatch calls on religious conservatives to find common ground with LGBT community
FBI plans ‘Rapid DNA’ network for quick database checks on arrestees
Southern Baptist Convention’s flagship seminary details its racist, slave-owning past in stark report
A man-made war paid for by women and children
Wenatchee World
Confluence boosts minimum wage to $15 an hour
Housing crisis | Wenatchee adds apartments; more on the way
Yakima Herald Republic
Farm Bill should help Yakima Valley’s tree fruit industry
After 2017 jump, new HIV cases in Yakima drop down
Editorial: State funding needed to continue work to contain river flooding
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Seattle’s SR 99 tunnel designed to withstand major earthquakes
Fast ferry service between Tacoma and Seattle ‘feasible,’ study says
Allen Institute launches new immunology division with $125M from Paul Allen
Sequim woman using fashion to fight human trafficking
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
New allegations of sexual abuse at Tacoma boys’ home
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Phoenix Suns owner threatens to move NBA team to Seattle
Bellingham expands homeless outreach with portable showers
KNKX FM
Gov. Inslee to speak at orca rally in Olympia following budget announcement
Later start time helps Seattle high schoolers sleep more, study shows
‘Convince Us If You’re For Real’: Lawmakers Reopen I-5 Bridge Talks (Cleveland)
KUOW FM
In one year, more than a million Washingtonians got unnecessary medical treatment
This pesticide poisons kids, but it’s still sprayed on local orchards — including Christmas trees
NW Public Radio
Judges Ask ICE to Make Courts Off Limits To Immigration Arrests
Arctic Report Card Documents ‘Cascading Effects’ Of Warming Ocean Temperatures
Q13 TV (Fox)
‘It’s either life or death right now:’ Local father educates families on dangers of fentanyl
Web
MyNorthwest.com
Biblical war ‘manifesto’ author, lawmaker faces finance trouble
UW testing male birth control on group of Seattle-area couples
New bill makes it easier to kill sea lions, but can it save local orcas?
Fast ferry from Tacoma to Seattle could be reality by 2022
Publicola
5 Things to Know About the University of Washington Master Plan
Seattle P.I.
‘Year of the Orca’ — Inslee to unveil Orca whale recovery steps
Slog
Congress Passes Farm Bill, Including Hemp Legalization Measure
Methane Leaks Plague Natural Gas Facilities—Why Are They So Underreported?
Wednesday, December 12
Associated Press
Washington state combats collisions with new wildlife bridge
Washington asks court to stop Trump from reviving coal sales
Gov. Inslee proposes plans to fix mental health
Coyote is among the first animals to use new I-90 wildlife bridge
Scuba gear company fined $197K over dumped lead, arsenic
State will fight feds over Hanford worker compensation
Aberdeen Daily World
Winkelman urges Hoquiam council to reconsider GGHI funding
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
U.S. government sues state over sick Hanford worker law (Keiser)
Columbian
Washington and Oregon lawmakers return to Interstate Bridge talks, with thanks and questions (Cleveland)
In Our View: Make State Primary Player (election date)
Vancouver Public Schools support staff push for contract
The Daily News
R.A. Long administrator named state’s assistant principal of the year
Everett Herald (subscription required)
They want people to remember what happened on Highway 530
Judge reverses Frognal order, says logging can move ahead
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Major funding advances for restoration projects in Hood Canal region
News Tribune (subscription required)
Lacey scuba gear business fined $197,000 for dumping hazardous waste in toilet, storm drain
Fast ferry service from Tacoma to Seattle might be possible, study says
Washington governor proposes plans to fix mental health
New York Times
Marriott Data Breach Is Traced to Chinese Hackers as U.S. Readies Crackdown on Beijing
Olympian (subscription required)
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen gets 3 years in prison
U.S. government sues state over sick Hanford worker law
Puget Sound Business Journal
Marriott breach traced to Chinese hackers; U.S. plans response
Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO, testifies on Capitol Hill
Seattle Times (subscription required)
WaPo: Trump said he thinks ‘the people would revolt’ if he were impeached
Inslee unveils $675 million plan to reverse crisis in Washington’s mental-health system
Traffic in Seattle, 2017: Fewer cars, bicyclists and walkers; more transit riders and carpoolers
More effective than condoms? Seattle-area couples test new birth control for men
Federal judge expands his inquiry into overturning of Seattle police officer’s firing
‘I’m not really ashamed of who I am anymore’: Eastside kids get counseling and support as anxiety is on the rise
Federal judge expands his inquiry into overturning of Seattle police officer’s firing
Westneat: Whose stadium is it? They tell us it’s ours, only not when it comes to selling the big money name
Editorials: Bellevue’s GIX grad school is a smart U.S.-China educational partnership
Opinion: Yes to whale-watching moratorium: Cut the engine noise, save the orcas
Opinion: No to whale-watching moratorium: Done responsibly, it can help our orcas survive
Spokesman Review
Spokane joins statewide group to increase teen homeless services (Riccelli)
Spokane County commissioners open union contract negotiations to the public
Cheney marijuana grower scrutinized for failed bacterial test amid legal tussle over ownership
Tri-City Herald
U.S.government sues state over sick Hanford worker law (Keiser)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Lawmakers must do public’s business in open
Washington Post
Michael Cohen sentenced to three years in prison for crimes committed while working for Trump
‘This has spiraled downward’: Democrats introduce Trump to divided government
Gun control group claims victory at ballot box, in statehouses
China to revise plan for global technology dominance
Yakima Herald Republic
Driving on the pass without chains? You could be fined
Editorial: Legislators: plastic bags need to go (Peterson,Ranker)
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Alaskan Way Viaduct coming down 30 years after earthquake warning
After investigation, Eastside housing program may audit hundreds of homes
Governor, AG vow to fight Feds’ suit to repeal Hanford sick worker law (Keiser)
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Washington State Ferries plans to rework schedule in Vashon Island run
Inslee emphasizes community care in new mental health budget
Fast ferry from Tacoma to Seattle could be reality by 2022
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Business owners say they weren’t told about new, nearby homeless shelter opening
King County Prosecutor: it’s time to modernize how sexual assault cases are prosecuted
KNKX FM
Lawmakers still awaiting answers on ICE detainee’s death in Tacoma
Judge orders Olympia to stop allowing people into sanctioned homeless camp
Bill To Allow Killing Sea Lions To Help Salmon Heads To Trump’s Desk
3 Oregon Men Face Hate Crime Charges For Alleged Beating Of Black DJ
Inside Inslee’s proposed budget: A new, 500-bed mental hospital to replace Western State
Analysis: Gov. Inslee begins roll-out of proposed two-year budget
KUOW FM
Bold or tired? Inslee climate policy aims at decade-old goal
Mayors And Governors Rebut Trump Administration Position At Climate Summit
America’s Growing Cop Shortage
Inside Inslee’s proposed budget: A new, 500-bed mental hospital to replace Western State
NW Public Radio
Inside Jay Inslee’s Proposed Budget: A New, 500-Bed Mental Hospital To Replace Western State
Farm Bill Compromise Reached With SNAP Changes Out, Industrial Hemp In
Q13 TV (Fox)
Seattle launches on-demand van service ahead of viaduct closure
New homeless tent city on hold after Olympia business owners say city violated law
It looks like it’s getting safer to ride your bike in Seattle
Web
Crosscut
In surprise turn, Mayor’s pick to lead HR department bows out
Rectifying Seattle’s racist past requires a denser future, says report
Opinion: Let’s make sure Orcas get what they need from us
As Seattle’s traffic doom looms, some see a silver lining
Seattle P.I.
Feds’ suit against Hanford law ‘a depraved action’ — Inslee
The Inslee ‘Leap Forward’ — Clean power, no coal, electric cars and ferries
Slog
Half of Washington State Schools Receive Poor Ratings on Free Speech
Tuesday, December 11
Associated Press
Inslee wants 100% clean energy in Washington by 2045
Judge refuses to dismiss wage effort at immigration jail
Environmental groups to sue over offshore drilling tests
Mariners finalize 25-year lease to remain in Seattle
Idaho tax revenues continue to fall short, creating ‘unusual’ challenge for lawmakers
Trump administration proposes major rollback of water rules
Trump plan to reclassify nuke waste alarms environmentalists
Aberdeen Daily World
Not just any run-of-the-mill story: One Harbor museum helps another
Public documents give offer details in scrapped TRL plan
Aberdeen’s city administrator hiring pushed back in proposed budget
Oped: Where Republicans, Democrats stand heading into 2019
Oped: Thinking big about protection from a tsunami
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Homeless mitigation site opens in downtown Olympia
Judge grants restraining order on homeless camp, but says those already there can stay
State cannabis sellers want the Legislature to allow broader CBD sales and make other reforms
The Daily News
Cowlitz to get $1 million for salmon recovery projects
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Police: White supremacists beat black DJ in Lynnwood bar
Spawning salmon have one less barrier in an urban creek
Localman with arsenal allegedly fantasized mass killing
Editorial:Ban sale of high-capacity firearm magazines
Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan County has state’s highest voter turnout
Apply to join board of electric co-op OPALCO
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
One-vote discrepancy in 26th District Senate race questioned by Secretary of State
Maple Valley Reporter
Historic high-turnout midterm election|Secretary of State
New York Times
Trump Vows to Shut Down Government if Border Wall Is Not Funded
Criminal Justice Bill Will Go Up for a Vote, McConnell Says
Trump Claims Progress With China as Negotiators Talk Trade
Trump Prepares to Unveil a Vast Reworking of Clean Water Protections
Trump Team Pushes Fossil Fuels at Climate Talks. Protests Erupt, but Allies Emerge, Too.
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Woman alleges sexual harassment, says Washington State Bar Association didn’t hold board exec accountable
Electric ferries, no more coal power: After carbon-fee defeat, Inslee rolls out clean-energy proposals
Highway 99 tunnel Q&A: what it means for bus routes, detours and tsunamis
Seattle approves new office to help city employees with workplace harassment, discrimination
Seattle City Council approves plan for UW to build 6 million square feet, add high-rise district
Opinion: Transgender troops are critical to military readiness
Editorial: Manweller must proceed with resignation
Snoqualmie-Valley Record
National report outlines climate change’s course for the Northwest
Tri-City Herald
State cannabis sellers want the Legislature to allow broader CBD sales and make other reforms
Guest Opinion: Civil rights must be protected
Guest Opinion: Arlene’s Flowers case no way to settle disputes
USA Today
In remarkable public exchange, Trump argues with Pelosi, Schumer about border wall funding
In major shift, Mitch McConnell announces the Senate will vote on criminal justice reform bill
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Plan to shut nuclear waste plant concerning
Washington Post
Trump administration to condemn China over hacking and economic espionage, escalating tensions between superpowers
Across five tweets, Trump makes a meandering case for border wall funding
The Arctic is in even worse shape than you realize
Google is now in the congressional spotlight as CEO Sundar Pichai testifies on Capitol Hill
Congress’s $867 billion farm bill is out. Here’s what’s in it.
The Finance 202: China sends warning to U.S. businesses with iPhone ban
Americans are more worried about their financial futures now than at any other time in the Trump era
Administration’s permits to harm marine animals during oil and gas exploration face a court fight
Opinion: We are former senators. The Senate has long stood in defense of democracy — and must again.
Whidbey News-Times
Editorial: It’s time to say goodbye to one-use plastic bags
Yakima Herald Republic
Groups reach out to help veterans in need with housing, employment and more
Editorial: Continued support for TRiO program needed to aid low-income students
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
One month from today, Seattle’s viaduct will close and commuting will be more difficult
Controversial 25-year Mariners lease approved; new stadium name next
FBI investigating Lynnwood bar fight linked to Whidbey Island neo-Nazis
Follow chain-up requirements on Snoqualmie Pass or face a $500 fine
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Judge puts temporary stop to new city sanctioned homeless camp the day it opens
KNKX FM
Gov. Jay Inslee unveils ambitious legislative climate package (Carlyle)
Northwest entrepreneurs cheer on provision to legalize hemp in Farm Bill
KUOW FM
Federal government sues Washington state over law to help sick Hanford workers
For King County cops, pointing a weapon at someone will soon be considered ‘use of force,’ settlement says
‘Time’ Person Of The Year For 2018: Journalists Under Attack In ‘War On Truth’
Farm Bill Compromise Reached With SNAP Changes Out, Industrial Hemp In
Will the Viaduct shutdown allow you to work from home?
“Critical” food-safety violations at 12 Seattle public schools’ cafeterias
NW Public Radio
Taking Carbon Out Of The Air And Reusing It: Company Aims To Address Climate
Q13 TV (Fox)
Investigators say suspects in DJ assault are ‘self-professed members of neo-Nazi skinhead group’
NOAA: 12 sea lions now confirmed shot in Puget Sound
Web
Crosscut
Gov. Inslee calls for electric cars, high speed rail, but no climate tax (Carlyle)
Scientists help hatchery salmon find the sweet smell of home
MyNorthwest.com
Gov. Inslee’s new climate plan nixes coal power by 2025
Seattle Council creates office for reporting sexual harassment
Seattle P.I.
Inslee, Ferguson, Durkan on Trump immigration rule: This is not America
Study: Seattleites rank among the best in the country for ‘wallet fitness’
Jayapal back from Tijuana, ready to tackle Trump on immigration
Slog
Facebook’s Attempt at Regulating Itself Isn’t Good Enough, Attorney General Says
Inslee’s 2019 Climate Plan Won’t Include Carbon Pricing (Tarleton, Carlyle)
Study Connects Climate Change to Mass Extinction While Trump Promotes Fossil Fuels at Climate Conference
Monday, December 10
Associated Press
Task force: Legislature should be more transparent
Majority of UN nations back migration deal; United States doesn’t
Spokane police clear city hall homeless encampment
Cougar kills 8 alpacas just northwest of Spokane
Everett joins other cities in banning plastic bags
Aberdeen Daily World
More ‘airy’ layout awaits patrons as Hoquiam Library reopens
O.S. visitor center moving out of convention center
Oped: DNR needs to balance habitat protection and trust duties
Bellingham Herald(subscription required)
Some affordable housing in Bellingham is being sold. Here’s how that’s a good thing
ATF says Kingdom Hall fire near Lacey was arson
Bells at the Capitol ring in the Christmas season throughout the Rotunda
Suffragist spirit: Governor’s Mansion Tours in January to include history lesson
How crews plan to pulverize the Alaskan Way Viaduct
Columbian
Oregon to join in Interstate 5 Bridge replacement talks (Cleveland)
In Our View: Save the Killer Whales
In Our View: Cheers & Jeers (I-5 bridge)
The Daily News
States to resume talks about replacing Interstate 5 Bridge (Cleveland,Hobbs, Wylie)
Everett Herald(subscription required)
AG angered at absence of gun magazine limit in new report
Wildfires risk expected to increase on Washington’s westside
Bothell awarded more than $4.5 million for roads, trails
With $10M, EvCC would boost parking for new learning center
Federal Way Mirror
Federal Way Council approves 2019-2020 budget
Journal of the San Juan Islands
State to adopt transportation plan, discuss autonomous vehicles
Fentanyl deaths increase in Washington state
San Juan County Real Estate Excise Tax collection starts Dec. 27
Kirkland Reporter
Inslee visits LWTech students in Kirkland
Kitsap Sun(subscription required)
Officials question effectiveness, ethics of Kitsap’s syringe exchange program
South Kitsap school superintendent to retire
Randall wins in 26th Senate race recount
Column: We can save lives from overdose — but maybe not at this cost
News Tribune (subscriptionrequired)
ATF says Kingdom Hall fire near Lacey was arson
Business owners seek restraining order to stop Olympia’s city-sanctioned homeless camp
New York Times
U.S.-China Friction Threatens to Undercut the Fight Against Climate Change
Wall St. Ignored Signs of Trouble for Months. Now It Sees Risks Everywhere.
Done With Michael Cohen, Federal Prosecutors Shift Focus to Trump Family Business
Nick Ayers, Aide to Pence, Declines Offer to Be Trump’s Chief of Staff
Shutdown Looms and Priorities Stack Up as Congress Races Toward Session’s End
A Cold War Arms Treaty Is Unraveling. But the Problem Is Much Bigger.
Olympian(subscription required)
Suffragist spirit: Governor’s Mansion Tours in January to include history lesson
Olympia’s crisis response team coming in January: ‘Our goal is to divert people from jail’
Peninsula Daily News
Clallam County commissioners approve letter to Department of Natural Resources
Puget Sound BusinessJournal
Your apps know where you were last night, and they’re not keeping it secret
US retailers shake up supply chains as tariffs bite
Google plans to keep Fremont office after massive South Lake Union campus is built
Redmond Reporter
Redmond woman tied to ‘sham’ charity scheme
Council’s redevelopment plans jeopardize businesses in southeast Redmond
Seattle Times (subscription required)
‘You should get on a waiting list’: Seattle’s child-care crunch takes toll on parents, providers
Seattle delays $200M tax on downtown-property owners as waterfront talks continue
Big switch in Seattle homebuying: from most to fewest bidding wars in the country
Hate watchdog group says man arrested in Lynnwood tavern melee linked to white-supremacist group
Shootings are contagious: Prosecutors study King County gun violence from a public-health angle
Fort Lawton low-income housing project moves forward — and more Magnolia neighbors are on board
FYI Guy: Seattle zoning’s urban-suburban divide: Here’s how the city’s two halves are changing
Editorial: Community colleges need budget love to train future workforce
Opinion: Eliminating hate is everyone’s responsibility
Opinion: Climate change is killing our patients
Spokesman Review
Spin Control: Task force sends Legislature its thoughts on open records
Getting There: Near completion but yet unfinished, two major street projects go to rest for the winter
Farmers, state watching for signs export markets will reopen
USA Today
Supreme Court won’t consider state efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
President Trump defends payments to women as ‘private transaction’
Reforming America’s criminal justice system: What you need to know
Washington Post
Supreme Court declines to review rulings that blocked efforts to end Planned Parenthood funding
Domestic slayings: Brutal and foreseeable
Investigation of generic ‘cartel’ expands to 300 drugs
The Energy 202: Trump ‘opened the door’ for climate skeptics to attend U.N. talks,environmentalists lament
What’s happening in Poland right now to fix climate change — and why you should be paying attention
The Finance 202: U.S.-China trade standoff means no reprieve for rattled investors
Opinion: The Trump administration says it will walk away from a nuclear treaty. Then what?
Opinion: Are Republicans abandoning democracy?
Whidbey News-Times
Council reduces stability fund
Commissioners ink $103.8 million ‘status quo’ budget
City jail contract proposal delayed
Yakima Herald Republic
Ag workers turn to OIC to find new and better jobs
Advocacy group offers support to families dealing with mental illnesses
Broadcast
Jefferson Public Radio
Lawmakers From Oregon And Washington To Discuss Replacing Interstate 5 Bridge (Cleveland, Hobbs, Wylie)
KATU (Portland)
Lawmakers on both sides of Columbia agree to talk about new Interstate Bridge (Cleveland)
KING5 TV (NBC)
Seattle homes attract fewer multiple bids as market cools
SeaTac council member killed in car crash was ‘a positive force’
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
City of Olympia to open its first city-sanctioned homeless encampment on Monday
KNKX FM
Sexual harassment workgroup recommends new independent office to investigate misconduct (Macri)
Analysis: Legislative workgroup releases recommendations aimed at addressing sexual misconduct
Opportunity Scholarship aims to prepare local students for high-paying jobs
Upcoming viaduct closure will cause massive traffic congestion
Meet the Ricky behind “Ricky’s Law” — and the Lauren who always stood behind him (Davis)
Pushed away by their birth families, many LGBTQ people build ‘chosen families’
How a daycare worker became one woman’s other mother
Arson and hate crime suspected in latest attack on Jehovah’s Witnesses near Olympia
KUOW FM
Exclusive: Ed Department To Erase Debts Of Teachers, Fix Troubled Grant Program
More Salt, Fewer Whole Grains: USDA Eases School Lunch Nutrition Rules
What The Ebbs And Flows Of The KKK Can Tell Us About White Supremacy Today
NW Public Radio
Olympia Harassment: Workgroup Recommends New Office To Investigate Misconduct In Legislature (Macri)
West Coast Fishing And Crabbing Groups Sue Fossil Fuel Companies For Role In Climate Change
Web
Crosscut
Seattle port employee is latest West Coast dockworker to claim pregnancy discrimination
Recent stumbles show Seattle struggles to maintain affordable housing
Opinion: The political perils of carbon taxes, in Paris and Olympia
Seattle P.I.
The most drastic changes Seattle has seen in the past 10 years
Slog
Motorcyclist Wins $65,000 Settlement After King County Deputy Pulls Gun on Him
Friday, December 7
Associated Press
Hate crime charge added to student suspected of vandalism
Everett joins other cities in banning plastic bags
77 years after Pearl Harbor attack, military still identifying the nameless dead,sending them home
Lawsuit aims to shut down city’s tiny home villages
Former state Rep. Schindler dead at 74
Teen in Washington state school shooting plot pleads guilty
Court: Plan to ban injection sites properly kept off ballot
Whales have worse than average year for entanglement in gear
Officials: Fentanyl overdose deaths up 70 percent in state
US officials move to ease Obama-era drilling restrictions
Washington state denies Avista’s sale to Canadian utility
Feds approve mining exploration near Mount St. Helens
The Latest: US drops 2020 review of troubled bird’s status
Trump signs waiver for ship idled for violating Jones Act
Aberdeen Daily World
Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. physicians were born abroad
Bainbridge Island Review
Rep. Appleton to chair Council of State Governments’ Public Safety Committee (Appleton)
Bellingham Herald(subscription required)
Who’s a good dog? Washington State Patrol graduates four K-9s
Bothell Reporter
National report outlines climate change’s course for the Northwest
The Columbian
In Our View: Ranked-Choice Voting
In Our View: Stop Fighting Obamacare
Vancouver federal legislative agenda: New I-5 bridge top goal
Department of Corrections denies allegations raised by Larch employee
OpioidAction Summit to explore solutions
The Daily News
Wahkiakum sheriff, citing constitution, says he won’t enforce I-1639
Everett Herald(subscription required)
UWBothell pursuing state funds to boost STEM enrollment (Palumbo)
Everett City Council approves ban on single-use plastic bags
The Inlander
Spokane County is suing to block the expansion of its commission; some argue that the move is politically motivated (Riccelli)
Law enforcement and community activists push for revisions to Initiative 940
Some Washington lawmakers plan to give plastic bags the boot in favor of reusables (Peterson, Ranker)
The Washington Cannabis Association hopes to ease restrictions on investors and entrepreneurs with upcoming legislation
Washington awards a Seattle company with a research license
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Friday Harbor Elementary School fundraises for new playground equipment
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Bainbridge eyes new transportation funding through car-tab fee hike
News Tribune (subscription required)
Threats to “shoot up” 3 University Place schools being investigated
What caused ancient mass extinction? Hot ocean water blamed
Detour no more. Temporary bridge coming for state highway in Buckley
New York Times
Trump Rule Would Limit E.P.A.’s Control Over Water Pollution
Trump Plans Major Rollback of Sage Grouse Protections to Spur Oil Exploration
U.S.-China Friction Threatens to Undercut the Fight Against Climate Change
Trump Will Nominate William P. Barr as Attorney General
U.S. Adds 155,000 Jobs in November as Hiring Slows Modestly
Olympian (subscription required)
Trump says he’ll nominate Barr for attorney general
Security company’s patrols in downtown Olympia suspended after run-in with protesters
Opinion: No easy solution to creating affordable housing for people at every income level
Peninsula Daily News
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe seeks to rename clamming beach
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Fraser River chinook critical to orcas are in steep decline, new research shows
I hid my homelessness in high school. My counselor helped me speak out
Seattle School Board extends emergency contract for extra school buses
Washington Supreme Court rules against initiative to block public funding of safe-injection sites
Seattle-area home prices drop again — down 11 percent in last six months
Global warming today mirrors conditions leading to Earth’s largest extinction event, UW study says
Microsoft calls for regulations to control, restrict facial-recognition technology
Bloomberg: ‘Capitalistic’ America faces fight with Canada for cannabis supremacy
Opinion: The Mandatory Housing Affordability program will worsen Seattle’s housing crisis
Editorial: Boosting South Sound manufacturing jobs
Editorial: Promises made, promises kept on I-940
Seattle Weekly
State Supreme Court Strikes Down I-27; King County Will Pursue Safe Consumption Sites
Spokesman Review
Former lawmaker Lynn Schindler remembered for strong values
Pullman police settles lawsuit over alleged excessive force
Tri-City Herald
Editorial: Splitting Washington state is a ridiculous idea that needs to quit popping up
USA Today
As major developments loom, President Trump again goes after special counsel Robert Mueller
How new Trump rules could leave tens of thousands of immigrants ineligible for green cards
James Comey to testify privately on Russia, Clinton emails before House committees
Washington Post
Trump confirms he will nominate Barr as attorney general, Nauert as U.N. ambassador
China seen as trying to keep Huawei issue from derailing trade talks with U.S.
EPA announces plan to ease carbon emissions rule for new coal plants
Large cities still segregated even as nation becoming more diverse
Chuck Schumer: No deal on infrastructure without addressing climate change
Whidbey News-Times
Editorial: Hopefully door to crucial agreement isn’t entirely closed
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
WATCH: Coyote crosses I-90 using new wildlife overpass
Father believes safe injection site may have saved daughter’s life
Everett joins growing list of cities to ban plastic bags
Amazon bans toxic chemicals found in paint strippers
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Feds approve mining exploration near Mount St. Helens
Department of Health: Fetanyl overdose deaths up 70 percent in state
New lawsuit aims to close down Seattle’s tiny home villages
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Two teens escape juvenile detention center; including 14-year-old convicted of murder
Everett teen accused of plotting mass shooting at high school pleads guilty
King County voters don’t get say in supervised injection sites
KNKX FM
Porcupines and hares beware! Weasel-like fishers return to North Cascades
Tacoma moves to continue aid, enforcement around homelessness through 2019
KUOW FM
Tenants sue over mandatory Seattle rental inspections
Suspicious fire destroys Jehovah’s Witness hall near Olympia
Native Americans On Tribal Land Are ‘The Least Connected’ To High-Speed Internet
This is how Seattle’s new tunnel compares with others, in dollars and delays
Medicare Open Enrollment: What To Know Before Friday’s Deadline
NW Public Radio
Gov. Jay Inslee Calls Presidential Race ‘Wide Open,’ Raises Over $100K To Explore Running
Washington Utility Regulators Deny Acquisition Of Avista By Canadian Firm
Scent Research Could Help More Salmon Find Their Way Home
Exotic Dancers In Washington Want More On-The-Job Protections
Space Needle, Meet Lord Stanley: Seattle Is Getting Its Own NHL Team
Q13 TV (Fox)
Fentanyl-related overdose deaths up 70 percent from last year in Washington
Web
Crosscut
Coming soon for Seattle city workers facing harassment: an advocate
Facing high housing prices, Renton pushes backyard cottages
MyNorthwest.com
70 percent increase in fentanyl deaths doesn’t tell whole story
Schmudget
New “public charge” proposal would harm Washington families
Slog
Initiative to Ban Safe Consumption Sites Shot Down by Washington Supreme Court