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Friday, September 28
Associated Press
US Supreme Court to hear Yakama gas tax case next month
State rejects oyster growers’ request to use pesticide
Group wants voters to decide on Safeco Field funds
Woman says Washington state lawmaker raped her in 2007
GOP favors federal regulation on sports gambling
House passes GOP bill to make new tax cuts permanent
AP Source: Trump signs spending plan, avoiding shutdown
Pearl Jam announces $1.3M donation to help end homelessness
First responders hold practice session in Seattle tunnel
Aberdeen Daily World
Proposal to close libraries catches patrons by surprise
Bellingham Herald
Killer whales face dire threat from PCB
Controversial oyster pesticide ruled ‘too risky’ for Washington water
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: Congress’ opioid bills only a start on what’s needed
News Tribune (subscription required)
Seattle woman says state Sen. Joe Fain raped her in 2007; Fain denies allegation
New York Times
With a Key Vote Secured, Senators Will Advance Kavanaugh’s Nomination
Olympian (subscription required)
Controversial oyster pesticide ruled ‘too risky’ for Washington waters
County leaders ask for legal review of federal grant with immigration strings attached
Peninsula Daily News
Peninsula jobless rates down slightly
Puget Sound Business Journal
Facebook network breach impacts up to 50 million users
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle woman says state Sen. Joe Fain raped her in 2007; Fain denies allegation
Petition filed for potential referendum against $135 million in tax funds for Mariners ballpark
To fix driver shortage, Seattle Public Schools bus contractor offers $22 starting pay and up to $3,000 hiring bonus
Coal power plant that feeds Puget Sound Energy is back on line
Pearl Jam announces donation to help end youth homelessness
Salmonella that’s sickened 7 people traced to Issaquah Costco, King County says
Sound Transit to spend $56,000 on abandoned trolley platform — just to design its demolition
As facial-recognition technology grows, so does wariness about privacy
Opinion: Restore national parks with fees from energy development
Editorial: Vacating misdemeanor marijuana convictions is the right thing to do
Seattle Weekly
King County’s Safeco Funding Package Might Go to Referendum Vote
Report Reveals Inequities of Climate Change in Washington
Spokesman Review
Washington officials say legal pot economy is plateauing in the state
Disabled clients left in lurch after Washington state ends contract with job rehab program
Opinion: Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony was devastating
USA Today
Student who refuses to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance expelled, Texas attorney general backs school
Facebook says accounts of nearly 50 million users were breached in attack
Washington Post
Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100
The Finance 202: Elon Musk’s Trump-like behavior just caught up with him
Thousands of service industry workers will strike next week to demand unions
Oil prices creep higher as OPEC wrestles with Trump’s call to increase production
Yakima Herald Republic
U.S. Supreme Court will hear case between Yakama tribal member and state Department of Licensing on gas tax
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Burien is struggling to find solutions to gang violence
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
State investigators go undercover to crackdown on underage vaping
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Residents could get to vote whether Safeco Field gets its $135 million in county funding
‘Believe Survivors’: Seattle rallies in support of Ford in Kavanaugh hearing
Seattle U law students disappointed with the politics of the Kavanaugh hearing
Seattle rape survivor watches Kavanaugh hearing closely
KNKX
Trade War With China Results in Cancelled Orders For NW Exports
Critters are already using unfinished animals-only bridge over I-90
KUOW FM
Trade War With China Yields Cancelled Orders For Northwest Exports
Toxic PCBs threaten orcas around the world
Washington state GOP apologizes to Meinert accusers
Needle trash is a problem. Should you pick it up?
Q13 TV (Fox)
Pearl Jam partners with local groups to fight homelessness
Calls to King County sexual-assault hotline up 20 percent during Kavanaugh hearings
Formerly homelessness man now a resource for non-profit benefiting from Pearl Jam’s funds
Chemical pollution could wipe out half of all orca populations
Breakdown of counselors in different school districts and what it means
Web
Crosscut
Bridge over I-90 offers safe passage for wildlife
Group pushes ballot measure to repeal Safeco funding
Opinion: How Congress can do something now about sexual violence
Seattle P.I.
Petition filed to put Safeco Field funding to a public vote
Pearl Jam, Trudi Inslee, team up to fight homelessness with a new initiative
Thursday, September 27
Associated Press
State office building evacuated because of bomb threat
US mortgage rates up; 30-year at 7-year high 4.72 percent
80,000 people died of flu last winter in U.S., CDC says
Aberdeen Daily World
Plans for clearing homeless camp appear to gain momentum
DOT: State Route 8 fish passage construction months ahead of schedule
The Daily News
Lockable phone pouches help Discovery students focus on learning
Cowlitz jobless rate falls slightly in August
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: Everett’s electric bus should be first of many
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Research shows another Southern resident orca ailing, others pregnant
The Journal of the San Juan Islands presents: Editorial Cartoon
News Tribune (subscription required)
Will $70 million stave off Tacoma’s housing crisis? ‘Action strategy’ offers blueprint
Costly lawsuits could follow restrictions on homeless, attorney warns Puyallup, other cities
Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: Port must hold firm with (rude) cruise line
Puget Sound Business Journal
Fed raises rates despite trade concerns
Redmond Reporter
Redmond student earns perfect ACT score
County moves ahead with Marymoor wetland restoration
Seattle Times (subscription required)
A wave of condos is coming to Seattle, Bellevue for the first time since the housing bust
Boeing saved $227M from state tax incentives last year while it cut 6,000 jobs
Traffic alert: Emergency and scheduled repair work on I-5 may cause delays through Monday
Sirens near Seattle Center? A tunnel-rescue drill at noon Thursday
Controversial tiny house village for homelessness in North Seattle to close
Washington state Uber drivers to get payout in data-breach settlement
Washington colleges rank high for black student access, with room to grow on graduation, in new report
Editorial: Lift Trump administration’s cruel, un-American refugee cap
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
School district, support staff continue contract negotiations
Washington Post
The Finance 202: Trump and his Fed chair present conflicting views on trade
Flu broke records for deaths, illnesses in 2017-2018, new CDC numbers show
The Energy 202: Republicans rev up calls to rewrite Endangered Species Act
U.S., Japan open direct trade talks, in move that could reshape global auto industry
Trump threatens auto tariffs on Canada as relationship with Trudeau continues to sour
Trump ‘not happy’ with Fed’s interest-rate hike, but he likes its 3.1% growth forecast
Wenatchee World
Giga Watt hits ‘bump in the road’ | Carlson steps down, staff trimmed to 13 from 70
Wenatchee High School upgrades attendance system
Land trust buys property
Yakima Herald Republic
Boeing saved $227 million from state tax incentives last year while it cut 6,000 jobs
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Controversial tiny house village for Seattle homeless to close
WaMu’s collapse reverberates 10 years later in Seattle, Tacoma
Seattle tunnel tested for full-scale emergency Thursday
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Seattle shutting down tiny house homeless camp
New phone could save lives on the Deception Pass Bridge
KUOW FM
Why Google and Facebook want to change WA’s transparency laws for election advertising
NW Public Radio
Seattle’s New Seawall Is Built To Help Salmon
Feds Change Oil Train Safety Rules. Northwest Governors Not Pleased
Poll Finds Americans Deeply Divided By Gender On Brett Kavanaugh Nomination
Q13 TV (Fox)
98 mountain goats moved from Olympics to Cascades; 11 die before or during relocation
At 13, teens here can refuse mental health treatment even if suicidal; parents fighting to change rules
Concerns raised with Seattle’s planned closure of tiny home village for at-risk homeless
Web
Crosscut
Local Native leaders want Pike Place totem poles removed
How bug ranching can fix the food system
Wednesday, September 26
Associated Press
Disasters declared for salmon fisheries along West Coast
Critters begin crossing animals-only bridge over I-90
State continues efforts to kill some members of wolf pack
Trump: China “attempting to interfere” with 2018 US election
Oregon officials fear disease outbreaks as vaccine exemptions increase
Another orca sick, others pregnant
Republicans push back against states seen as too pro-regulation
State board upholds city regulations on detention centers
States blast plan to overhaul endangered species protection
Draft report lists possible actions to save endangered orcas
Blocked US grizzly hunts fuel call for species law changes
State investigating fire staffers who practiced on body
Lawmaker accused of underage relationship won’t resign, but won’t serve another term
Tacoma can stop expansion of immigrant detention center, board rules
Aberdeen Daily World
Planners from Japan talk tsunami prep, recovery in Westport
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Northwest Detention Center blocked from expanding
First girls-only boot camp to ease transition for those who plan to join Boy Scouts
Columbian
Teachers strikes: 3 questions after the dust has settled
Rep. Vick says education bill was ‘spot on’
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett Transit debuts first electric bus
Editorial: Resume talks to replace I-5’s Columbia River spans
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Governor’s task force releases draft plan to save local orcas (Ranker)
Don’t give up on our orcas | Reporter’s notebook
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Bremerton, Bainbridge loading areas swapping at Colman Dock
Bremerton Beat Blast finds out what’s new in schools around Kitsap County
News Tribune (subscription required)
Northwest Detention Center blocked from expanding
New York Times
U.N. General Assembly: Trump Accuses China of Election Meddling
Olympian (subscription required)
Opioid regulations worry chronic pain patients, doctors
Puget Sound Business Journal
As debt rises, the government will soon spend more on interest than on the military
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Another southern resident orca is ailing — and at least three whales are pregnant
As Seattle home prices dip, outer reaches of metro area are humming along
Students march to City Hall to protest shuffling of teachers among Seattle schools
What’s in Seattle’s $130 million proposal to increase transportation funding?
WaPo: Amazon warehouse workers say the company is quietly doling out small raises
FYI Guy: Seattle bike commuting hits 10-year low, census data show
Sen. Wellman: Partnering with community on bills for student safety and health in Washington
Seattle Weekly
Locked Up and Poor
Spokesman Review
Avista sale includes protections against Canadian government influence and rate hikes, consultant says
Avista executives to receive $18 million payout on day of sale
Grand Coulee Dam operator to pay $115,000 over hazardous waste violations
USA Today
President Donald Trump says Mideast peace plan possible in next four months
Congress reaches agreement on prescription for fighting the nation’s opioid epidemic
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Full funding of Hanford cleanup was right call
Washington Post
Ryan: Trump said he’ll sign spending bill that averts shutdown
‘Powerful’ corporate interests prevent U.S. from insuring 30 million, ex-UN chief says
Climate change is destroying our national parks at an alarming rate, study finds
Without evidence, Trump accuses China of interfering in U.S. midterm elections
Trump administration appeals ruling striking down anti-union orders
Inside the private Justice Department meeting that could lead to new investigations of Facebook, Google and other tech giants
The Finance 202: Auto tariffs would vastly expand Trump’s trade war. A decision could come at any time.
Boeing wins $2.4 billion Air Force helicopter contract in major upset to Lockheed Martin
Amazon is doling out raises of as little as 25 cents an hour in what employees call ‘damage control’
Whidbey News-Times
A place for the kids
Coroner identifies man shot, killed by police
Mussel farm, other agencies train in oil spill cleanup
Feds award grant to IT
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Emergency drill in Seattle tunnel will prepare crews for worse-case scenario
More children placed in hotels, state offices amid Washington foster care crisis
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Uber to pay $2.2 million to its Wash. state drivers over data breach
Mayor Durkan focuses on at-risk youth after spike in gun violence
KNKX FM
Fighting Fire With Fire: Prescribed Burn Training Tackles Forest Health In Washington
First Report From Gov. Inslee’s Orca Task Force Is Out For Public Comment
KUOW FM
Seattle students walk out in protest of teacher displacement
Study: Climate Change Hits National Parks Hard. North Cascades Is No Exception
Q13 TV (Fox)
Colman Dock construction prompts changes for ferry commuters
State lawmaker to push for more mental health resources to make schools safer (Wellman)
Web
MyNorthwest.com
Community Passageways: Young criminal offenders need mentors, not jail
September is sixth straight warmer-than-usual month
Another orca is sick; more orcas are pregnant
Homeless campers are suing Puyallup, Pierce County after sweeps
Slog
Big Tech Is Fighting to Change Washington’s Pioneering Rules on Election Ad Transparency
Tuesday, September 25
Associated Press
Pipeline operator must fix flaws in oil spill plan
Judge tosses charges against man due to Western State delay
Proposal would protect Methow Valley from future mining
Grizzlies get back US protections, Rockies hunts blocked
Republicans launch full-scale save-Kavanaugh campaign
Judge dismisses Lakewood’s lawsuit on violent offenders
Aberdeen Daily World
Structural engineers and recovery team begin work on Armory building
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State demands spill response details for Whatcom portion of Trans Mountain Pipeline
Columbian
In Our View: Good, Bad of Opioid Fight
The Daily News
Community voices concerns about health affects of proposed coal terminal
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Maltby Cafe’s cinnamon rolls are safe from highway project (Palumbo)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Ferries advisory chairman explains why you should care about WSF long-range plan | Guest Column
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Salmon given assist to get over problematic Gorst weir
News Tribune (subscription required)
Silent anti-Kavanaugh protest moves through Washington Senate offices
Driscoll: Delusional Puyallup leaders had it coming. Recent lawsuit by homeless won’t be the last
New York Times
At United Nations, Fears of a ‘New World Disorder’ as Trump Returns
Peninsula Daily News
U.S Senate approves opioid legislation
Redmond Reporter
Tasveer South Asian Film Festival sheds light on underrepresented stories
Seattle Times (subscription required)
GOP Rep. Manweller says he will stay in race but not serve another term
Timeline: A summary of sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Matt Manweller
Seattle students plan walkout Tuesday in response to teacher transfers
Seattle City Council gives preliminary approval for University of Washington’s massive growth plan
Mayor Durkan adds shelter, homeless outreach and support for vehicle campers in Seattle budget
Appeals court sides with Colville Tribe against Canadian mining company for polluting Upper Columbia River
‘It’s a long time coming’: $6.2 million wildlife bridge over I-90 nears completion
As Seattle home prices dip, outer reaches of metro area are humming along
FYI Guy: What is middle class in Seattle? Families now earn median of $121,000
Opinion: EPA’s reversal of environmental protections veers badly off course
Editorial: Too many children failing statewide tests
Spokesman Review
Washington and Idaho lawmakers remain unchanged on Kavanaugh
Crews battled wildfires along I-90 on the West Plains
USA Today
Third Kavanaugh accuser, a former US Mint employee, ‘100 percent credible,’ Avenatti says
Washington Post
U.S. all but certain to miss weekend deadline to include Canada in three-way NAFTA deal
At United Nations, Trump rejects constraints imposed by other nations, says U.S. will act to counter ‘global control’
ARCTIC CAULDRON: Across the Arctic, lakes are leaking dangerous greenhouse gases. And one lake is behaving very strangely.
Wenatchee World
Wenatchee World editorial sparks protest
Forest Service: Remove Methow Valley land from mining exploration
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Homeless residents sue Puyallup, Pierce County over encampment sweeps
Student enrollment down in Seattle schools, rising farther south
State’s first wildlife ‘overcrossing’ near Snoqualmie Pass almost complete
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Seattle begins clean-up of one of city’s longest running homeless encampments
Calls for regional gang unit follow shooting death of Burien grandmother
New wildlife crossing over I-90 nearing completion
Auburn homeless expected to do chores to earn their keep
Congestion will be a nightmare when Viaduct closes if drivers don’t do their part
KNKX FM
Rep. Matt Manweller says he will resign if re-elected
KUOW FM
Temporary no more: Durkan’s budget makes homeless spending permanent
Will Hanford Workers Finally Be Safe From Toxic Exposure?
NW Public Radio
Rep. Matt Manweller Says He’ll Step Down, Former Student At Center Says She’s Relieved
Will Hanford Workers Finally Be Safe From Toxic Exposure?
Q13 TV (Fox)
Governor’s task force releases draft plan to save southern resident orcas
Web
Crosscut
A plan emerges to help Puget Sound’s embattled orcas
Seattle students protest as district shuffles teachers
Dental health care options start to expand
MyNorthwest.com
Seattle approves $700M KeyArena renovation
Traffic is finally returning to normal on I-90
Publicola
Durkan’s Proposed $5.9 Billion Budget Invests in Public Safety, Transit
Seattle P.I.
Judge blocks hunt, restores protection of Greater Yellowstone grizzly bears
Connelly: Durkan budget goals — better services, more buses, fewer cars
Connelly: Forest Service — Upper Methow is no place for mining
Monday, September 24
Associated Press
Congress takes aim at shrinking seats, legroom on airplanes
As aid checks go out, farmers worry bailout won’t be enough
Ellensburg lawmaker accused of relationship with 17-year-old
Seattle court agrees to clear past marijuana convictions
Credit freeze free nationwide as of Friday
Murder of missionary student leads to new jail policy
Aberdeen Daily World
“Harbor Strong” coalition hosts town hall focused on youth drug usage in Aberdeen
Bainbridge Island Review
October sees enforcement of all-gender bathroom rules begin
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Bellingham police, city sued over alleged racial discrimination, civil rights violations
Bothell Reporter
Gun control initative set for November ballots
Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Shed Light on ‘Dark Money’
Editorial: In Our View: Cheers & Jeers (emissions reduction)
The Daily News
Kelso’s recovery from 2015 teacher strike may guide Longview
Kelso School Board president resigns, board votes on contractor Monday
Editorial: Just the facts? (Fact vs. opinion)
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett walk to shine a light on suicide prevention
Have a look at the unspecific long-range Edmonds ferry plan
Owners who oppose Lake Stevens annexation to have their say
Credit freeze free nationwide as of Friday
WaPo: Pentagon policy to withhold cash sends industry scrambling
Harrop: What a rational immigration policy might look like
McCusker: Political polarization isn’t good for the economy
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Islanders celebrate Salish Sea Day of Action
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Non-teaching staff in Kitsap schools ask: ‘What about us?’
Kitsap judge tosses DUI cases against mentally ill man because of delay at Western State
Second woman accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault in New Yorker report
Opinion: A law that gives low-income tenants more housing choices
News Tribune (subscription required)
Do you drive to work by yourself? You have lots of company
Editorial: Feds nix Pierce County citizenship ceremony again this year. That stinks.
New York Times
Christine Blasey Ford Reaches Deal to Testify at Kavanaugh Hearing
One Big Problem With Medicaid Work Requirement: People Are Unaware It Exists
Olympian (subscription required)
Police, protesters clash in downtown Olympia over Artesian Commons Park closure
Puget Sound Business Journal
Rising costs and traffic cause WSDOT to exceed project estimates by $1.3 billion
Oil climbs to 4-year high close to $81 a barrel
Opinion: Shoddy UW study threatens Washington wine industry
Seattle Times (subscription required)
GOP leaders call for state Rep. Matt Manweller to resign after latest sexual misconduct allegation
Seattle homeless-services providers see mixed results, some to face penalties
Disaster response needed to bring homeless people inside, says King County health board
New UW building is among greenest on campus, but falls short of cutting-edge efforts elsewhere
Seattle court agrees to vacate misdemeanor marijuana convictions prosecuted before legalization
Why Seattle’s latest arena vote will go better for supporters than the last one
I-1639 the most ambitious effort at gun regulation in Washington state’s history
NYT: Judge says U.S. is on the hook for Obamacare subsidies for insurers
Editorial: Congratulations, Washingtonians, for defending open government
Editorial: State Sen. Doug Ericksen out of order to approve of a sham foreign election
Spokesman Review
Getting There: How do we fix our crumbling roadways? (Fey, Hobbs)
Blocking robocalls – even racist ones – is a giant, complicated challenge, experts say
Battling hate, one conversation at a time
USA Today
Second woman accuses Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault in New Yorker report
Immigrant advocates vow to fight Trump plan to clamp restrictions on green card applicants
Washington Post
Rod Rosenstein, who has been overseeing Russia probe, has offered to resign, according to White House officials
Paralyzed people are beginning to walk with a new kind of therapy
Even as the U.S. grows more diverse, the medical profession is slow to follow
West Seattle Herald
Call for Applicants for Washington State Department of Commerce Sea-Tac Airport Study Advisory Committee (SSAC)
Whidbey News-Times
Coupeville ferry run is back in service
Former Big 5 employee who claimed racism gets $165,000 in settlement
Town points out error in reporting to auditor
Yakima Herald Republic
Murder of missionary student leads to new jail policy on reporting warrant information on suspects
Editorial: Justice must be served in cases of missing, murdered Native American women
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Burien crime numbers show persistent youth and gang violence
Soda companies spend millions to stop future soda taxes in Washington
Nimitz, Stennis among Navy’s highest risk for sexual assault
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Mayor Durkan’s proposed budget sets aside $1.3 million for legal injection site
KNKX FM
Fighting Fire With Fire: Prescribed Burn Training Tackles Forest Health In Washington
House Republicans ask Rep. Manweller to resign after former student alleges underage relationship
KUOW FM
Rep. Matt Manweller accused of underage relationship with former student
High-Skilled Immigrants Call Out The Trump Administration’s ‘Hypocrisy’
Despite threats from feds, Seattle forges ahead on safe injection site
New city data show more homeless being housed this year
NW Public Radio
Washington House Republicans Ask Manweller To Resign After Former Student Alleges Underage Relationship (Sullivan)
As Western U.S. Grows, Water Use Declines Thanks To Better Toilets
Q13 TV (Fox)
Crews remove parking spaces between Viaduct, waterfront
The Divide: Women are not bugs
Puyallup sued for illegally trashing belongings during homeless camp sweeps
Three arrested after dozens gather to protest closing of downtown Olympia park
Web
Crosscut
Immigrant coalition fights to save SeaTac businesses
New office in City Hall will address harassment, discrimination
MyNorthwest.com
Prepaid postage results in highest levels of voter turnout since 2004
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Column: Prison camps for children
Seattle P.I.
Commute times rose in Seattle, across the U.S. according to census data
Slog
Mayor Durkan on Climate Change Leadership, Why She’s Slowing Down on the Center City Connector, and More (Ranker)
UW Offers Employees Half Off Transit Passes After Workers’ Demonstration