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Friday, September 21
Associated Press
Oregon House Speaker spurs talks on Interstate Bridge
Buoyant stocks lift US household wealth, mainly for affluent
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
There’s a good chance you’ll pay for not paying attention while driving this weekend
Bothell Reporter
Editorial: Despite paid postage, ballots still come late | Editorial
The Daily News
Teacher strike short-circuited electrical contractor’s work in schools
Editorial by Sen. Takko: Celebrating Washington’s sportsmen and sportswomen
Everett Herald (subscription required)
A flurry of south county shootings prompts unease — and resolve
Fired Langley police chief agrees to $80,000 separation pay
WaPo: Trump walks back plan to declassify Russia probe documents
The Inlander
Despite knowing PCBs were dangerous, Monsanto kept profiting for decades
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Program that has succeeded getting Bremerton students to college comes to North Mason
News Tribune (subscription required)
Driscoll: It has cost millions and moved just 46 people into housing. Still, judging Tacoma’s tent city is tricky.
McConnell reassures conservatives Kavanaugh will be confirmed
Editorial: Old Tacoma City Hall plan might be right on time. Too bad the clocks are still broken.
New York Times
Can Nafta Be Saved? These Two Negotiators Are Trying.
Olympian (subscription required)
Insurers could charge huge premiums under Yoder-backed bill, health care experts say
Editorial: Tim Eyman is in a heap of big trouble
Editorial: Visualize a day with no sidewalk sleepers
Puget Sound Business Journal
Rising costs and traffic cause WSDOT to exceed project estimates by $1.3 billion
New pressure on Google and YouTube over children’s data
StolenYouth names new president to help eradicate sex trafficking in Washington state
Opinion: Close the gap between strategy and results to achieve success
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Tariffs could harm NW fishing industry in markets on both sides of the Pacific
I had to learn how to take care of my father at 13, when we both became homeless
Tech executives gather at City Hall for lessons on Seattle’s biggest problems
Detectives say simmering gang war in South King County is behind fatal shooting of an office worker in Burien
Seattle police union overwhelmingly approves contract with city; includes raises, accountability reforms
Evictions in Seattle, often over a month’s rent or less, add to homeless crisis, report finds
State Patrol crackdown on HOV violators snares more than 1,700 drivers in Puget Sound area
Weekend roadwork mashup: viaduct, I-90, I-405, I-5, Highway 167 and more buses
Seattle’s annual free medical clinic a lifeline for underinsured residents
Brodeur: Want to end homelessness? Start with getting people into recovery
Spokesman Review
I-1634 would ban new local taxes on all groceries, including soda
As federal government stalls, Spokane takes its place among localized climate actors
USA Today
Military report: Young women on bases, sailors on ships at greatest risk for sexual assault
Vancouver Business Journal
Workforce SW WA accepting business nominations for Workforce Awards
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Big Pharma’s effort to push products should have limits
Washington Post
At this rate, Earth risks sea level rise of 20 to 30 feet, historical analysis shows
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Yakima PD needs a chief committed to the job
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Crime lab sleuths could help solve rash of Puget Sound shootings
Troopers cited 1,671 carpool lane violators in one week
UW orca researcher busts ivory trafficking cartels
Washington officials address sex abuse on flights
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Sen. Murray leads national effort to combat in-flight sexual assault
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Same driver busted 3 separate times for cheating HOV lane during emphasis patrol
KNKX FM
King County Announces Plan For ‘Zero Youth Detention’ As New Jail Construction Continues
Rep. Matt Manweller accused of underage relationship with former student
Higher electric rates may end Central Washington bitcoin rush
Local Zoos Gathering Thousands Of Signatures In Defense Of U.S. Endangered Species Act
KUOW FM
Rep. Matt Manweller accused of underage relationship with former student
NW Public Radio
Rep. Matt Manweller, Fired From CWU, Accused Of Underage Relationship With Former Student
‘Humbled To Ask For Help’ — Low-Income Communities Struggle To Recover After A Wildfire
Pasco Dairy Workers Take Labor Case – And A Motor Coach – To Seattle For Hunger Demonstration
Q13 TV (Fox)
Whale watching boats still disturbing endangered killer whales despite efforts
‘These are all our children’: Community activist says jail not the answer to youth or gang violence
Web
Crosscut
Foster kids trapped as WA system collapses
New report details Seattle’s eviction epidemic
Seattle P.I.
Seattle traffic: NB Alaskan Way Viaduct closures this weekend
Slog
Workers Are Fasting Over Darigold’s Dangerous Working Conditions: “The Carnage Is Daily and People Need Change”
Make Bike Lanes Dangerous Again, An App Can’t Save the Homeless, Washington State Patrol Flexes on HOV Violators
Thursday, September 20
Associated Press
Report: Washington unemployment rate lowest in 42 years
Bezos family gives $3 million for UW early learning research
Federal agency says it lost track of 1,488 migrant children
US doubles tribal funding to fight violence against women
US agrees to improve worker safety at polluted nuclear site
Trump’s immigrant roundups increasingly net noncriminals
Settlement reached over worker safety at Hanford site
Officials: 3 killed in shooting at Maryland Rite Aid center
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Will Whatcom Community College’s new dorm help ease Bellingham’s housing shortage?
Bothell Reporter
Sound Transit to host local meetings on bus rapid transit
The Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Raise Age to Use Tobacco
The Daily News
Clark County Council calls for replacing I-5 Bridge
Editorial: Tim Eyman is in a heap of big trouble
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Robinson: The evidence for climate change is all around us
Editorial: Allow tribes to benefit from a brewing opportunity
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Shellfish harvesting closed along Kitsap’s eastern shoreline
What states aren’t doing to save new mothers’ lives
News Tribune (subscription required)
Best place for self-driving semis? I-5 in Washington and Oregon, report says
This lawsuit would protect Hanford workers from deadly vapors. Now there’s a settlement
Editorial: Raising pay for Tacoma teachers was overdue. Raising test scores is, too.
Olympian (subscription required)
Despite concerns, Olympia City Council OKs funding for emergency homeless response
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Bezos family gifts $3 million to shape UW’s early education work
I-5 in Washington and Oregon is nation’s best place to deploy self-driving semis, report says
Amazon considering opening 3,000 cashierless Go stores, report says
San Francisco is cracking down on tent camps. Will Seattle do the same?
Agreement reached in lawsuit over safety of workers at Hanford nuclear site
Washington to get almost $30 million from federal government to fight opioid abuse
Opinion: Unite to save the wild landscapes that define us as ‘Westerners’
Editorial: Secret meetings via text: Hold Seattle’s leaders accountable
Spokesman Review
Spokane Public Schools planning to reduce staffing through attrition to pay for teacher raises
Seven new rules every Washington hunter should know this fall
Walking School Bus helps Spokane children get to school and instills confidence
Feds agree to protect Hanford workers from dangerous gases
U.S. News & World Report ranks Gonzaga No. 4 among similar regional universities in the West
Tri-City Herald
This lawsuit would protect Hanford workers from deadly vapors. Now there’s a settlement
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Cash is no longer king
Washington Post
Trump’s trade war brings unexpected boom for knockoff designer bags from China
Four wounded after active shooter opens fire at Wisconsin office building
Opinion: I lead Texas’s education board. Here’s why we ditched Hillary Clinton and Helen Keller.
Whidbey News-Times
Oil Spill training scheduled at mussel rafts
Yakima Herald Republic
Editorial: Norm Johnson’s pragmatic approach to legislating is worth emulating (Appleton)
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Free medical clinic for all starts Thursday at KeyArena
What’s in the dirt at Seattle’s Gas Works Park?
Oak Harbor students win national award for ‘worm soup’
Settlement a ‘historic victory’ for Hanford workers
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
New legislation aims to hold opioid manufacturers accountable
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Seattle commute times will more than double during viaduct closure
Homeless to Housed; there’s an app for that
KNKX FM
Kent School Board Says It Will Hire An Auditor To Examine Financial Transactions
Almost everything leaving Northwest ports for China soon to be hit with tariffs
KUOW FM
WA teachers got big raises this year, but are they sustainable? (Rolfes)
Seattle University said to be first in state to divest from fossil fuels
Driverless semi-trucks on I-5? Report says it’s a good place to start
Higher electric rates may end Central Washington bitcoin rush
31 Percent Of U.S. Households Have Trouble Paying Energy Bills
In Washington’s Methow Valley, Fire Means Danger, Loss, Smoke And Big Job Prospects
Free health care clinic returns to KeyArena this week
NW Public Radio
Higher Electric Rates May End Central Washington Bitcoin Rush
Almost Everything Leaving Northwest Ports For China Soon To Be Hit With Tariffs
Feds And Washington State Sign Fresh Agreement To Protect Hanford Workers
Q13 TV (Fox)
Congress takes multifaceted approach to try to fight the opioid epidemic
Web
Crosscut
Will Hanford workers finally be safe from toxic exposure?
MyNorthwest.com
8 shootings reported in Western Washington over 12 hours Wednesday
Washington to get $30M for opioid battle
Seattle P.I.
Department of Energy will destroy worker-harming vapors at Hanford nuclear site
Wednesday, September 19
Associated Press
International 10-year salmon preservation plan advances lowered harvest
Council overturns veto of Spokane sustainable energy measure
Feds plan funding boost to fight assaults on Native women
Treaty with Canada would include new limits on fishing for endangered salmon
Feds approve importation of pot drug for tremor study
WSU making good progress on reducing budget deficit
Amazon investigating claims of bribes and leaked data
University employee resigns amid sexual misconduct complaint
Canadian marijuana imports OK’d by US for California study
Judge to consider suspending Idaho’s abortion reporting law
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
City of Olympia struggles as efforts to combat homelessness appear to clash
Hunger strikers sue to prohibit forced feeding at Tacoma immigration detention center
Columbian
Clark County Council calls for replacing I-5 Bridge
Battle Ground teachers ratify contract, end strike
Editorial: In Our View: Learn Lessons from Strikes
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Tiny homes to be allowed at Lynnwood tent encampent
News Tribune (subscription required)
Congress’ opioid bill is ‘incremental’ step, but Washington could see some help
Hunger strikers sue to prohibit forced feeding at Tacoma immigration detention center
Editorial: Tacoma Narrows Bridge should be known for scenery, not suicide
New York Times
U.S. Loses Track of Another 1,500 Migrant Children, Investigators Find
Consumers Will Increasingly Feel Pain From Trump’s Trade War. Here’s Why.
‘I Don’t Have an Attorney General,’ Trump Says in a New Attack on Sessions
Puget Sound Business Journal
Wall Street shake-up scatters US tech behemoths
Amazon’s HQ2 announcement won’t come before midterms, says site-selection expert
Boeing plans to boost 737 production to 63 per month in Renton, mayor says
How the promise of electric power could transform aviation
Redmond Reporter
Welcoming Week brings together community for education and conversation
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Westneat: When will we be done paying for the sports stadiums? We finally have the real answer
Seattle could push UW to slash car commutes, build staff housing as part of high-rise growth plan
Another key figure in King County’s fight against homelessness will step down
Advocates create guide to help elementary-school teachers prevent and spot signs of sexual violence
Opinion: These new, disruptive tariffs are political, not economic
Seattle Weekly
Teen Immigrants in Washington Programs Claim Sexual Assault and Rape
It’s Official: Safeco Field Will Get $135 Million in Taxpayer Funds
Spokesman Review
Pullman airport nets $7 million federal grant for runway expansion
Buzz kill: Spokane schools trying to discourage students from ‘energy’ drinks
Newport smelter hearing draws skeptical crowd
USA Today
European Union to stop changing clocks in 2019 amid fears of time zone chaos
Opinion: Trump administration making progress in fight against opioid epidemic: HHS Secretary
Washington Post
More methane: Interior eases rules curbing leaks from oil and gas leases on federal land
The Army is trying to find criminal conduct among immigrant recruits, email shows
Florence was another 1,000-year rain event. Is this the new normal as the planet warms?
Wenatchee World
Recovering from wildfires
Wenatchee High School reaches record-breaking grad rate
Whidbey News-Times
Officer’s new ‘beat’ in Oak Harbor school halls
Yakima Herald Republic
‘This is real’: First steps taken to count missing, murdered Yakama women and girls
Chamber of Commerce criticizes Yakima City Council for ‘decline in productivity’
Controlled burns planned for wildlife areas in Yakima and Kittitas counties
Editorial: Don’t forget the Humanities in this STEM age
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Senator demands bold action to save Northwest orcas (Ranker)
State AG Bob Ferguson making a ‘major’ announcement regarding Hanford plant
How tunnel delay could impact Seattle’s waterfront
Juvenile wolf in Washington state killed after cattle attacks
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Oregon teachers say higher pay drawing many of them to Washington
KNKX FM
Council’s, Mayor’s Text Messages Peel Back Curtain On Seattle Head-Tax Debates
WSDOT Warns Seattle Commuters To Brace For Congestion In January Before New Tunnel Opens
KUOW FM
Safe injection site measure rests with high court
It’s legal to be naked (anywhere) in Seattle
Canadian online shoppers are using Washington border towns to stash their Amazon packages
NW Public Radio
Washington’s Border Towns Have Become Proxy Addresses For Canadian Online Shoppers
Q13 TV (Fox)
Options to ease overcrowding in Bethel School District examined in case bond measure rejected
‘We are not criminals!’ Chronic pain sufferers say pain medication rules unfairly punish
Web
Crosscut
Why you’re paying too much for an old apartment
MyNorthwest.com
Supreme Court considers initiative controversy around safe injection sites
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Seattle receives Bloomberg Climate Challenge funding
Tuesday, September 18
Associated Press
Feds approve importation of pot drug for tremor study
International 10-year salmon preservation plan advances
Man arrested in Washington State University fraternity arson
Watchdog: EPA asbestos protection for schoolchildren lagging
WSU making good progress is reducing budget deficit
$135M in funding OK’d for Seattle Mariners ballpark
Closure of Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct delayed
Bill Gates calls for more global education assessments data
China raises tariffs on $60B of US goods in technology fight
US again slashing number of refugees it will accept to 30,000
Much of Columbia River closed to salmon fishing
Trump imposes tariffs on $200B more of Chinese goods
Aberdeen Daily World
Demolition under way at Lamb Grays Harbor facility
Excavators begin clearing brush at homeless camps
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Angry at plight of orcas, residents call for drastic measures to save them
The Daily News
Three Longview schools honored on national ‘healthiest schools’ list
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Editorial: Everett budget cuts will be felt but are necessary
Editorial: More sunshine needed on PUD’s choice of new leader
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Public calls for NOAA to take action to save Southern resident orcas (Ranker)
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Homebuyers getting a break in cooling market
News Tribune (subscription required)
Seattle Times: Angry at plight of orcas, residents call for drastic measures to save them
New York Times
China Once Looked Tough on Trade. Now Its Options Are Dwindling.
Trump Hits China With Tariffs on $200 Billion in Goods, Escalating Trade War
Facebook Accused of Allowing Bias Against Women in Job Ads
Merger of Cigna and Express Scripts Gets Approval From Justice Dept.
Sessions Says Justice Dept. Has Helped Preserve Free Speech on Campuses
Olympian (subscription required)
City of Olympia struggles as efforts to combat homelessness appear to clash
Puget Sound Business Journal
King County OKs Safeco Field deal that guts tourism promo funding
How US banks took over the financial world
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Judge orders Seattle to turn over internal records on head-tax repeal, Ed Murray by Sept. 28
Paul Allen-funded $46 million family center will house 94 families
‘What a mess’: Texts by Seattle mayor, council member shed light on head-tax repeal
Seattle’s school test scores improving — except for students learning English
King County Council gives final approval to $135 million in public funds for Mariners ballpark
The Viaduct will close, the tunnel will open: What do you want to know about the Highway 99 project?
Permanent closure of Alaskan Way Viaduct delayed until January
Strike ending for last Washington teachers still picketing
Opinion: To save the orca, we must save the Salish Sea
Editorial: Get flavored e-cigarettes hooking teens off the shelf
USA Today
More teens are vaping marijuana than we thought, researchers say
Opinion: I nearly lost my job because of Trump’s turn on DACA. Dreamers can’t keep living in limbo.
Washington Post
China says it will immediately retaliate when Trump tariffs take effect
Senate passes sweeping opioids package
California Gov. Brown signs bill banning for-profit charter schools. But will it really do that?
Whidbey News-Times
New CPR dummy ‘blew us away’
Commissioners poised to pass housing element in October
Yakima Herald Republic
Property taxes are expected to decline as property values increase
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
What will Seattle traffic look like without the viaduct?
Seattle tunnel set to open early 2019
How to safely drive through roundabouts
Microsoft tops Seattle-area tech companies in ranking of ’employer brand’ by job seekers
$135 million in public funding approved for Safeco Field improvements
KIRO7 TV (CBS)
State supreme court to make decision on safe injection sites vote
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Mariners applaud $135 million approved for Safeco Field improvements
Viaduct shutdown set for January, longest in Puget Sound history
Battle over safe drug injection sites reaches state Supreme Court
Negotiators agree to boost salmon at Washington coast
KNKX FM
State’s Long-Term Conservation Plan For Marbled Murrelet Open For Public Comment
Gun Owners In King County Could Face Fines For Not Safely Storing Firearms
KUOW FM
Sexism at work doesn’t always look like you think it will
Fighting as Northwest salmon run dry
U.S. To Limit The Number Of Refugees Allowed Entry To 30,000
Q13 TV (Fox)
‘You just know it’s going to be bad’: Permanent viaduct closure on Jan. 11 to affect 90,000 commuters
Governor Jay Inslee won’t rule out 2020 presidential run
King County Council votes 5-4 to spend $135M in public funds on Safeco Field for Mariners
Web
Crosscut
As Trump stymies immigration, Seattle hangs welcome signs
Wildfire smoke could kill 44,000 people per year by 2100
Despite criticism, King County Council gives Mariners $135M
Seattle P.I.
King County Council passes $135M Safeco Field compromise
Slog
Highway 99 Tunnel Opening Delayed (Again), This Time Until 2019
Facebook Continues to Defy Washington State Law on Political Ad Disclosure
Monday, September 17
Associated Press
Watchdog slams safeguards for foster kids on psych drugs
Strike ending for last Washington teachers still picketing
Judge rejects effort to temporarily halt to killing of wolves
Much of Columbia River closed to salmon fishing
WSU making good progress is reducing budget deficit
Role of technology increasing in wildfire fights
Spokane County treasurers tries to stop Avista sale
Aberdeen Daily World
State Parks Commission considers adding Westport Light to potential ‘next new park’ list
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
As homelessness grows, Bellingham mulls rules for these types of temporary shelters
For the middle class in Whatcom, affording a home is becoming more difficult
For the state’s growing number of homeless kids, just getting to school can be a struggle
Columbian
Herrera Beutler’s tribal distillery bill passes House
The Daily News
Opioid regulations worry chronic pain patients, doctors
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Traffic fixes on the way for clogged-up I-5
Study digs into future of Discover Pass, other access fees
McCusker: H-1B visa program needs a thorough overhaul
Editorial: Everett budget cuts will be felt but are necessary
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Olympic College gets consultant’s campus safety recommendations
Ferns are dying in Kitsap forests, and nobody knows why
Biologists seek to prove that Rich Passage net pens have virus-infected fish
Column: How insurance rules make it more difficult to get your prescription
Opinion: Fix the tax code to really help those with mental health needs
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma teachers vote to approve new contract offer and end strike
For the state’s growing number of homeless kids, just getting to school can be a struggle
Black renters pay more in a white neighborhood, study finds. But just how much more?
Editorial: Replace libraries with Amazon? No, we must pay to keep them public
Opinion: Why Tacomans should stand up for Endangered Species Act
New York Times
Kavanaugh’s Nomination in Turmoil as Accuser Says He Assaulted Her Decades Ago
Trump Ratchets Up Tariff Talk as Key Week Looms for Trade
Olympian (subscription required)
Tumwater teachers reach tentative agreement on new contract; school set to start Tuesday, union says
Editorial: How do 3% raises for state workers sound?
Peninsula Daily News
Kilmer tours district with Republican chair of House Budget Committee
Puget Sound Business Journal
MBA applications fall at top US business schools
Amazon’s new warehouses are a big step toward urban fulfillment center towers
Even in better times, some Americans seem farther behind. Here’s why.
Seattle Times (subscription required)
What would it cost to house and provide treatment for Seattle’s homeless?
‘When is it OK for the police to kill someone you love?’, BLM’s McKesson pivots from ‘awareness’ to the ‘fix’
Trying to make good on someone else’s promise: new group helps 10 Seattle kids pay for college
Angry at plight of southern-resident orcas, speakers rebuke NOAA in public meetings
If Washington voters OK a carbon-pollution fee, who decides how to spend all that money? (Carlyle)
Washington and 16 other states pledge to use $1.4B in VW settlement money to cut vehicle emissions
Tacoma educators OK deal to end strike; school set to start Monday
Harrop: Even Republicans might like Medicare Advantage for all
Opinion: How do we protect elections? Look to King County
Seattle Weekly
Even With Postage Paid, Voters Couldn’t Send Ballots on Time
Spokesman Review
Rare Columbia River salmon fishing closure mix of bad ocean, bad river conditions in 2015
Spokane Police investigating an allegation of anti-Muslim comments by officer
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: FDA must crack down on candy-flavored e-cigarettes
Editorial: City Council ward system is a go: Candidates needed
Washington Post
The Energy 202: Industry group says hurricanes bolster case for expanding offshore drilling
The Health 202: Senators to vote on opioid package. But big hurdles remain.
A woman’s daring escape from a Border Patrol agent helped reveal a ‘serial killer,’ police say
Opinion: Universities should lead efforts to slow climate change, if the federal government won’t
Opinion: A warning from the almost-depression
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
New passenger terminal at Paine Field expanding its footprint
Tumwater teachers reach tentative deal in contract talks
King County Council to vote Monday on public funds for Safeco Field improvements
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Tumwater teachers reach tentative contract deal, school scheduled to start Tuesday
KNKX FM
Tacoma Teachers Approve Agreement Over Salaries, Ending Strike
Speaking Out For Women In Science Is Part Of The Job
Geneaologist Uses Public DNA Info To Help Solve Decades-Old Cold Case
How Washington’s Last Coal Plant Could Become State’s Largest Solar Project
Centralia, Chehalis Consider What To Do Should Floods Come Again
KUOW FM
Oregon Launches First Statewide Refillable Bottle System In U.S.
Study: Fire-Filled Future Could Lead To More Smoke-Related Deaths
NW Public Radio
Once Making Nuclear Weapons, Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge Now Hosts Migratory Birds
U.S. Appeals Court Rules On Long-Running Columbia River Pollution Case From Canadian Smelter
Study: Fire-Filled Future Could Lead To More Smoke-Related Deaths
Q13 TV (Fox)
The Divide: Education Enigma
Web
Crosscut
Opinion: NW mayors: The feds won’t fight climate change but we will
MyNorthwest.com
Durkan gets funding to study congestion pricing in Seattle
Lime expanding electric bikes, scooters into Tacoma
Publicola
Council Members Want More Surplus Property to Be Used for Affordable Housing