Wednesday, August 15

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Associated Press
Lawsuit: Ex-Bellevue College dean raped assistant for years
Lawmaker fired from CWU after misconduct investigation
Seattle judge dismisses young activists’ climate lawsuit
Wildfire smoke causing poor air quality across Northwest
Judge: Final lawsuit from Oso landslide can go to trial
14-year-old boy dies after accidental shooting in Seattle
Appeals court rules cigarette company must pay federal taxes
Pilot fighting Washington wildfire OK after crash

Aberdeen Daily World
Aberdeen, Hoquiam fire, EMS consolidation talks heat up

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Here’s why our cherished Northwest summers are likely to be more smoky in the future

Bothell Reporter
No excuse for fake news rhetoric | Editorial

Columbian
Woodland schools, teachers reach salary agreement
Evergreen teachers, supporters knock school district’s offer of 1.9% raise

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Shortage of engines: Boeing delivers fewest 737s since 2012
Death watch for killer whales?
Bremerton sewage spill prompts a no-contact advisory
Parker: Trump and the dehumanizing language of ‘othering’
WaPo: Hundreds of accused priests listed in Pennsylvania report

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Orca Salmon Alliance delivers comments to governor, Orca task force

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Health officials warn public to avoid contact with Sinclair Inlet after shipyard sewage spill
Kitsap teachers hoping for big raises in contract negotiations
Task force looks for solutions as Southern Resident population declines

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Here’s where Pierce County speed limits are going up, down, and why you should care

New York Times
Trump Administration Sanctions Companies Helping North Korea

Peninsula Daily News
North Olympic Peninsula homeless mostly home-grown, according to official

Puget Sound Business Journal
Economists warn on dominance of US corporate giants
PSBJ’s Sound Business Quarterly examines possible economic slowdown for Puget Sound region
Seattle primary care clinics wary of Amazon’s foray into health clinics

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Central Washington University fires Rep. Matt Manweller over alleged inappropriate conduct
Google expanding again in Seattle, with new tower next to Amazon
Smoke to slowly clear from Seattle skies, but threatens return next week
Sen. Ranker: Orca extinction is not an option
Westneat: With the Showbox, we’re all NIMBYs now
Opinion: We are completely unprepared for the next financial crisis
Editorial: Fairness requires credit standards for AP and IB tests (Mullet)

Seattle Weekly
Sparks Continue to Fly Over Safeco Field Maintenance Funding
Death Watch For Killer Whales? (Blake, Ranker)

Spokesman Review
Pilot survives as Fire Boss plane goes down in Ferry County
For third day in a row, Spokane’s smoky air measures in ‘unhealthy’ category
Opinion: Leaving more than 200 Washington State University students without beds is unacceptable

Tri-City Herald
Kennewick teachers and district reach tentative pay agreement
They closed the swimming pools. Tri-Cities’ air is that bad
435 tons of toxic Hanford waste kept out of Columbia River

Washington Post
Huckabee Sanders apologizes for false statement about black employment
The president’s objective economic advisory team dumps deeply misleading numbers on the public
Garbage from Washington state’s booming pot industry clogs gutters, sewers and landfills

Whidbey News-Times
Solid Waste no longer taking some plastics

Yakima Herald Republic
A new plan is coming together for the old Boise Cascade mill site
Budget request to keep Naches Fish Hatchery open goes to Legislature
Editorial: Fire-damaged PCT will bounce back — in time

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KING5 TV (NBC)
‘Not in my town’s backyard’: Olympians push back on low-income housing plan
80,000 gallons of sewage spills into Puget Sound’s Sinclair Inlet

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
More than a dozen fires set overnight in Bellevue, Redmond
Hundreds of teachers to rally for higher pay

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Wildfire smoke reaches ‘unhealthy’ levels in Seattle: How’d it get so bad?
Wash. state has 1 of lowest DUI death rates in nation, new study finds
Final lawsuit from deadly Oso landslide can go to trial, judge rules

KNKX FM
Seattle’s Showbox: ‘Emblematic Of Seattle As A Music City’
UW Says Trump Administration Policy Change Could Affect International Students
Changes In Federal Law Increase Options For Drug Treatment Program In King County Jails

KUOW FM
Thousands of old rape kits await testing across Washington state (Orwall)
Back to school in the age of school shootings
To prevent huge wildfires, stop putting out smaller ones
Are smoky skies in Seattle the new summer norm?

NW Public Radio
Firefighting Airplane Crashes In Washington’s Colville National Forest, ‘But The Pilot’s OK’
Fires In Canada And California Add To Northwest’s Smoky Haze
Breathing Wildfire Smoke Every Summer Could Have Long-Term Health Consequences
Washington Rep. Matt Manweller Fired From Central Washington University, Plans To Sue

Q13 TV (Fox)
Everett police look to creative solutions in fight against opioid crisis, crime
Tukwila School District teachers rally for pay raises higher than 3.1%

Web

Crosscut
Using Twitter to map a wildfire
Seattle sued (again) over hotel worker protections

Seattle P.I.
Plane crashes while fighting NE Wash. wildfire

Slog
Washington State Is on Track to Have the Most Wildfires Ever This Year
Central Washington University Fires Rep. Matt Manweller
After Legalization, Californians Are Still Buying Black-Market Weed

Tuesday, August 14

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Associated Press
Live salmon released for ailing orca, but she doesn’t eat it
Multi-gene test may find risk for heart disease and more
Wildfire north of Spokane burns 3 homes, forces evacuations
Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier killed in Afghanistan
Gates testimony dredges up Trump inaugural spending mystery

Aberdeen Daily World
Pourhouse, old Selmer’s building in danger of demolition for Gateway Center

Bainbridge Island Review
Rolfes honored by fire chiefs (Rolfes)

Bothell Reporter
New study confirms historical presence of grizzlies in Washington

Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Traffic’s Toll has Big Reach

The Daily News
Kelso teachers get 8.5 percent pay raise

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Political spending at Trump properties soars
Editorial: If Trump can tweet, players can kneel
Letter: School districts must use state funds to increase teacher pay
Letter: Ignoring pollution, climate change has dire consequences

Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
New study confirms historical presence of grizzlies in Washington

Kirkland Reporter
DOH provides steps to keep safe from wildfire smoke

News Tribune (subscription required)
“It’s not ‘climate change equals fires.’” Trump officials call for forest thinning to reduce wildfire risk
‘Just cause’ debate slows work on new rental regulations in Tacoma

New York Times
Trump’s Trade War Is Rattling China’s Leaders

Puget Sound Business Journal
Sen. Cantwell calls for congressional hearing after Horizon plane was stolen from Sea-Tac Airport
California recreational marijuana sales expected to overtake Washington by 2025
Jobs are growing faster in Seattle’s suburbs as reverse commuting grows

Redmond Reporter
New study confirms historical presence of grizzlies in Washington

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Sea-Tac Airport’s security challenge: 12,600 people have access to aircraft
‘Video games’? Pilots wonder how plane thief learned to do aerial acrobatics
Puget Sound air-quality warning: Beware of smoke from British Columbia fires
Washington state no longer has the nation’s fastest-climbing home prices
STEM majors way up, humanities down, among Washington college students, new data show
Sound Transit light-rail riders frustrated Monday morning by failed UW Station escalators
WaPo: Typical kid behavior or a mental-health problem? It can be hard to decide.
Editorial: Help level the playing field for homeless students
Opinion: A lesson for today in Tacoma’s fall and Seattle’s rise in the 1890s
Opinion: The truth about Russia is out there, but where is the GOP?

Spokesman Review
Spokane starts Tuesday morning with unhealthy air again
Togo wolf pack members kill another cow in northeast Washington
School nurses train to treat victims of mass shootings before school year starts

Tri-City Herald
State tells Hanford ‘no.’ Stabilizing the radioactive waste tunnel must wait
What sparked the destructive Tri-City wildfire remains a mystery

USA Today
Omarosa says she’ll hand over secretly recorded White House tapes to special counsel Robert Mueller

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Strong voter turnout indicates postage-free ballots are winner

Washington Post
At least 20 dead after highway bridge collapses over Italian city
Erdogan calls for Turkish boycott of U.S.-made electronics, singling out Apple’s iPhone
The next five years will be ‘anomalously warm,’ scientists predict
Do children have a right to literacy? Attorneys are testing that question.
Opinion: America’s debt has exploded. Why does no one care?

Wenatchee World
Wildfire smoke pushes air quality into ‘very unhealthy’ range
Upper Entiat River Valley mostly empty as crews work to slow Cougar Creek Fire
City Council to decide which districts members represent

Whidbey News-Times
Flowers for Tokitae and her family

Yakima Herald Republic
Research shows smoke from wildfires could be surprisingly deadly
Toppenish School District employees OK contract; average raises of 18.5 percent
Sea-Tac adds security personnel to cargo areas, terminals after theft of Horizon Air plane
Editorial: School district shortages extend to bus drivers, too

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Washington lawmakers call for hearing into Seattle plane theft

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
A bridge connecting Sammamish and Bellevue? Mayor discusses that and possible boat option
Sen. Cantwell calls for Congressional hearing after plane stolen from Sea-Tac

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
New rules aim to reduce number of students expelled, suspended from school
3D-printed gun inventor welcomes Seattle legal battle
Sen. Cantwell calls for congressional hearing on stolen plane, airport security protocols

KNKX FM
Washington Tribes Call on FCC to Prioritize Native Needs In Consideration of Licenses Change
Why Are Top School Officials From Washington Getting Paid To Meet With Tech Companies?
A Sunken Ship From The PNW’s Past And The Search To Find It

KUOW FM
Scientists deliver live salmon to sick, endangered orca
From an old church parking lot springs affordable housing

NW Public Radio
Tribes Call On FCC To Prioritize Native Needs In Broadcast Licences

Q13 TV (Fox)
State schools chief says new student discipline rules should reduce suspensions, expulsions

Web

Crosscut
Carmen Best confirmed as police chief in historic first

MyNorthwest.com
Current haze, bad air is unusual for Washington
Sen. Cantwell calls for Congressional hearing after stolen plane

Schmudget
Modernizing the Working Families Tax Rebate would rebalance the tax code, grow local economies, and help workers thrive

Seattle P.I.
Washington air quality dips with smoke from all sides
Connelly: Climate change cost could rise to $1 trillion during next decade

Slog
Where Did All This Smoke Come From and When Is It Leaving?

Monday, August 13

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Associated Press
Orca back to feeding, frolicking after carrying dead calf
Washington wildfire spurs evacuations, firefighter injured
Wildfire victims among those stung by Trump’s trade war
Growing Spokane, Washington, sheds its sleepy city image

Aberdeen Daily World
City about to take ownership of riverfront camp land

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Drone: Wildfire aftermath in Kennewick
Longview farm part of larger effort toward food equality
Op-ed: Gun policy can’t keep up with technology, but we must try

Bothell Reporter
One Table has no clear game plan for tackling regional crisis

Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Regulations Protect Public
Editorial: In Our View: Cheers & Jeers (WSU housing shortage worsening)
Editorial: In Our View: Tourism vs. Livability

Everett Herald (subscription required)
After suicide of 13-year-old, family calls for kindness, courage
To expand salmon habitat, county floods farmland
125 miles, $21 million and the smell of fresh pavement
Muhlstein: Soft-landing place planned for children entering foster care
Commentary: Can Christians still support the death penalty?
WaPo column: We’re losing local reporters when we need them most
WaPo column: The causal cruelty of denying aid to legal residents
WaPo: Wage growth is getting wiped out entirely by inflation

Highline Times
White Center Food Bank opens new “Grocery Store” model shopping experience

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
State approves Highway 3 roundabout in Belfair
Weeklong Manette Bridge closure to begin Aug. 20
Amazon is no longer a Seattle company. Here’s what that will mean for future workers and its second headquarters
Maple Fire in Olympic National Forest nears 1,000 acres
State, trust plan to purchase former Mason County scout camp

News Tribune (subscription required)
Tomato fight divides growers in Florida and the West Coast. Will it trip up NAFTA?
Lakewood wanted an immediate halt to release of sex offenders. Judge said no
Editorial: Free speech or safe streets – can’t Puyallup have both?

New York Times
Voting Rights Advocates Used to Have an Ally in the Government. That’s Changing.
Back-to-School Shopping for Districts: Armed Guards, Cameras and Metal Detectors

Olympian (subscription required)
Editorial: K-12 pay talks are done all wrong

Peninsula Daily News
Suicides spike on Peninsula; numbers up in Clallam, Jefferson
Port Angeles teachers seek full $2.3 million from state for raises

Puget Sound Business Journal
‘We have to look at this as a wake-up call,’ former Alaska pilot says of fatal Horizon crash
An economic upturn begun under Obama is now Trump’s to tout

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Sea-Tac officials, airlines to meet Monday to discuss security protocols after turboprop heist
Stolen Horizon Air plane ‘a serious breach,’ raises questions about airport security
Man who took Horizon Air plane from Sea-Tac Airport was quiet, well liked, says former co-worker
Sea-Tac air traffic controller faced ‘one in a million’ scenario with stolen plane
As Trump considers penalties, Seattle-area immigrants turn down public benefits they’re entitled to claim
A cheaper way to ease Seattle’s homeless crisis? Pierce County sees promising results
Rocky launch of Seattle’s new construction-permit system causes delays, anger
After 17 days and 1,000 miles, mother orca Tahlequah drops her dead calf
Seattle city workers tell of unfair treatment and mistrust, as government tracks diversity shortfalls
Safeco Field lease agreement too favorable for Mariners and must be redone, ex-PFD member says
Westneat: Let’s listen to Seattle’s ‘real-estate rainmaker’ when he says $800M Safeco Field deal is terrible
FYI Guy: Waiting to have kids: Majority of first-time moms in King County are 30 or older
Editorial: Targeting sea lions is a shrewd and responsible step for saving salmon runs
Editorial: Florida lessons for school safety
Opinion: Lawmakers are still telling lies about the Public Records Act bill — don’t fall for it (Chase)
Opinion: Cut the toxins and boat noise, and boost salmon, so orcas can survive
Opinion: I was a hostage in Iran: Our propaganda is just like theirs
Opinion: A year after Charlottesville rioting, we must recommit to fighting hate

Seattle Weekly
State Employees Can’t Afford Seattle

Spokesman Review
Housing market gone bonkers leads to leaps in Spokane County assessments
Improved conditions keep fire from Coulee Dam; evacuations underway near Kettle Falls
Air quality ‘unhealthy’ in Spokane, North Idaho, Northeast Washington
Reversing three-year trend, discipline rises in Spokane Public Schools
Getting There: Driverless technology is closer than you might think

Tri-City Herald
Tri-Cities teacher raises are still up in the air. Will they reach deals in time?

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Searches of electronics at border should require warrant
Editorial: Local effort to curb small but powerful e-cigs is on target

Washington Post
FBI agent Peter Strzok fired over anti-Trump texts

Yakima Herald Republic
Tensions swell over school salaries in Yakima Valley
Editorial: Congress must vote on farm-labor bill in the fall

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
Infrastructure spending: Which state is falling apart the worst?

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Wildfire smoke returns again to Western Washington as B.C. fires rage
Father pushes for Washington bill in honor of dying daughter with rare illness (Blake)

KNKX FM
Plane Crashes After ‘Unauthorized Takeoff’ From Seattle Airport
Lawsuit Over Immigrant Detainee Wages Is Now Class Action

KUOW FM
Human remains, plane’s recorders found at Ketron Island crash site
Firefighter injured in Washington’s largest burning wildfire
Mama orca drops her dead calf after 17 days, ending ‘tour of grief’
‘It Was Quite A Shock.’ Wild Weekend As Northwest Fires Claim Homes, Injure Firefighter
A novel idea from an environmental activist: Secession
Washington Is Abnormally Dry This Year, Oregon Even More So

Web

Civic Skunkworks
Homeless People Aren’t Faceless Monsters. They’re Our Neighbors.

Crosscut
UW expansion sharpens debate over city’s power
Opinion: Coastal drilling protesters to Trump: Take a hike

MyNorthwest.com
Mary’s Place opens its first permanent shelter in Burien
Ailing orca appears underweight but ‘active, energetic’
Cougar Creek wildfire is now more than 26K acres, only 5 percent contained
Washington state investigates NRA gun insurance plan

Seattle P.I.
17 days and 1,000 miles later: Tahlequah stops carrying her calf

Friday, August 10

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Associated Press
Consumer prices up 2.9 pct, leaving Americans worse off
Court orders ban on harmful pesticide, says EPA violated law
Team gives medication to sick killer whale at sea
WSU short of dorm rooms as it welcomes largest frosh class
DUI arrests with children passengers rising in Washington
$3.9B buyout of Tribune by Sinclair ends in acrimony
Rescue team rushes to help ailing orca spotted off Canada

Aberdeen Daily World
Tsunami survival tips and funding options discussed at Aberdeen forum

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
They’re big, they’re fat and thankfully there are finally a whole lot of ‘em
Leave the Discover Pass at home. Another free day at Washington state parks is coming up
Idaho health insurers raised rates 27 percent this year. For 2019? 8 percent.

The Daily News
Senators sponsor bill to speed up Millennium permitting

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Interns learn the nuts and bolts and rivets of manufacturing
Tulalip Tribes opening marijuana store on reservation
UW Bothell works hard to nurture first-generation students
News Tribune Commentary: Gun policy must try to keep up with technology
WaPo: Thousands call for LeBron James to replace Betsy DeVos

The Inlander
Two Spokane women have been named to newly formed Washington Women’s Commission

Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan County, Town of Friday Harbor officials plan to reduce drug use, crimes

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Before new ferry Suquamish sets sail this fall, take an early look inside
Olympic National Forest wildfire doubles in size, more resources brought in to combat the blaze

News Tribune (subscription required)
Editorial: Governor Inslee, Legislature must stop sex offender dumping in Lakewood

Puget Sound Business Journal
Identity crisis: The insurers moving away from insurance
Trump’s tariffs on Canadian newsprint hasten local newspapers’ demise
Companies respond to an urgent health care need: transportation
Opinion: Washington state politicians are showing leadership in addressing homelessness crisis (Nelson, Chopp)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Sick orca gets shot of antibiotics as rescuers prepare feeding attempt
Why teachers in Edmonds, but not Tacoma, are about to get double-digit raises
Seattle parks volunteers go to repair habitat, and find tent camps
Fireworks planted on equipment used in controversial Seattle road project
Amazon offers a peek at its softer side as it lifts the cover on literary donation program
Boeing finds surprise asset for defense comeback: old warplanes
Amazon considering opening Seattle health clinics for employees, report says
Editorial: Amid dismal voter turnout, Garfield County shines
Opinion: Hurricane Maria death-toll numbers show Puerto Rico is ‘a real catastrophe’

Tri-City Herald
Inslee says Trump trade war will ‘rattle’ the Mid-Columbia and Washington

Washington Post
Trump takes aim at Turkey, announcing doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs in effort to punish country
As fires rage statewide, a burned out California mining town looks to rebuild
Trump says NFL players should ‘Be happy, be cool’ and stop protesting during the anthem

Yakima Herald Republic
As Washington growers struggle with labor shortage, vote in Congress on farmworker bill remains elusive
Congressmen visit Valley to talk about farm bill, hold roundtable with ag interests
Editorial: Encourage breastfeeding, and the Yakima Valley will reap the health benefits

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
Following the money from Washington’s marijuana tax
Salmon cannon creators hope to save Southern Resident orcas

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
Local leaders fight plan to put sex offenders in adult family homes

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Plan to replace Washington State Ferries’ aging vessels remains unclear
State launches project to improve seismic safety at high-risk schools

KNKX FM
Can Art Bridge The Divide Between People Who Have Homes And Those Who Don’t?

KUOW FM
What if we treated homelessness like an earthquake?
Crews near Bellingham load up live salmon to feed sick, young orca
LISTEN: Bigger, hotter wildfires are worsening air quality in the Northwest
Is Seattle’s hot housing market starting to cool down?

NW Public Radio
The Entire Northwest Is Abnormally Dry, With Severe Drought In Parts Of Washington And Oregon

Q13 TV (Fox)
Where will donations from Pearl Jam concerts, businesses to combat homelessness go?
Tiny village community poised to change homeless response on Kitsap Peninsula

Web

Crosscut
As kinship caregivers struggle, Washington’s foster care system benefits

Seattle P.I.
Q13’s parent company Tribune suing KOMO’s parent company Sinclair
Stop using agricultural pesticide on food, court orders EPA

Thursday, August 9

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Associated Press
Seattle collects over $10M in first 6 months of soda tax
Tribune calls off $3.9 billion TV station deal with Sinclair
NRA, others sue Edmonds over gun storage law
Very hot temperatures feed fire danger
WSU short of dorm rooms as it welcomes largest frosh class
Contaminated equipment from Hanford site entered Richland
EPA reconsiders Washington state’s contentious water rules

Aberdeen Daily World
Salary increase discussions heat up between Aberdeen School District and teachers
Port purchases 520 pontoon casting property

Bainbridge Island Review
City announces deadline for tourism grants

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
King County fined $118K for wastewater discharge violations
Lummi Nation conducts practice run to save ailing orca

Columbian
Vancouver council resolution supports bridge replacement
Editorial: In Our View: We Need Help, Washington

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Bids for new Mukilteo ferry terminal are millions too high
Rampell: Trump’s Obamacare replacement not bargain it seems
Harrop: Trump’s wildfire tweets ignite firestorm of ignorance
Milbank: Manafort’s on trial, but so is Trump’s judgment

The Inlander
Two Spokane women have been named to newly formed Washington women’s commission

Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Eastside permanent men’s shelter moves forward

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Why public mooring buoys aren’t always a ‘shore’ bet in the San Juans
Feds organize J50 recovery efforts
OPALCO completes first solar power project

Kirkland Reporter
King County Executive proposes discount for low-income solid waste customers
Rose Hill development in zoning review process

News Tribune (subscription required)
As orcas starve, grieve, state task force of 44 meets about policy recommendations

New York Times
Her Husband’s Killers Told Her She Was Next. These Days, That’s Not Enough for Asylum.

Olympian (subscription required)
Wash. health officials warn of worsening air quality due to wildfires

Peninsula Daily News
Installation of new Department of Licensing system will briefly close offices

Puget Sound Business Journal
Boeing denies rumors it may pause 737 production in Renton as planes pile up
Who gets a new 20% tax break? The Treasury Department speaks, and Trump may save
Albertsons and Rite Aid call off multibillion-dollar merger

Redmond Reporter
Indian festival draws thousands to Redmond

San Juan Islander
State grants boost ranks of boatbuilding students, restore schooner (Van De Wege)

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Housing construction in local suburbs is at historic lows, while Seattle is setting records
Local Seattle preservation groups nominate Showbox theater for landmark status
Local driving instructor ‘making history’ by helping get Saudi women behind the wheel
Seattle-area parents who struggled with addiction change their lives for their children
Seattle soda tax brings in more than $10M in first six months
NYT: For sale: Survey data on millions of high-school students
Editorial: Sex ed focused only on abstinence is a mistake
WaPo Opinion: Alex Jones, lies and social media
Opinion: Rollback of vehicle-emission standards threatens the health of vulnerable Washington residents

Snoqualmie-Valley Record
The deferred dreams of working women on H-4 visas

Spokesman Review
School officials say bond measure was inspired by state funding mandate – and a big pile of dirt
Landmarks: Monument dedicated to Rebecca Hurn, Spokane’s first female lawyer, state’s first female senator (Billig)
Unhealthy, smoky air prompts health warnings, forces closure of Spokane pools
Washington AG sues New York man, says he set up bogus charities here

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Amid immigration crisis, islanders work for change
Traffic code unclear about parking near island mailboxes
County awards $84,000 to Vashon Senior Center

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Plan to end TSA screening at small airports wisely scrubbed

Washington Post
‘I want to die’: Was a 5-year-old drugged after being separated from his dad at the border?
Pence details plan for creation of Space Force in what would be the sixth branch of the military

Whidbey News-Times
‘This is the best job I could’ve asked for’

Yakima Herald Republic
WaPo opinion: Calling Trump’s treatment of immigrants ‘cruel’ is not hyperbole
Opinion: Latinos in Washington need better high-speed internet access

Broadcast

KING5 TV (NBC)
DUI arrests with kids in the car on the rise on Olympic Peninsula
Pearl Jam raising $11 million to fight homelessness. So where does the money go?

KIRO7 TV (CBS)
WA Dept of Health: Wildfires degrade air quality

KUOW FM
That pain you feel about orcas? The Lummi know it well

Q13 TV (Fox)
Haze from wildfires surrounding Western Washington brings declining air quality
Pearl Jam raises millions to help Seattle’s homeless; local businesses join forces with iconic band

Web

Crosscut
Opinion: Our jails are no place for refugee children

MyNorthwest.com
Washington air quality suffering during wildfire season, more haze on the way
State troopers notice spike in DUI stops with children in the car

Seattle P.I.
Washington’s best public high schools 2019, ranked
Pearl Jam puts spotlight on Seattle homelessness with historic ‘Home Shows’
State’s largest wildfire swells 50% in size; more significant growth feared

Slog
The Fact Is Nothing Is Going to Be Done About Climate Change Until It Kills Lots of White People
Finally, People Are Talking About Climate Change. But Is It Too Late?