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Monday, August 13
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
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
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?
Wednesday, August 8
Associated Press
NRA, others sue Edmonds over gun storage law
Washington expects an estimated 131 million boxes of apples
Vets ready for rare efforts to save ailing endangered orca
Study: 1 in 7 children of Zika-infected moms have problems
Olympic National Park, forests, impose fire restrictions
Yakima Humane Society ends city contract over pit bull ban
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
As orcas starve, grieve, state task force of 44 meets about policy recommendations
The best park in Washington? It’s in Tacoma.
Bothell Reporter
Single-payer advocates push for health care reform
Public invited to review draft transportation plan for 2040 and beyond
State Fish and Wildlife seeks $60 million in funding
Columbian
I-5 Bridge ‘tough topic’ in transportation plan
Everett Herald (subscription required)
New EdCC president is exploring the college’s future role
NRA and others sue Edmonds over new gun storage safety law
Mukilteo teachers rally in Everett for salary increase
Milbank: Deportation without exception, compassion or reason
Muhlstein: It’s hot out there, but high-schoolers keep hitting the books
Commentary: No, you can’t replace libraries with Amazon stores
Commentary: Labor trafficking is under more scrutiny in Washington
Letter: We need Congress to pass Medicare for All
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Hazy skies cover Kitsap County due to Washington, Oregon, and California fires
WSP: Increasing number of DUIs have children in car
Battling wildfires year-round is now the norm. How did we get here?
New York Times
New York Congressman Chris Collins Is Charged With Insider Trading
Trump’s Tariffs Are Changing Trade With China. Here Are 2 Emerging Endgames.
Peninsula Daily News
Column: PAT NEAL: There are no do-overs with the orcas
Puget Sound Business Journal
Inside Jeff Bezos’ incentive negotiation process: ‘Constantly hammering’ officials is the norm
US to add tariffs on $16bn of Chinese imports
An airline scans your face. You take off. But few rules govern where your data goes.
Seattle Times (subscription required)
NRA, Second Amendment Foundation sue city of Edmonds over gun-storage law
Washington AG sues New York man, says he set up bogus charities here
To lobby for public money, Mariners called on former Constantine adviser
Watch with us: Tomorrow, state officials may approve a second for-profit private school in King County
Opinion: More gridlock ahead: Seattle’s 100-year-old alleys were not built for mega-towers
Editorial: Don’t delay bump-stock buyback program (Ormsby, Rolfes)
Seattle Weekly
One Table Has No Clear Game Plan for Regional Homelessness
Spokesman Review
Air quality could remain unhealthy until Friday
Farmers voice concerns about trade war during visit by Senator Murray
Tri-City Herald
Editorial: Next time you have a snarky comment about someone’s death, shut up
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: When it comes to DNA testing, don’t expect privacy
Local foundations join call to remove citizenship question from 2020 census
Washington Post
Paul Manafort trial Day 7: Gates didn’t mention hidden income in 2014 FBI interview about Viktor Yanukovych
China retaliates with tariffs on $16 billion worth of U.S. imports after Trump’s latest trade hit
Whidbey News-Times
Commissioners show impatience with Planning board
Yakima Herald Republic
Saving the orcas: meetings, meetings and more meetings
While smaller than 2017, large apple crop expected in Washington state, with Galas topping the list
Editorial: City Council needs to finally repeal pit-bull ban
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Orca task force to tackle dwindling prey, water toxins (Ranker)
Washington farmers worry about Chinese tariffs
DUI arrests with kids in the car on the rise in Washington
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Mukilteo teachers threaten strike over teacher wages
KNKX FM
Wash. Made Big Changes To School Funding – What Does That Mean For Teacher Pay?
A Game of Watch, Wait And Hope As Preparations Are Made To Tend To Ailing Orca
Pierce County’s Proposed Homeless Labor Program Runs Into Opposition
KUOW FM
Light rail could make or break this immigrant’s American dream
Web
Tuesday, August 7
Associated Press
Jails, prisons slowly loosen resistance to addiction meds
Fire crews battle blazes across Washington ahead of heatwave
EPA delists federal Superfund site in Washington state
King County Metro named top public transportation agency
Aberdeen Daily World
New courtroom opens
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
California neo-Nazi spams Idahoans with robocalls, plans ‘regional capital’ in Gem State
Columbian
Editorial: In Our View: Put Protest in Perspective
Editorial: In Our View: Orca’s Grief A Moving Image
Editorial: In Our View: Printing Guns a Dire Danger
Editorial: In Our View: Cheers & Jeers (tolling on I-5, I-205)
The Daily News
Editorial via Tacoma News Tribune: Gun policy can’t keep up with technology, but we must try
Everett Herald (subscription required)
FAA could release new passenger service report in September
Snohomish County’s bridges are safe, but some still need work
Now there’s a swing shift for aviation tech training at EvCC
WSU’s new Everett home is a tangible touchstone for students
Could electric planes be the next big thing in air travel?
Medicaid expansion making diabetes meds more accessible to poor, study shows
Commentary: How to avoid a repeat of 2016 election hacks
Letter: Uninsured drivers leaving law-abiding drivers with expenses
Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter
Single-payer advocates push for health care reform
News Tribune (subscription required)
Lummi Nation, biologists prepare to feed starving orca. But where is she?
New York Times
Rick Gates Testifies He Committed Crimes With Paul Manafort
No, Tariffs Aren’t Going to Pay Down the National Debt
Puget Sound Business Journal
Apple, Facebook and YouTube remove content from Jones and Infowars
If you think this year’s summer highway construction is bad, just wait. The next 10 years will be worse.
Seattle Times (subscription required)
After 5 weeks in a Seattle church, undocumented immigrant says he still has hope
Six questions about the GET rollover, answered
Seattle City Council looks to fast-track Sawant’s measure to help save the Showbox
King County Metro named nation’s top public transportation agency
Editorial: From calculators to tablets, help teachers fulfill their supply wish lists
Opinion: Migrant children caught in cross hairs of misplaced hostility
Opinion: Atomic shadows
Seattle Weekly
Seattle Public Schools and Teachers’ Unions Spar of Alleged Deficits
Snoqualmie-Valley Record
Washington joins Undetectable = Untransmittable HIV prevention campaign
Spokesman Review
Hanford contractor agrees to pay fine for accepting illegal kickbacks
EPA delists federal Superfund site in Washington state
Tri-City Herald
What will stop people dying at Palouse Falls? The state is trying these
USA Today
Marijuana breathalyzer aims to detect high drivers ‘without unjustly accusing’
Mendocino fire, the biggest ever in California, is still growing
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
State uses signs, fences to warn of Palouse Falls danger
Washington Post
Paul Manafort trial Day 6: Gates explains how millions were funneled to Manafort
Saudi Arabia ruptures ties with Canada, serving notice to would-be critics
‘We lost our naivete’: A year later, Charlottesville remains a wounded city
Yakima Herald Republic
Some call for changes to H-2A guest worker program
Blaming state lawmakers, Seattle school officials forecast years of financial doom and gloom
Broadcast
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
King County Metro named North America’s best large transit system
KNKX FM
Washington sent brain injury patients to Oklahoma — then all but forgot about them
Veterinarians grapple with how to save young orca: salmon laced with meds or syringe
Substitute Teachers In Seattle Push For Better Health Insurance Coverage
Starving 4-year-old orca may get delivery of live salmon
KUOW FM
Genetic Tests Can Hurt Your Chances Of Getting Some Types Of Insurance
NW Public Radio
Veterinarians Grapple With How To Save Puget Sound Orca: Salmon Laced With Meds Or Syringe?
Group Hatches Plan To Save Emaciated And Endangered Puget Sound Orca
When It Comes To Wildfire, Politics Lag Behind Science
Q13 TV (Fox)
Law enforcement says a fingerprinting levy on the ballot is an essential crime fighting tool for King County
Web
Crosscut
As orcas starve, a task force convenes
Publicola
Top 10 Stories: Safeco, 3D-Printable Guns, and Saving the Orcas
Seattle P.I.
Connelly: $23.5 million pricetag for 1.4-mile stretch of Burke-Gilman Trail
‘This is not about affordable housing’: Sawant introduces motion to ‘Save the Showbox’
West Seattle Blog
Housing challenges and other updates @ Camp Second Chance Community Advisory Committee
FOLLOWUP: Unanimous Council approval for Orchard Street Ravine expansion acquisition