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Wednesday, Sept. 13

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Associated Press
Resignation an ignoble end to Seattle mayor’s long career 
Seattle mayor resigns amid sexual abuse allegations
AP, others sue for info from Washington state lawmakers (Sells, Pollet, Pellicciotti, Reeves)
Sanders bill expands Medicare for all, lacks details on cost
Justices allow Trump administration ban on most refugees
Hate crimes on the rise in Seattle, police say

Aberdeen Daily World 
Forest Service advisory committee adds two Grays Harbor residents
Exchange students engage in beach cleanup
Letter: Hard to see project’s benefits for fish

Bellingham Herald (subscription required) 
Impasse means Inslee will choose GOP county commissioner 
Gender X option may be coming to Washington birth certificates 
Mayor feels Tacoma should compete for second Amazon headquarters 
A timeline of the public records law in Washington state 

Everett Herald (subscription required) 
Everett School Board votes to seize Bothell-area property
Tulalips to build new $100 million casino, chairwoman says
Everett’s low-cost housing is built on complicated financing
Lawmakers grant themselves extra secrecy, media suit claims (Pollet, Pellicciotti, Sells)
A lot of rabid bats are being found in Washington
Hey Amazon, Bothell is the place for your 2nd headquarters
Mukilteo opens first district-wide, all-day kindergarten
Video provides answers on state’s new distracted driving law
Editorial: End lawmakers’ exemption from public records law

Kitsap Sun (subscription required) 
South Kitsap High safe despite crowding, fire district determines

News Tribune (subscription required) 
Tacoma environmental group adopts new name after outcry over perceived racist overtones
Flynn again under spotlight for unreported foreign business deals
Trump loyalty test will shape GOP’s 2018 House races
Editorial: Sound Transit must keep 2030 deadline

New York Times 
How the U.S. limited the death toll in 2 monster storms
White House may reset refugee quota to below 50,000
Health care battle resumes, with 2 opposing plans
Bowing to pressure, Equifax drops fee to freeze credit files
Action to protect young immigrants already stumbles in Congress

Olympian (subscription required) 
Editorial: Amazon is getting too huge for any one city

Puget Sound Business Journal 
Rising costs for homebuilders likely to push costs up
Trump administration promises light touch on driverless cars
Amazon denies report of HQ2 front-runner

Renton Reporter 
Painting a different picture of battling addiction

Seattle Times (subscription required) 
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigns after fifth child sex-abuse allegation
Nordstrom family close to finding buyout partner, report says
How to help students who struggle with ‘executive function’ skills? Education Lab IQ has answers.
Sen. Patty Murray is working with Republicans on Obamacare fix
Bill Gates: Global-health cuts would increase AIDS deaths

Seattle Weekly 
After Months of Scandal, Murray’s Support Finally Dries Up
City Begins Sweep of Spokane Street Encampment, Amid Protests

Spokesman Review 
Former Fairchild Air Force Base commander joins Spokane school board
Meters for change: City launches program to discourage panhandling
Deputy previously hailed as a life-saver now under investigation for criminal misconduct 
Spokane County commissioners deadlock on appointment of third Republican colleague, give decision to Democratic governor 
Shawn Vestal: Even if the homeless can’t be ‘fixed,’ Spokane should keep offering help 
Editorial: Lawmakers can’t justify self-serving secrecy

Tri-City Herald 
$5.7 million student union building opens at WSU Tri-Cities

USA Today
Trump wins battle over refugees at Supreme Court
Trump: Hurricanes make tax cuts necessary

Washington Post 
Middle-class incomes rise, but Census report shows worrying disparities
Sanders to introduce bill that would revolutionize U.S. health care. And he has a record level of support.
North Korea nuclear test may have been twice as strong as first thought
Supreme Court agrees with Trump administration, says some refugees can be barred for now
Theft of Equifax data could lead to years of grief for home buyers and mortgage applicants

Yakima Herald Republic 
Yakima County appeals order on immigration hold at county jail
Selah possible site for ballot drop-off box
Turbulent conditions keep governor from visiting Norse Peak Fire site
Surveillance photo of fire fuels tensions between ranchers, Yakama Nation
Editorial: Once again, trying to build bridges over Columbia River (Wylie)

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KING5 TV (NBC) 
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray steps down Wednesday after latest sex abuse allegation
Washington birth certificates could see Gender ‘X’ option
Washington state officials prepare pay-per-mile pilot program
$660M KeyArena deal submitted to Seattle City Council
Equifax hit with class action lawsuit in Seattle over data breach

KOMO4 TV (ABC) 
Mayor Ed Murray resigns after Seattle Times reports new accusations
Boeing wins $600 million contract to design lower-cost Air Force One

KNKX FM 
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Resigns Amid Allegations Of Sexual Abuse
Public Radio Joins Lawsuit Against Washington Lawmakers (Pollet)
For $500, Oregon Turns Over Voter Data To Federal Panel
Moscow, Pullman Hospitals To Perform Gender Affirming Surgeries

KUOW FM 
Once our sure thing, Amazon turns away

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio) 
Washington senator: Seattle is ‘prime target’ for N. Korea

NW Public Radio 
Ambitions To Elevate The Northwest’s Venture Capital Game
Public Radio Joins Lawsuit Against Washington Lawmakers (Pollet)
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Resigns After Cousin Accuses Him Of Child Sex Abuse
State Government Adapts As Wildfires Take Their Toll

Q13 TV (FOX) 
Fifth man’s charges of sexual abuse lead Seattle mayor to resign
Does Tacoma or Bothell-Everett have what it takes to be Amazon’s 2nd headquarters site?

Web

Crosscut 
Mayor Ed Murray resigns; Seattle braces for turmoil
Opinion: The rise and fall of Seattle’s ambitious mayor

Slog 
Trump’s decision to end DACA creates a culture of fear – and resilience
Mayor Ed Murray resigns after fifth man accuses him of child sex abuse
Amazon is not your newly cheating lover, Seattle. It’s a massive business with a low-tax agenda.
What you need to know about mayoral succession 

Tuesday, September 12

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Associated Press
AP, other media sue for info from Washington state lawmakers (Sells, Pollet, Pelliciotti)
Washington state kills 21 rabid bats in 2017, 12 in August
Sheriff’s office posts meme about protesters getting rammed
KeyArena group proposing rapid construction timeline in Seattle

Aberdeen Daily World
Pride event in Hoquiam Sunday morning goes smoothly, for the most part

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
What did the Nooksack Tribe have to do to be allowed to reopen its Northwood Casino?
New record for days without ‘wetting rain.’ But what about the burn ban?
Ferry breakdowns hit Anacortes-San Juan routes hard during peak season
‘Any evil you can commit on a river has been done to the Nooksack’
Voter groups try to sideline politicians as states redraw district maps

The Daily News
Castle Rock’s Bike Park Blowout is happening this Saturday
Specialty drug prices increase at fastest rate in over a decade

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
College, tribe team up to offer night classes in Suquamish

News Tribune (subscription required)
What the end of DACA means for college financial aid in Washington state (Hansen)
These public servants think their records aren’t your business. We’re suing to change that (Pollet, Pelliciotti, Reeves)
Tacoma ready to make bid for second Amazon headquarters
Don’t click that email. State workers targeted with phishing scam, union says
Gender X option may be coming to Washington birth certificates
DACA recipients detained at U.S. border patrol checkpoint
Alleged killer about to be released in Lakewood from Western State. State senator says no
Editorial: Mentally ill killer unfit for Lakewood group home

New York Times
Florida staggers toward long recovery
Trump aimed to cut health research, but Congress adds funds
Trump will work with either party to pass tax overhaul
Right and left react to campus sexual assault rules

Olympian (subscription required)
You may hear screaming if you go near the state Capitol or Olympia City Hall on Tuesday
New program aimed to provide support and fellowship to adults with special needs

Seattle Times (subscription required)
In U.S. News rankings, Washington colleges stay steady, but critics raise more questions about list’s criteria
Mayor Ed Murray’s cousin: He sexually abused me, too
Power couples: Seattle ranks No. 2 in country for income of married people
Report: Washington hospitals stingy with charity care, with language barrier an issue
Oak View Group plans to renovate KeyArena by October 2020, spend $40 million on transportation
Washington’s 2018 Teacher of the Year: ‘Be fearless, be kind, get to know your neighbors’
Editorial: Get wise to fake news
Opinion: How to fine-tune your BS meter

Seattle Weekly
Bikini Baristas Sue Everett, Say Dress Code Unfair
King County Sheriff’s Office to Review Crisis Training for Deputies

Spokesman Review
Salmon advocates take to the water to call for dam breaching
State commission sets status of 8 threatened or endangered species
Hanford Reach fall chinook bite slowly improving
Salmon above Chief Joseph Dam on council agenda in Spokane
Spin Control: Facts secondary in jousting over special session and Amazon
Shawn Vestal: Olympia isn’t so different than that other Washington
Editorial: Politics infecting science, public health

USA Today
Irma’s aftermath: Death, destruction, 16 million people without power
Trump official: President may not link DREAMers to wall funding
Hope Hicks is officially WH communications director

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Time to build on lackluster state test results

Washington Post
Irma leaves millions in the dark in Florida
Middle-class income hit highest level on record in 2016, Census Bureau reports

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KING5 TV (NBC)
$660 million KeyArena site announcement expected Tuesday by Seattle, Oak View
Seattle’s Spokane Street homeless camp closes Tuesday
Geekwire: Tacoma is making a play for Amazon’s second headquarters
Geekwire co-founder: Toronto front-runner for Amazon’s second headquarters
Dreamers face anxiety over DACA deadlines

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Feds allow Nooksack Tribe to reopen Northwood Casino

KREM (CBS)
Z Nation films in WA with the help of extended film tax incentive (Riccelli)

KUOW FM
Once our sure thing, Amazon turns away
Columbia River Gorge Fires ‘Not Over’ Yet, Officials Caution
Lawsuit aims to stop vote on Burien’s sanctuary policy
Supreme Court Backs Broad Enforcement Of Travel Ban — For Now
Nuclear Attack, Immigration Enforcement, Pay-By-The-Mile On Lawmaker Agendas

 MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
New KeyArena deal heads to Seattle City Council
Seattle targets area under West Seattle Bridge for homeless camp sweeps
Amazon’s HQ threat resurfaces bitter Boeing memories

NW Public Radio
Boeing’s Drone Subsidiary Flies Missions Over Wildfire Bearing Down On Its Home
Chelan County Emergency Office Under Scrutiny
Moscow, Pullman Hospitals To Perform Gender Affirming Surgeries
Smoke From Wildfires Worries Northwest Winemakers, Farmers

Q13 TV (FOX)
Arena group proposing rapid construction timeline in Seattle
School district forced to cut routes, change start times due to shortage of bus drivers
State looking for volunteers to test pay-by-mile gas tax replacement

Web

Crosscut
Smoky, unhealthy air could be new reality for Northwest

Seattle P.I.
Connelly: Calif., three other states sue Trump for ending DACA

Slog
Twelve more bats test positive for rabies in Washington state

Monday, September 11

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Associated Press
Court blocks Seattle law letting Uber, Lyft drivers unionize
Air quality in Spokane region sees big improvement
Police arrest anti-fascist protesters in Portland
Despite reintroduction, fishers to remain on endangered list
US calls for Monday vote on new North Korea sanctions
Bikini baristas sue city over new dress code ordinance

Aberdeen Daily World
Cellphones provide mountain of evidence in poaching ring that potentially claimed 100 animals
State shellfish managers schedule tentative razor clam digs through December
Kessler, Hargrove, others speak at suicide prevention event at Franklin Field

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Charging stations for electric cars coming to state’s busiest highways
Absenteeism in Washington public schools among worst in the nation
Alleged killer about to be released in Lakewood from Western State. State senator says no
The state literally is on fire, so please keep that lit cigarette inside your car

Columbian
Protesters clash in Patriot Prayer demonstration on Vancouver waterfront
Income takes toll on school testing (Stonier)
Editorial: Fix for DACA Benefits All

The Daily News
Average US gas price jumps after Harvey shuts refineries
Herrera Beutler bill aimed at stopping I-5 Bridge tolls
Police arrest anti-fascist protesters in Portland

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Big NW wildfires pull Snohomish County firefighters, resources

Kitsap Daily News
Residents, officials to state: Don’t close community’s hospital

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
DACA phaseout: ‘I am from here,’ Bremerton Dreamer says
Opponents of hospital move turn out to DOH hearing
Column: Federal court fight coming over transgender ban

News Tribune (subscription required)
State takes another step toward a pay-by-mile plan to raise cash for road repairs
Charging stations for electric cars coming to state’s busiest highways
Trump promised not to work with foreign entities. His company just did
Absenteeism in Washington public schools among worst in the nation
Editorial: Reichert’s precious parting gift: a real election, not a yawner

New York Times
Irma roars in, and all of Florida shakes and shudders
Trump leads quiet rise of a socially conservative agenda
Undercut by Trump, Paul Ryan may emerge stronger

Olympian (subscription required)
Bumpy sidewalks, curbs, historic architecture all deter access in downtown Olympia

Puget Sound Business Journal
GOP leader seizes on Amazon’s HQ2 plan to push manufacturing tax breaks

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Washington’s record-long legislative season translated into high per diem payments (Hasegawa, Rolfes, Sullivan, Chase, Pettigrew, Chopp, Frockt, Carlyle)
For overwhelmed single mom: Here’s a road map to get your kids to college
Amazon’s surprise plan for HQ2 is a bold experiment
Multistate outbreaks of salmonella linked to backyard poultry
Opinion: Reflecting on loss and renewal on a pilgrimage to Sept. 11 memorial
Opinion: Teen pregnancies will rise if funding cuts are not reversed
Opinion: Technology brought us fake news — and it will help us kill it
Opinion: ‘Dreamers’ remind me of my husband, and they deserve his opportunities

Seattle Weekly
On the Eve of Commercial Expansion, South Park Prepares
New Effort Aims to Pressure Policymakers on ‘Housing for All’
Following Seattle’s Lead, Effort Brewing to Pass Income Tax in Port Townsend
Homeless Go to Court Over Destruction of Property During Sweeps

Skagit Valley Herald
No easy fix: Anacortes/San Juan ferry routes take hit over summer
State Patrol saves life with overdose antidote
Thousands of Atlantic salmon remain at large

USA Today
Irma, still battering Florida, weakens to tropical storm
Lawmakers press Trump on emergency declaration for opioid crisis
FEMA’s faith-based partners play major role in disasters
‘See you in court’: States challenge Trump’s DACA move

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Local suicide prevention in spotlight in September

Washington Post
Irma knocks out power to more than 6 million in Florida
Bannon declares war with Republican leadership in Congress
EPA under Trump shrinks to near Reagan-era staffing levels

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Local first responders, line crews head to Irma
Truck speeds between group of protesters in Vancouver

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Arrests made after ‘Patriot Prayer’ rally in Portland, protests continue in Vancouver
Despite reintroduction, fishers to remain on endangered list

KNKX FM
Dreamers Push Back Against Praise That ‘Demonizes’ Their Parents
Nuclear Attack, Immigration Enforcement, Pay-By-The-Mile On Lawmaker Agendas
Return to the Salish Sea: Salmon Biologist David Troutt
Washington State University Aims To Expand Use Of A Tool To Help Reduce School Truancy
Undocumented Student Stands Her Ground in Battle of Wills with Western Washingon University
Test Scores In Washington State Show Persistent Gaps By Race And Income Levels

KUOW FM
Wallingford fought developers decades before it was hip
3 driving tips to make Seattle traffic slightly less awful
Wildfires Are Big Trouble For The Northwest’s Lynx, Pygmy Rabbits And Other Creatures

NW Public Radio
Boeing’s Drone Subsidiary Flies Mission Over Fire Bearing Down On Its Home
Managers Work To Keep Bonneville Dam Going Despite Fires
Nuclear Attack, Immigration Enforcement, Pay-By-The-Mile On Lawmaker Agendas
Walden Introduces Bill To Expedite Reforestation In The Gorge
Wyden Calls For More Fire Prevention Funding

Q13 TV (FOX)
Gov. Inslee: Effects of climate change are creating ‘slow-motion disaster movie’
A call to action: Mayor Murray/City’s foolishness and stubbornness on arena debate must be scrutinized by city council

Web

Crosscut
Opinion: Back to school shouldn’t mean back to principal’s office

Slog
The week in weed: The House Rules Committee isn’t joking, teens aren’t toking, and which schools are smoking
Father of Charleena Lyles files civil rights lawsuit against officers who shot her

Thursday, Sept. 8

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Associated Press
NFL player case renews police race bias debate in Las Vegas
Equifax breach exposes 143 million people to identity theft
Washington city regrets using boulders to move homeless
Rep. Young apologizes for irate retort to female colleague 
State to spend $1M on electric-vehicle charging stations 
Amid raging wildfires, fire management practices criticized
Congressman sorry for lashing out at Rep. Pramila Jayapal
2017 wildfire season in US West far worse than expected

Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Student scores dip slightly statewide in 3rd year of Smarter Balanced tests 

The Daily News
Death toll rising from one of biggest earthquakes ever to hit Mexico
Florida bracing for potentially catastrophic blow from Hurricane Irma this weekend
Longview, Kelso test scores show mixed results

Everett Herald (subscription required)
Inslee urges Boeing to build its new jet in Washington
Editorial: WorkSource Youth Center offers more than a GED

Journal of the San Juan Islands
Vote on custom license plate for San Juan County
Legislators need to fund science | Guest Column
Awareness of housing problem | Letters

Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Amazon to add second headquarters with up to 50,000 jobs in grab for talent
Hearing will reexamine financial viability of Harrison move
Op-ed: Health care mergers often driven by patient access

News Tribune (subscription required)
Shellfish harvests at 3 beaches shut down

New York Times
Storm heads to Florida, ruin in its wake
Mexico quake strongest in a century, leaves dozens dead
143 million may be affected by hacking of credit agency
House passes hurricane aid and raises debt ceiling

Olympian (subscription required)
Subpoenas likely if Facebook resists Russia inquiries

Peninsula Daily News
Contract to be developed for new opioid treatment program in Port Angeles

Puget Sound Business Journal
Observations: Something remarkable is happening in Renton
US opioid crisis holds back jobs market recovery, says study
Insurance commissioner to Congress: ‘If you ignore the early warning signs of instability, the market will collapse’

Seattle Times (subscription required)
Planned Parenthood, developers of HPV vaccine win prestigious medical awards
Washington state students hold steady on state tests, making ‘little progress’
Betsy DeVos plans to change how campuses deal with sexual assault. How does that impact Washington schools?
Seattle billionaire Paul Allen bankrolls deep ocean climate-change project
Seattle officials say Sodo group’s offer to also renovate KeyArena is too late
Mayors around U.S. scramble to be noticed after Amazon announces plans for second HQ
‘Seattle will always be home’: Amazon employees, others react to news of tech giant’s second HQ
Washington state to spend $1M on electric-vehicle charging stations
A mother asks: How can we help Seattle-area families in need of food and books?
Opinion: The Nature Conservancy is forging a new coalition to push for statewide climate policy

Seattle Weekly
Tommy Le Was Shot Twice In the Back, Autopsy Shows
Homeless Go to Court Over Destruction of Property During Sweeps
Next Dick’s Drive-In Planned for Kent
International Campaign to #StopSucking Plastic Straws Launches in Seattle

Skagit Valley Herald
Shellfish harvest resumes in Samish Bay

USA Today
Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Katia could all hit land this weekend
What to do if you’re one of the 44% of Americans hit by the Equifax breach
The conversation about campus rape is so much bigger than Title IX
House passes $15.25 billion hurricane aid package with debt-ceiling increase
Fentanyl is fueling a new opioid crisis. Here’s what you need to do

Vancouver Business Journal
Legislation signed this summer allows use along Chelatchie Prairie Railroad
Wolff Specialties taps into expanding autogas industry

Washington Post
House sends $15 billion Harvey aid package to Trump despite boos, hisses from Republicans
You feel invisible’:  How America’s fastest-growing immigrant group is being left out of the DACA conversation
Three things about the Equifax hack that affects 143 million
Pell grant award to rise, but program reserves remain in jeopardy

Yakima Herald Republic
Washington students hold steady on state tests, but no big improvements in any grade or subject

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KING5 TV (NBC)
Norse Peak, Jolly Mountain Fires grow to more than 110 square miles
Amazon to build second HQ in North America
English, math test scores drop among Washington students

KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Hansen’s Sonics Arena group proposes privately funded redesign of KeyArena
Help streams in to fight Norse Peak Fire with a little assist from the weather

KNKX FM
Test Scores In Washington State Show Persistent Gaps By Race And Income Levels
Managers Work To Keep Bonneville Dam Going Despite Fires 

KUOW FM
The Powerful Pull Of Opioids Leaves Many ‘Missing’ From U.S. Workforce
Appeals Court Rejects Family Limits In Trump Travel Ban
Why The Eagle Creek Fire Is A Major Threat To Portland’s Drinking Water
I’m a ‘Dreamer.’ Here’s how ending the program would affect me
Western Wildfire Funding Attached To Hurricane Harvey Relief Bill
Betsy DeVos Signals A Pullback On Campus Sex Misconduct Enforcement

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Democrat: ‘Socialist echo chamber’ pushing Amazon out of Seattle (Palumbo)
Appeals court: Grandparents not part of Trump’s travel ban
Military personnel called in to fight wildfires across West

NW Public Radio
‘Lie And Try’ To Buy A Gun In Washington? New Law Requires Dealer To Report You
Managers Work To Keep Bonneville Dam Going Despite Fires
Northwest Colleges Respond To Federal Shift In Sexual Assault Response
Shelters Become Homes To Hundreds As Gorge Fires Rage On
Western Wildfire Funding Attached To Hurricane Harvey Relief Bill
Wildfires Across Pacific Northwest Take A Toll On Local Economies

Q13 TV (FOX)
The US West had a snowy winter, so why the fiery summer?
Family: Autopsy shows young man killed by deputy in Burien was shot twice in back
Several Washington families push for more police training in proposed Initiative 940

Web

Seattle P.I.
How an Everett Marine became anti-government ‘protector’

Thursday, Sept. 7

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Associated Press
Billions of dead trees force US fire crews to shift tactics
States accuse Trump of bias in immigration decision
Washington and other states sue over DACA, but will it work?
White Christians are now a minority of US population
Amazon plans a 2nd headquarters, somewhere other than Seattle
James Patterson donates $1.75 million to school libraries

Aberdeen Daily World 
DNR bans all outdoor burning, expanding on local restrictions
1,500 sign petition over beach access

Bainbridge Island Review 
Rep. Hansen to press Legislature to protect DACA students (Hansen)
Senator Murray: ‘Sad day for our country’
Gov. Jay Inslee: Trump’s repeal of DACA is ‘cruel action’
Attorney General Ferguson vows legal action if Trump cancels DACA

Bothell Reporter 
‘It’s Outrageous!’ Ferguson sues Trump administration over DACA order

Columbian 
In Our View: Gorge Fire Burns the Soul

Everett Herald (subscription required) 
Inspirational women of Boeing: 5 who deserve recognition
Muhlstein: Animals from Texas shelters find new homes here
Cornfield: Inslee’s capital budget tour is getting on Republicans’ nerves
Will: What does Trump think war with N. Korea will look like?
Milbank: Sessions is laughable; the end of DACA isn’t

Kitsap Daily News 
Appleton, Caldier will talk about ‘Finding Common Ground’ | Political Notebook (Appleton)

Kitsap Sun (subscription required) 
South Kitsap High welcomes more than 2800

News Tribune (subscription required) 
State sues Tacoma’s St. Joseph Medical Center, saying it illegally withheld charity care (Jinkins)
Wildfire near Crystal Mountain more than doubles in size, forces Mount Rainier closures
Washington state sues Trump over plan to end ‘Dreamer’ protections for young immigrants
Editorial: What’s love got to do with Trump’s DACA repeal? Nothing at all

New York Times 
Caribbean is struck with terrifying force
Facebook says Russians may have bought political ads
Trump backs Democrats to seal stopgap budget deal
Trump’s deal is a nightmare come true for the GOP
Amazon plans a 2nd headquarters
Democrats begin legal assault on Trump’s move to end ‘dreamer’ program

Olympian (subscription required) 
Wildfires at Mount Rainier, Gorge continue to chew up iconic scenery, close access
Washington state to test pay-by-the-mile as a way to fund highways

Puget Sound Business Journal 
Amazon plans to spend $5 billion on second HQ somewhere in North America
Deporting ‘Dreamers’ may hit home health care especially hard
Washington AG Bob Ferguson joins 14 other states in suing Trump over DACA
U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert won’t seek re-election

Seattle Times (subscription required) 
Amazon plans to build second, ‘equal’ headquarters outside Seattle
Washington state sues Trump; says DACA’s demise shows bias
King County home prices surge 18 percent, most on record for this time of year
Student Voices: My class talked with a Trump supporter. Here’s what I learned.
Large: Beyond Dreamers, the U.S. needs a moral immigration policy
Editorial: High-tech 2020 Census: Grant it enough money to make it count
Opinion: Locking up guns, medication is a big step toward suicide prevention (Orwall)

Seattle Weekly 
With Reichert Out, Dem Hopes Grow
Dave Reichert Announces He Will Not Run in 2018
‘It’s Outrageous!’ Ferguson Sues Trump Administration Over DACA Order
‘My Dreams Are in Limbo’: A Seattle Dreamer Grapples With Her Future
Whitlatch Settlement Underscores Need for a New, Better, Police Union Contract

Skagit Valley Herald 
Fish and Wildlife officer recognized for saving boy’s life

Tacoma Weekly 
Column by Rep. Laurie Jinkins: We’re all in this together

USA Today 
Hurricane Irma: What we know, where it’s headed next
‘See you in court’: States challenges Trump’s DACA move
Former FEMA chief confident agency can handle Harvey, Irma

Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required) 
Editorial: Congress has obligation to do right by Dreamers
Editorial: New rules for state public records access need review
Editorial: Free school lunches for all makes sense
Editorial:Effort to curb use of synthetic drugs welcome

Washington Post 
Trump cuts deal with Democrats, confounding GOP leaders
Facebook says it sold political ads to Russian company during 2016 election
Amazon to open second headquarters with as many as 50,000 jobs
‘Terrified and confused’: Seahawks’ Michael Bennett tells of traumatic police encounter

Yakima Herald Republic 
Employers in Yakima County scrambling to find workers
Thousands potentially eligible for DACA in Yakima County
Officials mobilize Washington National Guard to help fight Jolly Mountain Fire

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KING5 TV (NBC) 
Norse Peak Fire grows to size of Tacoma
Community paramedic program reduces 911 calls, saves money in Bellingham

KOMO4 TV (ABC) 
2017 wildfire season far worse than expected across western U.S.
Seahawks teammates throw support behind Michael Bennett
Smoke grounds firefighting helicopters as fire near Crystal Mountain doubles in size

KNKX FM 
Smoke And Ash Make This Wildfire Season Seem Worse Than It Is 
DACA Recipients, Filled With Anger And Optimism, Plan For A Fight
Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert Retiring After 7 Terms
Tribes Worry Over Lower Columbia Gorge Coho Runs With Forest Fires

KUOW FM 
Are Seattle drivers really so terrible?
Wildfire near Crystal Mountain doubled overnight and is still growing
Antarctica’s sea ice dropped dramatically last year. UW looked into why
Bob Ferguson warns Dreamers’ personal information could be used by ICE
Washington’s Fish Farms Are Governed By Decades-Old Guidelines
600,000 Salmon Released Early Because Of Eagle Creek Fire
Washington National Guard Activated To Join Wildfire Fight

MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio) 
Amazon to build second HQ in North America, seeks proposals from cities for $5B campus with up to 50K jobs, ‘full equal’ to Seattle operations
Wildfire haze should ease up through Thursday
Are Dreamers really the right candidates to expel from the US?

Web

Crosscut 
If Dreamers were white: Why Washington is suing over DACA

Seattle P.I. 
Connelly: Murray to DeVos — No retreat on campus sex assaults