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Wednesday, Sept. 20
Associated Press
Judge OKs lawsuit seeking better protection of Puget Sound
Department of Natural Resources eases campfire restrictions
Appeals court upholds Seattle police policy on using force
Inslee on East Coast this week to discuss climate change
Who wins, who loses in bill aimed at upending Obamacare
FBI investigates off-duty work by Seattle police officers
New Seattle mayor will stick to police body camera plan
Benton County bans new pot shops from entering market
Washington state school shooting suspect pleads not guilty
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
State superintendent says plan will help more struggling students
The Daily News
Commissioners hire private assessor for Headquarters Landfill
Herrera Beutler touts move to block Oregon tolling scheme
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Voters are on the sidelines as the port fills a vacant seat
Edmonds-Woodway High School briefly locked down
Kirkland Reporter
One big problem down, two to go: Area legislators discuss last year’s successes and challenges for next session (Springer, Mullet)
News Tribune (subscription required)
Puyallup Eagles members vote to reject Sound Transit’s offer to purchase building
Smart billboards are checking you out – and making judgments
New York Times
Mexico quake kills over 200, trapping others under rubble
Hurricane Maria makes landfall on Puerto Rico
Senate Republicans embrace plan for $1.5 trillion tax cut
GOP leaders defy bipartisan calls to reject health bill
Olympian (subscription required)
Commission approves 25% pay raise for Olympia’s elected officials
Collision, fuel leak blocked Interstate 5 for hours on Wednesday morning
Opinion: Physicians oppose methanol refinery
Redmond Reporter
Eastside mayors talk challenges at the local, regional level
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Mexicans dig through collapsed buildings as quake kills 225
FBI investigating off-duty work by Seattle police at construction sites, parking garages
Westneat: Punching the Nazi was actually the least dramatic free-speech showdown this week (Pollet)
All aboard for a sneak peek of the future Northgate light-rail station
‘Not for the fainthearted’: Highline schools held up as model for training bilingual teachers
Editorial: Park-and-ride promise must be met, even at $100,000 a stall
Opinion: The coal-terminal debate: A view from Japan
Seattle Weekly
No Rest for the Wicked—or the Seattle City Attorney’s Office
Making Sense of the Rape Allegation Against King County’s Top Cop
Tim Burgess Appointed 55th Mayor of Seattle
Skagit Valley Herald
County commissioners interview finalists for 39th District seat
Local group hears about campaign for carbon tax
Spokesman Review
Lawmakers to WSU: Take action against College Republicans (Pollet, Riccelli, Ormsby)
USA Today
‘Extremely violent’ Hurricane Maria rips into Puerto Rico at Category 4
There is meddling in Germany’s election – not by Russia, but by U.S. right wing
Mexico reels following devastating earthquake
Why AGs are targeting drug companies over opioids
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Ferry officials seek islanders’ input, will host public meeting Wednesday night
Opinion: EDITORIAL: Lawmakers should not be exempt from records requests
Washington Post
Red states would benefit disproportionately in latest GOP health-care plan
Hurricane Maria lashes Puerto Rico with a force not seen in ‘modern history’
Digging with bare hands, rescuers try to reach survivors after Mexico quake kills more than 200
Before massive data breach, Equifax sought to limit exposure to lawsuits
Democrats ask base for one more ACA rescue mission
Trump endorses Graham-Cassidy health-care bill, swipes at bill opponent Rand Paul
The Energy 202: Hurricanes are dominating the news. But forest fires are raging out West.
Yakima Herald Republic
Good news: Norse Peak Fire now 80 percent contained
Yakima County continues streak of record-low unemployment
Broadcast
KNKX FM
Oregon Governor: Here’s What I Would Have Said To Jeff Sessions
Calmer Wildfires Let Washington National Guard Demobilize, Oregon’s Guard Still On
Should Washington Allow Home Grows Of Recreational Pot?
KUOW FM
Washington residents could get non-binary option on birth certificates
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
With nothing but ‘horror stories’ available, Seattle parent creates needle website
NW Public Radio
Accused Freeman High School Shooter Pleads Not Guilty
Calmer Wildfires Let Washington National Guard Demobilize, Oregon’s Guard Still On
Complaint Claims Washington Lawmaker Pressured WSU To Punish Wolf Researcher
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions Attacks Sanctuary Cities In Portland
Washington Health Department Considers Non-Binary Birth Certificate Gender Designation
Washington Submits Plan To Move Past No Child Left Behind Act
Web
Crosscut
Opinion: The good and very bad of Cantwell-backed energy bill
Publicola
Appeals Court Upholds Seattle’s Use-of-Force Policy in Cops’ Lawsuit
Is Consensus Gone After Time Burgess?
Schmudget
New census numbers: To build thriving communities, invest in removing barriers to economic security
Slog
State Lawmakers Ask WSU to Stop Recognizing College Republicans Because Club President Rallied in Charlottesville (Pollet, Riccelli, Ormsby)
Washington attorney general to sue Tacoma immigrant jail
Why connecting climate change with powerful hurricanes is doing more damage than good
Appeals court rules SPD’s use of force policy doesn’t violate the second amendment
Tuesday, Sept. 19
Associated Press
Lawmakers converge on state Capitol to talk Constitutional convention
City asks judge to let case against OxyContin maker proceed
Cops: Ammo, manifesto seized in school shooting suspect home
Group sues over Navy’s plans for training in national forest
Drugmakers to work on nonaddictive pain medication
Woman arrested, accused of prowling cars at school shooting
Residents propose pay raises for Olympia elected officials
At UN, Trump threatens ‘total destruction’ of North Korea
Trudeau: Canada could stop dealing with Boeing over dispute
GOP eyes popular tax breaks to finance overhaul
Ruling invalidates key permits for Kalama methanol project
Aberdeen Daily World
Want to be able to grow pot at home? State seeking comments on the idea
Seabrook sees big boost in sales, rentals
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Study considers making it legal to grow marijuana at home
OxyContin maker Purdue asks judge to toss Everett lawsuit
Marysville educators reach out to a newly traumatized school
Recall issued for about 1,250 pounds of meat
Editorial: States’ report puts voter fraud claims in proper persepective
The Hill
GOP state lawmakers meet to plan possible constitutional convention
The Inlander
How the Washington state Legislature has tried to reduce gun violence (Jinkins)
Journal of the San Juan Islands
San Juan County Comprehensive Plan education sweeps county
Praying Mantis — beautiful but invasive
Orcas needs a hospital district | Letter
It’s time for a hospital district | Letter
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Attorney General Jeff Sessions makes under-the-radar visit to Kitsap
Editorial: What tight quarters can teach at South Kitsap
News Tribune (subscription required)
Anti-Trump graffiti appears overnight at Tacoma elementary school
Matt Driscoll: Tacoma should not rush to blow up a paid sick-leave policy that is benefiting workers
Editorial: A yellow light on Washington’s electric car revolution
New York Times
At U.N., Trump threatens to ‘totally destroy North Korea’
Administration shuns study showing benefits of refugees
State department tightens rules for visas to U.S.
Maria does ‘mind boggling’ damage to island of Dominica
Olympian (subscription required)
What to do about Olympic National Park’s population of mountain goats?
A 25 percent pay raise proposed for Olympia mayor, city council
Mysterious influx of patients hits state’s already strained mental hospitals (Jinkins)
Peninsula Daily News
State superintendent says plan will help more struggling students
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Board hits brakes on $1.8 billion methanol plant planned for Kalama
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions tries ‘Nuke Waste’ during low-key visit to Kitsap
New book uncovers surprising answers to why students drop out
No sole factor in Central Washington birth-defect cluster, health officials say
Gov. Jay Inslee on East Coast to talk climate change: ‘States are leading the way’
Editorial: Gates Foundation’s $120 million fuels PATH’s lifesaving work
Opinion: The language of hot, gritty work
Skagit Valley Herald
Project underway to restore flow of Trumpeter Creek
Spokesman Review
Washington, Idaho lawmakers waiting for details of DACA ‘deal’
Two girls injured in Freeman school shooting surprise classmates with visit
Spokane Valley opens new $14.2 million city hall
Burning power pole causes wires to fall across I-90 near downtown Spokane on Monday
Firefighting drones to assist Spokane police on investigations of fatal car crashes
Man accused in Cheney pot shop kidnapping gives television homicide confession
Council candidate, civic leader Scott Campbell dies
Spin Control: Study finds possible cases of ballot fraud, but not in the numbers Trump’s looking for
USA Today
Trump to UN: We will ‘totally destroy’ N. Korea if it continues on nukes path
Hurricane Maria: What we know, where it’s going
Nancy Pelosi gets shut down by young immigrants over DACA deal
Washington Post
Trump threatens to ‘destroy North Korea,’ calls Kim ‘Rocket Man’
Latest health-care push comes with big risk for Republicans
Hurricane Maria devastates Dominica, heads toward Puerto Rico as a Category 5 storm
Senate Intelligence Committee interview with Trump lawyer abruptly canceled
The new GOP health-care measure goes further than the failed one
Congress’s first formerly undocumented immigrant talks about Democrats’ deal to protect ‘dreamers’
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Committee to consider Squaw Creek name change
Yakima Herald Republic
The latest from the Norse Peak and Jolly Mountain fires
State Route 410 to remain closed through at least Wednesday
The direct approach: Community supported agriculture continues to grow
in the Yakima Valley
Editorial: More ballot boxes make it even easier for voters
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Purdue asks judge to dismiss Everett’s suit over Oxycontin
Interactive map shows distracted driving grades near schools
Seattle Council talks KeyArena deal, potential public bonding
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Tim Burgess sworn in as new Seattle mayor
KNKX FM
Should Washington Allow Home Grows Of Recreational Pot?
Supporters Of ‘Cap And Invest’ Proposal Look Ahead To 2018
KUOW FM
Cities Try Convincing Amazon They’re Ready For Its New Headquarters
Will the owner of this $15 million Seattle mansion pay a luxury tax?
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
At UN, Trump threatens ‘total destruction’ of North Korea
Seattle cops off-duty work comes under investigation
Lawmaker wants to approach Evergreen with ‘carrot and stick’
The plan to turn every road into a toll road
Q13 TV (FOX)
Seattle gets third mayor in one week: Council votes in Tim Burgess
Web
Crosscut
Seattle has a new new mayor: Tim Burgess
Publicola
Council Votes Burgess to Be Seattle’s Next Mayor
Slog
Tim Burgess is the mayor of Seattle
Seattle City Council endorses Medicare for All, Cantwell and Murray still undecided
Monday, Sept. 18
Associated Press
Request denied: States try to block access to public records
$15.1M verdict for fatal police shooting goes to mediation
Warm water off West Coast has lingering effects for salmon
Evergreen to pay professor at center of protests $500,000
Settlement sets aside $10M for Colstrip community in Montana
State bar recommends disciplinary hearing for prosecutor
Washington state tribes consider own carbon emissions plan
Holding federal institutions accountable becoming harder
Amazon to bring another 1,000 jobs to Oregon
No sole factor in cluster of fatal birth defects in Central Wash.
Aberdeen Daily World
Tribes might push their own carbon tax initiative in 2018
Bears, bobcats and more: WDFW timeline shows scope of poaching
Liberty Bay shellfish beds open for first time in decades
Oped: AP story focusing on Aberdeen failed to tell the whole truth
Letter: It’s not left vs. right, it’s bottom vs. top
Bainbridge Island Review
Caring for Lillian A. and James Walker Park is a labor of love (Rolfes)
News organizations sue Legislature, alleging failure to comply with Public Records Act (Rolfes, Appleton, Hansen, Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Bothell Reporter
Everett school board votes to seize Bothell-area property
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Everett to defend its lawsuit over black-market OxyContin
Pay-per-mile experiment here will test gas-tax replacement
8 in county may have voted twice in presidential election
Attention turns to 2018 spending plan for county
Editorial: Eyman needs to end his ‘B.S.’ protests over voters guide
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Life Care Center of the San Juan Islands to close this fall
Kitsap Daily News
Broken: Fixing state’s foster care system is Caldier’s personal quest
Island schools face unknown financial future under new state budget
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
After salmon release, activists want net pens out of Rich Passage
Cleaner Liberty Bay now open to commercial shellfish harvesting
News Tribune (subscription required)
Cost to build new parking stalls along Sounder train line is going up, up, up
Tribes might push their own carbon tax initiative in 2018. “We are running out of time”
Could you be cited for DUI if you ride your bike home after one too many?
House Republicans’ political arm targets Democrats on national security
Mysterious influx of patients hits state’s already strained mental hospitals
Only a few folks attempted voter fraud in 2016. Those who did could be in big trouble.
Opinion: Tacoma is best fit for Amazon, hands down
New York Times
Why one major cause of opioid crisis may be health insurers
GOP seeks Senate vote on another bill to end Obamacare
Facebook faces new world as officials rein in a wild web
When affirmative action isn’t enough
This season, western wildfires are close by and running free
Olympian (subscription required)
Evergreen settles with Weinstein, professor at the center of campus protests
Want to be able to grow pot at home? State seeking comments on the idea
Why you might want to start preparing for a cold, wet winter
Opinion: Protect Washington’s commitment to covering all kids (Chopp)
Editorial: Legislature acts like it’s hiding something
Peninsula Daily News
Nonprofit to use new funding to try to find reason steelhead die near Hood Canal Bridge (Rolfes, Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Harrell orders Seattle to bid for Amazon’s second headquarters – but not with him as mayor
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Cantwell seeks money for cleanup of firefighting foams on military bases
Podcast: Amazon plans second headquarters and Ed Murray resigns as Seattle mayor
Michael Bennett’s younger brother and Nikkita Oliver lead Black Lives Matter protest before Seahawks-49ers
Gender option could be added to Washington birth certificate
U.S. Dreamers on returning to Mexico: ‘What would that look like?’ (Kloba)
Ed Murray’s exit from public life leaves Seattle feeling pain, relief
Evergreen professor at center of protests resigns; college will pay $500,000
Opinion: Trump’s election commission long on rhetoric, short on integrity
Opinion: Why did so many doubt Mayor Murray’s accusers?
Krugman: Politicians, promises and the need to get real on taxes, health care
Editorial: Legislators should open their records to the public (Pollet, Pellicciotti)
Opinion: Nature isn’t on a rampage — we are
Seattle Weekly
Harrell Will Be a Five-Day Mayor, But He Hopes to Leave a Mark
Skagit Valley Herald
Transportation project plan out for public comment
Area glaciers continue losing ice
USA Today
Trump urges United Nations to reform itself
U.S. flies stealth jets, bombers over Korean Peninsula
Opioid crisis: How customs officers detect fentanyl in the mail
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial: Moderates leaving GOP in Congress is concerning
Editorial: State’s online voter registration is rock solid
Washington Post
New White House initiative leader calls for ‘increased contributions’ from HBCUs
DeVos says her goal is to get government ‘out of your way’
Chelsea Manning denies betraying the U.S., feels like she lives in a ‘dystopian novel’
Border security is tougher than ever, DHS report finds
Yakima Herald Republic
The latest from the Norse Peak and Jolly Mountain fires
Community health centers in Yakima Valley hope to avoid ‘funding cliff’
Scholarships available for ‘Dreamers’
Editorial: The records are public; case closed (or should be)
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Seattle city council to pick acting mayor Monday
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Seattle City Council works to pick mayor
KNKX FM
School Shooter ‘Enamored’ By Past Shootings Says Spokane County Sheriff
Oregon Lawmakers Gather For Interim Meetings
Washington, Oregon Uncover Smattering Of Cases Of Double-Voting In 2016 Election
Students, Staff Look Toward New Normal After Fatal School Shooting
Winning The Pot Lottery Doesn’t Always Mean Greener Pastures
KUOW FM
King County calls for de-escalation training for all deputies
Why Equipping Police With Body Cameras Is Not As Easy As It Seems
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
When can we talk about preparing for a nuclear attack? (Frockt)
Opinion: Evergreen State College paid $500K to stay a national embarrassment
Q13 TV (FOX)
Students return to Freeman High School on Monday
Web
Crosscut
Can we save the orcas with … mud?
Seattle gets a new mayor next week
How Murray’s resignation impacts the next mayor
Seattle P.I.
BLM rally backs Bennett, Kaepernick protests
Harrell declines to serve rest of Murray’s term as Seattle mayor
Friday, Sept. 15
Associated Press
Documents: School shooting came after troubling behavior
Suspect in school shooting said victim who died bullied him
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard among those costing billions
Forest Service spends record $2B battling forest fires
Federal Trade Commission to investigate Equifax data breach
Google hit with class action lawsuit over gender pay
Anti-sanctuary city initiative pulled from Burien ballot
Court: Washington state teen who sent image committed crime
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Many local students still struggle with math, tests show
Editorial: Nonprofit effort looks to connect Stilly Valley to internet
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
South Kitsap High students to protest crowding
State experimenting with wider striping to made highways safer
News Tribune (subscription required)
Tacoma sues opioid manufacturers for ‘harms they have inflicted on the community’
As Trump considers bipartisan immigration deal, some set their MAGA hats on fire
Tacoma oil refinery wants to produce renewable fuels for the first time
New York Times
Why Trump worked with Democrats: ‘He likes us’
Crude bomb strikes London subway, injuring commuters
CIA seeks wider authority over drone strikes
Humiliated, Sessions planned to resign after Trump’s insults
Trump’s support for law to protect ‘dreamers’ lifts its chances
Olympian (subscription required)
Want to be able to grow pot at home? State seeking comments on the idea
Seattle Times (subscription required)
King County pulls anti-sanctuary city measure from Burien ballots
Washington requires students, staff to train monthly for emergencies
Starting from scratch: Five principals work together to create their dream schools
$100,000 per parking space? Costs soar for Sound Transit’s Kent park-and-ride garage
Opinion: Sorry, GOP, there’s no tax-reform time machine
Opinion: Segregation worse in schools 60 years after Brown v. Board of Education
Editorial: Black Diamond skirmishes no way to grow
Seattle Weekly
As Bruce Harrell Is Sworn in as Mayor, Uncertainty About the Future of the Office
Port of Seattle to Let Tent City 5 Move Onto Property in Interbay
Skagit Valley Herald
Upper Skagit Tribe gets $500,000 grant for housing project
Letter: Supporting Dreamers of Skagit Valley
USA Today
Ryan has GOP working group to try to find DACA solution
U.S. and Mexico set to sign landmark Colorado River water-sharing deal
Susan Page: Clinton determined to play role in Democratic Party
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Editorial:Short-term rentals must be addressed as zoning issue
Editorial: State lawmakers should follow records laws
Editorial:Lawmakers shouldn’t get per diem for extra sessions (Hasegawa, Sullivan, Rolfes)
Washington Post
Why Trump’s DACA ‘deal’ is another humiliation for Jeff Sessions
North Korea fires a missile over Japan for the second time in three weeks
African Americans are the only racial group in U.S. still making less than they did in 2000
Yakima Herald Republic
Masks make a difference when air gets dangerous
Section of U.S. Highway 12 to be closed for roughly two months
Nonprofit announces $1M in grants to help DACA recipients renew their status
Central Washington University wins diversity award
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Ferry frustration: Long lines, empty boats on Vashon Island route
Murray’s sister: ‘My brother isn’t a pedophile’
School shooting suspect said he’d been bullied, got guns from father’s safe: Court docs
Spokane Co. Sheriff: Media, government and society to blame for school shootings
Washington learns disaster prep lessons from Hurricane Irma
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
New Seattle Mayor Harrell to decide by Friday if he’ll stay through remainder of term
New rules to curb rowdy behavior by students who commute to school via Vashon ferry
Sheriff: School shooting suspect likely to be charged as adult with murder
KNKX FM
After MOU And Murray Resignation, Questions Remain About KeyArena Remodel
School Shooter ‘Enamored’ By Past Shootings Says Spokane County Sheriff
The Overcast: Amazon’s HQ2 News Ripples Through Hometown
Teen Who Took X-Rated Selfie And Texted Photo, Guilty Of Child Porn In Washington
KUOW FM
Investigate Ed Murray, Amnesty International asks Northern Ireland police
People Of Color Are Living With More Polluted Air Than Whites Are
North Korea Fires Another Missile Over Japan
If You’re Eating Shellfish, You’re Eating Plastic
These housing advocates disagree about everything — except this one thing
Q13 TV (FOX)
Suspect in school shooting said victim who died had bullied him
Web
Seattle P.I.
Washington cities ranked: Where workers are winning, losing
Slog
State Supreme Court ruling means Washington teens who sext could end up felons
Guest Editorial: Washington state should respect Tribal rights and court ruling on culverts
Thursday, Sept. 14
Associated Press
Student killed confronting shooter at high school
Washington state landowner fined for Yakima River oil spill
Suspect was obsessed with other school shootings, classmates say
Trump says he’s ‘fairly close’ to deal on young immigrants
Trump, top Democrats agree to fix for DACA and border security
Custodian stopped school shooting
Tacoma latest to sue manufacturers of opioids
Ryan opens door to tax cuts adding to deficit
House passes $1.2T omnibus spending bill
Aberdeen Daily World
Western states try to tame homegrown marijuana
Health Department: Number of rabid bats increasing across state
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Sen. Patty Murray is working with Republicans on fix to Affordable Care Act
Tacoma sues opioid manufacturers for ‘harms they have inflicted on the community’
DOE gets another pass on estimating Hanford cleanup costs
The Daily News
Firefighters make strides in Gorge
Local banks offer resources in wake of Equifax breach
Officials: Student killed confronting shooter at high school
Tacoma latest to sue manufacturers of opioids
US West’s wildfires spark calls to thin tree-choked forests
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Marysville schools send support across state after shooting
Democrats say they have deal with Trump on young immigrants
Kirkland Reporter
Lady Washington, Hawaiian Chieftain come to port in Kirkland
LWSD superintendent releases letter to families following Freeman high shooting
Kitsap News Group
Editorial: Keep state government open and transparent | In Our Opinion
Kitsap Sun (subscription required)
Equifax data breach: Identity-theft hackers exploited flaw experts flagged in March
Deal, no deal, back to deal: Trump says ‘fairly close’ to agreement with Congress on protecting DREAMers
News Tribune (subscription required)
Student killed by high-school gunman was trying to protect his classmates, police say
The most devastating wars for military stability are happening in Congress
New York Times
Trump now says he backs deal to protect ‘dreamers’
Storms may move climate debate, if not G.O.P leaders
Trump urges quick action on tax plan that’s still in pieces
How much can the youth vote actually help Democrats?
Peninsula Daily News
Two Peninsula lawmakers tell why they didn’t respond to record requests (Chapman, Tharinger, Van De Wege)
Puget Sound Business Journal
Boeing decision to boost Dreamliner production hints at big orders to come
Redmond Reporter
Eastside mayors talk challenges at the local, regional level
Seattle Times (subscription required)
City Council President Bruce Harrell becomes Seattle’s 54th mayor; Ed Murray steps down
Seattle is less white than it has ever been in modern history, new census data show
100-plus contenders imagine hosting Amazon’s HQ2
Mountain goats in Olympic National Park: Their days may be numbered
UW panel on battling fake news: ‘Think more, spread less’
Large: With Ed Murray mess behind us, time to focus on child abuse
Editorial: Stop trying to kill Obamacare
Opinion: Recovery communities are crucial to combat opioid epidemic
Skagit Valley Herald
Program to address need for construction workers
Spokesman Review
In the space of moments, Freeman High School ripped by violence
Washington requires students, staff to train monthly for emergencies
Months after father dies, tragedy strikes Strahan family again in Freeman shooting
Accused shooter at Freeman brandishes guns on YouTube channel
Kids needs reassurance, empathy after Freeman High School shooting
A look at shootings at Washington schools
Reykdal: As parent and schools chief, shootings something you dread
Letter to Freeman High School parents and students from Superintendent Randy Russell
Shawn Vestal: The agonizing wait for a call, a text
USA Today
Equifax had fix for security hole 60 days before hack and didn’t install it
A permanent emergency: Trump becomes 3rd president to renew extraordinary post-9/11 powers
Hurricane Jose ambles toward U.S.
Spokane school shooting: Witnesses described a panicked scene
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Island schools face unknown financial future under new state budget (Nelson)
Public ferry meetings set for this week and next
EDITORIAL: Despite attempts, education can’t be funded equally (Nelson)
Washington Post
Spokane area high schooler killed as he tried to save others from school gunman
Trump’s dealing on DACA sparks confusion, shifting alliances on Capitol Hill
Sanders offers possible tax hikes that could pay for universal Medicare
Think rural areas are falling behind? Think again.
McConnell wants to end practice of allowing senators to block appeals court judges
Wenatchee World (subscription required)
Cantwell bill focuses on disaster communications
Yakima Herald Republic
Concussion risks in women’s soccer drawing more attention after studies
State’s unemployment rate rises for first time since recession, as job seekers increase
Outlook property owner fined $28,000 for oil spill that harmed Yakima River
Broadcast
KING5 TV (NBC)
Student killed, 3 hurt in high school shooting near Spokane
Harrell sworn in as acting Seattle mayor
Geekwire: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says state is talking with Amazon about ‘HQ2′ implications
Marysville School District offers resources to Spokane County
Tacoma latest city to sue manufacturers of opioids
KHQ
Lawmakers, community offer support following Freeman High School shooting (Billig, Ormsby, Riccelli)
KOMO4 TV (ABC)
Chairwoman: Tulalip Tribes to build new $100 million casino
Officials: Student killed confronting shooter at high school
Neighbors, businesses spar over future development near Tacoma’s Tideflats
Council President Bruce Harrell sworn in as Seattle mayor
Tacoma to Amazon: Give us a try
KNKX FM
City Council President Bruce Harrell Sworn In As Mayor Of Seattle
1 Student Killed In School Shooting Near Spokane
Planning For ‘The Unthinkable:’ Washington Legislators Discuss Nuclear Attack Prep
KUOW FM
Here’s What’s In Bernie Sanders’ ‘Medicare For All’ Bill
An Experiment Gives Cash Aid To The Poor. Is That Ethical?
Eagle Creek Fire Puts Popular Gorge Trails Off Limits Until Spring
NW Public Radio
After Freeman High School Shooting, Remembering A Friend As A Close-Knit Community Grieves
Planning For ‘The Unthinkable:’ Washington Legislators Discuss Nuclear Attack Prep
Q13 TV (FOX)
Officials: Student killed confronting shooter at high school; 3 others wounded
Eastern Washington community shaken by school shooting: ‘It was heartbreaking’
Seattle cops investigate apparent homicide in homeless camp
Bruce Harrell sworn in as Seattle’s 54th mayor, after Murray resigns over abuse allegations
State emergency officials say they’d like a green light to plan for nuclear attack
Web
Crosscut
Opinion: Amazon earned Seattle’s hostility
Bruce Harrell is mayor but that could change
Publicola
Bruce Harrell is Seattle’s Mayor
Seattle P.I.
Spokane-area school shooting victims: ‘They’re all doing well’
Slog
Why Haven’t Washington Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray Backed Medicare for All Yet?
Bruce Harrell is now the mayor of Seattle
Washington birth certificates could soon allow non-binary people to celebrate their identities