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Tuesday, August 9
Associated Press
Lightning fires in eastern Washington close to containment
Suit seeks higher pay for King County jurors
Sewage spill closes beaches in parts of Liberty Bay
Columbian
In Our View: Schools Suit a Distraction
Everett Herald (subscription required)
1st District Rep. Luis Moscoso concedes to Guy Palumbo
Dems hold big primary election leads in 32nd Legislative District (Ryu, Kagi)
U.S. Rep. Larsen to visit Lynnwood summer meal program Friday
New group hopes to steer Republicans away from Trump
State, tribes uncertainty brings fisheries frustrations
Gallup: More than 33 million American adults use marijuana
Editorial: Ban the harder stuff in Everett’s alcohol impact areas
Editorial: Editorial: What guides us in our response to tragedy?
News Tribune (subscription required)
Percentage of U.S. marijuana users is getting higher
Puget Sound Business Journal
Employee scheduling regulations move ahead, could go to Seattle City Council in September
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Sound Transit keeping close eye on crowded light-rail trains
Seattle’s new ordinance cracks down on discrimination against renters, ends discounts tied to workplace
Low-income families in Bellevue won’t be evicted for high-end housing
Opinion: Stop hate speech; reaffirm hope for American Muslims
Editorial: School supply drive helps struggling refugees
Spokesman Review
Spokane businesswoman, Native American advocate receives state recognition
Former parks spokeswoman Goodspeed sues Spokane for $1 million in wake of Straub ouster
Fire near Palouse Falls threatens homes, crops
Washington Post
Bipartisan group of state lawmakers calls for big changes to improve U.S. public schools (Santos)
Yakima Herald Republic
Affordable Care Act: Progress and pitfalls nationally and in Yakima Valley
Editorial: Libraries lend themselves to stronger community
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Auburn woman calls $46,000 medical bill excessive
KPLU FM
Washington State Finalizing Long-Delayed Conservation Plan For Marbled Murrelet
Politics Still Prevalent In The Pulpit, Survey Shows
Who Will Bear The Cost Of Tacoma’s LNG Plant?
Federal Officials Seek To Stop Social Media Abuse Of Nursing Home Residents
NW Public Radio
State Audit Questions No-Bid Contract For Washington State Patrol Radio Upgrade (Carlyle)
Web
Crosscut
Can coding create a new future for Washington prisoners?
Publicola
Is the King County Council Relevant?
Slog
Council Bans Special Move-In Deals, Housing Discrimination Based on Source of Income
Monday, August 8
Associated Press
Lawsuit: State does too little for developmentally disabled
Kennewick diversity commission seated after Facebook flap
After new stations open Sound Transit sees crowded trains
Low-income families in Bellevue avoid eviction
Time needed for Hanford ecosystem to recover from fire
Evacuation order lifted in central Washington wildfire
Washington jails fail to provide voting access, report says
Ichiro Suzuki Gets 3,000th Career Hit In Major Leagues
Aberdeen Daily World
Hoquiam neighborhood divided over homeless camp
Capital punishment has steep price tag
Longtime county treasurer announces his retirment
Bellingham Herald (subscription required)
Fisheries frustrations
Columbian
What needs to change to maximize marijuana’s benefits to Washington residents?
In Our View: Tuition Cuts a Win for All
Washington 10th in U.S. immigrant population
Kirkland Reporter
Palumbo widens lead on Moscoso in latest 1st District Senate primary returns
Peninsula Daily News
On marine patrol with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Court fines total $36M in McCleary school-funding case. But will they ever be paid?
Management of state’s fisheries still making waves
UW has $1 billion backlog in building repairs
Smaller households among Seattle renters mean they aren’t yet in the majority
Editorial: Seattle should make negotiations more visible to the public
Editorial: Charter-schools lawsuit is another unwanted distraction
Westneat: No reward for honesty on Trump in state’s GOP enclave
Spokesman Review
Officials looking for woman who brought dead bat to Health District
Spokane County Democrats call on David Condon to resign as mayor
Washington Air Guard officer dies during overseas deployment
Spokane Public Schools reach tentative contract with SEA
Editorial: How should the city handle economic development?
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Residents rejoice over plan to save Bellevue affordable housing complex
Skyrocketing rent stretches non-profit budget
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
DNA of sexually motivated criminals not being entered into database
Disability rights group sues Washington
KPLU FM
Artist Transforms Washington’s First Public Housing Project
KUOW FM
Should nurses be allowed to work like doctors at the VA?
A Seattle-area gun owner asks: Do we really need these weapons?
What It’s Like To Be College-Bound And Worried About Your Immigration Status
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Sound Transit board selection will be poison to group’s efforts
NW Public Radio
Wash. Secretary of State OK’s Five Minor Party Presidential Candidates For Fall Ballot
Q13 TV (FOX)
Donald Trump, Tim Kaine plan stops in Washington state
Web
Crosscut
It’s do-or-die time for Seattle police reform
Washington primary sets up November contests
Publicola
The Latest Results and the Latest Proposal
Slog
Joe McDermott Concedes in Race for 7th Congressional District. It’s Jayapal vs. Walkinshaw for November. (Jayapal, Walkinshaw)
Friday, August 5
Associated Press
Lab workers sue to keep their names from anti-abortion group
Forecast shows strong apple harvest for Washington in 2016
New ACLU lawsuit: Pasco’s voting system weakens Latino voice
Whooping cough cases prompted camp closure
Voter turnout up to about 34 percent in Washington primary
Report: Washington jails fail to provide voting access
State to kill wolves from Ferry Co. pack after attack on cows
US stocks jump as strong jobs report calms investors
Aberdeen Daily World
Commissioner races: Cormier takes commanding lead; Gordon struggles
Letter: Disputing PUD commissioner’s assertions
Everett Herald (subscription required)
Mukilteo mayor reflects on the tragedy in her quiet community
Palumbo leading Moscoso in race to compete for Senate (Moscoso, Walkinshaw, McAuliffe)
Editorial: $2 a person small price to pay for community’s health
Editorial: Pacific Rim trade will create jobs in state, U.S.
Letter: Democratic socialism reflects that we are better together
News Tribune (subscription required)
Medication has become part of treatment for some fighting addiction in Pierce County Drug Court
Editorial: Plot twists and spoilers in Washington Primary
Puget Sound Business Journal
‘55,000 people have seen me naked:’ A story of ‘revenge porn’ and the lawyers who are trying to stop it
‘Revenge porn’ can devastate victims — and their employers
Opinion: Homelessness isn’t about ‘bad decisions’
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Lawsuit seeks to prevent UW fetal-tissue clinic from releasing workers’ names
Innovative LEAD program for drug criminals expands to Seattle’s East Precinct
UW, Swedish swamped by pain patients asking for help after state suspends doctor
Was World Vision official ‘major figure’ in Hamas?
Some state Republicans plan to bail on Trump, vote Libertarian
Editorial: Head Start program needed for Bellevue’s neediest students
Opinion: In a craven society, here are some solutions to stemming gun violence
Tri-City Herald
Sales tax money to help with case management at Tri-Cities’ only teen homeless shelter
ACLU sues Pasco, saying election system violates federal Voting Rights Act
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Disgust with police killings renew appreciation for law enforcement
Yakima Herald Republic (subscription required)
Chamber of Commerce speaks out on Yakima’s homeless situation
Heritage University in Toppenish part of growing trend in Hispanic-serving institutions
Broadcast
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Hanford worker: Getting sick on the job caused ‘financial ruin’
Anti-abortion activists, UW sued over public records requests
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Seattle police chief suspends cop for punching, kicking man
KPLU FM
Washington ACLU Files Voting Rights Lawsuit Against Pasco
Massachusetts Joins State-Led Efforts On Equal Pay For Women
One Year After A Toxic River Spill, No Clear Plan To Clean Up Western Mines
Has My Child Been Exposed To Lead? When And How To Test
High Court Temporarily Blocks Transgender Student From Using Male Bathroom
A Rallying Cry, A Dirty Word: People Around The World Talk About ‘Feminism’
KUOW FM
Satanist after-school clubs planned in Washington elementaries
Primary results: Democrats will have the edge in Olympia this November
Nestle Stirs Controversy With New Plan For Northwest Water Bottling Plant
Which Uber drivers get to vote on union? Seattle officials must decide soon
Sportscaster Ventrella advances to general election, against his wishes
Should nurses be allowed to work like doctors at the VA?
Q13 TV (FOX)
Local lab workers sue to keep their names from anti-abortion group
Seattle police officer suspended for allegedly punching restrained man in face 14 times
Web
Thursday, August 4
Associated Press
Washington to kill wolves to stop livestock attacks
More than 2 dozen large wildfires burn in Western states
Groups sue to block new Washington charter schools law
The Latest: Few changes as more primary results post
2 Hanford workers checked for possible vapor exosure
Aberdeen Daily World
Shelters originally meant for Aberdeen helping in Seattle
Bothell Reporter
Palumbo pulls slightly ahead of Moscoso in 1st District senate race to run in general election
Columbian
In Our View: $15 Minimum Wage has Pros, Cons
The Daily News
Cowlitz County voter turnout soars to 32 percent on last day
Businesses worry over new water pollution rules
Highline Times
Pramila pushes ahead; McDermott and Walkinshaw trail
Issaquah Reporter
Incumbents ahead in first wave of primary election results
News Tribune (subscription required)
Puyallup Tribe pursuing medical marijuana grow after signing deal with state
State’s chief justice unsure she still has an opponent
State pot sales reach new high after medical shops’ closures
Ventrella mulls limited campaign re-boot, Pierce County exec strong in state Auditor race
Northwest Seaport Alliance approves easements for Tideflats LNG plant
Editorial: County partnerships reverse summer slide
Peninsula Daily News
Regulators approve clean-water rules connected to fish consumption
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Bellevue College to offer new, part-time coding program
Mayor wants more time on unionizing Uber, Lyft drivers
Coalition files new challenge to Washington’s charter-school law
WSU engineering majors expand in Everett, Pullman, Bremerton
ELECTIONS: FYI Guy: Could Trump win Washington state? A look at our working-class white men
Official stands by order to fix Western psychiatric hospital woes
Opinion: What would Sigmund Freud say about gay-conversion therapy?
Editorial: Why Congress should lift ban on gun-violence research
Opinion: Workers, businesses doing well with a higher minimum wage
Seattle Weekly
A New Airport Contract Puts Taxi Drivers in a Tough Spot
Dear Mayor: Stop Evicting the Homeless
Seattle Bans ‘Conversion Therapy’ on LGBT Children
Supporters Overjoyed as Senator Pramila Jayapal Sweeps the Primary
Spokesman Review
For the first time, the ‘top-two’ system advances candidates from same party for statewide office
‘I’m no terrorist,’ says Spokane County Jail inmate under FBI review who’s held on $1 million bond
Honor Point military museum finally makes its debut
Three campers admit having campfire where 11,000-acre fire began along Snake River
Doug Clark: Condon’s police chief pick is beyond a blunder – it’s egregious
Spin Control: Odd election night math
Tri-City Herald
Guest editorial: Having fewer offices on ballot would increase accountability
Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber
Senator Jayapal leads Congressional District 7 primary election (Jayapal, Walkinshaw)
Walla Walla Union Bulletin (subscription required)
Discussing depression can help reduce teen suicides
BROADCAST
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Latest Washington primary election results
We asked: Why didn’t you vote in Washington’s primary?
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Rideshare drivers spar over who should vote on forming a union
KOMO 4 TV (ABC)
Experts warn rising sea levels could leave 1,600 local homes underwater
Tax hike measure to fight heroin problem still up in the air
KPLU FM
Report: Immigrants Punch Above Their Weight In WA Economy
37 New Washington State Patrol Troopers Make Small Dent In Shortage
Crews Make Gains On Range 12 Fire As Winds Kick Up New Blazes
MyNorthwest.com (KIRO Radio)
Election results: Key races in Washington primary
Bill Bryant refuses to answer simple question about Donald Trump
Time to choose: Is it goodbye to the AR-15 or more kids?
Early rejection of heroin tax proves nobody wants to pay for solutions
Opinion: We can’t let our emotions restrict our rights
NW Public Radio
Crews Make Gains On Range 12 Fire As Winds Kick Up New Blazes
37 New Washington State Patrol Troopers Make Small Dent In Shortage
Q13 TV (FOX)
Snohomish County Prop 1 sales tax measure failing by slim margin, more ballots to be counted
WEB
Crosscut
From farm to future: Getting small-town kids into tech
Publicola
Walkinshaw Edges Ahead of Joe McDermott, The year of the Woman, and The Stranger Gets Murray’s Back
Slog
The Morning News: Seattle Police Reverse Another Overdose, Advocates Push for State Ban on Assault Rifles
Walkinshaw Pulls Ahead of McDermott in Primary Election, but Ballots Are Still Being Counted (Jayapal, Walkinshaw)
City Attorney Wants Labor Negotiations With Seattle Police Union to Be Public, Not Secret
West Seattle Blog
ELECTION RESULTS, DAY 2: Second place changes in Congressional race (Jayapal, Walkinshaw)
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Election results
2016 Washington state primary election results
The Latest: More primary election results Wednesday
Inslee, Bryant advance in primary; others too close to call
Jayapal moves on in open 7th District race, opponent unclear
Inslee and Bryant advance; Kilmer a big winner in 6th Dist.
Pacific County Primary initial results
Incumbent Pike, Gillespie move on to general election
Probst, Wilson both seek positive in squeaky battle
Blake, O’Hagan poised to move on to general election
Koster, Lovick one step closer to returning to Olympia
Local congressional incumbents win comfortably
Federal Way resident Miloscia heading to Nov. Election, other general election races
Appleton dominates 23rd District primary; Young, Seaquist close in 26th (Appleton, Rolfes, Hansen)
Democrats Stonier, Topper will face off in November
Election results: Pierce County, statewide races
Pierce County races emerge as key prizes in battle for control in Olympia
Talbert, Dammeier will vie for Pierce County executive
Election Results: Housing levy passes; Voters reject elevated waterfront park
Incumbents lead in early results for primary election
Election Roundup: Koster, Metcalf strong in state District 39 race
It’ll be Jay Inslee vs. Bill Bryant in Washington governor race
Lynette Vehrs, Mike Volz will vie for Rep. Kevin Parker’s seat in November
Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Joe Pakootas advance in race for Congress
August 2nd Primary Election Results
15th District House race a close one
AP
Police investigating inmate death at Monroe prison
Fire near Moses Lake under control, structures lost
Yakima police clear officer of wrongdoing in fatal shooting
Columbian
With 6 new troopers, WSP fully staffed in region
New focus: Justice vs. Punishment in schools
Daily World
Countywide sales tax passing after initial primary count
Everett Herald (subscription required)
First tally: Criminal-justice tax narrowly failing
Where to find state, local primary election results
Fire and EMS levies appear to be passing; merger proceeds
WSU offers software engineering to meet growing demand
Editorial: Legislation could have aided state’s new clean water rule
News Tribune (subscription required)
HOAs from hell: Homes associations that once protected residents now torment them
Editorial: Calling foul on Supreme contributions
Puget Sound Business Journal
UW President takes next steps on her mission to improve health around the world
Seattle Times (subscription required)
Seattle voters push $290M housing levy to big victory
Seattle health-care startup raises $11M, seeks to hire doctors
WSU engineering majors expand in Everett, Pullman, Bremerton
Seattle bans use of ‘conversion therapy’ on gay youth
Surgeon general hears praise for SPD’s Narcan use to treat overdoses
City Council panel tweaks ‘grand bargain’ on housing — despite warning
Homeless family adjusts to new apartment after donation from Washington State Patrol trooper
Seattle Weekly
Pageantry and the People’s Voice at Optimism Brewery on Election Night
When It Comes to Unionizing, Are All Uber Drivers Created Equal?
Spokesman Review
Liberty Lake aquatic center falling short, Airway Heights recreation facility passing in early count
Mumm to advance in commission race; McLaughlin trailing Kerns
New police chief Meidl offers salute apology, says he wants council confirmation
Fire surpasses 11,000 acres in Whitman, Garfield counties
Colder winter, higher gas rates help boost Avista 2016 earnings
Spin Control: A look at voters and turnout, by the numbers
Shawn Vestal: Cappel report’s biggest revelation is how much still hasn’t been revealed
Editorial: Road rage is just as unacceptable as drunken driving
Yakima Herald Republic (subscription required)
East Valley joins 80+ school districts in 24-credit waiver requests
BROADCAST
KOMO 4 (ABC)
Jayapal moves on in open 7th District race, opponent unclear
KING 5 TV (NBC)
Latest Washington primary election results
Disabilities group sues state over institutions
Legal action over Hanford safety heats up with judge’s ruling
Homeless confused by Seattle’s response to crisis
U.S. Surgeon General visits Seattle to discuss heroin crisis
KIRO 7 TV (CBS)
Survivor’s father speaks out following fatal Mukilteo shooting: ‘He’s shocked’
KPLU FM
Washington Fire Crews Fight To Keep Buffer Between Wildfire, Nuclear Reactor
New York Bans Registered Sex Offenders From Pokémon Go
KUOW FM
‘We got shellacked’ and other primary election results
Jayapal hopes to be first South Asian woman in Congress; her opponents battle for second place
Housing levy passes, with help from young people
Inslee calls Trump’s comments on Khan family the ‘lowest of many of his depredations’
As heroin addiction rises, Renton gets new treatment clinic
The Country’s Largest Wildfire Is Burning In Washington State
NW Public Radio
In A First, Two Republicans May Advance In Washington Treasurer Race (Reykdal, Upthegrove, Habib, Hobbs, Fraser)
Wildlife Biologist Mourns Habitat Loss From Range 12 Fire
Q13 TV (FOX)
ELECTION: Seattle’s Housing Levy increase passes; Snohomish Co. sales tax hike measure too close to call
Murray, Vance advance to general election for U.S. Senate; Inslee, Bryant move on in race for governor
Father of slain Mukilteo shooting victim: ‘I would give my life right now’ for my son’s
WEB
Crosscut
Primary sharpens fight to control Legislature
MyNorthwest.com
Congressional race: Ex-Seattle sportscaster 2nd despite dropping out
Election results: Washington state’s key primary races
Publicola
Housing Levy, Jayapal, Macri Win Big in Night of Progressive Local Mandate