AGRICULTURE
BUSINESS, ECONOMY & LABOR
COMMUNITY & FAMILY ISSUES
- WA is one of the states with the highest quality of life, CNBC says. Here’s where it ranks (The News Tribune)
- Police investigating theft of WWII tribute statue in Seattle (KIRO TV)
CORRECTIONS & JAILS
- State eyes new youth detention facility for offenders with ‘severe mental health and behavioral health needs’ amid strain at Green Hill School (The Chronicle)
- Youth advocates protest as juveniles are forcibly moved to adult prisons amid overcrowding (KOMO TV)
COURTS (STATE)
CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY
DRUG CRISIS
- ‘Drug Equipment Violations’ in Spokane rose 288% last year despite only one arrest (The Center Square)
- Mother charged in Stanwood toddler’s fentanyl overdose death (The Everett Herald)
EDUCATION
- Washington faces shortfall of qualified special education teachers, audit finds (Washington State Standard)
- Kalama leaves gender-inclusivity policy out of rules given to students (The Daily News)
ENERGY & UTILITIES
ENVIRONMENT
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT & THE WHITE HOUSE
FISH
- ‘Salmon Wars’ podcast documents Northwest tribes’ ongoing plight (KNKX Radio)
- Look inside a plan to treat stormwater at the Tumwater golf course to protect salmon downstream (The Olympian)
GUN RIGHTS
- WA high court leaves ban in place for now on large capacity ammo magazines (Washington State Standard)
- WA Supreme Court lets high-capacity ammo ban stand for now (Cascade PBS)
HEALTH CARE & HOSPITALS
HOMELESSNESS
- Pierce County Council frustrated with lack of progress on homeless site (The Center Square)
- Report: Whatcom County deaths of unhoused people on pace for record amount (MyNorthwest)
HOUSING
- Biden to call for 5% cap on annual rent increases, as he tries to show plans to tame inflation (AP)
- Tacoma ranked one of the worst U.S. cities for renters, according to new study. Here’s why (The News Tribune)
- Nonprofits to build affordable housing near Mount Baker station (Cascade PBS)
IMMIGRATION
- Border arrests plunge 29% in June to the lowest of Biden’s presidency as asylum halt takes hold (AP)
LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Pierce County won’t file criminal charges against SPD deputy chief (The Seattle Times)
- Pierce County Sheriff’s Department reports officer-involved shooting (MyNorthwest)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MILITARY & VETERANS
OTHER STATES
- 17 deaths in Oregon now considered heat-related (The Oregonian)
- Large wildfires burn across Oregon; state sees big jump in number of fires from last year (The Oregonian)
- California is 1st state to ban school rules requiring parents get notified of child’s pronoun change (AP)
SECURITY
- Homeland security chief calls Trump shooting a security ‘failure’ (The New York Times/The Seattle Times)
- Witnesses warned police of Trump shooter at least 86 seconds before gunfire, video shows (The Washington Post/The Seattle Times)
SPORTS
- T-Mobile Park’s 25th anniversary: Mariners faced instability, futility before finding home (KOMO TV)
STATE GOVERNMENT
TRANSPORTATION
- WA has over 90 road construction projects this summer. Use our guide to avoid traffic (The News Tribune)
- WSDOT: 10-mile backups expected on I-5 in Thurston County this week (FOX 13)
- Driver’s ruse in Kent carpool lane doesn’t fool trooper, WA photo shows (Merced Sun-Star/The Seattle Times)
- Study: WA fuel prices plunge at the third-fastest rate (Columbia Basin Herald)
- Washington State Patrol boosts line-cutting enforcement at ferry terminals (KOMO TV)
- Ferry line jumpers face a $145 fine — and scorn from other drivers (The Everett Herald)
WILDFIRE PREVENTION & RESPONSE
- Yes, ‘zombie fires’ can happen in the Pacific Northwest. Here’s how they work (KING TV)
- Fire restrictions in effect for Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (The Columbian)
- WA state sends air support to fight fire threatening homes, crops near Kahlotus (Tri-City Herald)
- Pioneer Fire grows, Stehekin issued Level 1 evacuations (The Wenatchee World)
WOLVES