Storm rips through Western Washington, killing two and leaving more than 100,000 without power in Seattle and beyond A tree fell and killed two people and more than 100,000 customers lost power Sunday as a strong storm system brought wind and rain to the Puget Sound region. According to Puget Sound Energy’s website, by Sunday evening, the majority of outages were “concentrated in King and Pierce counties, with especially hard hit areas in and around Enumclaw, Graham, Issaquah, Orting, Redmond, Sammamish, Skykomish and Snoqualmie.” Available estimated restoration times and more information on outages are at pse.com/outage/outage-map. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Ken Lambert)

Abortion pills available by mail in WA, but access isn’t equitable In April, the Biden administration reversed a Trump-era requirement that made it impossible for doctors to remotely prescribe mifepristone, one of two drugs commonly used in medication abortion. The decision made abortion care accessible in the same way other forms of health care have been since March 2020, when clinicians pivoted to telehealth during the pandemic. But while providers in Washington state and across the country have embraced the new delivery system of medication abortion by mail, advocates say access remains far from universal, including in the Pacific Northwest. Continue reading at Crosscut. (Victor R. Caivano)

Greenhouse emissions reached record levels in 2020, even with pandemic lockdowns Despite a world economy that slowed significantly due to COVID-19, the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record last year, putting the goal of slowing the rise of global temperatures “way off track,” according to the World Meteorological Organization. The United Nations body said Monday that carbon dioxide had risen by more than the 10-year average in 2020 to 413.2 parts per million, despite a slight decrease in emissions due to the pandemic. Methane and nitrous oxide, two other potent greenhouse gases, also showed increases, the WMO said in the latest issue of its Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. Continue reading at KUOW. (Bloomberg)

Auburn Reporter King County to require vaccination proof at certain events, businesses

Bainbridge Island Review BI wants ferry service restored

Bellingham Herald Refugees are arriving in Whatcom within weeks. Here’s how you can help Retail roundup: Fairhaven store to close, Kulshan has a Kraken new beer Updated forecast warns this powerful storm is approaching Whatcom and Skagit counties WA changed who can get a COVID-19 vaccine booster. Here’s what you need to know It was a record-breaking year for Salish Sea humpback whale calves. Why?

Capital Press Judge refuses to dismiss investor lawsuit over Bayer-Monsanto merger Parties in federal salmon lawsuit seek pause in litigation

Everett Herald Everett to get wireless electric bus chargers via grants Councilman calls officers — with no vaccine or job — to Mill Creek (Berg, Lovick) As a dam tries to mimic nature, Sultan River comes to life Snohomish High students walk out to protest sexual misconduct What we know: Washington coronavirus outbreak at a glance WaPo Comment: Work requirements don’t work to curb ‘entitlement’ WaPo Comment: What you think you know about highways may be wrong WaPo Comment: Do we want child care to be only for the wealthy? Bloomberg Comment: Dems’ new plan to catch tax cheats makes more sense Opinion: State can avoid California’s failures on clean energy Opinion: A two-generation approach can best direct covid aid

The Facts Newspaper Booster doses now available for all three COVID-19 vaccine types for certain individuals

Federal Way Mirror Opinion: Domestic violence victims need more housing options

High Country News Wildfire smoke pushes migrating birds hundreds of miles out of their way 

Islands’ Weekly Unvaccinated WSF Employees Fired, Staff Shortage Causing Ferry Delays County updates COVID numbers

Kent Reporter Kent School District reports 60 COVID-19 student cases so far in October Kent City Council adds $500,000 for sidewalks to 2022 budget Auburn City Council approves contract for police body cameras, Tasers

News Tribune Pierce County school district won’t fire staff over COVID vaccine, risks state funding Sexual abuse lawsuit filed against Pierce County Jehovah’s Witnesses congregation

New York Times Facebook Wrestles With the Features It Used to Define Social Networking Biden Meets With Manchin and Schumer as Democrats Race to Finish Social Policy Bill The World ‘Has Found a Way to Do This’: The U.S. Lags on Paid Leave Yes, There Has Been Progress on Climate. No, It’s Not Nearly Enough. Inside Amazon’s Worst Human Resources Problem

Olympian Thurston County sets public hearing for possibly short-lived redistricting plan Tribe’s bridge built in a day: New Oakville span among only a few of its kind in U.S. Why a plan to turn this Tumwater hotel into low-income housing is falling apart Destroyed portable toilets at Wheeler camp escalate harassment, outreach workers say Title 42 explained: The obscure public health policy at the center of a US border fight

Peninsula Daily News Storm causes electrical power outages in Clallam County WHAT WE KNOW: Coronavirus outbreak at a glance Clallam County reports another COVID death

Puget Sound Business Journal Here’s how the pandemic is changing the future of health care, say industry leaders Apartment rents are on the rise nationally. Here’s how Seattle is faring. Port of Everett spending millions to manage supply chain crunch Boeing-backed program gives WSU Everett students real-life taste of aerospace work

Seattle Times Devastating fires have left White Center in a ‘state of emergency.’ When will help arrive? More than 60,000 in Washington without power after Sunday windstorm Here’s what you need to know about King County’s vaccine or test requirement Where does your Eastside neighborhood fall in this ‘diversity index’? Check our map Storm rips through Western Washington, killing two and leaving more than 100,000 without power in Seattle and beyond Seattle-area pet owners face long waits, and vet staff are burned out As climate concerns threaten air travel, aviation industry banks on technology solutions After almost a year on a ventilator, a Federal Way pastor stricken by COVID emerges Opinion: Hybrid work is the opportunity to reimagine downtown Seattle, not its demise Opinion: The Whitman reckoning: A missionary’s tale unravels amid a national awakening over racism

South Whidbey Record Rather than get vaccine, nearly 2,000 state workers lose jobs

Washington Post The case against Mark Zuckerberg: Insiders say Facebook’s CEO chose growth over safety FDA review appears to pave the way for Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 5 to 11 Longer, more frequent outages afflict the U.S. power grid as states fail to prepare for climate change Mixing covid vaccines? What you need to know about mix-and-match booster shots. Americans abroad search for a first vaccine dose as millions at home get their third one

Yakima Herald Republic Veterans living at new Chuck Austin Place in Yakima finally have somewhere to call home Veterans get information, help, camaraderie at ‘Stand Down’ event in Yakima Majority of Yakima County educators fully vaccinated by deadline; very few leave over mandate Yakima County proposes changing district boundaries based on who wins election Comment: Keep guns from domestic abusers Letter: Maybe Newhouse should spend all his time on his farm

KIRO7 TV (CBS) Western Washington hit with heavy rain, high winds Storm fallout cancels Monday classes around the Sound Thousands without power around the Sound Vaccine verification starts Monday in King County: What to expect Container ship fire stabilized, same ship lost about 40 containers off Wash. coast Pike Place Market celebrates 50 years since it was saved from demolition Racial harassment allegations at Microsoft campus construction site Record number of calves born to Salish Sea humpback whales this year

KNKX FM Will the passes get plowed? Impact of vaccine mandate firings on state services not yet clear

KUOW FM King County Vaccine Verification Requirements Start Monday. Here’s What to Know Greenhouse emissions reached record levels in 2020, even with pandemic lockdowns Pandemic blog: Updates for Seattle and the NW Murray, Inslee detail salmon recovery process that could include Snake River dam removal A new tool suggests we’re underestimating the environmental cost of new roads

Crosscut Abortion pills available by mail in WA, but access isn’t equitable