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September 8, 2020

• Several brush fires have closed SR 512 at I-5 in Lakewood
• Graham neighborhood a ‘war zone’ after fast-moving fire races through
• Wildfire smoke irritating you? Here are tips for masks, filters and ‘clean rooms’
• Floating crane broke loose and struck spots along Ruston Way Waterfront
• Fire erupts in Tacoma’s Wapato Hills Park, threatening nearby homes
• Smoke blows into Western Washington after new wildfires spark. Expect it to linger.
• ‘Leave now’: Evacuation issued for residents south of 410 as Bonney Lake fire spreads
• Growing wildfire near Enumclaw closes another section of SR 410
• Residents of Sumner, Bonney Lake try to protect property, themselves from fire
• Pierce County sees 21 new COVID-19 cases, one new death
• 100-acre wildfire in Graham destroys houses, forces evacuations
• Schools across Pierce County cancel classes Tuesday due to fires, power outages
• Wildfire in Sumner-Bonney Lake shuts down SR 410, forces school to be canceled
• Tacoma-Pierce County death notices for September 8, 2020
• Students raise concerns over H.R. McMaster lecture at the University of Puget Sound
• Coronavirus updates: State reaches 77,545 cases
• A quick summary of what your insurance could cover after a wildfire
• Uncertainty plagues high school wrestling during pandemic
• PenMet Parks director Nelson, a former PLU rower, keeps up with athletics
• Even when oysters are in season, you might have to leave clams in the sand
• Letter to the Editor: We need off-street parking lots in downtown Gig Harbor
• Don Snowden’s cartoon for Sept. 10
• Watch: Gov. Jay Inslee spoke Tuesday about Washington state’s wildfire response
• Inmate accused of faking staph infection now needs a colostomy bag, Oregon suit says
• With Josh Gordon still waiting Seahawks waive John Ursua, sign Penny Hart to active roster
• Seahawks set captains, Quinton Dunbar delayed, Ethan Pocic wins job, D’Andre Walker’s role
• Mariners’ six-game winning streak ends with loss to Giants
• Public Meetings for Sept. 10-17
• Peninsula avoided a major wildfire, but couldn’t escape the smoke
• An Airbnb next door? Gig Harbor treads a fine line between tourism, neighborhoods
• Police blotter: Trailer, boat go missing while backs are turned
• PenMet’s summer camp score: Kids, 820; coronavirus cases, 0
• Palmer Lake on Key Peninsula closed due to toxic algae bloom
• ‘Please get lifeguards,’ says mother of boys who drowned in Spanaway Lake. We agree
• Teachers: Closed schools are major embarrassment
• Debates: Staged mudslinging is designed to confuse
• Democrats: They’ll be undone by Great Silent Majority
• Free meals, friendly faces available to Sumner seniors during COVID-19 pandemic
• Fear of flooding spurs $500K White River erosion project
• Puyallup skate rink ablaze. North Meridian closed in the area