Seattle’s Morning News w/ Charlie Harger & Manda Factor

Matthew Gardner, Windermere Chief Economist, on the July housing numbers // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- State Ferry fares going up // Hanna Scott on WA hospitals losing ground in the fight against COVID // Dose of Kindness -- Making the beach accessible for all // Gee Scott on the new WA/KingCo/Seattle vaccine mandates // David Fahrenthold live on the Congressional infrastructure package/ the DHS domestic violence warning // Hanna Scott on the congressional redistricting process

Jill Schlesinger on the U.S. job market still sorting itself out // Hanna Scott on the rising COVID numbers in WA, Colleen's Dose of Kindness on chalk racetracks, Gee Scott isn't hiding his age anymore // Hanna Scott on the lack of safety at the King County Courthouse.

Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- changes to the ST3 timeline // Feliks Banel, All Over the Map -- Fort Vancouver centennial half-dollar // John Dickerson on the Jan 6th investigations/ state vaccine and mask mandates // Tom Tangney Friday Film Review -- Nine Days // Dose of Kindness -- 10y.o. dedicating to getting other kids to read // Gee Scott on how the 2021 Seahawks are shaping up // Hanna Scott with A.G. Ferguson's latest guidance on the new WA policing laws

Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- the full weekend closure of Northbound 167 // Hanna Scott previewing tomorrow's march at the King County Courthouse // Dose of Kindness -- checking in on a Maine lobsterman and his seagull pal // Gee Scott on MTV turning 40 // Hanna Scott on the rising COVID curve in Snohomish County // Rachel Belle celebrates 5 years of Your Last Meal

Feliks Banel visits a local cemetery with many Civil War ties // Hanna Scott on the latest efforts to make the King County Courthouse safe for workers and visitors // Dose of Kindness -- pep talks from a 7-year-old // Gee Scott on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's denials // Hanna Scott with the first batch of Primary results // Col. Jeff McCausland on the resurgent Taliban/ evacuating Afghan translators

Heather Bosch on WA hospitals filling up due to the Delta variant // Steve Futterman live in Tokyo // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- month-long Montlake Bridge closure // Hanna Scott on training WA law enforcement to interact with sexual assault survivors // Dose of Kindness -- helping animals displaces by wildfires // Gee Scott on the eviction moratorium // David Fahrenthold live on taxpayer money going to Trump properties/ the Arizona vote audit

Jill Schlesinger on the ripple effects of the pandemic recession // Paging Dr. Cohen -- new data on coffee consumption // Hanna Scott on the local Primary races // Dose of Kindness -- a dream of Cleopatra and cheesesteaks // Gee Scott with a snapshot of Pandemic-era air travel // Hanna Scott with the latest IHME COVID projections

John Dickerson - Delta variant and Trump endorsements // Feliks Banel, All Over the Map: Hand-Car Races // Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, on leaked CDC Delta variant info // Hanna Scott with AG Ferguson on opioid settlement // Dose of Kindness -- an airport piano player // Stacy Jo, Sports Insider // Philip Rucker on Donald J. Trump's "catastrophic" final year (and 2024 future) // Rachel Belle on renting music instead of owning and mac n' cheese ice cream

Hanna Scott does an exit interview with Bellevue Police Chief Steve Mylett on his last day // Dose of Kindness -- a photographer on a mission to save wild horses // Aaron Mason on masking up ... AGAIN // Hanna Scott on a Compassion Seattle amendment to require housing for homeless // Rep. Derek Kilmer on the infrastructure deal // Chris Sullivan Chokepoint: 405 on-ramp in Totem Lake // Rachel Belle on renting your pool to your neighbors

Feliks Banel on the history of the Evergreen State Fair, and the recipe for a Purple Cow. // Steve Futterman in Tokyo looking at some of the upcoming events. // Hanna Scott on funding for new KingCo Deputies and clearing the court backlog. // Dose of Kindness -- the WheeStroll //  Gee Scott with another reminder that pro sports are first and foremost a business. // Chris Sullivan on Boeing's first positive earnings report since 2019