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A little thunder couldn't stop this. Kelly O

Pride Marches Around the Country Had Plenty to Celebrate: Two days after the Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriages, people around the country celebrated the American way—with parades, floats, and balloons. In Seattle, thousands of people crowded downtown streets, undeterred by threatening clouds and occasional raindrops.


Now, Here’s the Bad News: A gay couple says they were attacked on Capitol Hill, at East Pike Street and Boylston Avenue, this weekend, and that one of their attackers yelled out a homophobic slur. This appears to be one in a string of hate crimes on the hill.

And More Bad News: Police in Turkey Broke Up a Pride Parade with Water Guns and Rubber Bullets: Ugh.

Record-Breaking Temperatures Hit Eastern Washington: An “incredibly hot air mass destroyed high temperature records across Eastern Washington,” reports KOMO, noting that Walla Walla hit 113 degrees on Sunday, breaking its daily record and its June record.


And in Wenatchee, a Fast-Moving Fire Is Burning Out of Control: A wildfire near Sleepy Hollow Road broke out early Sunday morning, and so far has burned more than 1,800 acres and dozens of homes. More than 1,000 people have fled their homes.

Forecasters Say Temperatures Will Cool Slightly Before Another Heat Wave Arrives Mid-Week: Temperatures are expected to reach the 90s again for the Fourth of July weekend. Fire officials are warning folks that the warm and dry conditions will make fireworks particularly hazardous. For rules and regulations about fireworks, see here.


In Other Local News, the First Hill Streetcar Is Running Behind Schedule, Again: Transportation officials say the First Hill Streetcar won’t open until at least August because the Czech Republic-based manufacturer, Inekon Trams Company, is about 30 days behind. The line was originally supposed to open by early 2014.

Down in Olympia, a Tentative Budget Agreement Has Been Reached: The $38 billion budget for 2015 through 2017 includes $1.3 billion for K-12 education, reduces tuition costs at colleges and universities, increases funding for state parks, and funds collective bargaining agreements for state employees and cost-of-living raises for teachers. The budget must be signed into law by midnight next Tuesday in order to avoid a government shutdown.

Governor Agrees on Transportation Package Despite “Poison Bill”: Governor Jay Inslee agreed to drop his push for low-carbon fuel standards yesterday in order to approve a $15 billion, 16-year transportation package. “As part of the deal, Senate Republicans have insisted that if Inslee began drafting a new fuel standard then hundreds of millions of dollars would be diverted from public transit into road projects,” reports the Petri Dish. “I will sign the bill even with this provision because of the jobs, safety improvements and traffic relief that the investments would provide,” Inslee said in a statement.


In the Economic Recovery, Income Inequality Is Widening: Reports the Seattle Times: “In the Seattle area, the top 5 percent of households—those making at least $230,000 in 2007—saw their earnings fully recover to pre-recession levels. Meanwhile, the group earning less than $32,500 when the recession started—the bottom 20 percent—saw their incomes decline further.”

The Navy Has Been Quietly Restricting Development Near Hood Canal: “Recently released documents reveal the Navy has marked a ‘sphere of influence’ in the western Puget Sound that it can use to block developments—even after they’re well under way—by deeming them threats to national security,” reports the Seattle Times.

A Man Was Beaten to Death After the Kenny Chesney Concert at CenturyLink Field Saturday Night: The victim has been identified as 31-year-old Benito “Benny” Enriquez, a father of two. The suspect is still at large.

David Sweat, NY Prison Escapee, Taken into Custody: The convicted murderer, who was serving a life without parole when he and a fellow inmate escaped from a maximum-security cell, was shot and captured by a state trooper just south of the Canadian border, ending a 23-day manhunt.

In World News: The Greek financial crisis is coming to a head, with a proposed referendum. The New York Times has a good breakdown of what's going on and what the implications are. Also: More than 500 people were injured in a water park in Taiwan after a "colored powder" was sprayed over a crowd and ignited. No one has died, but eight people have life-threatening burns.