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EPA report critical of Washington oversight at Hanford

YAKIMA — A new report condemns Washington state for lax oversight at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site, saying state officials failed to adequately inspect the cleanup there.

Medicare: Cost-saving changes coming for diabetics (Q&A)

WASHINGTON — Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar.

Kimsey and Stuart team up with bipartisan 'Team ClarkForward'

Electeds will discuss home rule, vision for better government structure

Two elected officials from two different parties say they will present one direction for Clark County as it prepares to undertake a home rule charter.

UPDATE: U.S. House plan offers no money for CRC

Senate drafting its own version of transportation budget

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas, issued a statement Tuesday reiterating that the Columbia River Crossing project must meet all of its funding and permitting requirements before it is eligible for federal dollars.

Tacoma zoo's leopard cub now on public exhibit

TACOMA — A clouded leopard cub born May 1 at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma is now on public exhibit.

Army Corps won't do overall study of coal exports

Wash., Ore. officials had requested research

SEATTLE — An official with the Army Corps of Engineers told a Congressional committee Tuesday that the agency doesn’t plan a broad environmental study on exporting coal from the Western United States.

UPDATE: Collective marijuana gardens still hazy in Woodland

City council split on whether to let temporary moratorium sunset

The Woodland City Council is split on whether to sunset a temporary moratorium on collective marijuana gardens to allow them within specifically zoned areas of the city.

Drone aircraft to study rabbit habitat

PULLMAN — A group of researchers will use an unmanned aircraft small enough to be launched by hand to study potential pygmy rabbit habitats in eastern and central Idaho.

Judge: More than 650 farmworkers entitled to know wages

YAKIMA — A federal judge has ruled that a class of more than 650 farm workers should have had information about wages and other job conditions disclosed to them by the company that hired them.

Turkey's 'standing man' launches new protest wave

ISTANBUL — After weeks of sometimes violent confrontation with police, protesters in Turkey have found what could be a more potent form of resistance: standing still.

Man accused of threatening Camas employee appears in court

Suspect allegedly brandished a gun

A disgruntled Camas man who confronted a city employee with a gun Monday evening appeared today in Clark County Superior Court.

CBO: 8 million to gain legal status in Senate bill

WASHINGTON — A key committee in the Republican-led House moved Tuesday toward approving a tough enforcement-focused immigration bill, over objections from Democrats and disruptions from protesters shouting "Shame, shame, shame!"

N.J.'s Booker encounters bumps on possible path to Senate

NEWARK, N.J. — In an accelerated election for a new U.S. senator from New Jersey, the Democratic field is Cory Booker vs. everyone else.

Bombing at Pakistani funeral kills 29

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 29 people. Among the dead was a newly elected lawmaker who may have been the target, authorities said.