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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

House takes up far-reaching anti-abortion bill

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Tuesday make their most concerted effort of the year to change federal abortion law with legislation that would ban almost all abortions after a fetus reaches the age of 20 weeks.

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U.S. says Taliban agrees to Afghanistan peace talks

ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland — Senior Obama administration officials said Tuesday that the Taliban has agreed to participate in peace talks based in Qatar, a key step forward in the effort to jump-start a political resolution of the war in Afghanistan ahead of U.S. plans to withdraw troops.

Clark County budget director latest to depart

He is fourth top official to announce plans to leave in past two months

Jim Dickman accepts job with Pierce County

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Italy top court disagrees with Amanda Knox acquittal

ROME — Italy's high court on Tuesday faulted the appeals court that acquitted American student Amanda Knox of murdering her roommate, saying its ruling was full of "deficiencies, contradictions and illogical" conclusions and ordering the new appeals court to look at all the evidence to determine whether Knox helped kill the teen.

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UPDATE: Bump in state revenue may avert government shutdown

OLYMPIA — Washington lawmakers are projected to have $120 million more revenue than previously anticipated.

Dorothy Fox Elementary evacuated for smoke in portable unit

Students were making candles at Camas school

Dorothy Fox Elementary School in Camas was evacuated briefly this morning after smoke caused the fire alarm to go off in a portable classroom.

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Skagit River bridge reopens Wednesday

Temporary span operational less than month after collapse

MOUNT VERNON — A temporary bridge over the Skagit River opens Wednesday, restoring Interstate 5 traffic less than a month after the old bridge collapsed May 23 when it was struck by a truck with an oversize load.

Former Oregon high school teacher accused of sex with students

She resigned from job at Sherwood High last month

A woman who taught at Sherwood High School is accused of having sex with two male students.

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Lou Brancaccio

Press Talk: Let's play ball … someplace else

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Opinion

John Laird

John Laird: First Citizens consistently support transportation projects

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Sports

Greg Jayne

Greg Jayne: Timbers coach is mixing up some soccer magic

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Business

Gordon Oliver

Strictly Business: Tax policy behind widening wealth gap

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