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Starbucks to start posting calorie counts on menus

NEW YORK — Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks.

Boeing receives first orders for Dreamliner 787-10

Decision on where plane will be built has not been made yet

At the Paris Air Show on Tuesday, as expected, Boeing Co. launched the final and largest member of its Dreamliner jet family, the 787-10.

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.

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.

Kimsey and Stuart team up with bipartisan 'Team ClarkForward'

Electeds will discuss home rule, introduce potential candidates Wednesday

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.

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.

UPDATE: 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.

Herrera Beutler: CRC must meet funding, permitting requirements

She reiterates the rules that must be met before the project receives federal dollars

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.

Collective marijuana gardens still hazy in Woodland

City council split on whether to sunset temporary moratorium

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.

Home Opener: Hops are Hillsboro's team now (with video)

Might-have-beens fly as Clark County's pass on Class-A baseball deal becomes tangible

HILLSBORO, Ore. — When Hillsboro Hops third baseman Jordan Parr ripped a skyward blast out to left field in the second inning of the Hops' home opener, most of the sell-out crowd in attendance rose to their feet.