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FILE - The Federal Correctional Institution stands in Dublin, Calif., Dec. 5, 2022.  The federal Bureau of Prisons says it is planning to close a women’s prison in California known as the “rape club” despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse.

‘You can’t run from it; you’re stuck there’: Spokane woman details widespread sexual misconduct at now-shuttered California prison

FILE - The Federal Correctional Institution stands in Dublin, Calif., Dec. 5, 2022.  The federal Bureau of Prisons says it is planning to close a women’s prison in California known as the “rape club” despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse.

October 13, 2024, 6:00am Business

Aron Laureano was on the right track when she headed to federal prison five years ago. Read story

Marina Maalouf, a longtime resident of Hillside Villa, watches as her granddaughter feeds fish in their apartment in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C.

As affordable housing disappears, states scramble to shore up the losses

Marina Maalouf, a longtime resident of Hillside Villa, watches as her granddaughter feeds fish in their apartment in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C.

October 13, 2024, 6:00am Business

For more than two decades, the low rent on Marina Maalouf’s apartment in a blocky affordable housing development in Los Angeles’ Chinatown was a saving grace for her family, including a granddaughter who has autism. Read story

Single-use plastic bags are in use at a ShopRite grocery store in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. A state law that goes into effect this week bans the use of the bags due to environmental concerns.

What is sustainable paper innovation worth? For this company, about $7B

Single-use plastic bags are in use at a ShopRite grocery store in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. A state law that goes into effect this week bans the use of the bags due to environmental concerns.

October 13, 2024, 5:43am Business

It’s a tall task to replace America’s reliance on plastic grocery bags, six-pack beverage rings and polystyrene products such as Styrofoam with more sustainable alternatives. Read story

Union members hold placards against the proposed merger of grocery store chains Kroger and Albertsons Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, during a protest outside the City/County Building, while inside the courthouse the Colorado attorney&rsquo;s general office presented its case against the merger in the opening day of the trial in Denver.

Michael Hiltzik: Albertsons will pay millions to quash charges that it cheated customers. Shouldn’t that kill its merger plan?

Union members hold placards against the proposed merger of grocery store chains Kroger and Albertsons Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, during a protest outside the City/County Building, while inside the courthouse the Colorado attorney&rsquo;s general office presented its case against the merger in the opening day of the trial in Denver.

October 13, 2024, 5:39am Business

A couple of legal events involving the giant supermarket chain Albertsons — the owner of Vons and Pavilions, among other familiar brands — and the giant chain Kroger, owner of Ralphs and other big supermarket names, are coming together just as the two firms are trying to finalize their $24.6-billion… Read story

Outside investment in Clark County is making its housing market even more competitive, experts say.

Clark County’s growth, economy and housing market attract outside investors — and new residents

Outside investment in Clark County is making its housing market even more competitive, experts say.

October 12, 2024, 6:10am Business

Clark County is no longer Portland’s quiet, orchard-filled neighbor, and people from other states — and even countries — are catching on, U.S. Census Bureau data shows. Read story

People stand in line before the opening of the new Goodwill superstore in Washougal on Oct. 3.

Washougal welcomes Goodwill: The Superstore is now open and employs 40

People stand in line before the opening of the new Goodwill superstore in Washougal on Oct. 3.

October 12, 2024, 6:08am Business

Washougal’s newest business is bringing a bit of goodwill — figuratively and literally — to east Clark County. Read story

Tame your inbox by thinking like a monkey

October 12, 2024, 6:04am Business

If you’re confronting an endless string of unread emails after a long weekend or summer vacation, try thinking of responding as a game. A status game. Read story

Doug Herrington, CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores speaks during the Delivering the future conference in Nashville, Tennessee on Oct. 9, 2024.

Amazon says new technology in delivery vans will help sort packages on the fly and save time

Doug Herrington, CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores speaks during the Delivering the future conference in Nashville, Tennessee on Oct. 9, 2024.

October 12, 2024, 6:00am Business

Amazon has revealed new technology that it says will help delivery drivers avoid organizing packages at stops or manually check to see if they have the right parcel for each delivery. Read story