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Burnt grass is seen June 30, 2000, after a wildfire near the Fast Flux Test Reactor on the Hanford nuclear reservation near Richland.

Nation’s new nuclear site cleanup boss talks of plans for Hanford, where 13,000 work

Burnt grass is seen June 30, 2000, after a wildfire near the Fast Flux Test Reactor on the Hanford nuclear reservation near Richland.

October 2, 2024, 1:33pm Latest News

The Department of Energy is on track to start treating radioactive waste at the massive Hanford vitrification plant in less than a year, says the new DOE head of environmental cleanup. Read story

FILE - Signs marking the intersection of Broad and Walls Streets appear near the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 1, 2024, in New York.

Stock market today: Wall Street edges higher as financial markets steady themselves

FILE - Signs marking the intersection of Broad and Walls Streets appear near the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 1, 2024, in New York.

October 2, 2024, 1:25pm Business

U.S. stocks edged higher in a quiet Wednesday, and Treasury yields rose following an encouraging update on the job market’s strength. Read story

FILE - The Hillman family, from left, Leaf, Lisa, and Chaas, hug as construction crews removed the final cofferdam that was left of Iron Gate Dam allowing the Klamath River to run freely near Hornbrook, Calif., Aug. 28, 2024.

Tribes celebrate the end of the largest dam removal project in U.S. history

FILE - The Hillman family, from left, Leaf, Lisa, and Chaas, hug as construction crews removed the final cofferdam that was left of Iron Gate Dam allowing the Klamath River to run freely near Hornbrook, Calif., Aug. 28, 2024.

October 2, 2024, 11:20am Latest News

The largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed Wednesday, marking a major victory for tribes in the region who fought for decades to free hundreds of miles of the Klamath River near the California-Oregon border. Read story

Debris left in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene fills the street Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Marshall, N.C.

Long water and power outages from Helene test patience in the Carolinas and Georgia

Debris left in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene fills the street Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Marshall, N.C.

October 2, 2024, 8:08am Latest News

Many residents of the Carolinas still lacked running water, cellphone service and electricity Wednesday as rescuers searched for people unaccounted for after Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic damage across the Southeast and killed at least 166 people. Read story

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, with Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York, as moderators Norah O&rsquo;Donnell and Margaret Brennan listen.

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims during the vice presidential debate

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News, with Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York, as moderators Norah O&rsquo;Donnell and Margaret Brennan listen.

October 2, 2024, 8:00am Latest News

The vice presidential candidates, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance, on Tuesday engaged in a fast-moving, largely civil debate on a wide range of issues. Here’s a look at some false and misleading claims from the debate. Read story

An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from northern Israel towards Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.

Israel reports 8 combat deaths as troops battle Hezbollah in Lebanon and fears of a wider war mount

An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from northern Israel towards Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.

October 2, 2024, 7:45am Latest News

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel's ground incursion into Lebanon to battle Hezbollah militants left eight Israeli soldiers dead Wednesday, while the region braced for further escalation as Israel vowed to retaliate for Iran’s ballistic missile attack a day earlier. Read story

The Washington Department of Social and Health Services operates the state’s two mental health hospitals, Western State Hospital and Eastern State Hospital, where criminal defendants are evaluated by forensic psychologists when a court orders an assessment of their fitness to stand trial and aid in their own defense.

Washington counties drop mental health lawsuit against state

The Washington Department of Social and Health Services operates the state’s two mental health hospitals, Western State Hospital and Eastern State Hospital, where criminal defendants are evaluated by forensic psychologists when a court orders an assessment of their fitness to stand trial and aid in their own defense.

October 2, 2024, 7:32am Health

Twenty-eight Washington counties have dropped a lawsuit they filed last year against the Department of Social and Health Services over the state’s handling of certain patients seeking admission to its psychiatric hospitals. Read story

Eastern Washington University warns of ‘date rape drugs’ circulating through campus

October 2, 2024, 7:31am Latest News

Eastern Washington University is warning students and staff of “date rape drugs” circulating around campus, the school said in an email late Monday. Read story

Eva Mao, a Merrill financial solutions advisor, works on accounts at Bank of America&rsquo;s Southeast 192nd Avenue branch. Wages have continued to grow in Clark County over the years. In 2022, the most recent state data available, Clark County residents made about $60,000, nearly $29 an hour.

Median earnings hit $60,000 in Clark County as companies raise wages to attract good workers

Eva Mao, a Merrill financial solutions advisor, works on accounts at Bank of America&rsquo;s Southeast 192nd Avenue branch. Wages have continued to grow in Clark County over the years. In 2022, the most recent state data available, Clark County residents made about $60,000, nearly $29 an hour.

October 2, 2024, 6:11am Business

Wages in Clark County have grown consistently over the years, according to data from the Washington Employment Security Department. Read story

Therapists Brandon Fielding, from left, and his wife, Kelli Dougal, join fellow therapist Gayle Fielding and her husband, clinical psychologist Kelly Fielding, at Birchstone on Friday afternoon. Birchstone is a family-owned mental health clinic in Vancouver.

Birchstone hopes to bridge the gap; clinic in Vancouver will offer mental health urgent care starting this month

Therapists Brandon Fielding, from left, and his wife, Kelli Dougal, join fellow therapist Gayle Fielding and her husband, clinical psychologist Kelly Fielding, at Birchstone on Friday afternoon. Birchstone is a family-owned mental health clinic in Vancouver.

October 2, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Health

A person experiencing a mental health crisis often needs more support than a visit to the emergency room. A family of therapists in Vancouver aims to be that additional resource. Read story