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State Auditor Pat McCarthy, a Democrat, talks Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, with The Columbian editorial board.

WA auditor worried by growing ‘boldness’ with $900K misappropriation

State Auditor Pat McCarthy, a Democrat, talks Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, with The Columbian editorial board.

July 2, 2024, 8:17am Latest News

A worker at the state’s Office of Administrative Hearings improperly spent nearly $900,000 through fraudulent credit card purchases, the state auditor said Monday. Read story

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Cowlitz County coroner releases sketch to help ID remains

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July 2, 2024, 7:50am Latest News

The Cowlitz County Coroner’s Office has released a sketch to help identify the remains of a young man. Read story

Seattle plastic surgeon must pay $5M after allegedly faking reviews

July 2, 2024, 7:46am Northwest

A Seattle-area plastic surgery provider must pay $5 million to the state attorney general’s office and thousands of Washingtonians after being accused of illegally manipulating online customer reviews and threatening patients, according to a federal consent decree filed Monday. Read story

Three men face federal charges after feds seize thousands of fentanyl pills in Spokane

July 2, 2024, 7:42am Northwest

Three men face federal drug charges after the Drug Enforcement Administration seized thousands of fentanyl pills and methamphetamine in Spokane. Read story

Quagga mussels from Lake Mead, in Nevada. (Dave Britton, U.S.

Washington on guard for troublesome mussel found in Idaho last year

Quagga mussels from Lake Mead, in Nevada. (Dave Britton, U.S.

July 1, 2024, 8:25pm Northwest

Washington is upping efforts to keep an invasive freshwater mussel from gaining a shell-hold in the state’s rivers and lakes, using tactics ranging from DNA testing to shellfish-sniffing dogs. Read story

Cowlitz County Prosecutor’s Office voids health board appointments

July 1, 2024, 6:34pm Northwest

The Cowlitz County Prosecutor’s Office voided the appointment of three nonelected county Board of Health members Thursday because the recruitment process did not follow state law, confirmed board member and Cowlitz County Commissioner Dennis Weber Friday morning. Read story

This photo provided by the National Park Service shows a wildfire burning about a mile north of Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, on June 30, 2024, as seen from a tourist area outside the park that's home to hotels, gift shops and restaurants. The fire prompted the national park into a temporary closure Monday.

Wildfire forces Alaska’s Denali National Park to temporarily close entrance

This photo provided by the National Park Service shows a wildfire burning about a mile north of Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, on June 30, 2024, as seen from a tourist area outside the park that's home to hotels, gift shops and restaurants. The fire prompted the national park into a temporary closure Monday.

July 1, 2024, 1:28pm Latest News

A wildfire burning near the entrance of Denali National Park and Preserve forced the temporary closure Monday of one of Alaska’s most popular tourist destinations. Read story

Four-year-old Makenna Kitzmiller walks along a row of books as her mother, Rachel Kitzmiller, looks for a book title last month at the Meridian Library on Cherry Lane with her children, Claire, 7, and Andrea, 5.

Dummy books. ‘Adults only’ sections. Libraries brace for Idaho ‘harmful’ materials law

Four-year-old Makenna Kitzmiller walks along a row of books as her mother, Rachel Kitzmiller, looks for a book title last month at the Meridian Library on Cherry Lane with her children, Claire, 7, and Andrea, 5.

July 1, 2024, 1:21pm Latest News

A July 1 deadline loomed over Idaho library workers. Read story

Port of Bellingham announces $45 million project after receiving federal grant

July 1, 2024, 8:27am Business

The Port of Bellingham announced a $45 million improvement plan for the Bellingham Shipping Terminal, after being awarded a national grant. Read story

More nuclear power in the Tri-Cities? Energy Northwest meets with stakeholders for proposed plant expansion near Richland

July 1, 2024, 8:23am Business

A new chapter in the history of nuclear power in central Washington is being written. Read story