The Department of Energy failed to convey the urgency of starting to turn more of the Hanford nuclear site’s radioactive waste into a stable grout form for disposal when it proposed the project to Washington state, according to DOE’s head of environmental... See more
The former leader of a company that manages healthcare payment contracts for Washington clinics has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $24 million. Patrick A. Bucknum, 55, was the CEO of Community Clinic Network in Wenatchee. Bucknum took money from C... See more
The former leader of a company that manages health care payment contracts for Washington clinics, including in the Tri-Cities, has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $24 million. Patrick A. Bucknum, 55, was the chief executive officer of Community Cli... See more
A former Oregon Department of Corrections officer has been given a lifetime hunting ban and ordered to pay $114,000 in fines in Eastern Oregon cases that included poaching bear and deer. Christopher George Matson, 48, of Umatilla, Ore., also has been sent... See more
Two Venezuela nationals have been sentenced to federal prison for their part in a conspiracy that stole millions of dollars from ATMs, including in Washington state. Carlos Javier Padron, 36, and Oddry Arnoldo Carera Torrealba, 37, were linked to the thef... See more
