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![Homeless Housing Operator Busted for Embezzlement in Bellingham](http://townsquare.media/site/136/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-1409532654.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Homeless Housing Operator Busted for Embezzlement in Bellingham
Co-founder pleads guilty
![Century Old Kennewick Family Business Closes Doors for Good](http://townsquare.media/site/1130/files/2024/07/attachment-fe-feature.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Century Old Kennewick Family Business Closes Doors for Good
Sunday June 30th marked the end of one of, if not the, longest family owned business in the Tri-Cities.
![Boeing to Re-Acquire Troubled Outsourced Parts Company](http://townsquare.media/site/136/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-1918360203.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Boeing to Re-Acquire Troubled Outsourced Parts Company
Boeing will re-acquire company for an estimated $4.7 billion.
![Supreme Court Dumps Challenges to Social Media Restrictions](http://townsquare.media/site/136/files/2024/07/attachment-facebook-GettyImages-1485516153-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Supreme Court Dumps Challenges to Social Media Restrictions
Court sends rulings back to lower courts, saying they need to reconsider.
![Walgreens Could Be Closing A Number Of Washington Locations](http://townsquare.media/site/1130/files/2024/06/attachment-wal-rx-feature.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Walgreens Could Be Closing A Number Of Washington Locations
Just last month Walgreens announced they were closing roughly 150 stores in the U.S. They also announced the closure of approximately 450 stores last year.
![From Park Ave. NY to Columbia Center, Mall Gets New Coffee Stand](http://townsquare.media/site/136/files/2024/06/attachment-gregorys-coffee.jpg?w=980&q=75)
From Park Ave. NY to Columbia Center, Mall Gets New Coffee Stand
the NYC-based coffee company coming to Columbia Center soon.
![Spokane Man Pleads Guilty to $350K Worth of Crypto Fraud Scheme](http://townsquare.media/site/136/files/2024/06/attachment-GettyImages-2049105067.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Spokane Man Pleads Guilty to $350K Worth of Crypto Fraud Scheme
Man will be sentenced in September
![Where Does WA Rank Nationally for Burglaries, Break-ins?](http://townsquare.media/site/136/files/2024/06/attachment-broken-car-window2-police-car-GettyImages-1228739179-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Where Does WA Rank Nationally for Burglaries, Break-ins?
WA Ranks poorly in break-ins and burglaries
![Welder Gets 5 Years for Using Blowtorch on Tumwater Credit Union](http://townsquare.media/site/136/files/2024/06/attachment-welder-breaks-into-bank.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Welder Gets 5 Years for Using Blowtorch on Tumwater Credit Union
the suspect, and an accomplish, were captured after trying to break into a credit union.
![WA Supreme Court: State Can Intervene in Local Tenant Evictions](http://townsquare.media/site/136/files/2024/06/attachment-wa-state-supreme-court-state-of-wa2.jpg?w=980&q=75)
WA Supreme Court: State Can Intervene in Local Tenant Evictions
Growing numbers of cities are enacting crime-free housing zones, where tenants can get help in exchange for working with law enforcement to prevent crime.