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IRS steps up efforts to squash fraud in tax credit program

The IRS said on Friday that it was intensifying its efforts to root out such cases of fraud and attempted fraud as it tried to safeguard taxpayer money, but it acknowledged that without an intervention by Congress, the agency would continue to be flooded with potentially improper claims.
News >  Washington

Multi-agency sweep leads to 5 arrests in major Whatcom Co. drug bust; other suspects at large

Mar. 22—A law enforcement investigation has led to the arrest of five individuals in Whatcom County with suspected connections to a Mexican drug trafficking organization. Investigators are on the lookout for three more individuals. The Whatcom Gang and Drug Task Force led the investigation, which concluded when law enforcement served search warrants on the 6000 block of Neevel Road east of ...

News >  Nation/World

Israeli raid on al-Shifa Hospital deepens suffering in Gaza’s north

Israel said Friday its raid on Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital was continuing for a fifth day, with the large-scale military operation provoking alarm among global health officials as well as residents in the enclave’s devastated north, who were hoping for a Ramadan cease-fire but were instead sheltering from the latest violence.
News >  Washington

Historian Zonnie Gorman shares story of Navajo code talkers at Yakima Town Hall

Mar. 22—Zonnie Gorman grew up hearing her father's stories about World War II and the work he did on the Pacific front. As she got older she realized his work was not only pivotal to the Allied victory but a testament to the ingenuity and bravery of the Navajo Nation men who were code talkers. Zonnie's father, Carl N. Gorman, was one of the original Navajo code talkers, also known as the first ...
News >  Washington

Historic Tacoma church might be razed for mixed-use housing development, pastor says

Mar. 22—For more than 125 years, Mason United Methodist Church has served a prominent role in North Tacoma's Proctor neighborhood. Now, facing an economic shortfall coupled with a dwindling and aging congregation, its pastor has ambitious plans to raze the building and construct a mixed-use housing and community center in its place. A block away from the vibrant Proctor shopping corridor at ...