Science

Friday, the U.S. Department of Energy released information indicating one of the single-shell tanks at Hanford from 1945 is leaking.

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Ten years ago we were told BPA -- bisphenol A (the stuff in Nalgene bottles) -- was a component to be feared. Manufacturers now market "BPA free" products. New research from a lab at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is suggesting it might have been a lot of fuss for nothing.

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Zombies. Man-killing space aliens. Killer clowns. It's okay if these are the first things that run through your mind when you watch this insane footage of a meteor landing in Russia. The meteor crashed into a building, and destroyed it

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It may have looked like a scene out of a sci-fi movie, but a meteor racing across the sky in Russia had people scared out of their wits Friday morning.

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Earlier this month a Benton County Superior Court judge ordered Dr. Lloyd Olson to pay his former employer's attorney fees after Olson lost a suit he filed for back wages. It appears the judge sided against Olson because a technician at a local hospital testified he touched women inappropriately while they were knocked out before surgery.

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Citing a backlash from the community and questions over privacy, Seattle has scrubbed its surveillance program.

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$140 million went from Kadlec Health Systems to Tri-Cities families last year.

That's up from Kadlec's $30 million payroll just 11 years ago when it employed 740 people. Today it employs about 2,200 people -- the most in Richland's "business district" and the No. 4 largest private employer in the Tri-Cities. That's according to the City of Richland, which is doing everything it can to help Kadlec continue to grow.

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You haven't heard much about this from the White House, but apparently Iran is pretty close to building a nuclear bomb -- at least it was until a large explosion Jan. 21.

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Kennewick police are warning residents a number of mailboxes have been blown apart by what are called "Draino bombs."

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You may remember years ago when the clothing industry had to redesign many of the fabrics used to make children's pajamas so they would not be flammable.

Now, Stars and Stripes is reporting the new working uniforms for Navy men and women will burn to a melted mess in a matter of seconds if exposed to flame!

The publication reported this week:
Navy working uniforms are extremely flammable and will melt in a fire, putting sailors at risk... The n

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