Washington News Service

(Washington News Service) Washington and Oregon credit unions are working together to tackle text-message scammers. 

Credit unions in the region say they're seeing a sharp increase in complaints about fraudulent texts pretending to be from the regional financial institutions. 

At the peak of the scam, one credit union fielded between 200 and 400 calls per day from people reporting it. Wendy Smith is chief risk officer for Columbia Credit Union, based in Vancouver.

Mental health is a major issue for young people of Generation Z.

Rural small business owners are testifying before Congress Wednesday.

Prescribed burns could help reduce the impact of the most catastrophic fires. 

Recently passed legislation lowers barriers to access Washington state's Death with Dignity Act.

More than a dozen of the 65 recipients alive today are in Washington D.C. to discuss a planned Medal of Honor museum in Texas and monument in the nation's capital. 

Overseas markets could be harming forests in the U.S.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and an increase in cancer rates among people younger than 55 is highlighting the importance of screenings. 

Environmental groups want West Coast governors to speak out against the expansion of a gas pipeline in the region.

People taking care of someone should take notice of their medications because interactions between drugs can have dire consequences.