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The Chinese scientist who altered the genes of twin baby girls as embryos was fired by his university after a government probe found he violated laws and signaled he may face a criminal investigation.

Authorities are asking the public’s help in searching for a homeless Skamania County man believed to have been a victim of foul play in 2017.
Skamania County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a camp just north of Stevenson in October 2017 for a report of suspicious circumstances, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office.

A crash on state Highway 14 near Columbia Way on Monday sent two people to the hospital, according to a Washington State Patrol trooper.
Emergency responders were dispatched to the scene shortly after 4:30 p.m.
Two cars rolled and were on their tops on the north shoulder, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian.