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Payday lending has grown into a billion dollar industry in Washington state. Lending is up 90 percent in recent years. The idea behind a payday loan, use your paycheck and get an advance. But an Action News investigation found you don't even need a paycheck to get cash.

The ballots are due Tuesday, so the campaigns are spending fast and furious. Action News pulled the numbers to see who's spending big for your vote.

Washington's unemployment rate inched up to 9.3 percent for September.

The jobs are there, but the space available in nursing programs is tight. There are two local programs and both aim to get students into the medical field.

Sex offenders and ex-cons, looking for work. It's tough enough for people who aren't offenders, for them it's nearly impossible. But if they don't get a job, chances are they go back to jail. And...more it's your tax money that will put them back there. Now one program designed to break that cycle is being hit with budget cuts.

An audit released Monday finds Richland Housing Authority mismanaged money. And now the feds want answers or they are going to pull section eight funding in Richland.

Drug-related traffic deaths are up 150%. Which makes it so important for cops to know what they're looking for. And they tell us, the eyes have it. Action News learned how some police can spot exactly what you're on.

The Secretary of Energy's big visit to Hanford carried a big announcement: The state settled a lawsuit against the feds over cleanup timelines.

A longtime legal battle is finally over in Prosser. And the city will pay big bucks to make it go away.

Mom and Pop animal rescues waiting for relief. It's a matter of getting control of animal control. It's going to a vote in Benton County and the help can't come soon enough for local rescue groups.

Action News is naming names. We're looking at which businesses are selling booze to minors and we also found out which county has the most violations.