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Farmers market food vendor scrambles after theft of van, equipment

Between March and October, Kristen and Keone Ah Yek and their children have the same weekend routine: wake up early to head down to the Vancouver Farmers Market, where they make and sell an assortment of food at their family-run booth, Kristen's Sweet Delights.

Local startups swim in 'shark tank'

PubTalk event based on television show

Most of us indulge in impulse buying on occasion, perhaps choosing a smartphone that has more dazzle than functionality, or a sporty car that's fun but doesn't quite fit the family's needs or budget.

'Sopranos' star James Gandolfini dead at 51

LOS ANGELES — HBO and James Gandolfini's managers say the actor famous for his role in "The Sopranos" has died in Italy.

Goalball goal: championship of the blind

Volunteers needed for national goalball championship games

You wouldn’t think of a blind person who kicked your butt in sports competition primarily as blind. You’d think of that person as the winner who kicked your butt.

Kitchen fire spreads to E. Vancouver home's attic

Damage estimated at $50,000

A grease that started on a kitchen stove spread into an attic, causing significant damage to an east Vancouver home around 3 p.m. today.

Black bear dies after being hit by car on I-205

A black bear died of serious head injuries after colliding with a Honda Civic on Interstate 205 Wednesday afternoon.

Kimsey, Stuart propose reorganized Clark County government (with video)

Snohomish County model would work best, officials say

Two Clark County officials behind a "Team ClarkForward" movement revealed their plan today, suggesting a reorganized county government based closely on Snohomish County.

Southbound I-5 closed at Rose Quarter exit

Southbound Interstate 5 is closed at the Rose Quarter exit after a counterweight fell off of a truck.

Energy Secretary visits Hanford site

RICHLAND — Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz says he intends to have a new plan by the end of the summer for resolving technical problems with a waste treatment plant under construction at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site.

Country-pop singer Slim Whitman dies at 90

LOS ANGELES — Slim Whitman, a country pop singer whose forlorn wail influenced a generation of vocalists in the early 1950s, has died at age 90.

Clark College's commencement speaker replaced

Caroline Heldman will replace Byron Pitts

Byron Pitts, ABC News anchor and chief national correspondent, cancelled his keynote address at Clark College Commencement. Pitts has been called to an emergency assignment and is unable to attend the Thursday ceremony.

Washington jobless rate drops to 6.8 percent in May

OLYMPIA — Washington state’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.8 percent last month and the state added an estimated 4,100 jobs, officials with the Employment Security Department said Wednesday.

Fed maintaining bond purchases, moving closer to slowing

It offers more optimistic outlook for the U.S. economy, job market

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it will maintain the pace of its bond-buying program to keep long-term interest rates at record lows. But it offered a more optimistic outlook for the U.S. economy and job market.

Chkalov flight's 76th anniversary to be observed

National Park Service Ranger Luda Leksunkin will offer a bilingual lecture Saturday to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the record-setting Chkalov flight.