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The Interstate 5 Bridge crosses the Columbia River.

Key Interstate 5 Bridge document delayed again, but replacement work could still start in 2026

The release of a draft supplemental environmental impact statement, a critical milestone for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, has been delayed from this spring to sometime later this year.
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Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, announced Friday she will not seek re-election to the state Senate.

Republican Sen. Ann Rivers will not seek another term in state Senate

Republican State Sen. Ann Rivers announced Friday she will not seek reelection to the state Senate.
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The Albina Asphalt Lab in Vancouver.

Vancouver-based Albina Asphalt fined $27K for improper waste disposal

Vancouver-based asphalt manufacturer and distributor Albina Asphalt was fined $27,000 Thursday by the Washington Department of Ecology for not properly managing dangerous waste, including liquid asphalt, diesel and polycyclic aromatic…
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Vancouver Mall.

Police make arrest in Vancouver Mall gun threat

Police arrested a man Friday morning who they say pointed a gun at a parent trying to break up a March 22 fight between teenagers at the Vancouver Mall.
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State to fund new youth mental health center at former Daybreak facility in Brush Prairie

Plans are in the works to house a new 54-bed recovery and mental health center for youth at the former Daybreak Youth Services facility in…

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A motorist passes an empty field, right, where a Home2Suites is proposed near Southeast Mill Plain, on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024.

Home2Suites by Hilton extended stay hotel in the works for east Vancouver

As plans continue to further develop The Landing at Vancouver, a Home2Suites by Hilton extended stay hotel has been proposed off Southeast Olympia Drive, just…

Northwest

Brent McCarthy, left, and Marissa Matthews, right, play on the Vancouver Waterfront pier with their son Xavier, 2, on Sept. 10, 2020. The family evacuated their Salem, Ore., home to escape the smoke and fire risk. "It's a good idea to start preparing for bad wildfires, and poor air quality, and be happy if it doesn't happen," said Uri Papish, Southwest Clean Air Agency executive director.

How do wildfires affect mental health? A new UW study examines the connection

Checking air quality and staying indoors when smoke inundates Washington has become second nature during Washington’s wildfire season in recent years. But new research highlights…

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Politics

President Joe Biden, aboard Marine One, takes an aerial tour of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Friday, April 5, 2024, as seen from an accompanying aircraft.

Biden tours collapsed Baltimore bridge as clearing proceeds and declares ‘your nation has your back’

President Joe Biden got a firsthand look Friday at efforts to clear away the “mangled mess” of remains of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, as…

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Richard Vanderhoek, 46, of Vancouver appears Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree murder. He is accused of killing a man with a bow and arrow.

Vancouver man suspected of murder in bow and arrow slaying appears in court

A judge Wednesday set bail at $2 million for a Vancouver man accused of fatally shooting another man with a bow and arrow during a…

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Liza Knez, a senior technologist at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Regional Laboratory, demonstrates the use of a cell free DNA analysis unit on Monday, April 1, 2023, in San Jose, California. The new genomics lab will expand diagnostic testing capabilities and provide early screening and intervention for its 4.5 million members.

New Kaiser genomics lab uses robots for faster, cheaper routine genetic tests

An archway of blue and white balloons adorned the entrance of an otherwise unremarkable office building in San Jose this week, marking the grand opening…

Nation / World

FILE - Sarah Matthews, former White House deputy press secretary, arrives as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, July 21, 2022. As Donald Trump seeks the presidency for a third time, he is being vigorously opposed by a vocal contingent of former officials who are stridently warning against his return to power and offering dire predictions for the country and the rule of law if his campaign succeeds.

Former Trump officials are among the most vocal opponents of returning him to the White House

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper has called him a “threat to democracy.” Former national security adviser John Bolton has declared him “unfit to be president.”…

Economic Forecast &#8211; March 2024

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Opinion

April 5: Democracy Threats

Editorial Cartoons for Week of April 1

In Our View: Reclassifying potatoes goes against the grain

Letter: Jesus shows us the way

Letter: Transfer payments can be good news

Letter: GOP budget reveals priorities

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