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Joshua Jensen’s ashes will be sent to space in April. The 23-year-old loved space and is going with a national memorial space program.

‘It’s a celebration’: Ashes of Vancouver 23-year-old who died of rare genetic disorder will be launched into space

A Vancouver man who spent his life gazing at the cosmos will soon soar among them.
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A Vancouver firefighter hands one of the dogs rescued from an Ogden area house fire to a resident.

Three cats and two dogs rescued from Vancouver house fire that displaced six people

Three cats and two dogs were rescued from a house fire Thursday afternoon in the Ogden neighborhood of Vancouver, according the the Vancouver Fire Department.
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“I’m Done!” by Gretchen McLellan, illustrated by Catherine Lazar Odell, and “No Party Poopers!” by Gretchen McLellan, illustrated by Lucy Semple.

Snuggle up for storytime with these Clark County children’s authors and their new books

Do your children or grandchildren need more mice? How about kites, birds, beavers or fairies?
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A Vancouver man was killed in a crash in May after a chase with Longview police.

Vancouver man killed in Longview crash after chase with police

A Vancouver man has been identified as the person killed in a single-vehicle crash following a police pursuit in May in Longview.

Business

Many grocery shoppers welcomed the news that Albertsons, which owns Safeway and Haggen, had killed the $25 billion deal with Kroger, owner of QFC and Fred Meyer, less than a day after judges in Seattle and Portland ruled against the merger in separate antitrust cases.

The great grocery merger is dead. Can Albertsons, QFC and others survive?

Across Washington, the dramatic collapse of the Kroger-Albertsons merger early Wednesday morning was greeted by a curious mixture of relief, anxiety and even disappointment.

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Camas junior Leo Zhao won the bi-district championship last month against teammate and good friend Aaron Li. The match went three sets.

All-Region Boys Tennis: Leo Zhao, Camas

Leo Zhao was serving a set point in a second-set tiebreaker against Camas teammate Aaron Li in the championship match at the bi-district tournament.

Politics

Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., left, and Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., pose for a portrait on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Washington.

Two Virginia women who came to Congress on a mission prepare to leave at a critical moment

Democratic Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Jennifer Wexton roared into Washington six years ago as part of a record wave of women vying for House seats,…

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A C-Tran bus stops at the Fisher’s Landing Transit Center in 2022 before taking commuters to the Parkrose/Sumner Transit Center in Portland so they can board a MAX light rail train. C-Tran staff said Tuesday the agency expects the cost of operating a MAX extension into downtown Vancouver and adding express buses will cost $21.8 million in its first year of operation.

‘It seems so outrageous’: C-Tran board shocked at $21.8M per year light rail budget staff unveils at meeting

C-Tran officials are considering asking voters to approve a sales tax to help cover the steep cost of extending light rail into Vancouver as part…

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FILE - Mikael Makonnen, 18, a freshman at American University, poses for a photo in Washington, D.C, on Saturday, March 2, 2024.

Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds

Nearly half of American teenagers say they are online “constantly” despite concerns about the effects of social media and smartphones on their mental health, according…

Life

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2023 photo provided by NOIRLab, meteors from the Geminid meteor shower streak across the sky above the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), a program of the National Science Foundation's NOIRLab, located about 56 miles (90 kilometers) southwest of Tucson in the Tohono O'odham Nation.

How to catch the Geminids, one of the strongest meteor showers of the year

among the few major meteor showers to come from asteroids — peak on Friday. It’s one of the year’s last chances to see fireballs in…

Nation / World

FILE - Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Feb. 1, 2022, in Washington.

New Jersey governor wants more federal resources for probe into drone sightings

Gov. Phil Murphy has asked the Biden administration to put more resources into an investigation of mysterious drone sightings that have been reported in New…

High School Sports – September 2024

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Editorial Cartoons for the Week of Dec. 9, 2024

Fox: Spending on health hits hard

In Our View: County council fails to address budget gap

Letter: Where does county’s money go?

Letter: Reject unqualified nominees

Should historical markers be reviewed and updated?

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