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Republican Brad Benton and Democrat Adrian Cortes are running for the 18th District Senate seat currently held by Sen. Lynda Wilson, who is retiring.

Republican Brad Benton and Democrat Adrian Cortes fend off attacks in 18th District race

Two candidates with staunchly opposing views are battling for Republican Ann Rivers’ long-held District 18 state Senate seat after new boundaries made the district a wild card this election.
Clark County News
Derrik lost both his legs in June 2023, the summer after his sophomore year of high school, while working for a large construction company in southwestern Washington as part of a school program that allowed him to earn class credit for hours on the job.

‘Beyond failure’: Battle Ground teen loses legs at school-based work program

Call Mom, thought Derrik as he lay alone in the tall grass, bleeding heavily from what remained of his legs. No answer on her phone. He dialed his boss, offsite…
Schools
A for sale sign sits outside a vacant building on Northeast 94th Avenue in Vancouver in August. The building is a potential site for the City of Vancouver's 150-bed bridge shelter.

Clark County won’t help Vancouver pay for homeless shelter

Clark County won’t help Vancouver pay for a 150-bed homelessness shelter after all.
Clark County News
*LEADOPTION* Moderators Amy Reynolds, from left, and Britton Brown listen as Oregon Law Center Director of Litigation Ed Johnson speaks on a panel with  Vancouver Police Department Assistant Chief Erika Nilsen and Vancouver Housing Authority CEO Andy Silver.

‘We will never arrest our way out of homelessness’: Vancouver panel discusses criminalization

The Portland attorney who took a landmark case on homelessness to the U.S. Supreme Court calls fining people for sleeping outside “the leaf-blower approach.”
Courts & Crime

Business

IAM District 751 president Jon Holden speaks to union members while announcing that they voted to reject a new contract offer from Boeing, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at Seattle Union Hall in Seattle.

Vote to continue strike exposes Boeing workers’ anger over lost pensions

Since going on strike last month, Boeing factory workers have repeated one theme from their picket lines: They want their pensions back.

Northwest

A group on a RailCycle excursion returns after pedaling a little more than 1.5 miles uphill at a 2 percent grade, with guide Frank Amon in the orange reflective vest bringing up the rear to ensure everyone makes it back.

Explore Mount Rainier’s foothills by pedaling on historic railroad

When my family pulled into a gravel lot next to abandoned train tracks on a crisp fall weekend, we were greeted by an unexpected sight…

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Sports

Leo Zhao of Camas serves to Aaron Li, also of Camas, during the 4A District 4 boys tennis singles final on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, at Club Green Meadows. Zhao won the marathon match 1-6, 6-0, 7-5 for his first district title.

Camas junior Leo Zhao wins 4A district tennis title in marathon 3-set match

Camas junior Leo Zhao emerged victorious Saturday afternoon over sophomore teammate Aaron Li 1-6, 6-0, 7-5, for his first district tennis title.

Politics

A storm rolls in at Ohio Street Beach after a day of the heat index at triple digits on Aug. 27, 2024.

Distressed about climate change, a ‘supermajority’ of young Americans across the political spectrum want bolder action

CHICAGO – A “supermajority” of young Americans across the political spectrum feel distressed about human-made climate change and want bolder action from the government and…

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Kevin Peterson Jr. was fatally shot by Clark County sheriff's deputies in October 2020 during a drug bust in Hazel Dell. Hundreds of people protested in the aftermath of the shooting.

Clark County agrees to pay $1.25M to family of Kevin Peterson Jr., who was fatally shot by deputies

Clark County announced Wednesday it has agreed to pay the family of Kevin Peterson Jr., a 21-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by…

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Health

While it&rsquo;s not new for mis- and disinformation to circulate, the 2024 campaigns come amid increased sophistication of artificial intelligence (and access to it) and many Americans using social media for hours daily. The result: Falsehoods become enmeshed in the same places we seek out credible information, leading to an onslaught of confusion about what&rsquo;s true.

Election and truth: Health misinformation in 2024

Getting your election news from social media? There’s a chance it could be false.

Life

Vancouver Barracks commander George C. Marshall&rsquo;s gracious handling of the unexpected landing of the Chkalov transpolar flight prevented cracking the emerging but fragile U.S.-Soviet relations in 1937 and presaged his skill as U.S. secretary of state after World War II.

Clark County History: Gen. Marshall’s short Vancouver stay presaged his greatness

While serving as an instructor for the Illinois National Guard, Col. George C. Marshall, then 55, felt of “little importance to the Army.” He’d plateaued…

Nation / World

Menendez family attorney Bryan Freedman surrounded by family members as he talks during a news conference on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Los Angeles.

Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won’t come quickly

Erik and Lyle Menendez still have a long way to go before they can walk out of prison, even though the Los Angeles County district…

High School Sports &#8211; September 2024

High School Sports – September 2024

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Editorial Cartoons for Week of Oct. 21, 2024

In Our View: Proposition 4 highlights local government issues

Granderson: Reference to Palmer isn’t first time Trump has gone below the belt

Local View: Bowerman: City tax has countywide effects

Wilkinson: Some in GOP trying to restore faith in elections

The new lanes on Highway 14 are open. What should be the next project?

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