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Newly minted Secretary of State Rubio is meeting with members of the Quad. What’s it for?

January 21, 2025, 7:08am Nation & World

On his first full day as secretary of state, Marco Rubio is meeting with his counterparts from a group of countries known as the Quad, which is made up of… Read story

Proposed ‘bill of rights’ would offer labor protections to WA nannies, housekeepers and gardeners

January 21, 2025, 7:07am Business

Domestic workers in Washington could soon see new, comprehensive labor protections if a bill in the state Legislature gets the green light. Read story

Clark County

A young fisherman gets a hands-on experience with a slippery smelt March 5 on the Cowlitz River.

Washington releases smelt dipping days ahead of first season with license requirement

Smelt’s annual return from the ocean has long drawn thousands of dip-netters up and down the Cowlitz River. This year, however, the prized tradition will…

Northwest

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order commuting sentences for people convicted of Jan. 6 offenses in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington.

Trump commutes sentences of Jan. 6 rioters, including WA Proud Boy Ethan Nordean

President Donald Trump, who was sworn in Monday, signed a sweeping pardon and clemency for rioters criminally charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on…

Politics

FILE - A cargo ship traverses the Agua Clara Locks of the Panama Canal in Colon, Panama, Sept. 2, 2024.

Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump’s comments on canal

U.S. President Donald Trump’s insistence Monday that he wants to have the Panama Canal back under U.S. control fed nationalist sentiment and worry in Panama,…

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Schools

Please Don’t Die Black Men founder Ruby Lewis helps Ariyanah Smith, 12, on the computer for their designs for a Black History Month Fashion Show in February.

Vancouver nonprofit will celebrate Black culture at Black History Month Fashion Show

At Vancouver nonprofit Please Don’t Die Black Men, executive director and founder Ruby Lewis wears many hats.

Courts & Crime

FILE - Mixed drinks are displayed at a bar in Baltimore on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023.

Lawmakers again trying to lower legal alcohol limit for drivers in Washington

A measure to lower the legal limit for drunk driving in Washington cleared its first legislative hurdle Thursday.

Nation & World

An electronic billboard beams an image of President-elect Donald Trump and references his threat to unleash hell if hostages held in Gaza are not freed until his inauguration later this month. in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.

Suspected settlers attacked Palestinian villages hours before Trump rescinded Biden sanctions

Shortly after suspected Jewish settlers stormed Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank late Monday, setting cars and property ablaze, U.S. President Donald Trump canceled…

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TikTok CEO Shou Chew puts on his coat after the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

Trump issues an executive order to suspend the US TikTok ban. But can it stick?

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as…

Weather

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: January continues dry; highs forecast in 40s all week

It is staying a little bit lighter in the late afternoon as our sunset is now after five o’clock. That means we are on our…

Health

Leslie Struxness (Leslie Struxness)

Vancouver doctor captures the world in photos while trying to change it

Shooting portraits doesn’t come naturally to Leslie Struxness, a doctor of obstetrics and gynecology who has practiced in Vancouver for nearly four decades.