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Walk & Knock collects 210,000 pounds of food for 40th year of food drive

December 11, 2024, 3:49pm Business

Clark County volunteers collected 210,000 pounds of food for the 40th annual Walk & Knock, the nation’s largest one-day food drive. Read story

Albertsons sues Kroger for failing to win approval of their proposed supermarket merger

December 11, 2024, 1:59pm Business

Albertsons is giving up on its merger with Kroger and it is suing the grocery chain, saying it didn't do enough to secure regulatory approval for the $24.6 billion agreement. Read story

FILE - A crew works on a gas drilling rig at a well site for shale based natural gas in Zelienople, Pa. June 25, 2012.

Making a $1B investment in the US? Trump pledges expedited permits — but there are hurdles

FILE - A crew works on a gas drilling rig at a well site for shale based natural gas in Zelienople, Pa. June 25, 2012.

December 11, 2024, 1:48pm Latest News

President-elect Donald Trump is promising expedited federal permits for energy projects and other construction worth more than $1 billion. But like other Trump plans, the idea is likely to run into regulatory and legislative hurdles, including a landmark law that requires federal agencies to consider the environmental impact before deciding… Read story

Ridgefield High School Principal Christen Palmer, left, speaks during Tuesday’s school board meeting at Ridgefield Administration and Civic Center. During the meeting, the school board voted to place two levies on February’s ballot.

Ridgefield School District puts two levies on February ballot; building third elementary school proposed

Ridgefield High School Principal Christen Palmer, left, speaks during Tuesday’s school board meeting at Ridgefield Administration and Civic Center. During the meeting, the school board voted to place two levies on February’s ballot.

December 11, 2024, 1:44pm Clark County News

The Ridgefield school board Tuesday voted unanimously to place two three-year levies on the Feb. 11 special election ballot. Read story

People gather in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York’s Financial District on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.

Stock market today: Wall Street gets back to climbing, and the Nasdaq tops 20,000

People gather in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York’s Financial District on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.

December 11, 2024, 1:31pm Business

U.S. stock indexes got back to climbing on Wednesday after the latest update on inflation appeared to clear the way for more help for the economy from the Federal Reserve. Read story

Suspect Luigi Mangione is taken into the Blair County Courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pa. (Benjamin B.

Gun found on suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO matches shell casings at scene, police say

Suspect Luigi Mangione is taken into the Blair County Courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pa. (Benjamin B.

December 11, 2024, 1:24pm Latest News

The man charged with murder in the killing of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare made it clear he wasn’t going to make things easy for authorities, shouting unintelligibly and writhing in the grip of sheriff’s deputies as he was led into court and then objecting to being taken to New York… Read story

People hold signs during a San Diego County board of supervisors meeting Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in San Diego.

Democratic senators urge Biden to act on temporary protections for migrants

People hold signs during a San Diego County board of supervisors meeting Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in San Diego.

December 11, 2024, 1:05pm Latest News

Democratic senators are urging President Joe Biden to extend temporary protections for migrants in the U.S. before he leaves office, warning that millions of people could be forced to return to unsafe countries once President-elect Donald Trump retakes the White House. Read story

Two C-Tran buses are pictured near Clark College in Vancouver. The transit agency passed its 2025 and 2026 budgets Tuesday night.

‘It’s time to take a victory lap’: C-Tran plans for growth with $93M budget for 2025

Two C-Tran buses are pictured near Clark College in Vancouver. The transit agency passed its 2025 and 2026 budgets Tuesday night.

December 11, 2024, 1:03pm Business

Anticipating future growth, C-Tran’s board of directors on Tuesday unanimously approved the agency’s $93.1 million budget for 2025 and $98.4 million budget for 2026. Read story

FILE - FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 5, 2023.

FBI Director Wray says he intends to resign at end of Biden’s term in January

FILE - FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 5, 2023.

December 11, 2024, 12:46pm Latest News

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden’s term in January, an announcement that came a week and a half after President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate loyalist Kash Patel for the job. Read story

The Shari’s restaurant on Chkalov Drive in Vancouver’s Cascade Park neighborhood is permanently closed.

Already in trouble, PNW restaurant chain Shari’s now target of lawsuits in Washington, Oregon

The Shari’s restaurant on Chkalov Drive in Vancouver’s Cascade Park neighborhood is permanently closed.

December 11, 2024, 10:52am Business

A once-prolific but now much-reduced Northwest restaurant chain is the focus of two class-action lawsuits involving former employees as well as job applicants. Read story