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A man walks past a fire-ravaged business after the Eaton Fire swept through Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif.

Firefighters battle devastating Los Angeles wildfires as winds calm somewhat

A man walks past a fire-ravaged business after the Eaton Fire swept through Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif.

January 9, 2025, 1:01pm Latest News

Firefighters battled early Thursday to control major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes. Read story

A firefighter battles the Eaton Fire on Wednesday in Altadena, Calif.

Clark County firefighters headed to California to help battle devastating wildfires

A firefighter battles the Eaton Fire on Wednesday in Altadena, Calif.

January 9, 2025, 10:21am Clark County News

Clark County fire agencies sent 15 firefighters, three engines and two command vehicles this morning to help battle the wildfires roaring through Southern California. Read story

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Oct. 16, 2018.

New York’s highest appeals court declines to block Trump’s sentencing in hush money case

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Oct. 16, 2018.

January 9, 2025, 8:29am Latest News

New York’s highest court on Thursday declined to block Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing in his hush money case, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as the president-elect’s likely last option to prevent the hearing from taking place Friday. Read story

Single-use disposable vapes are displayed for sale on Oct. 27, 2024, in London, England. The UK Government ban on the sale and supply of single-use vapes in England comes into force on 1 June 2025.

Washington lawmakers begin push to ban flavored vapes

Single-use disposable vapes are displayed for sale on Oct. 27, 2024, in London, England. The UK Government ban on the sale and supply of single-use vapes in England comes into force on 1 June 2025.

January 9, 2025, 7:46am Health Free

Democratic lawmakers in Washington are pushing this year to ban flavored tobacco products, with the support of the state schools chief. Read story

The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.

‘Like if the entire South Hill was on fire’: Gonzaga grads turned film stars face threat of Los Angeles blaze sweeping county

The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025.

January 9, 2025, 7:44am Latest News

As Gonzaga University alumna Mandi Price sat in her Los Angeles condo on Tuesday, she watched bulldozers head up Sunset Boulevard to plow cars from the roadway. Read story

A screenshot of video footage caught by a doorbell camera at a home in Mead of a person in what appears to be a Klan costume. The person rang the doorbell and then ran away.

People in KKK-like costumes caught on doorbell cameras in Spokane County

A screenshot of video footage caught by a doorbell camera at a home in Mead of a person in what appears to be a Klan costume. The person rang the doorbell and then ran away.

January 9, 2025, 7:43am Latest News

Images of people wearing white sheets and pointy hats at the doorstep of a Spokane County home circulated across the internet last weekend. An outfit reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan, the local NAACP has pointed to the incident as evidence of racism being very much alive in Spokane. Read story

Gov.-elect Ferguson promotes assistant secretary to lead WA Department of Transportation

January 9, 2025, 7:39am Latest News

Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson on Wednesday announced his pick for transportation secretary. Read story

Cleanup crews remove solid waste along the Mill Plain Boulevard soundwall while joined by officials and members of the HART team in July. Tyler Chavers, the city’s homeless response coordinator and a former Vancouver police officer, said he’s seen tires slashed, fireworks and rocks thrown at camps, as well as derogatory graffiti around camps over the last five years.

‘The yelling, the screaming, the rock throwing’: Harassment and violence toward Clark County homeless on rise

Cleanup crews remove solid waste along the Mill Plain Boulevard soundwall while joined by officials and members of the HART team in July. Tyler Chavers, the city’s homeless response coordinator and a former Vancouver police officer, said he’s seen tires slashed, fireworks and rocks thrown at camps, as well as derogatory graffiti around camps over the last five years.

January 9, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News

Homeless people in Vancouver are increasingly the target of harassment and violence as exasperation toward encampments has grown over the past several years. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez tours the Yaquina dredging vessel as the crews works along the Columbia River in August. “So many of our industries rely on these waterways and this dredging schedule,” Perez said.

Lawmakers: Water Resource Development Act will boost Columbia River projects, jobs and the economy

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez tours the Yaquina dredging vessel as the crews works along the Columbia River in August. “So many of our industries rely on these waterways and this dredging schedule,” Perez said.

January 9, 2025, 6:08am Business

Washington’s federal lawmakers are celebrating a significant list of new Columbia River projects made possible by the 2024 Water Resource Development Act, which became law Saturday. Read story

The Camas Public Library is among the venues offering board game nights in Clark County.

Try this: Board game nights, dancing and book groups in Clark County

The Camas Public Library is among the venues offering board game nights in Clark County.

January 9, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life

Five things to do this week Read story