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In this photo provided by Ukraine’s 24th Mechanised Brigade press service, servicemen rest on the front line near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2025.

Russia rejoices at Trump-Putin call as Zelenskyy rejects talks without Ukraine present

In this photo provided by Ukraine’s 24th Mechanised Brigade press service, servicemen rest on the front line near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2025.

February 13, 2025, 10:48am Latest News

Russian officials and state media took a triumphant tone Thursday after President Donald Trump jettisoned three years of U.S. policy and announced he would likely meet soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal in the almost three-year war in Ukraine. Read story

FILE - Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz.

Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump’s health chief after a close Senate vote

FILE - Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz.

February 13, 2025, 9:32am Health

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country. Read story

Gov. Bob Ferguson delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, Wash.

Ferguson wants to cut WA agency spending by 6%. Here’s what that looks like

Gov. Bob Ferguson delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, Wash.

February 13, 2025, 9:30am Latest News

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson wants to slash government spending by 6%. He calculates this will save roughly $1.8 billion in the next two-year state budget and erase about a third of a projected shortfall during that time. Read story

Former Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman (AP Photo/Ted S.

Secretaries of State past and present question federal criticism of election integrity efforts: ‘The threats continue’

Former Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman (AP Photo/Ted S.

February 13, 2025, 7:37am Latest News

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has written to the state’s congressional delegation expressing concerns about “federal support and efforts to counter election disinformation” state officials across the country can expect going forward. Read story

Cars travel along the Interstate 5 Bridge in October 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers. Tolling on the current I-5 Bridge, to help pay for its replacement, is expected to start in 2026.

Washington looks to raise $1.6 billion from tolls for new I-5 bridge

Cars travel along the Interstate 5 Bridge in October 2022, as seen from the top of one of the northbound bridge lift towers. Tolling on the current I-5 Bridge, to help pay for its replacement, is expected to start in 2026.

February 13, 2025, 7:36am Latest News

Washington state lawmakers set out Wednesday to raise $1.6 billion from tolls to help pay for construction of a replacement bridge on Interstate 5 across the Columbia River. Read story

Volunteers sort produce Jan. 24 at One Life Pantry in Vancouver. The nonprofit has been serving Vancouver residents for 25 years.

‘A little bit of hope’: One Life Pantry in Vancouver provides food to those in need

Volunteers sort produce Jan. 24 at One Life Pantry in Vancouver. The nonprofit has been serving Vancouver residents for 25 years.

February 13, 2025, 6:09am Clark County News

Matthew Peterson gently places cans into cardboard boxes, each settling with a soft thud. Behind him, a steady stream of One Life Pantry volunteers continues the process, filling boxes and shelves with food that will go to residents in need the next day. Read story

A vending machine in the lobby of the Clark County Jail offers free opioid overdose reversal medication.

Vancouver Public Schools allows students and staff to carry Narcan and other overdose reversal medications

A vending machine in the lobby of the Clark County Jail offers free opioid overdose reversal medication.

February 13, 2025, 6:08am Clark County News

Students and staff at Vancouver schools can now carry naloxone and other life-saving overdose reversal medications. Read story

“Instruments of a Beating Heart” is an intimate 23-minute Japanese documentary that follows one anxious little girl’s hard work and ultimate success as a cymbal crasher during a school performance.

Oscar Shorts screenings at Kiggins Theatre celebrate little films that pack a big punch

“Instruments of a Beating Heart” is an intimate 23-minute Japanese documentary that follows one anxious little girl’s hard work and ultimate success as a cymbal crasher during a school performance.

February 13, 2025, 6:06am Clark County Life

Even lifelong cinema lovers like Richard Beer, the programming manager at downtown Vancouver’s independent Kiggins Theatre, find the gargantuan running time of some of today’s movie releases a bit absurd. Read story

A roadside welcome to Washington the Evergreen State sign in the rural  area near Spokane, Washington, USA, coming from the state of Idaho.

What’s in a name? WA wants to officially be ‘The Evergreen State’

A roadside welcome to Washington the Evergreen State sign in the rural  area near Spokane, Washington, USA, coming from the state of Idaho.

February 13, 2025, 6:05am Latest News

In Washington, the nickname “The Evergreen State” winks at you across Washington from road signs, license plates, even quarters. It’s a popular sobriquet, but it’s never been made an official nickname. We’ve been conducting a casual relationship with it for more than a century. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Cold air from Gorge brings snow, sleeting, freezing rain

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

February 13, 2025, 6:05am Clark County News

We have had for the most part tranquil winter so far as weather is concerned. No flooding rains, no windstorms, no snowstorms or ice until now. The widely advertised winter weather that will impact your life to some degree will be well underway as you read this column Thursday. We… Read story