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Weather Eye: Temperatures will continue to be normal, or slightly below

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

July 25, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

We continue to skip along with fair weather each day with some days near normal temperature-wise and others slightly below. Hopscotch weather I say. Today a large dose of marine air is forecast to move up the Columbia from the coast and we most likely remain in the 70s after… Read story

President Joe Biden arrives to board Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base, in Dover, Del., Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Biden is returning to the White House from his Rehoboth Beach home after recovering from a COVID-19 infection.

Biden delivers solemn call to defend democracy as he lays out his reasons for quitting race

July 24, 2024, 6:35pm Latest News Updated 2 days ago

President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country's democracy as he laid out in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris. Read story

FILE - A Boeing 737 Max jet, piloted by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson, prepares to land at Boeing Field following a test flight on Sept. 30, 2020 in Seattle. On Sunday, July 7, 2024, the Justice Department said Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two deadly crashes of 737 Max jetliners.

Prosecutors file Boeing’s plea deal to resolve felony fraud charge tied to 737 Max crashes

July 24, 2024, 5:16pm Business Updated 10 hours ago

The Justice Department submitted an agreement with Boeing on Wednesday in which the aerospace giant will plead guilty to a fraud charge for misleading U.S. regulators who approved the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people. Read story

Lingering fall color is seen at Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge as low-lying clouds provide a scenic backdrop in December 2023. The Port of Camas-Washougal and U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s negotiations for a land swap are nearly complete.

Washougal’s port, wildlife refuge swap land to smooth property access

July 24, 2024, 5:00pm Clark County News

A land swap between the Port of Camas-Washougal and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that may expand the port’s inventory of usable land near Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge is nearly a done deal. Read story

Ridgefield resident Stacie Urban browses the selection of furniture and artwork at Divine Consign in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday morning. Divine Consign is closing after almost 20 years.

Furniture store Divine Consign in downtown Vancouver shutting its doors at end of August

July 24, 2024, 3:01pm Business Updated 5 hours ago

A seasonal holiday gift store that transformed into a year-round furniture consignment store, Divine Consign in downtown Vancouver will close Aug. 31 after almost 20 years in business. Read story

A pair of traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, July 22, 2024. U.S.

Stock market today: A wipeout on Wall Street sends the S&P 500 down by 2.3% as Big Tech skids

July 24, 2024, 2:23pm Business Updated 2 days ago

A wipeout on Wednesday sent U.S. stock indexes to their worst losses since 2022 after profit reports from Tesla and Alphabet helped suck momentum from Wall Street’s frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology. Read story

A digital screen displays Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign as she campaigns for President as the presumptive Democratic candidate during an event at West Allis Central High School on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in West Allis, Wis.

Democrats hope Harris’ bluntness on abortion will translate to 2024 wins in Congress and White House

July 24, 2024, 2:10pm Latest News

President Joe Biden might not often use the word “abortion” when he talks about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, but Vice President Kamala Harris sure does. She’s also toured a Minnesota Planned Parenthood clinic where the procedure is performed and routinely links the fall of Roe to the larger… Read story

FILE - The Washington State Capitol building is seen on the first day of the legislative session, Jan. 8, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

WA lawmakers decided to tax the rich. Poll shows voters aren’t so sure

July 24, 2024, 1:48pm Latest News

By a 2-to-1 ratio, Washington voters support a measure to repeal the state’s new 7% capital gains tax, according to a new poll of likely voters. Read story

The Durkee Fire, seen here at the Huntington Exit off Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon, is burning on 244,842 acres as of Wednesday afternoon.

Oregon wildfire is the largest in the U.S.; officials warn an impending storm could make it worse

July 24, 2024, 1:45pm Latest News Updated 1 day ago

Powerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho Wednesday afternoon, cutting power and stoking fires, including one in Oregon that is already the largest active blaze in the nation. Read story

FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before a House committee about the July 13 shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa., Wednesday, July 24, 2024, on Capitol Hill. Wray said that the FBI will "leave no stone unturned" in its investigation of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

Trump rally gunman looked online for information about Kennedy assassination, FBI director says

July 24, 2024, 10:27am Latest News Updated 2 days ago

Just hours before opening fire, the gunman in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump flew a drone roughly 200 yards (180 meters) from the rally stage where the Republican former president would later stand, viewing and livestreaming the footage, FBI Director Christopher Wray told congressional lawmakers on Wednesday. Read story