January 27, 2022, 5:10pm Clark County Health Updated 10 hours ago
With hospitals and medical providers reporting continuing staff shortages, state Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, has proposed legislation to give hazard pay retention bonuses to some health care workers. Read story
January 28, 2022, 9:35am Politics
As he struggled to survive the 2020 Democratic primary, Joe Biden made a striking pledge before voting began in heavily African American, must-win South Carolina: His first Supreme Court appointment… Read story
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January 28, 2022, 5:22pm Nation & World
The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection subpoenaed more than a dozen individuals Friday who it says falsely tried to declare Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 election in seven swing states. Read story
January 28, 2022, 2:10pm Election
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday urged state lawmakers to approve a bill that would make it a crime for elected officials or candidates to knowingly lie about election outcomes if those claims result in violence. Inslee, a Democrat, said that the measure “confronts an unrelenting threat that is a… Read story
January 28, 2022, 11:05am Latest News Updated 14 hours ago
Russia said Friday it will not start a war in Ukraine but warned that the U.S. and NATO have ignored its demands and left little room for compromise in the crisis. Read story
January 28, 2022, 9:04am Politics
President Joe Biden was headed to Pittsburgh on Friday to promote the benefits of his infrastructure package — set to appear just two miles from the site of an early-morning bridge collapse that underscored his frequent calls to do more for the nation’s crumbling roads and bridges. Read story
January 28, 2022, 9:02am Politics Updated 19 hours ago
In a break from the past, the U.S. and its allies are increasingly revealing their intelligence findings as they confront Russian preparations for a possible invasion of Ukraine, looking to undercut Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans by exposing them and deflecting his efforts to shape world opinion. Read story
January 28, 2022, 7:59am Northwest
Whatcom County Councilman Ben Elenbaas will run as a Republican for the 42nd Legislative District state Senate seat held by Sen. Simon Sefzik, setting up a multi-candidate primary race in August. Read story
January 27, 2022, 5:49pm Latest News
Top diplomats of the United States and the world’s other worst climate-polluting nations talked global warming together Thursday for the first time since November’s U.N. summit, with U.S. climate envoy John Kerry urging tougher commitments by the end of the year from governments falling short on emissions cuts. Read story
January 27, 2022, 5:48pm Nation & World
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday ordered his staff to quickly develop an “action plan” for improving how the Pentagon limits and responds to civilian casualties caused by American airstrikes. He called protection of civilians vital to U.S. military success and a “moral imperative.” Read story