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Incumbent Washington House Rep. Monica Jurado Stonier, D-Vancouver, answers a question Tuesday during a Clark County League of Women Voters forum at the Vancouver Community Library.

Republicans, Democrats debate wording on schools notifying parents of abuse

Incumbent Washington House Rep. Monica Jurado Stonier, D-Vancouver, answers a question Tuesday during a Clark County League of Women Voters forum at the Vancouver Community Library.

February 5, 2025, 8:10am Clark County Politics

A viral post on social media regarding when state agencies are required to notify parents of suspected child abuse is an example of “politics at its worst,” a Democratic legislator said Tuesday. Read story

FILE - Prison guards stand outside holding cells during a media tour of the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Feb. 2, 2023.

What to know about El Salvador’s mega-prison after Trump deal to send people there

FILE - Prison guards stand outside holding cells during a media tour of the Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Feb. 2, 2023.

February 5, 2025, 7:55am Nation & World

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Trump administration and the president of El Salvador said Monday that they’d struck a deal allowing the U.S. to ship both detained migrants and imprisoned citizens to the tiny Central American nation, which has suspended some basic rights as it battles powerful street… Read story

People walk on Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) square near a huge banner showing the late commander of the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard expeditionary Quds Force, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, who was killed in a U.S. drone attack in 2020, and Hezbollah and Hamas officials killed by Israel, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

Iran praises U.S. for cutting foreign aid funding as it looks for a Trump message on nuclear talks

People walk on Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) square near a huge banner showing the late commander of the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard expeditionary Quds Force, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, who was killed in a U.S. drone attack in 2020, and Hezbollah and Hamas officials killed by Israel, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

February 5, 2025, 7:54am Nation & World

Iran’s government seems to be welcoming some recent decisions by the United States — even though they happen to come from a man Iranian operatives have allegedly been plotting to assassinate. Read story

Palestinians carry defaced pictures of U.S. President Donald Trump while protesting against his latest statements regarding the transfer of Palestinians from Gaza, in the West Bank city of Ramallah Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

Trump’s suggestion the U.S. ‘take over’ the Gaza Strip is rejected by allies and adversaries alike

Palestinians carry defaced pictures of U.S. President Donald Trump while protesting against his latest statements regarding the transfer of Palestinians from Gaza, in the West Bank city of Ramallah Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

February 5, 2025, 7:43am Nation & World

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump’s proposal that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its Palestinian residents was swiftly rejected and denounced on Wednesday by American allies and adversaries alike. Read story

The Washington State Capitol building is seen in Olympia, Washington on January 9, 2025.

WA Legislature weighs paying parents who care for children with disabilities

The Washington State Capitol building is seen in Olympia, Washington on January 9, 2025.

February 5, 2025, 7:36am Health

Two-and-a-half years after Melissa Kerson’s son was born, she had to give up her dream job and care for him full time. Read story

The Northwest ICE Processing Center, seen from the air, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Tacoma. Over a period of less than three months this year, the federal immigrant detention center has seen at least six, possibly seven, suicide attempts, according to audio and records of 911 calls.

ICE contractor flight to Seattle may signal WA detention center will fill up

The Northwest ICE Processing Center, seen from the air, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Tacoma. Over a period of less than three months this year, the federal immigrant detention center has seen at least six, possibly seven, suicide attempts, according to audio and records of 911 calls.

February 5, 2025, 7:28am Latest News

As President Donald Trump ramps up detention of unauthorized immigrants, an activist group said volunteers at Seattle’s Boeing Field on Sunday witnessed 110 handcuffed and shackled people come off a plane operated by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement contractor. Read story

Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Energy, testifies during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing for his pending confirmation, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington.

New energy secretary’s commitment to Hanford site cleanup questioned by Sen. Cantwell

Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Energy, testifies during a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing for his pending confirmation, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington.

February 5, 2025, 7:27am Latest News

Fossil fuel executive Chris Wright has become the nation’s energy secretary, despite questions about his commitment to Hanford environmental cleanup raised by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. Read story

Clark County is home to thousands of federal employees. Some work in the federal building in downtown Vancouver, while others work at the Bonneville Power Administration’s Ross Complex, the U.S. Forest Service on Officers Row and the U.S. Geological Survey in east Vancouver. These jobs could be at risk in the new administration aiming to shrink the federal government.

Federal workers in Clark County are worried about their jobs, benefits and retirement plans

Clark County is home to thousands of federal employees. Some work in the federal building in downtown Vancouver, while others work at the Bonneville Power Administration’s Ross Complex, the U.S. Forest Service on Officers Row and the U.S. Geological Survey in east Vancouver. These jobs could be at risk in the new administration aiming to shrink the federal government.

February 5, 2025, 6:08am Business

Mass confusion and uncertainty are sweeping through the federal government. Local workers fear not only for their jobs but also their benefits and retirement plans. Read story