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Wil Fuentes, candidate for Clark County Council (Contributed photo)

Vancouver man seeks county position: Wil Fuentes will run for District 3 seat held by Bowerman

Wil Fuentes, candidate for Clark County Council (Contributed photo)

April 25, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News

Vancouver resident Wil Fuentes announced Tuesday he will run for the Clark County Council District 3 seat in the upcoming 2024 general election. The seat is currently held by Karen Bowerman, who has not yet indicated whether she plans to run for reelection. Read story

Washington State Public Disclosure Commission discusses AI, money in politics at monthly event in Vancouver

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

The Washington State Public Disclosure Commission held its regular monthly meeting Wednesday at the Hilton Vancouver Washington as part of an ongoing effort to do more outreach throughout the state. Read story

Ex-U.S. official alleges Israeli military gets ‘special treatment’

April 24, 2024, 7:42pm Nation & World

A former senior U.S. official who until recently helped oversee human-rights compliance by foreign militaries receiving American military assistance said Wednesday that he repeatedly observed Israel receiving “special treatment” from U.S. officials when it came to scrutiny of allegations of Israeli military abuses of Palestinian civilians. Read story

FILE - Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington. Meadows, chief of staff for former President Donald Trump, was among those indicted Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in an Arizona election interference case.

Arizona indicts 18 in case over 2020 election in Arizona, including Giuliani and Meadows

FILE - Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington. Meadows, chief of staff for former President Donald Trump, was among those indicted Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in an Arizona election interference case.

April 24, 2024, 6:41pm Nation & World

An Arizona grand jury has indicted former Donald Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Rudy Giuliani along with 16 others in an election interference case. Read story

Russia vetoes U.N. resolution on outer space

April 24, 2024, 3:54pm Nation & World

Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space, calling it “a dirty spectacle” that cherry-picks weapons of mass destruction from all other weapons that should also be banned. Read story

Another ex-State Department official alleges Israeli military gets ‘special treatment’ on abuses

April 24, 2024, 3:11pm Politics

A former senior U.S. official who until recently helped oversee human-rights compliance by foreign militaries receiving American military assistance said Wednesday that he repeatedly observed Israel receiving “special treatment” from U.S. officials when it came to scrutiny of allegations of Israeli military abuses of Palestinian civilians. Read story

A vehicle forthe Ridgefield School District.

Ridgefield school bond still failing to get supermajority in second round of election results

A vehicle forthe Ridgefield School District.

April 24, 2024, 3:07pm Clark County News

Wednesday’s second round of ballots counted in Tuesday’s special election yielded no change to the results of measures in Camas and Ridgefield. With just 200 ballots left to count across the county, it appears certain that both Ridgefield schools measures will fail, while Camas’ emergency medical services levy will pass. Read story

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Washington.

Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Washington.

April 24, 2024, 2:00pm Latest News

Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday that state abortion bans taking effect after their sweeping ruling overturning Roe v. Wade violate federal healthcare law, though some also questioned the effects on emergency pregnancy care. Read story