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FILE - Violent rioters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.

Woman convicted of storming Pelosi’s office in Jan. 6 attack

FILE - Violent rioters, loyal to President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.

November 21, 2022, 3:38pm Politics

A Pennsylvania woman linked to the far-right “Groyper” extremist movement was convicted Monday of several federal charges after prosecutors said she was part of a group that stormed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Read story

Traffic on Interstate 5 approaches Exit 21 to Woodland, Cougar and state Highway 503.

Staff want to make it easier to build housing in Woodland

Traffic on Interstate 5 approaches Exit 21 to Woodland, Cougar and state Highway 503.

November 21, 2022, 3:34pm Clark County News

The Woodland City Council recently punted on a controversial resolution that would amend current housing codes in a way that could drastically change the city’s look. Read story

FILE - This artist sketch depicts the trial of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, left, as he testifies before U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on charges of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Nov. 7, 2022. Jury deliberations are expected to begin soon.

Jan. 6 sedition trial of Oath Keepers founder goes to jury

FILE - This artist sketch depicts the trial of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, left, as he testifies before U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on charges of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, Nov. 7, 2022. Jury deliberations are expected to begin soon.

November 21, 2022, 1:28pm Politics

As angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, ready to smash through windows and beat police officers, Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes extolled them as patriots and harkened back to the battle that kicked off the American Revolutionary War. Read story

FILE - This March 4, 2019, photo shows Fairfax County Public Schools in Merrifield, Va. The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a Virginia school board that says it shouldn't be held liable for the alleged sexual assault of a student by a classmate on a band trip. The court without comment on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, rejected the appeal from the Fairfax County School Board. The case will now go to trial in federal court in Alexandria, Va.

Supreme Court turns away school’s appeal of sex-assault case

FILE - This March 4, 2019, photo shows Fairfax County Public Schools in Merrifield, Va. The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a Virginia school board that says it shouldn't be held liable for the alleged sexual assault of a student by a classmate on a band trip. The court without comment on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, rejected the appeal from the Fairfax County School Board. The case will now go to trial in federal court in Alexandria, Va.

November 21, 2022, 10:31am Politics

The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a Virginia school board that says it shouldn’t be held liable for the alleged sexual assault of a student by a classmate on a band trip. Read story

Oath Keeper’s lawyer tells jury ‘hoodlums’ caused Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol

November 21, 2022, 10:28am Politics

Members of the right-wing Oath Keepers militia on trial for seditious conspiracy “didn’t touch or push open a single door, or break any windows” as the U.S. Capitol was overrun by a mob of former President Donald Trump’s supporters, a defense lawyer told jurors on Monday. Read story

Washington State Capitol complex in Olympia.

Republicans hit blue wall in Washington: Meet your new state Legislature

Washington State Capitol complex in Olympia.

November 21, 2022, 10:25am Clark County Politics

Republicans hit a blue wall in the Washington state Legislature election this month, repulsed by Democrats who continue to build power in Olympia. Read story

FILE - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined at left by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 16, 2022. Republicans are engaged in a round of finger-pointing as both parties sift through the results of Democrats' stronger-than-expected showing in the midterm elections. (AP Photo/J.

GOP’s lackluster fundraising spurs post-election infighting

FILE - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined at left by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., meets with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 16, 2022. Republicans are engaged in a round of finger-pointing as both parties sift through the results of Democrats' stronger-than-expected showing in the midterm elections. (AP Photo/J.

November 21, 2022, 10:22am Politics

Trailing badly in his Arizona Senate race as votes poured in, Republican Blake Masters went on Tucker Carlson’s Fox News program and assigned blame to one person: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Read story

FILE - This photo taken from a C-130 transport plane with Defense Chief Delfin Lorenzana and Armed Forces Chief Gen. Eduardo Ano shows Thitu Island off the South China Sea on April 21, 2017. A Chinese coast guard vessel twice blocked the Philippine naval boat before seizing the debris it was towing Sunday off Philippine-occupied Thitu Island, Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos said Monday., Nov. 21, 2022.

Chinese coast guard seizes rocket debris from Filipino navy

FILE - This photo taken from a C-130 transport plane with Defense Chief Delfin Lorenzana and Armed Forces Chief Gen. Eduardo Ano shows Thitu Island off the South China Sea on April 21, 2017. A Chinese coast guard vessel twice blocked the Philippine naval boat before seizing the debris it was towing Sunday off Philippine-occupied Thitu Island, Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos said Monday., Nov. 21, 2022.

November 21, 2022, 8:42am Nation & World

China’s coast guard forcibly seized apparent Chinese rocket debris that was being towed by the Philippine navy, in the latest confrontation in the disputed South China Sea, a Philippine military commander said Monday. Read story