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Fort Vancouver High School students wave signs and chant outside Vancouver Public Schools headquarters on Tuesday during a walk-out to protest the district&rsquo;s cuts to 262 staff positions next year.

Budget cuts looming over Vancouver Public Schools create stress, uncertainty

Iliana Gerianos admits she used to think her Mandarin Chinese teacher disliked her. As the years went by, however, Gerianos, a junior at Columbia River High School, said she realizedā€¦
Schools
A farmworker picks pears at Rowe Farms outside of Yakima on a day when temperatures reached over 100 degrees, Aug. 16, 2023.

WA farmers brace for summer drought on heels of harvest shortfalls

Andy Juris, a dryland wheat and alfalfa grower in Bickleton, in Klickitat County, knows precisely how much fertilizer to put on different areas of his farm.
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Weather & Climate
Leverich Park encompasses picnic areas and forested trails. The park turns 70 this year.

A tale of two Leverich Parks and two milestones

Leverich Park reaches a major milestone this year ā€” or maybe two.
Clark County News
Reid Saaris, left, and Chris Reykdal, right, are campaigning to run the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

In WA education chief race, upstart candidate raises twice as much as incumbent

In the race to lead Washingtonā€™s public school system, Reid Saaris, a teacher and founder of an education nonprofit, has raised twice as much as the incumbent, Chris Reykdal.
42 mins ago
Schools

Clark County

A screenshot from body-worn camera footage in a shooting in Salmon Creek shows Clark County sheriffā€™s Deputy Jim Payne pointing a weapon at a suspect in carjackings. The suspect pulled a weapon from his pocket.

Handgun recovered after Clark County deputies killed carjacking suspect, will be sent for testing

A handgun connected with the suspect in a series of carjackings who was later fatally shot by Clark County sheriffā€™s deputies has been sent toā€¦

Business

Software developer Lisa Mabley works from her home office on Monday April 15, 2024, in Minneapolis. Mabley was laid off from her job a year ago and applied to 300 places before finding a new job. Demand for tech workers rose during the digital transportation revolution. Now, those workers are being laid off or can&rsquo;t find employment.

After hiring bonanza, tech workers now grapple with layoffs and disillusionment

Lisa Mabley was laid off a year ago from her job as a software engineer at a Twin Cities software company. Over the course ofā€¦

Northwest

A Republican has not occupied a Maryland U.S. Senate seat since the year that the hit movie &ldquo;The Empire Strikes Back&rdquo; was released. That was 1980.

Are these streaks meant to be broken? Republicans hoping to reverse years of losses

Not only are Republicans trying to regain control of the Senate, but theyā€™re also trying to break a couple of decades-long losing streaks along theā€¦

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Sports

Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais, left, takes the ball from starting pitcher Logan Gilbert as he is relieved from the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the seventh inning of a baseball game Sunday, April 28, 2024, in Seattle.

Brandon Pfaadt strikes out career-high 11, Diamondbacks beat Mariners 3-2

Brandon Pfaadt had a career-high 11 strikeouts, Ketel Marte broke a tie with am RBI double in the eighth inning, Christian Walker homered and theā€¦

Politics

People protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#039;s government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure grows on Israel and Hamas to reach a cease-fire deal

The White House on Sunday said President Joe Biden had again spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as pressure builds on Israel and Hamasā€¦

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Health

FILE - A vial containing 2mg of fentanyl, which will kill a human if ingested into the body, is displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va., on Aug. 9, 2016. Nearly a dozen children, including a 1 year old, have overdosed on fentanyl since June in Portland, Oregon, its police bureau said Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, intensifying alarm in a city like so many others that has struggled to address its drug crisis.

Police in Everett issue alarm after 3 babies overdosed on fentanyl in less than a week

Officials are sounding alarms after a baby died and two others apparently also overdosed in the past week in separate instances in which fentanyl wasā€¦

Life

This image released by 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios shows Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool/Wade Wilson and Hugh Jackman as Wolverine/Logan  in a scene from "Deadpool &amp; Wolverine." (20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios via AP)

ā€˜Deadpool & Wolverineā€™ is (almost) ready to shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Shawn Levy is no novice when it comes to rumors around his projects. Years on ā€œStranger Thingsā€ taught him how to tune out the noise.ā€¦

Nation / World

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium, Monday April 22, 2024, in West Palm Beach. He announced additional funding for environmental projects including the Florida Everglades.

Florida plans $850 million in Everglades restoration projects in next year

Florida officials and environmental advocates on Monday touted major progress toward Everglades restoration, which has been advanced by dozens of state-funded projects.

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Opinion

April 27: Dividing America

Editorial Cartoons for Week of April 22

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: New beginnings; subterfuge

Commentary: Gen Z is key to securing Americaā€™s elections

Estrich: The shrinking of Donald Trump

Letter: Letter mischaracterizes candidates

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