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Gustavo Arellano: These chefs-in-training have overcome a lot. Now, they’d like a job

September 25, 2023, 5:24am Business

Shin rolled out the cookie dough. Asia sauteed the onions. Christopher fried the tortilla chips. Richard cooked the pinto beans. Read story

A pharmacist administers a Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine at a drug store, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Cypress, Texas. Fall 2023 vaccination season is in full swing, with health officials in the U.S. urging both an updated COVID-19 shot and flu vaccine for most everyone. New this year are vaccines for older adults and women in late pregnancy to guard against another virus named RSV.

What to know as fall vaccinations against COVID, flu and RSV get underway

A pharmacist administers a Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine at a drug store, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Cypress, Texas. Fall 2023 vaccination season is in full swing, with health officials in the U.S. urging both an updated COVID-19 shot and flu vaccine for most everyone. New this year are vaccines for older adults and women in late pregnancy to guard against another virus named RSV.

September 29, 2023, 7:43am Health

Updated COVID-19 vaccines may be getting a little easier for adults to find but they’re still frustratingly scarce for young children. Health officials said Thursday the kid shots have started shipping — and reminded most everyone to get a fall flu shot too. Read story

A sign announcing a face mask requirement is displayed at a hospital in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. COVID-19 hospital admissions are inching upward in the United States since early July 2023. It's a small-scale echo of the three previous summers. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

Health workers warn loosening mask advice in hospitals would harm patients and providers

A sign announcing a face mask requirement is displayed at a hospital in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Friday, Jan. 13, 2023. COVID-19 hospital admissions are inching upward in the United States since early July 2023. It's a small-scale echo of the three previous summers. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

September 23, 2023, 6:00am Health

Nurses, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might reduce protection against the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in hospitals. Read story

Sea lions congregate at Point La Jolla in San Diego County.

San Diego shutters sea lion hot spot

Sea lions congregate at Point La Jolla in San Diego County.

September 24, 2023, 6:00am Nation & World

Point La Jolla, known as one of California’s prime sea lion rookeries, will no longer be accessible to the public after a unanimous vote by the San Diego City Council. Read story

A photo of Jaahnavi Kandula is displayed with flowers, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023 in Seattle, at the intersection where she was killed by a Seattle Police officer driving north while responding to a nearby medical incident. A city watchdog agency is investigating after a body-worn camera captured one Seattle Police Department union leader joking with another following the death of a Kandula, who was struck and killed by a police cruiser as she was crossing a street.

SPD oversight group demands officer under investigation for Jaahnavi Kandula comments be put on leave

A photo of Jaahnavi Kandula is displayed with flowers, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023 in Seattle, at the intersection where she was killed by a Seattle Police officer driving north while responding to a nearby medical incident. A city watchdog agency is investigating after a body-worn camera captured one Seattle Police Department union leader joking with another following the death of a Kandula, who was struck and killed by a police cruiser as she was crossing a street.

September 21, 2023, 7:33am Latest News

The Community Police Commission recommended Wednesday that Seattle police Chief Adrian Diaz relieve from duty and withhold pay from an officer under investigation for joking about and downplaying the death of a 23-year-old woman fatally struck by another officer. Read story

Cicely Wilson is the founder of Sunnyside Up, a nonprofit in Nashville, Tennessee, that connects pregnant teens with resources they need to care for their babies.

A decades-long drop in teen births is slowing, and advocates worry a reversal is coming

Cicely Wilson is the founder of Sunnyside Up, a nonprofit in Nashville, Tennessee, that connects pregnant teens with resources they need to care for their babies.

September 30, 2023, 6:00am Health

Cicely Wilson’s work doesn’t end when she leaves her day job as a lactation consultant, doula and child care expert. Read story

As younger children increasingly die by suicide, better tracking and prevention is sought

October 1, 2023, 6:00am Health

If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988 or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741. Read story

Gretchen Ruff, left, touches the arm of her husband, Brad Ruff, on Monday at Clark County Fire District 3 Station 35. Gretchen Ruff called 911 and performed CPR on her husband in August once she realized he was in cardiac arrest.

Battle Ground man who went into cardiac arrest gives heartfelt thanks for wife, first responders

Gretchen Ruff, left, touches the arm of her husband, Brad Ruff, on Monday at Clark County Fire District 3 Station 35. Gretchen Ruff called 911 and performed CPR on her husband in August once she realized he was in cardiac arrest.

September 27, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Health

When Gretchen Ruff called 911 on the night of Aug. 25, the three short minutes it took for first responders to arrive at her Battle Ground home felt like a lifetime. Read story

"Tom Lake" by Ann Patchett (Harper)

Author Patchett embraces community to build books

"Tom Lake" by Ann Patchett (Harper)

September 30, 2023, 6:00am Entertainment

Bestselling author Ann Patchett says all her books are about the same thing. Read story

Prayer ceremony held for Jaahnavi Kandula in wake of Seattle officer’s comments

September 25, 2023, 9:13am Northwest

Members of the Hindu community hosted a prayer ceremony for Jaahnavi Kandula after a Seattle police oversight group’s recommendation that the officer under investigation for joking after her death be placed on leave. Read story

A box of Narcan sits in the Savage Sisters' community outreach storefront in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Generically known as Naloxone, the medication used revive people who have stopped breathing, doesn't reverse the effects of xylazine. Philadelphia officials stress that naloxone should still be administered in all cases of suspected overdose, since xylazine is almost always found in combination with fentanyl.

New study suggests looser WA drug laws do not mean more overdose deaths

A box of Narcan sits in the Savage Sisters' community outreach storefront in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. Generically known as Naloxone, the medication used revive people who have stopped breathing, doesn't reverse the effects of xylazine. Philadelphia officials stress that naloxone should still be administered in all cases of suspected overdose, since xylazine is almost always found in combination with fentanyl.

September 28, 2023, 7:38am Health

As drug overdoses continue to claim lives and policymakers at all levels try to address the problem, new research examining Washington and Oregon suggests there isn’t a link between decriminalizing drug possession and a rise in fatal overdoses. Read story

Christina Martin, of Rosamond, California, holds Lisa Frank Crocs that her sister gave her as a birthday gift. Martin has been a Lisa Frank fan since she was a child.

Long live Lisa Frank! Gen Z, 40-year-olds and even babies are channeling a ‘90s revival

Christina Martin, of Rosamond, California, holds Lisa Frank Crocs that her sister gave her as a birthday gift. Martin has been a Lisa Frank fan since she was a child.

September 24, 2023, 5:20am Business

In elementary school, Christina Martin loved the bright colors and whimsical animals of artist-entrepreneur Lisa Frank. Read story

FILE - In this June 27, 2020, file photo, demonstrators carry a giant placard during a rally and march over the death of Elijah McClain outside the police department in Aurora, Colo. Prosecutors are expected to present opening statements Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in the trial of Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt on manslaughter, criminally negligent reckless homicide and assault charges. They, a third officer and two paramedics were indicted in 2021 by a state grand jury convened following an outcry over McClain's death.

Elijah McClain’s death sparked protests and led to police reforms. Now, 2 officers are on trial

FILE - In this June 27, 2020, file photo, demonstrators carry a giant placard during a rally and march over the death of Elijah McClain outside the police department in Aurora, Colo. Prosecutors are expected to present opening statements Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in the trial of Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt on manslaughter, criminally negligent reckless homicide and assault charges. They, a third officer and two paramedics were indicted in 2021 by a state grand jury convened following an outcry over McClain's death.

September 20, 2023, 10:45am Nation & World

The trial of two suburban Denver police officers was set to open Wednesday in the killing of Elijah McClain, a Black man put in a neck hold and injected with a powerful sedative whose 2019 death later became a rallying cry for nationwide protests and spurred police reform in Colorado. Read story

FILE - A nurse prepares a syringe of a COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation station in Jackson, Miss., July 19, 2022. U.S. health officials are proposing a simplified approach to COVID-19 vaccinations, which would allow most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus. The new system unveiled Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 would make COVID-19 inoculations more like the annual flu shot. Americans would no longer have to keep track of how many shots they've received or how many months it's been since their last booster. (AP Photo/Rogelio V.

New COVID vaccines may be a ‘few weeks’ from becoming common in Washington, the state Department of Health says

FILE - A nurse prepares a syringe of a COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation station in Jackson, Miss., July 19, 2022. U.S. health officials are proposing a simplified approach to COVID-19 vaccinations, which would allow most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating virus. The new system unveiled Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 would make COVID-19 inoculations more like the annual flu shot. Americans would no longer have to keep track of how many shots they've received or how many months it's been since their last booster. (AP Photo/Rogelio V.

September 20, 2023, 7:20am Health

Formulated to target emerging variants, newly approved COVID-19 vaccines may still be a “couple weeks” from becoming widely available in Spokane and the rest of Washington, according to the state Department of Health. Read story

High school scoreboard, results from Saturday, Sept. 23

September 23, 2023, 8:00pm Prep Sports

42 Kamiak 0 0 0 6—6 First quarter S — Trey Jacob 5 run (kick good) S — 50 punt return (kick good) S — 4 run (kick good) S — Riley Artis 48 pass from Jake Kennedy (kick good) Second… Read story

FILE - A children's bicycle and a baby stroller lay inside a squalid makeshift living compound in Amalia, N.M., on Aug. 10, 2018. Two firearms charges were dismissed Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, amid preparations for trial against an extended family arrested in a 2018 law enforcement raid on the compound in northern New Mexico and the discovery of a young boy's decomposed body.

Jury selection set to open in terrorism trial of extended family stemming from 2018 New Mexico raid

FILE - A children's bicycle and a baby stroller lay inside a squalid makeshift living compound in Amalia, N.M., on Aug. 10, 2018. Two firearms charges were dismissed Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, amid preparations for trial against an extended family arrested in a 2018 law enforcement raid on the compound in northern New Mexico and the discovery of a young boy's decomposed body.

September 25, 2023, 9:25am Nation & World

Jury selection is set to open Monday in federal court as members of an extended family face kidnapping and terrorism charges stemming from a raid of their squalid New Mexico encampment in 2018 by agents seeking a sickly, missing 3-year-old boy. Read story

FILE - A ramshackle compound is seen in the desert area of Amalia, N.M., on Aug. 10, 2018. Two firearms charges were dismissed Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, amid preparations for trial against an extended family arrested in a 2018 law enforcement raid on the compound in northern New Mexico and the discovery of a young boy's decomposed body.

Abduction and terrorism trial after boy found dead at New Mexico compound opens with mom’s testimony

FILE - A ramshackle compound is seen in the desert area of Amalia, N.M., on Aug. 10, 2018. Two firearms charges were dismissed Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, amid preparations for trial against an extended family arrested in a 2018 law enforcement raid on the compound in northern New Mexico and the discovery of a young boy's decomposed body.

September 27, 2023, 7:59am Nation & World

Federal prosecutors presented tearful testimony Tuesday from the mother of a sickly toddler who was whisked away from his Georgia home by relatives without her permission to a remote desert encampment in northern New Mexico where he died. Read story

Stock market today: Wall Street recoups some of last week’s loss but still on pace for an ugly month

September 25, 2023, 1:24pm Business

Wall Street clawed back some of its steep losses from last week, but September is still on track to be its worst month of the year despite Monday's gains. Read story

Royal Caribbean International's new Utopia of the Seas. The game-changing Oasis Class ship floated for the first time Sept. 22 as it reached its next major construction milestone at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France.

World’s 2nd largest cruise ship Utopia of the Seas set in water

Royal Caribbean International's new Utopia of the Seas. The game-changing Oasis Class ship floated for the first time Sept. 22 as it reached its next major construction milestone at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France.

September 30, 2023, 5:33am Life

Royal Caribbean’s next Oasis-class ship Utopia of the Seas was put into the water for the first time last weekend as construction continues ahead of its debut in 2024 from Port Canaveral. Read story

J.P. Walmer enjoys his morning coffee in his tent outside Vancouver City Hall as construction at the nearby waterfront is visible in the background. Walmer has been homeless for about a month and is looking for a place he can afford. He said he sleeps on multiple air mattresses to make it easier for him to get out of bed.

Homeless population grays in Clark County as more seniors end up on the street

J.P. Walmer enjoys his morning coffee in his tent outside Vancouver City Hall as construction at the nearby waterfront is visible in the background. Walmer has been homeless for about a month and is looking for a place he can afford. He said he sleeps on multiple air mattresses to make it easier for him to get out of bed.

September 23, 2023, 6:14am Clark County Health

Chris Muntean, 70, feels lucky he had a heart attack. Read story