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Interstate 5 Bridge Supervisor Marc Gross, right, talks about the inner workings of the bridge during a tour Thursday during a meeting of the Washington State Transportation Commission.

State commission tours I-5 Bridge, gets close-up view of span’s deficiencies

Interstate 5 Bridge Supervisor Marc Gross, right, talks about the inner workings of the bridge during a tour Thursday during a meeting of the Washington State Transportation Commission.

September 16, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

The Interstate 5 Bridge machine room shook and rattled as two semis passed below, jostling the dozen or so Washington State Transportation Commission commissioners and staff inside the room. Read story

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: Emergency powers; now hiring

September 18, 2023, 6:03am Editorials

Cheers: To emergency powers. A Washington state appeals court has dismissed a claim challenging Gov. Jay Inslee’s use of emergency proclamations related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The court decided the issue is moot at this point, saying, “the COVID-19 pandemic was a unique circumstance that is unlikely to recur.” While… Read story

FILE - SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, at the SAG-AFTRA offices in Los Angeles.

As writers and studios resume negotiations, here are the key players in the Hollywood strikes

FILE - SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, at the SAG-AFTRA offices in Los Angeles.

September 20, 2023, 10:47am Business

Negotiations between striking screenwriters and Hollywood studios are set to resume Wednesday, the latest attempt to bring an end to pickets that have brought film and television productions to a halt. 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

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.

North Korea’s Kim vows full support for Russia at a summit with Putin at a Far East spaceport

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023.

September 13, 2023, 10:38am Nation & World

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vowed “full and unconditional support” for Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Wednesday as the two leaders isolated by the West held a summit that the U.S. warned could lead to a deal to supply ammunition for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Read story

Ridgefield City Hall.

Ridgefield weighs tax proposal

Ridgefield City Hall.

September 15, 2023, 6:39pm Clark County News

Ridgefield city officials continued their discussions about a proposed tax increment financing plan with Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue during a special meeting Wednesday. Read story

In tihs image taken from video, Matthew Bussler, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer at Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, speaks during an interview in Dowagiac, Mich., on Aug. 10, 2023. Americans whose ancestors called the state home hope a new state law will speed the recovery and reburial of ancestors' remains unearthed over the past two centuries. Bussler said it is critical that ancestors are returned "to the womb of Mother Earth," not only so they may continue their journey in the hereafter, but to "redeem all of the pain and the suffering" of their tribe, especially their descendants.

Centuries after Native American remains were dug up, a new law returns them for reburial in Illinois

In tihs image taken from video, Matthew Bussler, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer at Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, speaks during an interview in Dowagiac, Mich., on Aug. 10, 2023. Americans whose ancestors called the state home hope a new state law will speed the recovery and reburial of ancestors' remains unearthed over the past two centuries. Bussler said it is critical that ancestors are returned "to the womb of Mother Earth," not only so they may continue their journey in the hereafter, but to "redeem all of the pain and the suffering" of their tribe, especially their descendants.

September 18, 2023, 11:23am Nation & World

For centuries, Europeans carving up the prairie to suit their own idea of settlement dug up the graves of Native Americans as they conquered lands and pushed tribes to the West. Read story

Blossom Old Bull holds up a banner for her son which says "justice for Braven Glenn," during a rally in support of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People movement at the Big Horn County Building on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Hardin, Mont. Glenn was killed while being pursued by a Crow Tribal Police officer. The Crow Tribal Police Department has since been disbanded and Old Bull has been critical of the amount of information she has received regarding the circumstances of her son's death.

A grandmother seeks justice for Native Americans after thousands of unsolved deaths, disappearances

Blossom Old Bull holds up a banner for her son which says "justice for Braven Glenn," during a rally in support of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People movement at the Big Horn County Building on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Hardin, Mont. Glenn was killed while being pursued by a Crow Tribal Police officer. The Crow Tribal Police Department has since been disbanded and Old Bull has been critical of the amount of information she has received regarding the circumstances of her son's death.

September 21, 2023, 1:45pm Latest News

Yolanda Fraser is back near a ragged chain-link fence, blinking through tears as she tidies up flowers and ribbons and a pinwheel twirls in the breeze at a makeshift roadside memorial in a small Montana town. Read story

This photo provided by WSDOT East (Washington State of Transportation) smoke from wildfires fill the sky at Salnave/SR 902 interchange in Spokane County, Wash., on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023.  A fast-moving wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and left one person dead. The blaze started on the west side of Medical Lake, a town west of Spokane, at about 12:30 p.m. Friday.

This Washington wildfire sparked in a field of wheat. Within minutes it overwhelmed firefighters.

This photo provided by WSDOT East (Washington State of Transportation) smoke from wildfires fill the sky at Salnave/SR 902 interchange in Spokane County, Wash., on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023.  A fast-moving wildfire in eastern Washington state has destroyed at least 185 structures, closed a major highway and left one person dead. The blaze started on the west side of Medical Lake, a town west of Spokane, at about 12:30 p.m. Friday.

September 11, 2023, 10:23am Latest News

Steve McBride guided his Jeep Compass through the dense smoke. The landscape of once golden-brown ponderosa pines and tan brittle grasses was charred and smoldering. Read story

The cast of "Suits," which is enjoying a resurgence in popularity on Netflix.

“Suits,’ ‘Ugly Betty,’ other old shows rediscovered amid Hollywood strikes

The cast of "Suits," which is enjoying a resurgence in popularity on Netflix.

September 9, 2023, 6:47am Entertainment

A month ago, Erica Moreali flipped through the channels on her TV and all she saw were repeats. Read story

Commuters arrive into the Oculus station and mall in Manhattan on Nov. 17, 2022, in New York City.

Return-to-office is a $1.3 trillion problem few have figured out

Commuters arrive into the Oculus station and mall in Manhattan on Nov. 17, 2022, in New York City.

September 10, 2023, 6:03am Business

In the emerging post-pandemic era, most aspects of life have returned to normal. Moviegoers are flocking to cinemas, vacationers jammed airports for summer travel and kids are returning to classrooms. Read story

News editor Merridee Hanson, clockwise from top left, joins innovation editor Will Campbell, web editor Amy Libby and metro editor Mark Bowder in the daily morning news meeting via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday morning.

From the Newsroom: Why I go to meetings

News editor Merridee Hanson, clockwise from top left, joins innovation editor Will Campbell, web editor Amy Libby and metro editor Mark Bowder in the daily morning news meeting via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday morning.

August 19, 2023, 6:02am Clark County News

I was on vacation this week, so I missed a lot of meetings. As you can probably guess, most of them were news meetings of one sort or another. Read story

In this satellite photo taken by Planet Labs PBC, a coastal launch pad is seen at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in North Korea on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. A rail-mounted structure at the site, which covers its launch area, had been pulled back to expose the pad beneath, typically which happens ahead of a launch. North Korea has had two failed satellite launches this year, but has vowed to conduct a third.

North Korea says its latest submarine can launch nuclear weapons, but there are doubts

In this satellite photo taken by Planet Labs PBC, a coastal launch pad is seen at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in North Korea on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. A rail-mounted structure at the site, which covers its launch area, had been pulled back to expose the pad beneath, typically which happens ahead of a launch. North Korea has had two failed satellite launches this year, but has vowed to conduct a third.

September 8, 2023, 10:32am Nation & World

North Korea said Friday its new submarine has nuclear attack capabilities after years of development. Leader Kim Jong Un described the milestone as crucial in his efforts to build a nuclear-armed navy to counter the United States and its Asian allies. Read story

People walk past a currency exchange office with an army recruiting billboard calling for a contract for service in the Russian armed forces in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. The Russian ruble has reached its lowest value since the early weeks of the war in Ukraine as Western sanctions weigh on energy exports and weaken demand for the national currency.

Russia earns less from oil and spends more on war. So far, sanctions are working like a slow poison

People walk past a currency exchange office with an army recruiting billboard calling for a contract for service in the Russian armed forces in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. The Russian ruble has reached its lowest value since the early weeks of the war in Ukraine as Western sanctions weigh on energy exports and weaken demand for the national currency.

August 30, 2023, 7:52am Business

The Russian ruble’s wobble in value has exposed a crack in President Vladimir Putin’s fortress economy, a vulnerability quickly plastered over by the Kremlin’s economic team in a move that allowed the currency to regain its footing, at least for now. Read story

Local View: Thanks for help, Oregon, now let’s build bridge

August 12, 2023, 6:01am Columns

Replacing the Interstate 5 Bridge over the Columbia River has been a top priority of communities in Washington and Oregon for years. Read story

Washing machines are displayed in 2021 at Sam's Appliances TV & Furniture in Norwood, Mass. The decision replace or repair a broken appliance isn't always simple.

Repair or replace an appliance?

Washing machines are displayed in 2021 at Sam's Appliances TV & Furniture in Norwood, Mass. The decision replace or repair a broken appliance isn't always simple.

August 26, 2023, 5:49am Life

When our 17-year-old refrigerator started wheezing, I fully expected we’d need a new one. I was shocked — and frankly a little disappointed — when a repair technician fixed it for less than $200. I had to postpone my dream of a shiny French-door replacement, but our no-frills Frigidaire is… Read story

A ribbon is cut during an opening celebration at Peak Drift Brewing in Columbia, South Carolina, on Jan. 18, 2023.

Opportunity zones are one of Tim Scott’s signature initiatives, but how successful are they?

A ribbon is cut during an opening celebration at Peak Drift Brewing in Columbia, South Carolina, on Jan. 18, 2023.

August 26, 2023, 2:38pm Politics

Columbia’s Middleton family, leading developers in the downtown area in recent years, made a sizable profit when they sold their share in a local hospice business two years ago. Rather than pocket the income, the family invested those earnings in one of their biggest development ventures to date: a 65,000-square-foot… Read story

Batsukh Sevjid, center, and David Tamura load products onto a truck for deliveries to local restaurants July 18 at Young Ocean in Kent.

Sushi industry in Pacific Northwest mulls going green

Batsukh Sevjid, center, and David Tamura load products onto a truck for deliveries to local restaurants July 18 at Young Ocean in Kent.

September 2, 2023, 6:01am Business

The fish carver slides his knife into a 550-pound bluefin tuna shortly after 6 a.m. on a mid-July morning. His blade makes a sound, click-click-click, as it rattles along the fish’s bones. Read story

In Our View: Councilors’ letter on I-5 Bridge muddies water

August 5, 2023, 6:03am Editorials

While there is room for debate regarding the details of the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, a grant request is not the place for it. Clark County councilors are needlessly complicating the process by haggling over a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. Read story

A resident makes her way home at the Imperial Courts housing project in Watts on Aug. 1, 2023. Watts has been the site of violence in recent weeks with multiple people dying and 9 people being shot in Imperial Courts and Jordan Downs housing projects.

In a Watts housing project, ‘a death angel’ kept knocking this summer

A resident makes her way home at the Imperial Courts housing project in Watts on Aug. 1, 2023. Watts has been the site of violence in recent weeks with multiple people dying and 9 people being shot in Imperial Courts and Jordan Downs housing projects.

September 3, 2023, 6:02am Nation & World

Even before the shootings last month that drew the attention of politicians and police, gang interventionists and longtime residents, the Imperial Courts public housing project in Watts had seen a lot of death. Read story