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‘Is that the girl from Instagram?’: Influencers cashing in on Las Vegas

November 24, 2022, 6:00am Business

Francine Maric was inside The Venetian standing near a slot machine in the high-limit slot room, waiting for a handpay, when someone walking by recognized her. Read story

Letter: Tolls, taxes not needed for replacement bridge

November 14, 2022, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

At the Nov. 1 meeting of 16 Oregon and Washington legislators, Interstate Bridge Replacement Program staff shared they have identified $2.5 billion in federal money for the project. Simple math shows tolling dollars are not needed to replace the Interstate 5 Bridge. Read story

This undated photo shows from left, Craig Yabuki and his brother Jeff Yabuki.

More big donors supporting – and discussing – mental health

This undated photo shows from left, Craig Yabuki and his brother Jeff Yabuki.

November 13, 2022, 6:00am Business

When the financier Jeff Yabuki and his wife, Gail, announced last year they would give $20 million to the Children’s Wisconsin health system, they become one of a growing number of wealthy donors awarding large contributions to programs that focus on mental health. Read story

Flood damaged highways and freeways interrupt traffic

Megastorms are coming to the Pacific Northwest

Flood damaged highways and freeways interrupt traffic

November 7, 2022, 6:02am Editor's Choice

In August of this year, The New York Times ran a feature story titled “The Coming California Megastorm.” Read story

Where money is gushing into Washington Legislature elections — and why

November 4, 2022, 8:35am Election

In a Facebook video this week, Washington state Senate candidate Jesse Young showed and objected to an ad that called him “an embarrassment to our community” over allegations that he verbally abused employees. Read story

In Our View: New I-5 Bridge project stymied by old problems

November 4, 2022, 6:03am Editorials

While we remain hopeful that a replacement Interstate 5 Bridge will be planned, approved and built, a recent article in The Columbian demonstrates the difficulty of a multistate, multibillion-dollar project. Read story

Four Washington communities tried to end youth homelessness. One is seeing success

October 28, 2022, 8:23am Northwest

Walla Walla is making a push to become the first community in the nation to end youth and young adult homelessness. Read story

As temporary protected status settlement talks stall, more than 250,000 risk deportation

October 26, 2022, 9:11am Politics

After more than a year of negotiation, settlement talks between the Biden administration and plaintiffs in a lawsuit over temporary protected status fell through on Tuesday, leaving more than 250,000 people at risk of deportation. Read story

Portable walls form a classroom Tuesday in an auxiliary gym in Ridgefield. Ridgefield School District schools are converting extracurricular spaces into classrooms to alleviate crowding.

Student enrollment a roller coaster in Clark County

Portable walls form a classroom Tuesday in an auxiliary gym in Ridgefield. Ridgefield School District schools are converting extracurricular spaces into classrooms to alleviate crowding.

October 23, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News

Newly released annual school enrollment data shows that school districts in Clark County are still struggling to recoup from losses experienced since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

Tesla cars change at the Tesla Supercharger station in the Fred Meyer parking lot in Salmon Creek.

As electric vehicles shrink gas tax revenue, more states may tax mileage

Tesla cars change at the Tesla Supercharger station in the Fred Meyer parking lot in Salmon Creek.

October 16, 2022, 6:03am Latest News

The increasing popularity of hybrid and electric vehicles is shrinking revenue from gas taxes, prompting more states to consider charging fees based on miles driven to help pay for roads and bridges. Read story

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., speaks with people in the crowd before receiving Pacific Northwest Waterways Association's 2022 Legislator of the Year Award. She received the award in 2016 for introducing a grant program that helped reduce congestion at U.S. ports.

Sen. Cantwell lauded by ports, businesses during Vancouver visit

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., speaks with people in the crowd before receiving Pacific Northwest Waterways Association's 2022 Legislator of the Year Award. She received the award in 2016 for introducing a grant program that helped reduce congestion at U.S. ports.

October 13, 2022, 5:50pm Clark County News

Sen. Maria Cantwell doubled down on her role as the “freight senator” in an acceptance speech Thursday after being named the Pacific Northwest Waterways Association’s Legislator of the Year. Read story

Robert Hernandez exits his trailer at an encampment on the baseball fields near Columbus Park in San Jose, California, on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.

Do tiny homes really work as a solution to homelessness? Here’s what the data show

Robert Hernandez exits his trailer at an encampment on the baseball fields near Columbus Park in San Jose, California, on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022.

October 3, 2022, 6:00am Business

When Robert Hernandez unpacked his meager belongings into one of San Jose’s celebrated tiny homes, finally getting a bed and access to a shower after more than a decade on the street, he had reason to be elated. Read story

A MAX Green Line train pulls into the Southeast Main Street station near Mall 205 in Portland.

C-Tran CEO Donaghy airs I-5 Bridge replacement plan worries

A MAX Green Line train pulls into the Southeast Main Street station near Mall 205 in Portland.

September 22, 2022, 6:03am Business

C-Tran’s CEO Shawn Donaghy recently raised concerns about a breakdown in communication between the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program and C-Tran. Read story

In Our View: Public input essential for I-5 Bridge solutions

September 20, 2022, 6:03am Editorials

When it comes to the Interstate 5 Bridge, there are nearly as many ideas for replacing it as there are vehicles crossing it. Read story

West Seattle Bridge to reopen today

September 18, 2022, 6:00am Northwest

After 909 days without a high-rise bridge, the drivers and passengers of West Seattle will regain seven road lanes, and maybe a touch of euphoria, when the repaired crossing reopens today. Read story

President Joe Biden waves as he stands at the top of the steps of Air Force One before boarding with first lady Jill Biden at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, as they head to London to attend the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II. To commemorate the U.S. Air Force's 75th Anniversary as a service the Bidens are wearing Air Force One jackets.

US-UK relations enter new chapter as new PM, king settle in

President Joe Biden waves as he stands at the top of the steps of Air Force One before boarding with first lady Jill Biden at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, as they head to London to attend the funeral for Queen Elizabeth II. To commemorate the U.S. Air Force's 75th Anniversary as a service the Bidens are wearing Air Force One jackets.

September 17, 2022, 12:46pm Latest News

President Joe Biden headed to the United Kingdom on Saturday to pay his respects to Queen Elizabeth II at a time of transition in US-UK relations, as both a new monarch and a new prime minister are settling in. Read story

Illustration of the Interstate 5 Bridge with a tunnel.

Why alternative Interstate 5 Bridge replacement ideas won’t work

Illustration of the Interstate 5 Bridge with a tunnel.

September 18, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

Nearly everyone agrees the Interstate 5 Bridge is not serving the region well. Read story

The Eviction Resolution Pilot Program took effect in Clark County in December 2020. Community Mediation Services, the organization that carries out the program in the county, experienced an influx of cases last November when the state's pandemic protections for tenants ended. Community Mediation Services does outreach to tenants facing eviction providing information about the program.

Demand outpaces resources in Clark County as post-pandemic evictions climb

The Eviction Resolution Pilot Program took effect in Clark County in December 2020. Community Mediation Services, the organization that carries out the program in the county, experienced an influx of cases last November when the state's pandemic protections for tenants ended. Community Mediation Services does outreach to tenants facing eviction providing information about the program.

September 11, 2022, 6:05am Business

When Washington’s eviction ban ended in June 2021, residents braced for an eviction “tsunami” due to unpaid rent that had piled up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

Letter: Bridge program needs to answer

September 10, 2022, 6:00am Letters to the Editor

The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program has spent millions to manufacture public consent for its “Modified Locally Preferred Alternative,” a green-washed copy of the failed Columbia River Crossing. Read story

The east side of the North Cascades. A diminishing snowpack threatens cities, tribes, farms and fish in Western Washington.

Washington state drinking water, hydropower at risk as Pacific Northwest snowpack shrinks

The east side of the North Cascades. A diminishing snowpack threatens cities, tribes, farms and fish in Western Washington.

February 12, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

DIABLO LAKE, North Cascades National Park — The clouds lifted by noon and wind screamed down the mountainsides. Read story