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Vancouver man suspected of shooting woman in face as she sat in vehicle

A Vancouver man is being held without bail after investigators say he shot his girlfriend in the face Wednesday outside a Minnehaha-area residence. She is expected to survive her injuries.
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 Camas Police arrested councilman John Svilarich on Friday for misdemeanor crimes of reckless endangerment and aiming/discharging a firearm related to an Aug. 31 altercation on the Washougal River Greenway.

Camas City Council member arrested for allegedly pointing firearm at fisherman

Camas City Council member John Svilarich was arrested Friday in connection with an Aug. 31 altercation with a fisherman along the Washougal River Greenway in Camas.
Courts & Crime
Republican 3rd District Congressional candidate Joe Kent speaks with voters at Felida Community Park on July 29.

Kent declines invitation to Oct. 10 League of Women Voters debate

An Oct. 10 debate between 3rd Congressional District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican challenger Joe Kent to be hosted by the League of Women Voters was canceled Wednesday after…
Clark County Politics
Gov. Jay Inslee, from left, talks with Smart Communities Awards recipients Cassi Marshall of the Port of Camas-Washougal, Franklin Johnson of the Commission on Aging and Oliver Orjiako of Clark County Community Planning outside the Clark County Public Service Center on Thursday afternoon.

Inslee bestows Smart Communities Awards on Clark County projects

A couple of vocal protesters and a sudden downpour couldn’t put a damper on Gov. Jay Inslee’s remarks outside the Clark County Public Service Center on Thursday as he presented…
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Fentanyl test strips, which can detect the presence of fentanyl in drugs, are coming to Clark College and Washington State University Vancouver this fall under a new state law.

Fentanyl test strips coming to Clark County college campuses as overdose deaths spike

Fentanyl test strips are coming to Washington State University Vancouver and Clark College campuses this fall, as mandated by a new state law.

Business

Boeing Machinists Union members from left, Brent Roberts, Ha Nguyen, Myles Simms and Rich Russell, wave to passing traffic while on the picket line at the Renton assembly plant, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Renton, Wash.

Boeing factory workers go on strike after rejecting contract offer

Aircraft assembly workers went on strike Friday at Boeing factories in Washington, Oregon and California after union members overwhelmingly rejected a tentative contract that would…

Northwest

A fire burns at the gas station after an explosion on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2024 in Cardiff, Idaho.

Explosion at an Idaho gas station leaves two critically injured and others presumed dead

Officials say two people were badly burned and two others are believed to be dead after an explosion and fire destroyed a gas station in…

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Sports

Dylan Huber (3) of Mountain View collides with Thomas Avery (25) of Battle Ground during a non-league football at McKenzie Stadium on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.

Defense sparks Battle Ground to gritty 23-12 win over Mountain View

Tigers held Thunder to just three first downs in the second half

Politics

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris participate during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.

Harris and Trump are jockeying for battleground states after their debate

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are making a beeline for swing states that they hope to flip in their favor this…

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Effie Entezari was murdered on May 1, 1989, in the parking lot of her Vancouver apartment complex at 11614 N.E.

Daughter of woman killed in 1989 in Vancouver still seeking justice

Clark County residents have likely seen ads on their TVs or social media pages calling on Clark County Prosecutor Tony Golik to re-open a 1989…

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Health

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Weight-loss drug Saxenda effective for kids as young as 6, study shows

A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young as 6 when combined with…

Life

FILE - Tito Thepkaysone cooks up some pad Thai at "Love & Thai" restaurant in Fresno, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. The Thai restaurant was wrongfully accused of abusing a dog to turn it into meat, a false claim rooted in a racist stereotype.

From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit

It's a practice that's about as American as apple pie — accusing immigrant and minority communities of engaging in bizarre or disgusting behaviors when it…

Nation / World

Pope Francis, left, attends a traditional dance performed by the Caritas Technical Secondary School pupils in Port Moresby, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

Pope Francis slams both US presidential candidates over what he calls anti-life policies

Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and advised American Catholics to choose…

High School Sports – September 2024

High School Sports – September 2024

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Editorial Cartoons for Week of Sept. 9, 2024

In Our View: Reforging Pac-12 remnants step in right direction

Abcarian: From egg parties to fridgescaping

Letter: Defeat can be costly

Letter: Towing is needlessly punitive

What are your thoughts about installing more traffic roundabouts?

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