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PeaceHealth nurses picket Vancouver hospital, demanding safe staffing and fair wages

April 18, 2024, 3:05pm Business Updated 17 mins ago

Picketing nurses decked out in blue crowded the sidewalks along Mill Plain Boulevard in front of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center before dawn Thursday. Read story

Police tracked missing Vancouver woman’s cellphone through SE Portland

April 18, 2024, 3:03pm Clark County News Free

The Vancouver Police Department and Crime Stoppers of Oregon are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 61-year-old Cristina Ase, who has been missing since March 26. Police have not… Read story

FILE - This undated photo shows members of the Allman Brothers Band, from left, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Gregg Allman and Jai Johanny &ldquo;Jaimoe&rdquo; Johanson, eating at the H&amp;H Restaurant in downtown Macon, Ga. Guitar legend Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, &ldquo;Ramblin&rsquo; Man,&rdquo; died Thursday, April 18, 2024. He was 80.

Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80

FILE - This undated photo shows members of the Allman Brothers Band, from left, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Gregg Allman and Jai Johanny &ldquo;Jaimoe&rdquo; Johanson, eating at the H&amp;H Restaurant in downtown Macon, Ga. Guitar legend Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, &ldquo;Ramblin&rsquo; Man,&rdquo; died Thursday, April 18, 2024. He was 80.

April 18, 2024, 2:00pm Latest News

Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, “Ramblin’ Man,” has died. He was 80. Read story

Former President Donald Trump, flanked by attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury selection in New York, Thursday, April 18, 2024.

12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump’s hush money trial. Selection of alternates ongoing

Former President Donald Trump, flanked by attorneys Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury selection in New York, Thursday, April 18, 2024.

April 18, 2024, 1:54pm Latest News Updated 1 hour ago

A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York, and the court quickly turned to selecting alternate jurors. Read story

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Vancouver men indicted on federal drug trafficking charges

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April 18, 2024, 1:25pm Clark County News

Two Vancouver men were indicted Wednesday on federal charges of drug trafficking, conspiracy and illegal weapons possession, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western Washington. Read story

The front of the New York Stock Exchange is shown on Thursday, April 11, 2024 in New York.

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed finish as yields tick higher

The front of the New York Stock Exchange is shown on Thursday, April 11, 2024 in New York.

April 18, 2024, 1:15pm Business Updated 1 hour ago

U.S. stock indexes drifted to a mixed close following more reports showing the economy remains stronger than expected. Read story

FILE - Cows graze along a section of the Missouri River that includes the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument on Sept. 19, 2011, near Fort Benton, Mont. The Biden administration on Thursday, April 18, 2024, finalized a proposed rule that’s meant to put conservation on equal footing with drilling, grazing and other uses of U.S.-owned lands, primarily in the West.

Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands

FILE - Cows graze along a section of the Missouri River that includes the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument on Sept. 19, 2011, near Fort Benton, Mont. The Biden administration on Thursday, April 18, 2024, finalized a proposed rule that’s meant to put conservation on equal footing with drilling, grazing and other uses of U.S.-owned lands, primarily in the West.

April 18, 2024, 11:44am Latest News

The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a new rule for public land management that's meant to put conservation on more equal footing with oil drilling, grazing and other extractive industries on vast government-owned properties. Read story

This photo provided by Starbucks shows a new version of the company&rsquo;s cold cup which is said to be made with up to 20% less plastic. The introduction of the cups will be announced on Thursday, April 18, 2024.

Booming cold drink sales mean more plastic waste. So Starbucks redesigned its cups

This photo provided by Starbucks shows a new version of the company&rsquo;s cold cup which is said to be made with up to 20% less plastic. The introduction of the cups will be announced on Thursday, April 18, 2024.

April 18, 2024, 8:33am Business Updated 3 hours ago

Booming sales of cold drinks at Starbucks have created a problem: growing amounts of plastic waste from the single-use cups that Frappuccinos, Refreshers, cold brews and other iced drinks are served in. Read story

FILE - Boeing employees walk the new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner down towards the delivery ramp area at the company&rsquo;s facility after conducting its first test flight at Charleston International Airport, Friday, March 31, 2017, in North Charleston, S.C. A Senate subcommittee has opened an investigation into the safety of Boeing jetliners, intensifying safety concerns about the company&rsquo;s aircraft. The panel has summoned Boeing&rsquo;s CEO, Dave Calhoun, to a hearing next week where a company engineer, Sam Salehpour, is expected to detail safety concerns about the manufacture and assembly of Boeing&rsquo;s 787 Dreamliner.

Boeing whistleblowers describe ‘criminal cover-up,’ safety risks to Senate

FILE - Boeing employees walk the new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner down towards the delivery ramp area at the company&rsquo;s facility after conducting its first test flight at Charleston International Airport, Friday, March 31, 2017, in North Charleston, S.C. A Senate subcommittee has opened an investigation into the safety of Boeing jetliners, intensifying safety concerns about the company&rsquo;s aircraft. The panel has summoned Boeing&rsquo;s CEO, Dave Calhoun, to a hearing next week where a company engineer, Sam Salehpour, is expected to detail safety concerns about the manufacture and assembly of Boeing&rsquo;s 787 Dreamliner.

April 18, 2024, 7:49am Business

This year’s nonstop public flaying of Boeing continued in two separate U.S. Senate hearings Wednesday as Congress responded to public alarm over the jet-maker’s broken safety culture. Read story

Construction workers hold a piece of siding in place while building houses along Northeast 138th Avenue in east Vancouver.

Clark County Council pushes to provide more ‘middle housing,’ aiming to increase access to homeownership

Construction workers hold a piece of siding in place while building houses along Northeast 138th Avenue in east Vancouver.

April 18, 2024, 6:09am Business

As part of a long effort to create a greater variety of housing options with potential for smaller, more affordable homes, the Clark County Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to revise rules governing residential development. Read story