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Phillip Dick, who has been a volunteer at Living Hope Church for four years, takes a moment to rest while helping those in need escape the heat wave at the church's cooling center in August 2023. The church is again among the sites offering those in need a respite from the excessive heat forecast for the Fourth of July weekend.

Cooling centers set to open in Clark County during heat wave

Council for the Homeless issued a severe weather alert for Friday and Saturday for the emergency shelter system in Clark County.
Churches & Religion
Brent Luyster III appears Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing for a December 2022 shoplifting robbery. A judge sentenced him to 71/2 years in prison.

Clark County judge sentences Brent Luyster III to more than 7 years in prison in shoplifting robbery

A judge granted Brent Luyster III a mid-range sentence of 7½ years Wednesday for a December 2022 shoplifting robbery he committed five months after beating a murder charge.
Clark County News
Dr. Christine Moloney has been appointed the new interim superintendent for Evergreen Public Schools.

Evergreen schools have a new interim superintendent; she’s been the schools chief in Chehalis for four years

The Evergreen Public Schools board of directors appointed former Chehalis School District superintendent Christine Moloney as its new interim superintendent Tuesday evening.
Clark County News
Neios Soien makes a first appearance in Clark County Superior Court in connection with a December 2022 fatal drunken-driving crash. He was sentenced Friday to more than 16 years in prison.

Vancouver man sentenced to 16 years in prison for 2022 deadly drunken-driving crash in central Vancouver

A Vancouver man was sentenced Friday to more than 16 years in prison for a 2022 deadly drunken-driving crash in central Vancouver.
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Body cam footage from Vancouver police officers shows the moments before police shot a man on Andresen Road early June 17.

Man fatally shot by Vancouver police in June confrontation on Andresen had replica gun, investigators find

Investigators determined the apparent firearm a man pulled from his pocket moments before Vancouver police officers fatally shot him June 17 in central Vancouver was…

Business

This bank of lights on the east side of the ilani hotel has been adding light pollution to the sky near the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, endangering migratory birds. After complaints from neighbors, ilani management has promised to dim the lights overnight.

ilani hotel’s bright lights a bad path for birds flying to Clark County bird sanctuaries

As the crow flies, it’s 2 miles between sister bird sanctuaries in Clark County: the 314-acre La Center Bottoms and the 5,200-acre Ridgefield National Wildlife…

Northwest

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez speaks with Clark County first responders as she holds a childcare roundtable at Vancouver City Hall on Thursday morning, June 20, 2024.

Vulnerable Blue Dogs, including Perez, predict Trump victory over Biden

A pair of vulnerable Blue Dog House Democrats from opposite ends of the country are both predicting that President Joe Biden would lose reelection to…

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Sports

Jessica Campbell runs a drill during a Seattle Kraken rookie development camp on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in Seattle. Campbell will become the first woman to work on the bench of an NHL franchise after the Seattle Kraken hired her as an assistant coach Wednesday, July 3, 2024.

Jessica Campbell will be first woman on NHL bench as assistant coach with Seattle Kraken

Jessica Campbell will become the first woman to work on the bench of an NHL franchise after the Seattle Kraken hired her as an assistant…

Politics

FILE - Jimmy Carter, left, and Gerald Ford, right, shake hands before the third presidential debate, Oct. 22, 1976, in Williamsburg, Va.

Ominous history for Biden: Incumbents trying to win over their parties often struggle to win again

There’s plenty of worry among Democrats about whether 81-year-old President Joe Biden is up to the job itself or the task of defeating Donald Trump.

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Steven Groat, a Vancouver resident concerned with proposed changes on Southeast McGillivray Boulevard, speaks at a Vancouver City Council forum at Vancouver&rsquo;s Firstenburg Community Center on June 24.

Save Vancouver Streets wants to require voters to weigh in before traffic lanes removed

Some Vancouver residents want the city to get voter approval before removing lanes of traffic on any existing road.

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Health

Yasuko Kuroi, 72, uses a leg extension machine as she works out June 12 at the Fukagawa Sports Center in Tokyo.

Gym ‘the true fountain of youth’

Here’s the message from Dr. Marcas Bamman, a physiologist with decades of research into aging who preaches the benefits of weight-resistance training for those who…

Life

A raccoon walks past a trail camera set up by the Urban Carnivore Project near Seattle.

It’s illegal to trap wild animals in WA. What to do with raccoons, other wildlife at home

A scenario experienced by many Washingtonians during the warm seasons: A family of wild animals has made a home somewhere next to, near or under…

Nation / World

FILE - Bullet casings litter the ground behind a press conference on July 5, 2023, in Shreveport, La. At least three people were killed and 10 others wounded in the shooting. Violence and mass shootings often surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July, historically one of the deadliest days each year.

Why mass shootings and violence increase in the summer

Violence and mass shootings often surge in the summer months, especially around the Fourth of July, historically one of the deadliest days of the year.

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Opinion

July 4: Fourth Of July

Editorial cartoons for week of July 1, 2024

In Our View: Excessive heat in Northwest here to stay

Camden: Should lawmakers work year-round?

Letter: A long fireworks season

Letter: Stop the nonsense

Are you watching either of the scheduled presidential debates this year?

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