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Crews work to build a wood pellet production facility in February at the Port of Longview. The goal of the UK-based company is to ship pellets to Asia, where they would be burned for energy.

Drax fined for starting on Longview biomass fuel plant without proper permits

Global energy giant Drax Group was fined $34,000 in June for starting construction on a $250 million biomass fuel plant in Longview before securing the proper permits.
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Dwayne Robinson, 34, appears Thursday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his sister at their Orchards home.

Clark County man suspected of stabbing sister to death is held without bail, awaits mental evaluation

A Clark County man is being held without bail until he can have his mental competency evaluated after he was arrested late Wednesday in the stabbing death of his sister…
Clark County News
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, left, and  Republican Joe Kent.

3rd Congressional candidates react to second Trump assassination attempt

Shortly after the FBI announced Sept. 15 that former President Donald Trump was the target of a second assassination attempt at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla., Rep.…
Clark County Politics
Abby Doty, 7, kneels alongside Brandon Bakemaeyer in a knighting ceremony presided over by Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, at the 2023 Realms Unknown Fantasy Festival in Woodland. The historical reenactment group will return to this year&rsquo;s festival, which begins Friday and continues through Sunday.

Serious play: Realms Unknown Fantasy Festival returns for a second year in Woodland

If only there were a place where you could shed your identity for a few days, romp around barefoot in the sunshine and frolic with fairies, unicorns, mermaids, centaurs, pirates,…
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Clark County

The city of Vancouver's latest per- and polyflouoroalkyl substances findings show that three water stations contain PFAS exceeding state action levels, meaning the drinking water could potentially lead to adverse health effects.

Vancouver receives $10M loan to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from water supply

The city of Vancouver recently received a $10 million low-interest loan to remove so-called forever chemicals from the municipal water supply.

Business

FILE - A housing development in Cranberry Township, Pa., is shown on March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J.

U.S. home sales fell in August despite easing mortgage rates, more homes on the market

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in August to the slowest annual pace in nearly a year even as mortgage rates eased and the…

Northwest

FILE - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Ferguson speaks to gathered supporters at his election watch party on primary night, Aug. 6, 2024, in Seattle.

Accusations of dishonesty fly in debate between Washington gubernatorial hopefuls

Washington’s longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down a notorious serial killer traded accusations of lying to voters during…

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Sports

Evergreen seniors Makhi Miller, from left, Josiah Alanis and Mark Williams pose for a portrait Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, at Evergreen High School.

Evergreen football’s investment in defensive culture is paying off for the Plainsmen

Makhi Miller sensed a mindset shift within the Evergreen football team over the summer when players were in the midst of running a grueling McKenzie…

Politics

This combination photo shows Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaking during a presidential debate, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta, left, and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaking during a Democratic presidential primary debates, July 31, 2019, in Detroit.

America’s political system is under stress as voters and their leaders navigate unfamiliar terrain

The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to elections officials in more than a dozen states. State police have begun sweeps of schools in an…

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Video footage caught Benjamin J. Silva of Yacolt forcefully pushing past police lines at the tunnel entrance of the Capitol building&rsquo;s Lower West Terrace, and placing one hand against an officer&rsquo;s riot shield, according to a federal affidavit.

Yacolt man sentenced to 4 months in prison for involvement in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

A Yacolt man was sentenced Tuesday to four months in federal prison for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol…

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Health

FILE - An elderly patient receives an intravenous drip while using a ventilator in the hallway of the emergency ward in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.

A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19’s origin

Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people, an effort…

Life

Apple butter.

Spread on the taste of autumn with apple butter

For me, it’s just not fall unless there is at least one apple picking outing. It’s been a family tradition since I was little —…

Nation / World

A woman holds a picture of a Hezbollah member who was killed on Wednesday when a handheld device exploded, during his funeral procession in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

Hezbollah leader vows retaliation against Israel for attacks on devices as both sides trade strikes

The leader of Hezbollah vowed to keep up daily strikes on Israel despite this week's mass bombing attack on its communication devices, and said Israelis…

High School Sports &#8211; September 2024

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Editorial cartoons for week of Sept.16

In Our View: Fuentes best District 3 candidate for county’s future

McManus: Why voters are undecided

Letter: Criticism of Harris is inaccurate

Letter: State Highway 14 needs more work

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