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Republican Dave Reichert, left, and Democrat Bob Ferguson are competing in Washington’s 2024 governor’s race.

Ferguson, Reichert clash on public safety, Trump in Washington governor debate

September 11, 2024, 10:36am Latest News

Donald Trump isn't running for governor of Washington, but he loomed large in the first debate matchup Tuesday night between Democrat Bob Ferguson and Republican Dave Reichert. Read story

Lindsey Ranney and her dog Fig fill the trunk of Ranney's car with sandbags in preparation for Hurricane Francine from a pile of sand provided by Harrison County at the end of Courthouse Boulevard in Gulfport, Miss. on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024.

Hurricane Francine strengthens into a Category 2 storm ahead of landfall in Louisiana

September 11, 2024, 10:32am Latest News

Hurricane Francine barreled toward Louisiana on Wednesday strengthening to a Category 2 storm that could bring deadly storm surge, widespread flooding and destructive winds on the northern U.S. Gulf coast. Read story

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., walks to a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024.

Speaker Johnson pulls a vote on a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown

September 11, 2024, 10:29am Latest News

Speaker Mike Johnson pulled a vote Wednesday on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1. Read story

The Bells of Remembrance are rung by Fred Lukachinsky, president of Friends of Flight 93, and Donna Gibson, left, executive director of Friends of Flight 93, at the Flight 93 National Memorial on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in Shanksville, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024.

U.S. commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus and politics in view

September 11, 2024, 10:05am Latest News

The U.S. has remembered the lives taken and those reshaped by 9/11, marking an anniversary laced with presidential campaign politics as President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris stood together Wednesday at ground zero. Read story

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

September 11, 2024, 9:59am Health

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 diet and exercise, a small new study shows. Read story

U.S. inflation reaches a 3-year low as Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates

Shoppers pause in the produce section at a Walmart Superstore in Secaucus, New Jersey, July 11, 2024.

September 11, 2024, 9:29am Latest News

The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and likely shaping the economic debate in the final weeks of the presidential race. Read story

Clark College classified staff walk out to protest low wage offers from state

Union members and supporters gather for a barbecue at Mill Plain Park during a walkout Tuesday afternoon. Clark College classified union members walked out to raise awareness of stalled bargaining with the state.

September 10, 2024, 5:35pm Business

Dozens of Clark College employees staged a walkout at noon Tuesday in protest of low wages offered in recent contract proposals from the state. Employees met at Mill Plain Community Park to learn about the ongoing bargaining and vent frustrations with the state. Read story