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Mariners belt three homers to beat Rays 6-2, win series

Seattle Mariners' Victor Robles reacts as he crosses home plate after hitting a two-run home run as Tampa Bay Rays catcher Ben Rortvedt, left, looks on during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Seattle.

August 28, 2024, 4:11pm Latest News

Victor Robles and Julio Rodríguez each hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning as the Seattle Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2. Read story

Comcast-Big Ten Network impasse with West Coast schools part of realignment headaches

August 28, 2024, 4:07pm College

Huskies and Ducks fans who subscribe to Comcast might not be able to see their team’s openers on Saturday due to a carriage dispute with the Big Ten Network. Read story

The Vancouver Education Association confirmed Wednesday morning that the union has a tentative agreement with Vancouver Public Schools and will vote Thursday.

Vancouver teachers union says they have agreed on a tentative deal, likely avoiding a strike

August 28, 2024, 2:29pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Education Association reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year contract with Vancouver Public Schools late last week, according to union leaders and a district official. Read story

Storm clouds build as corn grows on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, near Platte City, Mo.

Sweaty corn – yes, corn sweats – is making it even more humid

August 28, 2024, 2:00pm Latest News

Barb Boustead remembers learning about corn sweat when she moved to Nebraska about 20 years ago to work for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and found herself plunked down in an ocean of corn. The term for the late-summer spike in humidity from corn plants cooling themselves was “something… Read story

Flags fly on the side of the New York Stock Exchange with Trinity Church in the background on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in New York.

Stock market today: Losses for Big Tech companies lead Wall Street lower

August 28, 2024, 1:43pm Business

Stocks on Wall Street closed lower Wednesday, as a pullback in big technology companies outweighed gains elsewhere in the market. Read story

First lady Olena Zelenska smiles during her visit to the rehabilitation camp “Loud Camp” for children affected by war, organized by the Voices of Children Charitable Foundation and financially supported by the Olena Zelenska Foundation in Uzhhorod, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

Ukraine first lady wants country’s kids to see themselves as ‘generation of winners’ not war victims

August 28, 2024, 1:21pm Latest News

Ukraine’s first lady wants her country’s children to view themselves not as a generation enduring a grinding war but rather as “a generation of winners.” Read story

U.S. Army soldiers with the 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion walk a grid pattern fighting the Boulder Fire in Idaho’s Boise National Forest on Aug. 22, 2024.

250 soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord join Idaho wildfire-fighting effort

August 28, 2024, 1:00pm Latest News

BOULDER FIRE, BOISE NATIONAL FOREST — Up since 5 a.m., U.S. Army First Lt. Andrew Harvey’s cheeks and yellow fire-resistant shirt are streaked with ash as he walks a grid pattern along the fire line, searching for any signs of heat. Read story

Second-grader Avery Harrington, 7, left, and her sister, third-grader Addison Harrington, 8, in purple, get a warm welcome from bilingual staff member Maria Vasquez, yellow vest, while arriving on the first day of school at Sarah J. Anderson Elementary School on Wednesday morning.

Vancouver students, parents, teachers celebrate first day of school

August 28, 2024, 12:58pm Clark County News

The first day of school dredges up lots of mixed emotions for kids, parents, staff — just about everybody. Staff and parent volunteers at Sarah J. Anderson Elementary School in Hazel Dell opted to treat their first day like a party Wednesday morning. Read story

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