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Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen at sundown in Washington, Nov. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/J.

August 16, 2024, 3:41pm Latest News

The Supreme Court on Friday kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a Biden administration request. Read story

This photo provided by the National Park Service shows the Double Arch, center, after the collapse, Friday, August 9th, 2024, in Rock Creek Bay of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah. (Jacob E.

The collapse of an iconic arch in Utah has some wondering if other famous arches are also at risk

August 16, 2024, 2:15pm Latest News

A common line of questions has emerged from visitors to Utah’s Arches National Park in the week since an iconic rock arch at Lake Powell known as the “Toilet Bowl” collapsed. Read story

FILE - Attorney General Loretta Lynch, joined by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, about Ferguson, Mo. The federal government sued Ferguson on Wednesday, one day after the city council voted to revise an agreement aimed at improving the way police and courts treat poor people and minorities in the St. Louis suburb.

How Ferguson elevated the profile of the Justice Department’s civil rights enforcers

August 16, 2024, 1:20pm Latest News

As the first images out of Ferguson, Missouri surfaced 10 years ago — the bloodied body of a man left for hours in the street beneath white sheets, protesters smashing car windows and looting stores — it didn’t take long for the federal government to see a role for itself. Read story

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A crowd of thrill seekers enjoy rides and games at the Clark County Fair on Aug. 5.

Clark County Fair sees an increase in fairgoers and success with dinosaurs and a new app

August 16, 2024, 1:17pm Clark County News

Attendance at the 2024 Clark County Fair rose slightly this year thanks to high interest in motor sports events on the fair’s closing weekend, organizers said. Read story

Costco has announced a late August opening date for it's Ridgefield warehouse.

Costco announces opening date in Ridgefield

August 16, 2024, 1:16pm Business

Ridgefield’s new 160,000-square-foot Costco warehouse will open Aug. 29, according to the retailer’s website. Read story

Salmon Creek ballfields, greenway trail reopen after sewer leak

August 16, 2024, 11:10am Clark County News Free

The Vancouver Girls Softball Association fields on the Salmon Creek Greenway and the greenway trail have reopened after being closed due to a sewer line overflow. Read story

Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu poses with the bronze medal for her women's artistic gymnastics individual floor performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics, after receiving it during a ceremony at the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. American gymnast Jordan Chiles called an arbitration panel's decision that dropped her out of the bronze medal position in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics "unjust" and a "significant blow" in a message posted on social media Thursday.

Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu presented Olympic bronze medal first awarded to American Jordan Chiles

August 16, 2024, 10:07am Latest News

Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received her Olympic bronze medal during a ceremony in the capital Bucharest on Friday that marked the conclusion of a swirl of controversy after the medal was first awarded to U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles of Vancouver but later revoked. “I did not expect… Read story

Palestinians tear down a tent as they evacuate a school that had been their shelter, in eastern Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, after the Israeli military dropped leaflets asking civilians to evacuate from the area and northern Khan Younis, saying forces plan to respond to rocket fire that targeted Israel.

Mideast mediators strike hopeful note after talks in Doha

August 16, 2024, 9:50am Latest News

Mediators trying to end the Israel-Hamas war expressed hope for an imminent deal Friday, saying two days of talks had wrapped up in Qatar and they aimed to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal an agreement to stop the fighting. Read story

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