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FILE - Mehmet Oz visits the AW Driving School &amp; License Testing Center in Allentown, Pa., Sept. 23, 2022.

Trump chooses TV doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

FILE - Mehmet Oz visits the AW Driving School &amp; License Testing Center in Allentown, Pa., Sept. 23, 2022.

November 19, 2024, 1:27pm Health

President-elect Donald Trump says he is nominating Dr. Mehmet Oz, who hosted a long-running television talk show, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Read story

FILE - People pass the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 5, 2024, in New York.

Stock market today: Nvidia helps pull US indexes higher

FILE - People pass the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 5, 2024, in New York.

November 19, 2024, 1:19pm Business Updated 1 day ago

Nvidia helped pulled U.S. stock indexes higher on Tuesday after they stumbled in the morning on worries about escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war. Read story

The Clark County Council is considering a levy lid lift in February to fund more deputies.

Clark County Council looks at levy lid lift to fund 30 new sheriff’s deputies

The Clark County Council is considering a levy lid lift in February to fund more deputies.

November 19, 2024, 1:07pm Clark County News Updated 14 hours ago

The Clark County Council is considering asking voters to approve a levy lid lift to fund 30 new sheriff’s deputies, on the heels of Vancouver voters rejecting a similar city levy this month. Read story

A long line of voters reaches the courtyard of the public service center as people wait to vote in person at the elections office in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 5, 2024.

Same-day voter registrations hit new high mark in Washington

A long line of voters reaches the courtyard of the public service center as people wait to vote in person at the elections office in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 5, 2024.

November 19, 2024, 1:00pm Election FreeUpdated 15 hours ago

Long lines on Election Day aren’t common in Washington with the state’s vote-by-mail system. Read story

A for sale sign sits outside a vacant building on Northeast 94th Avenue in Vancouver. The building is a potential site for the city of Vancouver&rsquo;s 150-bed bridge shelter. The city passed a 0.1 percent business and occupation tax on retail to pay for the bridge shelter.

Vancouver council OKs tax increases and new taxes to close $43M deficit and pay for homeless ‘bridge shelter’

A for sale sign sits outside a vacant building on Northeast 94th Avenue in Vancouver. The building is a potential site for the city of Vancouver&rsquo;s 150-bed bridge shelter. The city passed a 0.1 percent business and occupation tax on retail to pay for the bridge shelter.

November 19, 2024, 12:58pm Business Updated 11 hours ago

People parking, buying movie tickets and shopping in Vancouver can expect to pay more starting next year. Read story

This satellite image taken, Nov. 19, 2024, and provided by NOAA, shows weather gathering in northern California and the Pacific Northwest.

What is a ‘bomb cyclone’?

This satellite image taken, Nov. 19, 2024, and provided by NOAA, shows weather gathering in northern California and the Pacific Northwest.

November 19, 2024, 12:47pm Latest News

A powerful storm is bearing down on the West Coast and bringing with it a scary-sounding weather term - bomb cyclone. Read story

A bomb cyclone is expected to hit the Northwest this week with urban flooding a distinct possibility (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP/Files)

‘Bomb cyclone’ threatens Northern California and Pacific Northwest

A bomb cyclone is expected to hit the Northwest this week with urban flooding a distinct possibility (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP/Files)

November 19, 2024, 9:09am Latest News Updated 1 day ago

Northern California and the Pacific Northwest are bracing for what is expected to be a powerful storm, with heavy rain and winds set to pummel the region and potentially cause power outages and flash floods. Read story

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella introduces Windows 365 Link at the Microsoft Ignite conference Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Chicago.

Microsoft pitches AI ‘agents’ that can perform tasks on their own at Ignite 2024

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella introduces Windows 365 Link at the Microsoft Ignite conference Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in Chicago.

November 19, 2024, 8:53am Business

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is opening a company conference in Chicago with remarks that could set the stage for where it’s taking its artificial intelligence business. Read story

FILE - Evening rush hour traffic fills Highway 50, Jan. 26, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif.

US to add features such as blind spot warnings and pedestrian detection to vehicle crash ratings

FILE - Evening rush hour traffic fills Highway 50, Jan. 26, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif.

November 19, 2024, 8:51am Business

The U.S. government’s automobile safety ratings will get a major update starting with the 2026 model year when regulators add new driver-assistance technologies and tests for protecting pedestrians. Read story

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

Washington state courts’ online system is back up; now Clark County will have to deal with the backlog

The Clark County Courthouse (The Columbian files)

November 19, 2024, 7:58am Courts & Crime

The Washington courts online systems were up and running again Monday after being offline for two weeks after “unauthorized activity” was detected in the network. Read story