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A worker holds a sign as Boeing employees vote on a new contract offer from the company, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at a voting location in the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Wash.

Boeing machinists hold contract vote that could end their 7-week strike

A worker holds a sign as Boeing employees vote on a new contract offer from the company, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, at a voting location in the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Wash.

November 4, 2024, 8:08am Business

Unionized factory workers at Boeing are voting Monday whether to accept a contract offer or to continue their strike, which has lasted more than seven weeks and shut down production of most Boeing passenger planes. Read story

On eve of election, Washington GOP tells Spanish-speaking voters Democrats ‘hate you’ and ‘hate God’

November 4, 2024, 7:46am Clark County News

On the eve of an election marked by increasingly heated rhetoric, the Washington State Republican Party sent text messages to Spanish-speaking voters on Friday alleging that Democratic candidates want to “eliminate the Spanish language” and “support the chemical castration of your children in school without your knowledge or consent.” Read story

Washington National Guard members walk in formation along a perimeter fence near the Legislative Building Jan. 20, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia. Gov, Jay Inslee has activated the Washington National Guard ahead of Election Day. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Inslee puts National Guard on stand-by to support law enforcement if needed during election week

Washington National Guard members walk in formation along a perimeter fence near the Legislative Building Jan. 20, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia. Gov, Jay Inslee has activated the Washington National Guard ahead of Election Day. (AP Photo/Ted S.

November 4, 2024, 7:43am Election

Gov. Jay Inslee has activated some Washington National Guard members to be on stand-by in the event they are asked to support local law enforcement and the Washington State Patrol during election week, the Governor’s Office announced late Friday afternoon. Read story

Inslee called the air quality monitoring site at Mountain View High School "lifesaving." (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Gov. Inslee approves huge Horse Heaven wind farm stretching 24 miles south of Tri-Cities

Inslee called the air quality monitoring site at Mountain View High School "lifesaving." (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

November 4, 2024, 7:42am Business

Gov. Jay Inslee has approved Washington state’s largest wind farm to be built along 24 miles of the Horse Heaven Hills just south of the Tri-Cities, the Washington state Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council announced Friday afternoon. Read story

Lot attendants Ariel Day, right, and Alejandro Flores-Rosales chat at Alan Webb Chevrolet in Vancouver.

More inventory and discounts push down the price of new cars in Clark County

Lot attendants Ariel Day, right, and Alejandro Flores-Rosales chat at Alan Webb Chevrolet in Vancouver.

November 4, 2024, 6:10am Business

Clark County car buyers are in luck as growing inventory and discounts are pushing down new car prices, but its not all rosy in the auto industry. Read story

Gary Kristensen paddling his giant pumpkin down the Columbia River. The trip took place over Oct. 12 and 13.

46 miles on the Columbia River in a giant pumpkin lands Oregon paddler a world record

Gary Kristensen paddling his giant pumpkin down the Columbia River. The trip took place over Oct. 12 and 13.

November 4, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

It was just after midnight when the support boat’s rack of lights cut out, leaving Gary Kristensen in near-darkness as he paddled down the Columbia River in a roughly thousand-pound hollowed-out pumpkin. Read story

Culverts, large pipes under roadways, allow water to flow but may not allow fish to swim through. Culverts may block fish migration because the water flow is too swift, too shallow, or has a waterfall into or out of the culvert.

Massive WA salmon recovery plan scrutinized with latest $100M project

Culverts, large pipes under roadways, allow water to flow but may not allow fish to swim through. Culverts may block fish migration because the water flow is too swift, too shallow, or has a waterfall into or out of the culvert.

November 4, 2024, 6:02am Latest News

The Washington State Department of Transportation is planning a giant salmon restoration project here that could require buying out a motel owner, tearing down the building and excavating the highway culvert beneath it, at a price tag of some $100 million. Read story

Eagle feathers adorn a headdress during a powwow in Montana, on April 6, 2024.

Poachers are exploiting the high demand for eagle feathers that are sacred among Native Americans

Eagle feathers adorn a headdress during a powwow in Montana, on April 6, 2024.

November 4, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

America’s golden eagles face a rising threat from a black market for their feathers used in Native American powwows and other ceremonies, according to wildlife officials, researchers and tribal members. Read story

Mariah Carey performs during Hallmark Channel&rsquo;s &lsquo;&rsquo;All I Want for Christmas&rsquo;&rsquo; concert at the Beacon Theater in New York on Dec. 8, 2016.

Mariah Carey is (almost) ready to bring Christmas to you

Mariah Carey performs during Hallmark Channel&rsquo;s &lsquo;&rsquo;All I Want for Christmas&rsquo;&rsquo; concert at the Beacon Theater in New York on Dec. 8, 2016.

November 4, 2024, 6:00am Entertainment

In August of 1994, Mariah Carey created a Christmas music classic on her very first try. Read story

FILE - Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, on Sept. 18, 2024.

Fed set to cut rates again regardless of who wins Tuesday

FILE - Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, on Sept. 18, 2024.

November 3, 2024, 2:19pm Business

No one knows how Tuesday’s presidential election will turn out, but the Federal Reserve’s move two days later is much easier to predict: With inflation continuing to cool, the Fed is set to cut interest rates for a second time this year. Read story