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The most destructive force in many wildfires is wind-driven embers. Strong winds can carry them for miles and when they land, they risk igniting new spot fires, which can quickly devour homes.

‘Truly random’ or sealed fate? Why some homes survived the Southern California’s Mountain fire while others burned

November 17, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

Stanley Jensen worked with firefighters to break open a melted safe amid the rubble of his family’s home. Read story

Foot traffic is fairly heavy in front of the Amazon spheres located at Lenora Street and 7th Avenue in Seattle around noontime on May 1, 2023. (Ellen M.

Earnings for Seattle tech workers hit record high

November 17, 2024, 6:00am Business

Everyone knows Seattle tech workers make good money. Even so, when it comes to earnings, it’s remarkable how far they’ve pulled ahead. Read story

The NE Seattle Moms volunteer group buys, cooks and serves lunch at YouthCare's Orion Center in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle in 2018.

Federal money helps homelessness agencies grow. Now, they face uncertainty

November 16, 2024, 3:01pm Latest News

This summer, one of King County’s largest young adult homelessness service providers announced the closure of two transitional housing programs, one day center and a shifting of its shelter services. By the end of the year, the nonprofit, YouthCare, estimates 13 people will be laid off as a result and… Read story

Palestinian children who were brought to Lebanon from the Gaza Strip for treatment, play at a summer camp in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.

Children brought from Gaza to heal from war wounds become caught in another war, in Lebanon

November 16, 2024, 10:27am Latest News

When Zarifa Nawfal’s family arrived in Beirut for her wounded daughter’s surgery, one of the first things she wanted to do was go to the sea. The Mediterranean had been a constant companion at their home in Gaza before the war. Read story

Apple farmers like Tim Calhoun take just a short break between the apple harvest and pruning trees for the next crop.

The Columbia River feeds Washington’s booming apple industry — and its economy

November 16, 2024, 6:13am Business

Tim Calhoun operates a small orchard and fruit distribution business about 2 miles off the Yakima River. Walking through rows of apple trees last month as the end of the harvest approached, he explained how he came to run the operation. Read story

Recount looms for 18th District Senate and Clark County Council District 4 races

Clark County residents wait outside the elections office to fill out absentee ballots, register to vote or ask election day questions at the Clark County Elections office Tuesday November 6, 2012 in Vancouver, Washington.

November 16, 2024, 6:13am Clark County News Updated 2 days ago

Results for the November general election will be certified on Nov. 26, but it could be nearly a month before the outcome in two local races are finalized. The 18th Legislative District Senate race and Clark County Councilor District 4 race are almost certainly headed for recounts. Read story

Clark County history: In July 1913, the Wild West came to Vancouver for one day only

In July 1913, professional cowgirl Lucille Mulhall rode in the Miller Brothers’ Oklahoma Ranch Wild West Show parade through Vancouver. Then, at two local shows, she outperformed the cowboys.

November 16, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Life

Hollywood’s Wild West myth never fit Clark County. Setting aside Saturday night bar fights and a man stabbed to death in a saloon, our local history lists no reports of quick-draw shootouts on any county streets. Still, residents romanticized the West. Youths read dime novels about frontiersmen adventurers, like Buffalo… Read story