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People walk past a theatre in Waukegan, Ill., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

Voters in the US don’t directly elect the president. Sometimes that can undermine the popular will

People walk past a theatre in Waukegan, Ill., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

October 9, 2024, 1:30pm Latest News

The U.S. has a unique system for electing a president, the Electoral College. In modern times, it has put disproportionate voting power in the hands of a few states that are fairly evenly divided politically. Read story

Fire crews conducting a prescribed burn Tuesday at Lacamas Prairie spread out into two lines, a burn line and a hold line, once a test fire is finished. A test fire is necessary to ensure temperature, humidity, wind and other conditions are met before the controlled burn can move forward.

Prescribed burn at Lacamas Prairie Natural Area part of larger plan to protect against wildfires

Fire crews conducting a prescribed burn Tuesday at Lacamas Prairie spread out into two lines, a burn line and a hold line, once a test fire is finished. A test fire is necessary to ensure temperature, humidity, wind and other conditions are met before the controlled burn can move forward.

October 9, 2024, 1:29pm Clark County News

The presence of fire crews, emergency vehicles and smoke drifting up from the Lacamas Prairie Natural Area early Tuesday afternoon may have alarmed some residents, but it was all part of a controlled burn by the state Department of Natural Resources. Read story

The 30-second spots display the newspaper headline “Traffic slowed a whole lot in 2023,” along with traffic snarls, a bus and a couple of snails. The punchline? If I-2117 passes, travelers might be jealous of a snail.

‘Snail’ campaign ad exaggerates traffic clogs from repealing WA carbon feesvideo icon

The 30-second spots display the newspaper headline “Traffic slowed a whole lot in 2023,” along with traffic snarls, a bus and a couple of snails. The punchline? If I-2117 passes, travelers might be jealous of a snail.

October 9, 2024, 12:41pm Election

Defenders of Washington state’s carbon fees have filled television with ads saying that Initiative 2117, to repeal the Climate Commitment Act, would make traffic congestion worse — despite the fact carbon-fee money doesn’t go toward state highways. Read story

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Boy, 12, assaults bus driver, climbs on top of school bus, says Clark County Sheriff’s Office

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October 9, 2024, 10:56am Clark County News

A 12-year-old Battle Ground boy allegedly assaulted a school bus driver and climbed on top of the bus after school Monday. Read story

The day the mob came for one of us | Inside The Seattle Times

October 9, 2024, 10:08am Latest News

Journalists should not be attacked for doing their jobs. Read story

FILE - A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore.

Social Security’s scheduled cost of living increase ‘won’t make a dent’ for some retirees

FILE - A Social Security card is displayed on Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore.

October 9, 2024, 9:54am Business

Sherri Myers, an 82-year-old resident of Pensacola City, Fla., says the Social Security cost-of-living increase she'll receive in January “won't make a dent” in helping her meet her day-to-day expenses. Read story

Members of the Florida Army National Guard walk past a home slated for demolition after being damaged in Hurricane Helene, as they check for any remaining residents, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, on Anna Maria Island, Fla.

Time to evacuate is running out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida

Members of the Florida Army National Guard walk past a home slated for demolition after being damaged in Hurricane Helene, as they check for any remaining residents, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, on Anna Maria Island, Fla.

October 9, 2024, 8:27am Latest News

The National Weather Service says a tornado is on the ground in the lightly populated Everglades area of South Florida. Read story

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.

Biden and Netanyahu hold their first conversation in weeks. Trump recently called the Israeli leader

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.

October 9, 2024, 8:26am Latest News

 President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday were holding their first call in weeks, a conversation that comes as Israel expands its ground incursion into Lebanon and considers how to respond to Iran’s recent ballistic missile attack. Read story

The criminal complaint, filed by the Justice Department, against Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27,of Oklahoma City is photographed Tuesday, Oct. 8, after the FBI arrested the man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S.

FBI arrests Afghan man who officials say planned Election Day attack in the US

The criminal complaint, filed by the Justice Department, against Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27,of Oklahoma City is photographed Tuesday, Oct. 8, after the FBI arrested the man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S.

October 9, 2024, 8:23am Latest News

The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S., the Justice Department said Tuesday. Read story

With less than 80 days ‘til Christmas, Postal Service unveils holiday shipping deadlines

October 9, 2024, 8:09am Business

Whether you’re using brown-paper packages tied up with string — or something less traditional — this holiday season, the U.S. Postal Service has come out with its recommendations for getting those gifts to loved ones on time. Read story