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FILE - The Washington state Capitol building is pictured, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash. A new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a &quot;forced outing&quot; measure will be allowed to take effect this week after a court commissioner on Tuesday declined to issue an emergency order temporarily blocking it.

As federal funding for crime victims plummets, advocates ask WA lawmakers for help

FILE - The Washington state Capitol building is pictured, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash. A new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a &quot;forced outing&quot; measure will be allowed to take effect this week after a court commissioner on Tuesday declined to issue an emergency order temporarily blocking it.

October 7, 2024, 11:24am Latest News Free

Sherrie Tinoco has never been more frightened about the future of her work helping survivors of domestic violence than she is right now. Read story

Salvage works remove debris from Hurricane Helene flooding along the Gulf of Mexico Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Clearwater Beach, Fla. Crews are working to remove the debris before Hurricane Milton approaches Florida's west coast.

Hurricane Milton is a Category 5. Florida orders evacuations and scrambles to clear Helene’s debris

Salvage works remove debris from Hurricane Helene flooding along the Gulf of Mexico Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Clearwater Beach, Fla. Crews are working to remove the debris before Hurricane Milton approaches Florida's west coast.

October 7, 2024, 9:19am Latest News

Milton rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane Monday on a path toward Florida population centers including Tampa and Orlando, threatening a dangerous storm surge in Tampa Bay and setting the stage for potential mass evacuations less than two weeks after a catastrophic Hurricane Helene swamped the coastline. Read story

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

Supreme Court taking the bench with ghost guns, a capital case and transgender rights on the docket

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

October 7, 2024, 8:32am Latest News

The Supreme Court is taking the bench again on Monday, ready to hear cases on ghost guns, a death sentence and transgender rights. Read story

People hug at the house of Maayan and Yuval Bar killed by Hamas, as Israel marks the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, at the Kibbutz Be&rsquo;eri, an Israeli communal farm on the Gaza border, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

War rages on multiple fronts as Israel marks a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack

People hug at the house of Maayan and Yuval Bar killed by Hamas, as Israel marks the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, at the Kibbutz Be&rsquo;eri, an Israeli communal farm on the Gaza border, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

October 7, 2024, 8:30am Latest News

Israelis held somber ceremonies on Monday to mark a year since the deadliest attack in the country’s history, a Hamas-led raid that shattered its sense of security and ignited wars on two fronts with no end in sight. Read story

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures as he finishes speaking at The Believers&rsquo; Summit 2024 at a Turning Point Action event in West Palm Beach, Fla., July 26, 2024.

New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures as he finishes speaking at The Believers&rsquo; Summit 2024 at a Turning Point Action event in West Palm Beach, Fla., July 26, 2024.

October 7, 2024, 7:48am Latest News

No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala Harris’ and Donald Trump’s economic plans. Read story

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Pedestrian killed while walking in the road on Fourth Plain, east of I-205

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October 7, 2024, 7:47am Clark County News

A man walking in the road on Fourth Plain Boulevard was hit by a car and killed Saturday night in east Vancouver, according to Vancouver police. Read story

Semi Bird addresses the crowd at a fundraising event at The Lodge at Frontier Park Graham on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

Semi Bird fined for violating WA rules in governor race. More complaints possible

Semi Bird addresses the crowd at a fundraising event at The Lodge at Frontier Park Graham on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

October 7, 2024, 7:47am Election

Washington’s government watchdog commission responsible for enforcing campaign finance laws dinged Semi Bird at a hearing this week for failing to provide party preference and sponsor ID on political advertisements. Read story

Dental assistant Kate Hernandez, left, works with patient Gerardo Vazquez of Vancouver with Dr. Natalia Sakun at the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington&rsquo;s dental van on Thursday morning. The clinic will begin renovations on its building in spring 2025.

Free Clinic of Southwest Washington will get a $1.5 million upgrade in the spring

Dental assistant Kate Hernandez, left, works with patient Gerardo Vazquez of Vancouver with Dr. Natalia Sakun at the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington&rsquo;s dental van on Thursday morning. The clinic will begin renovations on its building in spring 2025.

October 7, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Health

The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington’s building will undergo a $1.5 million renovation in the spring. Read story

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia syn. Uncia uncia) is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is illegal to own one in Washington.

Can I own an otter, monkey or exotic lizard in Washington state? A guide to legal pets

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia syn. Uncia uncia) is a large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is illegal to own one in Washington.

October 7, 2024, 6:03am Latest News

You’ve heard the old adage that “a dog is a man’s best friend.” What if man has a different best friend? What happens if your best friend is a squirrel, a deer or a lizard? Can they take their best friend home? Read story

The all-electric Eviation Alice commuter plane takes off on its maiden flight from Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake in September 2022.

Six Washington airports want to charge ahead preparing for electric aircraft

The all-electric Eviation Alice commuter plane takes off on its maiden flight from Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake in September 2022.

October 7, 2024, 6:02am Latest News Free

The managers of half a dozen Washington airports see a future where you could hop across Puget Sound or the Cascade Mountains in minutes on a non-polluting electric commuter plane or air taxi. They want to be ready for that day by winning government funding to install pricey charging stations… Read story