October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Business
ROSEBURG, Ore. -- The city of Roseburg is considering whether to regulate how thrift stores acquire and sell goods as a way to deter property crimes. Read story
October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Business
Seattle -- Talks over a new labor agreement for thousands of union grocery-store workers in the Puget Sound area continued Saturday, postponing the possibility of a strike. The negotiators made progress Friday, but disagreements remain over wages and benefits, according to a union spokesman. Read story
October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Business
Olympia -- The state Employment Security Department will not release a September employment report this week because of the federal government shutdown. Read story
October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
GRANTVILLE, Ga. -- When the cotton mill closed, the rural Georgia town of Grantville began a slow transformation into a ghost town. Read story
October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
Before they were farmers, this family's lone animal was a parakeet. What a change a few years can make. In 2011, the large Sturtevant clan moved from their modest lot in east Vancouver to start a farm on 34 acres in Brush Prairie. They were inspired in part by the… Read story
October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News
"Gravity" director Alfonso Cuaron's movie starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as two astronauts having an especially bad day in space is a hit with film critics and audiences. Reviews by actual rocket scientists, however, have been mixed. Read story
October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Business
LOS ANGELES -- Comcast Corp. has struck a partnership with Twitter to try to capitalize on the huge volume of social media conversations about TV shows. Read story
October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Business
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple will update its lineup of iPads at an Oct. 22 event, a person with knowledge of the plans said, as Apple works to remain ahead of rivals in the increasingly crowded tablet market. Read story
October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Business
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Jessika Jaramillo went shopping Sept. 24, looking for severed body parts, blood and scarred skin. Sounds a bit ghoulish, but she was just gearing up to celebrate Halloween. Read story
October 12, 2013, 5:00pm Business
Back when Microsoft was the biggest name in technology, CEO Bill Gates leveled an attack on the auto industry: If carmakers were as innovative as computer companies, he said, a car would cost just $27. Read story
