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Clark County News

Pets get staycation while owners on go

July 11, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Summer is in full-swing, and for some consumers this means vacation time. But for their four-legged friends, this often means a staycation at a pet boarding facility or at home with a pet sitter. Read story

Talking Points: Big day for Coombs

July 11, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

What's the buzz from the world of sports? Here are some items that will have people talking: Kevin Coombs at US Senior Open; Greg Oden and Justin Bieber; Lakers don't want World Peace. Read story

For only the third time in its 110-year history, members of the Vancouver Elks Lodge 823, including Keith Laurent, will attempt to show off the perfection of their initiation ritual at the Elks National Convention Ritual Contest on July 14-18 in Reno, Nev.

Bits ‘n’ Pieces: Elks ritual team heads to Nevada

For only the third time in its 110-year history, members of the Vancouver Elks Lodge 823, including Keith Laurent, will attempt to show off the perfection of their initiation ritual at the Elks National Convention Ritual Contest on July 14-18 in Reno, Nev.

July 11, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Even a wandering eye can mean the difference between victory and defeat. Read story

Youth ball: Babe Ruth 13s district tournament under way at Louis Bloch

July 11, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Hazel Dell Metro and Longview posted wins on Thursday to open the Babe Ruth Baseball district tournament for 13-year-olds at Louis Bloch Park in Camas. Read story

Winterhawks’ assistant coach hired at Utica

July 11, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Travis Green, who as acting head coach guided the Portland Winterhawks to the 2012-13 Western Hockey League championship, has been hired as the head coach of the Utica (N.Y.) Comets of the American Hockey League. Read story

U.S. Sen. Warren pushing bill to rein in bank risks

July 11, 2013, 5:00pm Business

BOSTON -- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is trying to make good on a key campaign pledge.On Wednesday, Warren and three other senators introduced a modern version of the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act which she says will protect consumers from Wall Street gambles. Read story

Provision protecting logging companies passes U.S. House

July 11, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

The U.S. House passed a provision on Thursday that would undo a 2010 federal court ruling that required logging companies to get discharge permits for water runoff on logging roads. Read story

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke listens to during his introduction at the National Bureau of Economic Research Wednesday, July 10, 2013, in Cambridge, Mass. Bernanke spoke after the markets closed with stocks fluctuating between small gains and losses Wednesday morning, before the Federal Reserve released minutes from its most recent meeting.

Stocks surge after Bernanke vow allays worries

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke listens to during his introduction at the National Bureau of Economic Research Wednesday, July 10, 2013, in Cambridge, Mass. Bernanke spoke after the markets closed with stocks fluctuating between small gains and losses Wednesday morning, before the Federal Reserve released minutes from its most recent meeting.

July 11, 2013, 5:00pm Business

NEW YORK -- Call it the Bernanke Boost. The stock market, which has been marching higher for a week, got extra fuel Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank will keep supporting the economy. Read story

U.S. budget surplus widens in June

July 11, 2013, 5:00pm Business

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government posted the widest monthly budget surplus in more than five years in June, as spending plunged 47 percent and a stronger economy lifted tax receipts, the Treasury Department said. Read story

Police investigate Slurpee day incident

July 11, 2013, 5:00pm Clark County News

Free Slurpee day resulted in a scuffle at a Vancouver 7-Eleven Thursday afternoon. Read story