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Mumford &amp; Sons, from left, Ben Lovett, Ted Dwayne, Marcus Mumford and Country Winston Marshall accept the award for album of the year for &quot;Babel&quot; at the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles.

Mumford & Sons takes best album at Grammys

Mumford &amp; Sons, from left, Ben Lovett, Ted Dwayne, Marcus Mumford and Country Winston Marshall accept the award for album of the year for &quot;Babel&quot; at the 55th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles.

February 10, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

CHICAGO -- Resilient youth was served at the 55th annual Grammy Awards Sunday, with relative newcomers such as Mumford & Sons, fun. and Gotye sweeping the major awards.The Black Keys also enjoyed a banner night. The Nashville-via-Ohio rock duo won three Grammys, with guitarist Dan Auerbach picking up an additional… Read story

Claire Manning, 17, and Ian McDaniel, 18, rock their prom outfits during a Sunday tea and fashion show at Thomas Jefferson Middle School.

Columbia River High rocks a half-century in style

Claire Manning, 17, and Ian McDaniel, 18, rock their prom outfits during a Sunday tea and fashion show at Thomas Jefferson Middle School.

February 10, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Some of those gorgeous prom dresses modeled Sunday by Columbia River High School seniors looked familiar to Susan Lemcke Demme. Read story

Portland Trail Blazers' Wesley Matthews (2) is fouled by Orlando Magic's Jameer Nelson (14) as he drives to the basket during the first half Sunday.

Blazers cure for Magic’s woes

Portland Trail Blazers' Wesley Matthews (2) is fouled by Orlando Magic's Jameer Nelson (14) as he drives to the basket during the first half Sunday.

February 10, 2013, 4:00pm Blazers

J.J. Redick scored 22 points, Nikola Vucevic added 17 points and 19 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic snapped a 12-game losing streak with a 110-104 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Read story

Firefighters received the lion's share of the overtime pay in Vancouver, Camas and Washougal in 2012.

Overtime puts squeeze on local cities’ budgets

Firefighters received the lion's share of the overtime pay in Vancouver, Camas and Washougal in 2012.

February 10, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

A rash of late-summer wildfires and other unforeseen events made 2012 a lucrative year for a handful of public employees. Records show the top three overtime earners in Clark County's largest cities made nearly $350,000 combined in overtime. Read story

Electronic freeway signs to have a local feel during pilot program

February 10, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Clark County is poised to host a pilot program that expands the use of electronic signs along freeways. Read story

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Nokia CEO Stephen Elop launches the Lumia Windows smartphones in Beijing in March 2012. But Nokia is missing out on the huge Chinese New Year shopping season.

Nokia missing China’s lucrative New Year season

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Nokia CEO Stephen Elop launches the Lumia Windows smartphones in Beijing in March 2012. But Nokia is missing out on the huge Chinese New Year shopping season.

February 9, 2013, 4:00pm Business

BEIJING -- On billboards across Beijing, in subway stations and on banners outside its stores, China Mobile is inviting subscribers to "Change Phones for the New Year!" with Nokia's Lumia 920T. Read story

This publicity photo provided by I Can Has Cheezburger shows an image of a cat by Kristine Oakhurst using LOLcat speak, &quot;I said i needs a drink....not a metal bowl wif water.&quot; Ben Huh, was key in launching the cat meme when he and a group of investors bought the I Can Has Cheezburger site in September 2007. The site, now an empire of sites for Huh, allows users to generate captions on cat photos using LOLcat speak, a language with spelling and syntax all its own.

Cats scratch their way to fame, fortune on the Internet

This publicity photo provided by I Can Has Cheezburger shows an image of a cat by Kristine Oakhurst using LOLcat speak, &quot;I said i needs a drink....not a metal bowl wif water.&quot; Ben Huh, was key in launching the cat meme when he and a group of investors bought the I Can Has Cheezburger site in September 2007. The site, now an empire of sites for Huh, allows users to generate captions on cat photos using LOLcat speak, a language with spelling and syntax all its own.

February 9, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

NEW YORK -- They frolic in empty boxes and stick their heads under faucet streams of water. They dance on tippy toes and fly through the air with Pop-Tarts. They play piano wearing little frocks and get tickled to distraction to the delight of millions on YouTube. Read story

Construction crews build homes in Waxhaw, N.C.

Housing recovery still a long way from normal

Construction crews build homes in Waxhaw, N.C.

February 9, 2013, 4:00pm Business

WASHINGTON -- By most economic measures, the moribund housing sector seems to have turned a corner and is now firmly in recovery. For many homeowners, however, it may still feel like a statistical rebound because an improving housing sector is not the same as a healthy one. Read story

Likely AMR-US Airways merger clarifies American’s management roles

February 9, 2013, 4:00pm Business

With a merger announcement with US Airways Group Inc. likely to come as soon as this week, the roles of top management at American Airlines may be becoming clearer. Read story

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2012 file photo, guitarist Dan Auerbach, center, and drummer Patrick Carney of The Black Keys perform at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, in New York.

Grammys hard to handicap this year

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2012 file photo, guitarist Dan Auerbach, center, and drummer Patrick Carney of The Black Keys perform at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, in New York.

February 9, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

NEW YORK -- Adele dominated last year's Grammy Awards, but this year there isn't a clear winner in sight. Read story