June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Business
The Spokane City Council has unanimously approved a resolution requesting further study of the effects of coal trains moving through the city. Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Business
The head of the Bonneville Power Administration, who weathered the 2001 energy crisis and long-standing court battles over making the Northwest's hydroelectric dams safer for salmon, is retiring.The agency announced Tuesday that Steve Wright will step down at the end of January 2013. Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
Members of the liberal group MoveOn.org said they will deliver a campaign finance petition at noon today to the Vancouver office of U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Camas. Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
Oh, thank goodness. Secretariat now officially has the fastest times run in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
The start of major construction on the Columbia River Crossing is now set back to late 2014 -- and that's if both states and the federal government are able to get financial plans in place, project directors told a legislative oversight committee Tuesday. Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
When Tom Ghormley heard that a Russian plane had just landed in Vancouver, he grabbed his box camera, jumped on his bicycle and pedaled down Main Street toward Vancouver Barracks. He was hoping to capture a moment in history. Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
Construction on state Highway 14 takes a new turn this week with the installation of the first bridge girders that will help elevate the highway through Camas and Washougal. Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
Legislative candidate Brandon Vick has stepped down as chairman of the Clark County Republican Party, and the party's vice chairwoman, Stephanie McClintock, will serve as the interim chair. Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
OLYMPIA -- Clark County stands to lose considerable clout -- and perhaps an actual voice -- on the powerful Senate Ways & Means Committee with the departure of Craig Pridemore and Joseph Zarelli. But several would-be Southwest Washington senators say they would like to succeed them. Read story
June 19, 2012, 5:00pm Clark County News
Clark County's economy added 1,200 jobs in the 12 months through May, the state Employment Security Department reported Tuesday. The county's preliminary unemployment rate for May is 9.4 percent. Read story
