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FILE - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is seen, April 27, 2023, at the University of Washington’s Hans Rosling Center for Population Health in Seattle. The Catholic church is refusing to cooperate with a Washington state investigation into whether it unlawfully used charitable trust funds to cover up sexual abuse by priests, Attorney General Ferguson said Thursday, May 9, 2024, and he asked a court to force the Seattle Archdiocese to turn over decades of records.

Catholic church is stonewalling sex abuse investigation, Washington attorney general says

May 9, 2024, 3:27pm Churches & Religion

The Catholic church is refusing to cooperate with a Washington state investigation into whether it unlawfully used charitable trust funds to cover up sexual abuse by priests, Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Thursday, asking a court to force the Seattle Archdiocese to turn over decades of records. Read story

The Interstate 5 Bridge rises above the Columbia River as Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, left, and Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle talk Jan. 13, 2023, during a tour of key infrastructure projects in Perez’s district.

3rd District Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez leads effort to fully fund Bridge Investment Program

May 9, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, is calling for federal spending on a program that would include funds for the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program. Read story

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Labcorp workers in Southwest Washington, Oregon vote to unionize

May 9, 2024, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Around 400 lab workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington, all employed by health care company Labcorp, voted to unionize last week. Read story

The Camas Plant and Garden Fair on May 11 will feature a wide array of plants, garden art and locally made products in downtown Camas.

Try this: Camas Plant & Garden Fair and Spruce the Couve

May 9, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

Five things to do this week Read story

As fields of wildflowers at Columbia Hills State Park prove, the Columbia River Gorge is one of a kind. A new guidebook will help you explore it.

Explore the Northwest’s one-of-a-kind site with ‘Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge’

May 9, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

The Columbia River Gorge is, technically speaking, one of a kind. It’s the hugest, most diverse, most complicated of 10 designated National Scenic Areas in the United States. It likely would have been designated a bona fide national park if not for the residents, industries and transportation infrastructure that got… Read story

Weather Eye: Enjoy sunny spring weather after long bout of rain

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

The well-advertised warm spell is underway today with afternoon temperatures cruising into the 80s for the first time this year. That will be good enough to make today about 15 degrees or better above normal. If you enjoy the warmer weather, hang on to your hat for Friday. Read story

Clark County sheriff’s deputy who mistakenly shot Vancouver Officer Donald Sahota gives emotional testimony

Clark County sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan Feller testifies on the witness stand Wednesday during the murder trial of Julio Segura at the Clark County Courthouse. Segura is facing a host of charges including multiple counts of murder, kidnapping, burglary, robbery and others, in the death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota in January 2022. Feller mistakenly fatally shot Sahota when he arrived to the scene of a struggle between Segura and Sahota.

Clark County sheriff’s Deputy Jonathan Feller choked up as he recalled for a jury Wednesday the moment he realized the man he’d shot on the night of Jan. 29, 2022, was a fellow law enforcement officer — off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. Read story

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