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FILE - In this Friday, March 22, 2019, file photo, a marijuana plant is visible at Compassionate Care Foundation’s medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple-effects across the country. The DEA’s proposal still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget.

DEA will move to reclassify marijuana in historic shift, AP sources say

April 30, 2024, 11:03am Business

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. Read story

Darth Vader makes his entrance in the 1977 movie "Star Wars." Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries will celebrate Free Comic Book Day and Star Wars Day (May 4, as in "May the fourth be with you") in one giant event on Saturday.

Library Con: Free Comic Book Day meets Star Wars Day in one giant celebration in Vancouver

April 30, 2024, 11:00am Clark County Life

Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries will celebrate Free Comic Book Day and Star Wars Day (May 4, as in “May the fourth be with you”) in one giant event on Saturday: Library Con, a celebration of fan culture with activities at all local library branches. Read story

A firefighter uses a drip torch to simulate blowing embers during a burn demonstration for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Western Zone at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, Monday, April 29, 2924. The building on the left is designed to mimic a home built using fire-resistant materials with defensible space around the exterior, and the building on the right is designed to mimic a home with traditional landscaping and building materials. The building on the right quickly burned to the ground.

Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing

April 30, 2024, 7:56am Latest News

Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news — their property insurance won’t be renewed because their insurance company has deemed the risk too high. Read story

Woman’s body pulled from Columbia River near Kalama

April 30, 2024, 7:53am Latest News Free

The body of a woman was retrieved from the Columbia River on Sunday near the Port of Kalama. Read story

An ambulance responds to a call in southeast Vancouver during an ice storm Jan. 17.

Clark County gets FEMA disaster assistance for January ice storms

April 30, 2024, 7:51am Clark County News Free

Federal disaster assistance is available for Clark County and other Southwest Washington tribes and nonprofits affected by January’s winter storms, according to a statement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Read story

Weather Eye: Rain, possible thunderstorms, rainbows in the week ahead

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

Well, here we are on the last day of April and looking forward to a new month and hopefully some warmer weather. Looking at forecast models there is little hope of any warm and dry weather lasting long enough for any outdoor projects over the next seven to 10 days.… Read story

Final special election ballots counted with no change to ballot measures in Ridgefield, Camas

Monday’s count of the remaining 200 votes in last week’s special election yielded no change to ballot measures in Ridgefield and Camas. The Ridgefield School District’s two bond measures are still failing. The Camas emergency services levy renewal is still passing. Read story

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