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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule with a crew of four on a mission to the International Space Station lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Sunday, March 3, 2024.

4 new astronauts, including Camas native, head to the International Space Station for a 6-month stay

March 4, 2024, 9:15am Clark County Life

Four astronauts headed to the International Space Station on Sunday where they will oversee the arrivals of two new rocketships during their half-year stint. Read story

Richard Eugene Knapp, 57, is suing the Vancouver police department after spending three years in jail in connection with a 1994 murder before being released and the charges dropped.

‘Plaintiff’s life was destroyed’: Man held for three years in 1994 Vancouver cold-case murder sues police detective

March 4, 2024, 7:43am Clark County News

A former Oregon man who was jailed for three years on charges accusing him of the 1994 cold-case rape and murder of a Vancouver woman — only to have the case dismissed — has sued the detective who accused him, alleging he “made deliberately false statements” and acted “with reckless… Read story

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs talks to The Columbian Editorial Board in 2022.

WA Secretary of State Steve Hobbs talks misinformation, primaries

March 4, 2024, 6:05am Election

As Washington voters think about what they’re going to do with their presidential primary ballots, Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has bigger concerns: how to convince voters the system is safe, secure and worth participating in. Read story

House Deputy Minority Leader Mike Steele, R-Chelan, arrives with Senate Minority Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, to provide the Republicans’ response to Gov. Jay Inslee’s State of the State address on the second day of the legislative session at the Washington state Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in Olympia, Wash.

Where your WA legislator stands on push for ‘privilege’ exemption on public records

March 4, 2024, 6:04am Latest News

Five years ago, the Washington Legislature was dragged, kicking and screaming, into compliance with the state’s Public Records Act, which says their emails, text messages and other documents should be available for public scrutiny. Read story

What should I do if someone is tailgating my car? Is it legal? Here’s the Washington law

March 4, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

Everyone has pet peeves on the road, from being cut off to dealing with slow drivers in the left lane. But if there’s one thing that drivers find universally aggravating, it’s being tailgated. Read story

Northwest

4 new astronauts, including Camas native, head to the International Space Station for a 6-month stay

‘Plaintiff’s life was destroyed’: Man held for three years in 1994 Vancouver cold-case murder sues police detective

WA Secretary of State Steve Hobbs talks misinformation, primaries

Where your WA legislator stands on push for ‘privilege’ exemption on public records

What should I do if someone is tailgating my car? Is it legal? Here’s the Washington law

SeaTac federal detainees grow desperate amid lack of medical care

Razor clams are back on the menu: Washington announces 11 days of clam digs

From unicorn to bust: Inside the fall of Seattle online retailer Zulily

As climate change threatens snow sports, Seattle-based Evo branches out

Washington state likely to give public school districts more money for special education