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Construction workers hold a piece of siding in place while building houses along Northeast 138th Avenue in east Vancouver.

Washington looks to resolve conflicts that block housing for homeless people

Construction workers hold a piece of siding in place while building houses along Northeast 138th Avenue in east Vancouver.

October 18, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

Housing developers and local governments can now go through a state-led dispute resolution process if a city refuses to permit emergency and temporary housing for people who are homeless. Read story

Oregon Elections Division shuts down phone lines after barrage of calls prompted by false claims

October 17, 2024, 3:39pm Northwest

The Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division on Thursday shut down its phone lines following a barrage of calls from people responding to false claims that the state's voters pamphlet does not include Republican nominee Donald Trump. Read story

FILE - Mount Rainier is pictured Sept. 21, 2023, at Mount Rainier National Park, from Sunrise, Wash.

Navy Growler wreckage found near Mount Rainier; 2 crew members missing

FILE - Mount Rainier is pictured Sept. 21, 2023, at Mount Rainier National Park, from Sunrise, Wash.

October 17, 2024, 1:20pm Latest News

Authorities located the wreckage of a crashed U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler on Wednesday afternoon near Mount Rainier, but two aviators remained missing, according to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station. Read story

(The Columbian files)

70% of Washington public school students now have access to free meals

(The Columbian files)

October 17, 2024, 11:34am Latest News

Nearly 800,000 kids are eating free meals in school after the Legislature expanded access — but the state will need to come up with more money if it wants to continue the program. Read story

It’s not just you: Washington reported more spam calls than almost any state, study says

October 17, 2024, 11:29am Northwest

Whether its the dreaded “scam likely” tag on a phone call or the suspicious text from an unknown number, spam has become ubiquitous in recent years. Read story

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, left, and Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson are running for Washington governor in 2024.

Latest poll shows one Washington governor’s race candidate handily in lead

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, left, and Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson are running for Washington governor in 2024.

October 17, 2024, 8:23am Election

Democrat Bob Ferguson holds a commanding lead over Republican Dave Reichert in the race for Washington governor, according to a new statewide poll. Read story

Avian flu is killing chickens at Pasco-area poultry operation. More being euthanized

October 17, 2024, 8:05am Business

Chickens will be euthanized at an undisclosed Franklin County commercial poultry operation after the first detection this year of avian influenza was confirmed Oct. 15. Read story

$425,000 abortion-bill ad campaign hits ‘one of the biggest battle grounds’ in WA

October 17, 2024, 7:40am Northwest

An ad targeting Republican Jesse Young’s 2019 bill to abolish abortion in Washington state hit TV screens in the Gig Harbor area Tuesday. Read story

Clark County Public Health warns against rising cases of whooping cough as kids return to school.

How bad is WA’s whooping cough outbreak? Clark County has the most cases at 318

Clark County Public Health warns against rising cases of whooping cough as kids return to school.

October 17, 2024, 7:38am Clark County Health

The U.S. is seeing a spike in cases of pertussis, better known as whooping cough, this year, as case numbers rebound from their lowest levels in decades during the pandemic. In Washington, cases haven’t just returned to their pre-pandemic levels, they’ve exceeded them. Read story

First charges filed against four teens in suspected armed robbery spree in King County

October 17, 2024, 7:35am Northwest

The first criminal cases were filed this week against two of four teenagers allegedly responsible for an “astonishing” 78 violent crimes committed across King County over the last two months, according to prosecutors. Read story