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Greg Ericksen of the Clark County Elections Office helps sort through ballots during the primary election on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 6, 2024.

Republicans John Ley and Brad Benton will head to November general election in 18th Legislative District races

Greg Ericksen of the Clark County Elections Office helps sort through ballots during the primary election on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 6, 2024.

August 7, 2024, 6:50pm Clark County News

Washington’s primary election is far from settled. Read story

Monica Alexander, second from right, executive director of the Criminal Justice Training Commission, joins U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, as they watch a mock training exercise of a traffic stop for a suspect with a warrant Wednesday at the law enforcement training academy in Vancouver. Perez heard from those involved about the importance of funding the training of new police officers while touring the facility that opened in January.

A day after primary, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez visits new Southwest Washington regional police training academy in Vancouver

Monica Alexander, second from right, executive director of the Criminal Justice Training Commission, joins U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, as they watch a mock training exercise of a traffic stop for a suspect with a warrant Wednesday at the law enforcement training academy in Vancouver. Perez heard from those involved about the importance of funding the training of new police officers while touring the facility that opened in January.

August 7, 2024, 5:05pm Clark County News

Fresh off of a primary election win, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez spent Wednesday afternoon talking with recruits and instructors at the Southwest Washington regional police training academy in Vancouver. Read story

FILE - Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, speaks at the 2023 Margaret Thatcher Freedom Lecture in Washington, April 12, 2023. Roberts said Thursday, July 18, 2024, that most political violence committed in the U.S. in the past 25 years was the work of left-wing groups or individuals. But 2022 research shows that right-wing extremists are actually more likely to commit violence. (AP Photo/J.

Project 2025’s new leader Kevin Roberts postpones his own book launch until after the election

FILE - Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, speaks at the 2023 Margaret Thatcher Freedom Lecture in Washington, April 12, 2023. Roberts said Thursday, July 18, 2024, that most political violence committed in the U.S. in the past 25 years was the work of left-wing groups or individuals. But 2022 research shows that right-wing extremists are actually more likely to commit violence. (AP Photo/J.

August 7, 2024, 10:47am Nation & World

As Project 2025 hits turmoil, the head of the influential, far-right Heritage Foundation is postponing the release of his potentially fiery new book until after the November presidential election. Read story

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appears with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.

Harris’ pick of Walz amps up excitement in Midwestern states where Democrats look to heal divisions

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appears with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.

August 7, 2024, 8:42am Latest News

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are spending their first full day as running mates on Wednesday rallying Democrats across the Midwest, a politically divided region that is crucial to their effort to win the White House in less than three months. Read story

Kuderer, Fortunato lead in WA insurance commissioner primary

August 7, 2024, 8:12am Election

Sitting state senators Patty Kuderer and Phil Fortunato are leading in the race for state insurance commissioner, out of a pool of eight candidates in Tuesday’s primary. Read story

Wesley Bell supporter Shawntelle Fisher cheers for Bell as he wins the Democratic congressional primary against incumbent U.S. Rep. Cori Bush on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 at the Marriott Grand Hotel in downtown St. Louis. (Robert Cohen/St.

Wesley Bell defeats ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush. A pro-Israel group spent $8.5 million to help oust her

Wesley Bell supporter Shawntelle Fisher cheers for Bell as he wins the Democratic congressional primary against incumbent U.S. Rep. Cori Bush on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 at the Marriott Grand Hotel in downtown St. Louis. (Robert Cohen/St.

August 7, 2024, 8:06am Nation & World

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell has defeated U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in a Democratic primary in St. Louis, marking the second time this year that one of the party’s incumbents has been ousted in an expensive contest that reflected deep divisions over the war in Gaza. Read story

Extreme heat is impacting most Americans’ electricity bills, AP-NORC poll finds

August 7, 2024, 8:06am Business

During the summer, Levena Lindahl closes off entire rooms, covers windows with blackout curtains and budgets to manage the monthly cost of electricity for air conditioning. But even then, the heat finds its way in. Read story

Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, greets his supporters during a meeting with leaders of Palestinian factions at his office in Gaza City, Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader in show of defiance

Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, greets his supporters during a meeting with leaders of Palestinian factions at his office in Gaza City, Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

August 7, 2024, 8:03am Nation & World

Hamas on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader in a dramatic sign of the power of the Palestinian militant group’s hardline wing after his predecessor was killed in a presumed Israeli strike in Iran. Read story