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FILE - A woman retrieves belongings from her home that was hit by Hurricane Beryl in Portland Cottage, Clarendon, Jamaica, July 4, 2024.

UN climate talks leader says financial help for poor nations is urgent goal of negotiations

FILE - A woman retrieves belongings from her home that was hit by Hurricane Beryl in Portland Cottage, Clarendon, Jamaica, July 4, 2024.

July 17, 2024, 8:26am Business

The head of upcoming climate negotiations told world leaders Wednesday that a new financial aid package for poor and disaster-struck nations is the urgent, make-or-break goal of United Nations talks this fall. Read story

FILE - Sonny Curley hands a cup of coffee to his father Harold Curley at their home near the ocean Wednesday, May 22, 2024, on the Quinault reservation in Taholah, Wash. The home has a rotting deck and black mold inside, and the family has had to evacuate several times due to flooding.

Money from Washington’s landmark climate law will help tribes face rising seas, climate change

FILE - Sonny Curley hands a cup of coffee to his father Harold Curley at their home near the ocean Wednesday, May 22, 2024, on the Quinault reservation in Taholah, Wash. The home has a rotting deck and black mold inside, and the family has had to evacuate several times due to flooding.

July 17, 2024, 7:56am Latest News

Tens of millions of dollars raised by a landmark climate law in Washington state will go to Native American tribes that are at risk from climate change and rising sea levels to help them move to higher ground, install solar panels, buy electric vehicles and restore wetlands, Gov. Jay Inslee… Read story

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., arrives at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Washington.

Eleven candidates running for Cantwell’s U.S. Senate seat

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., arrives at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Washington.

July 17, 2024, 7:49am Clark County Politics

There are 11 candidates running statewide for a seat with the U.S. Senate on the Aug. 6 primary ballot. Read story

The Vancouver City Council is considering action that would help protect and retain mobile home parks, like Vancouver Mobile Terrace, in the city.

Vancouver City Council considers zoning district to protect city’s mobile home parks

The Vancouver City Council is considering action that would help protect and retain mobile home parks, like Vancouver Mobile Terrace, in the city.

July 16, 2024, 5:37pm Clark County News

The city of Vancouver is considering more short-term zoning changes to increase the city’s housing options, most notably a mobile home park zoning district that would help preserve the less-expensive homes. Read story

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents on stage at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.

Threat from Iran led to increased protection of Trump, but Saturday’s attack appears unrelated

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents on stage at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.

July 16, 2024, 2:27pm Nation & World

A threat on Donald Trump’s life from Iran prompted additional security in the days before Saturday’s campaign rally, but it was unrelated to the assassination attempt on the Republican presidential nominee, two U.S. officials said Tuesday, as law enforcement warned of the potential for more violence inspired by the shooting. Read story

FILE - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, May 24, 2024. With early voting set to begin in late September in some states, there are signs that groups are trying to affect the outcome by using deceptive means. In most cases, in ways that would benefit Donald Trump by whittling away President Joe Biden&rsquo;s already tepid standing with the Democratic Party&rsquo;s base by offering left-leaning, third-party alternatives. Libertarians in Colorado want to put Kennedy Jr.

Kennedy and West third-party ballot drives are pushed by secretive groups and Republican donors

FILE - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Libertarian National Convention in Washington, May 24, 2024. With early voting set to begin in late September in some states, there are signs that groups are trying to affect the outcome by using deceptive means. In most cases, in ways that would benefit Donald Trump by whittling away President Joe Biden&rsquo;s already tepid standing with the Democratic Party&rsquo;s base by offering left-leaning, third-party alternatives. Libertarians in Colorado want to put Kennedy Jr.

July 16, 2024, 2:19pm Latest News

Libertarians in Colorado want to put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the ballot to create chaos. Read story

Amanda Bailey, 35, stands on her front porch on Friday, June 21, 2024, in Middletown, Ohio. This house, where Bailey and her family live, is the same house where &ldquo;Hillbilly Elegy&rdquo; author Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, grew up.

‘Hillbilly Elegy’: JD Vance’s rise to vice presidential candidate began with a bestselling memoir

Amanda Bailey, 35, stands on her front porch on Friday, June 21, 2024, in Middletown, Ohio. This house, where Bailey and her family live, is the same house where &ldquo;Hillbilly Elegy&rdquo; author Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, grew up.

July 16, 2024, 1:39pm Politics

At the heart of JD Vance’s swift journey from venture capitalist to vice presidential candidate is a memoir he first thought of in law school, “Hillbilly Elegy.” Read story

Officer Zach Rosling and other Vancouver police respond to a call of a dead body at a homeless encampment near Hazel Dell in April. The Vancouver City Council voted to put a levy lid left on the November ballot to add more police resources.

Vancouver City Council puts tax increase to fund more police on November ballot

Officer Zach Rosling and other Vancouver police respond to a call of a dead body at a homeless encampment near Hazel Dell in April. The Vancouver City Council voted to put a levy lid left on the November ballot to add more police resources.

July 16, 2024, 1:16pm Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council unanimously agreed Monday night to ask voters in November to approve a levy lid lift to fund more than 100 new Vancouver police officers and staff. Read story