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Houseboats float on Lake River in Ridgefield. The Port of Ridgefield is finalizing redevelopment plans for its waterfront property to include commercial, retail, residential and light industrial uses.

After decades of cleanup, the Port of Ridgefield is eyeing economic renewal on waterfront

Once a brownfield soaked with toxic chemicals, Ridgefield’s waterfront is poised to again become an economic hub.
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Lots of sturgeon get caught in the winter season in the lower end of Bonneville pool. This fish was caught between Drano Lake and Wind Mountain.

Field notes: Sturgeon retention to open in Columbia River in January

Sturgeon retention in the Bonneville and The Dalles pools of the Columbia River Gorge will be open Jan. 1 through 29 on a Wednesdays-and-Saturdays schedule or until quotas are reached.
Outdoors
Camas High School football players Ryan Criddle, from left, Jake Davidson, Jaxon Goode and Titan Brodie celebrate after winning the 2024 Camas-Washougal Salvation Army Red Kettle Kickoff on Nov. 25 at Camas High School.

Salvation Army kicks off fundraiser with friendly Camas-Washougal football competition

The Camas-Washougal Salvation Army kicked off its annual fundraising season with a kick — or a pass.
Clark County News
A sample of granular activated carbon, used to remove PFAS from water, sits on display during a tour of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, in Cincinnati. The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable, but experts say removing them will cost billions. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

Clark County’s utilities have little advice on removing PFAS from water

With so-called forever chemicals showing up in municipal water supplies across Clark County, many residents worried about the safety of their water are looking to install water filters. Unfortunately, local

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A fire engine is pictured at the Camas-Washougal Fire Department Station 42.

Camas will put regional fire authority issue to voters

The Camas City Council voted unanimously Monday to place a regional fire authority proposal on the April 22 ballot.

Business

Jessica Poe photographed with her two dogs, Rango (black and white) and Bijou after she comes home from work at her apartment in Redmond, Washington, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. She moved from Spanaway to Redmond for a job that requires her to work in-person five days a week, but her commute is only 15 minutes instead of four hours and she can bring her dogs to work.

Seattle-area return-to-office mandates strain household budgets

After Jessica Poe, 41, separated from her husband in February, she found it hard to remain in Seattle.

Northwest

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks at the Washington State Democrats watch party on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Seattle.

For years, some employers have legally paid disabled workers below minimum wage. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Patty Murray want to change that

After the U.S. Department of Labor on Tuesday proposed phasing out a program that lets some employers pay disabled workers less than the minimum wage,


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Sports

Seattle Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet (26) scores a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz.

Charbonnet runs for career-high 134 yards, 2 TDs as NFC West-leading Seahawks beat Cardinals 30-18

Zach Charbonnet ran for a career-high 134 yards and two touchdowns, Geno Smith threw for 233 yards and a score, and the Seattle Seahawks beat


Politics

Immigration advocates hold a rally in Sacramento, Calif. on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, to protest President-Elect Donald Trump&#039;s plans to conduct mass deportation of immigrants without legal status.

Trump says he can’t guarantee tariffs won’t raise US prices and won’t rule out revenge prosecutions

Donald Trump said he can't guarantee that his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won't raise prices for American consumers and he suggested


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Law enforcement officers investigate a shooting at the Cascade Park Safeway store on Thursday morning, Dec. 5, 2024. Vancouver police shot and killed a man Wednesday night after he physically attacked a police officer, according to a statement from the agency.

Vancouver police fatally shoot a man who authorities say had gun, physically attacked an officer

Vancouver police shot and killed a man Wednesday night in east Vancouver after he physically attacked an officer, according to a statement from the agency.

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Health

President-elect Donald Trump will enter office facing a long-term care crisis marked by understaffed nursing homes, workforce shortages and care that is unaffordable and inaccessible for millions of people.

Nursing home staffing rule in limbo as Trump 2.0 approaches

When President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, he will face a long-term care crisis marked by understaffed nursing homes, workforce shortages and care that


Life

This image released by Disney shows the characters Moana, voiced by Auli&#039;i Cravalho, holding Simea, voiced by Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda, in a scene from &quot;Moana 2.&quot; (Disney via AP)

‘Moana 2’ cruises to another record weekend and $600 million globally

The Walt Disney Co.'s animated film “Moana 2” remained at the top of the box office in its second weekend in theaters as it brought


Nation / World

People pose for a photo Sunday in Syrian President Bashar Assad&rsquo;s palace in Damascus.

Syrians celebrate end of Assad family’s 50-year rule

Syrians poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire on Sunday after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, ending the Assad family’s 50 years of


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Editorial Cartoons for the Week of Dec. 2, 2024

In Our View: Talking about change in D.C. is a good start

Harrop: Trump voters likely to be shorted

Other Papers Say: A Trumpian move by Joe

Other Papers Say: Early learning cuts hurt us all

Should historical markers be reviewed and updated?

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