The region’s biggest fair returns Friday, Aug. 1, through Sunday, Aug. 10, for families to enjoy agriculture, animals, entertainment, games, rides and food as the annual Clark County Fair opens for ...

A worn sign warning of harmful algae blooms stands in Vancouver Lake Regional Park. The Clark County Council is considering how to manage harmful algae blooms and the future of beach access at the ...

Ridgefield youth Demesei takes part in a bow-and-arrow game provided by Bounce N Battle during La Center’s Our Days Steamboat Celebration. The activity, part of the kids’ zone on Saturday, July 26, ...

Washington state is currently forecast to run out of money by 2027 and experience a fiscal deficit by 2028 despite the largest tax increase in state history this session, in addition to record … ...

Washington’s most vulnerable Democrat in the U.S. House had a strong fundraising quarter in anticipation of a tough 2026 reelection. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania County, who is ...

The nation’s largest nurses’ union is blasting Kaiser Permanente for pausing gender-affirming surgeries for patients under 19 starting next month, due to pending litigation and pressure from the Trump ...

President Donald Trump’s new executive order is a sharp blow to Washington state municipalities’ Housing First strategies, with potential loss of federal funding if they do not adhere to new ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Friday it’ll soon release billions in Education Department funding that has been frozen for weeks, delaying disbursements to K-12 schools throughout the ...

If state funding for forest health and wildfire prevention isn’t ramped back up in the next legislative session, it could hinder efforts to prevent severe fires in the coming years, … ...

Volcano Rescue Team volunteers work to save a father and child at an opening to the Ape Cave south of Mount St. Helens on Wednesday, July 23, in this photo provided by the team.

New Hampshire Democratic U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander’s amendment to the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), backed by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, passed the House Armed ...