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Survey flags placed by Clark County Public Works crews at Cougar Creek Woods Community Park sparked concerns among neighbors abut what the county is planning for the property.

There is no plan to sell Cougar Creek Woods park in Felida, says official

When crews from Clark County Public Works recently began placing survey flags along the perimeter of Cougar Creek Woods Community Park, some neighbors worried the county was moving forward with…
Community Funded Journalism
A crew of volunteers at local nonprofit Share Vancouver assemble sack lunches in the kitchen at Fort Vancouver High School in July. State schools superintendent Chris Reykdal announced a new program last week that will provide children across Washington with $120 meal cards to buy groceries throughout the summer.

State will provide $120 EBT cards to help keep Clark County kids fed while school is out

Tens of thousands of children in Clark County will be eligible to receive grocery benefits this summer as part of a new program launched by the state Office of Superintendent…
Clark County News
Julio Segura, right, listens to opening statements May 6 for his murder trial in the 2022 death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota at the Clark County Courthouse.

Prosecutors will call final witness Tuesday in trial in death of Vancouver police officer

Clark County prosecutors plan to call their final witnesses Tuesday in the murder trial of a Yakima man accused in the death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota.
Courts & Crime

Clark County

The scenic boardwalk at the foot of Coldwater Lake.

Summer on the Mountain: Mount St. Helens pinnacle of recreation, science and learning

MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT — The fact that unpredictably moving rock has blocked the road to its prime visitor center says a lot…

Business

Black Friday shoppers carry shopping bags at Vancouver Mall on Nov. 24. Taxable retail sales rose faster in the third quarter here than in Washington&rsquo;s other urban areas.

Clark County’s taxable retail sales rose 1.69% in Q3 outpacing state’s other metro areas

Statewide retail sales slumped slightly in the third quarter of 2023, compared with the previous year, according to a recent report from the Washington Department…

Northwest

A car drives by a ballot drop box on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Sherwood, Ore. In Oregon&rsquo;s Multnomah County, home to Portland, the progressive district attorney who took office during the historical social justice movement of 2020 is being challenged by a more centrist candidate vowing to be tough on crime, highlighting the growing pressure on liberal prosecutors across the U.S. amid voter concerns over public drug use and disorder.

Progressive prosecutor in Portland seeks to fend off tough-on-crime challenger in DA race

In Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, the progressive district attorney who took office during the social justice movement of 2020 is being challenged by…

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Sports

Will Foster of Prairie, left, and Juan Pasillas-Stanton of Mountain View own the top two shot put marks in Class 3A statewide.

Friendly shot put rivalry pushes Prairie’s Foster, Mountain View’s Pasillas-Stanton to top of state rankings

Prairie High’s Will Foster and Juan Pasillas-Stanton of Mountain View are friends because of track and field, root for each other’s success as competitors, and…

Politics

President Joe Biden speaks during a Jewish American Heritage Month event, May 20, 2024, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Biden, intent on selling his legislative accomplishments this election year, will travel to New Hampshire to detail the impact of a law that helps veterans get key benefits as a result of burn pit or other toxic exposure during their service.

Over 1 million claims related to toxic exposure granted under new veterans law, Biden will announce

President Joe Biden, intent on selling his legislative accomplishments this election year, will travel to New Hampshire on Tuesday to detail the impact of a…

Editor's Choice

Salvador Aguilar, 31, appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree assault and theft of a motor vehicle. He&rsquo;s accused of stabbing a woman who was sitting outside a Clark College building.

Bail set at $500,000 for suspect in stabbing at Clark College

A judge set bail at $500,000 for a Vancouver man accused of stabbing a Clark College employee in the neck Tuesday while she sat outside…

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Health

Alexis Bogan, whose speech was impaired by a brain tumor, uses an AI powered smartphone app to create a audible drink order at a Starbucks drive-thru on Monday, April 29, 2024, in Lincoln, R.I. The app converts her typed entries into a verbal message created using her original voice.

Illness took away her voice. AI created a replica she carries in her phone

The voice Alexis “Lexi” Bogan had before last summer was exuberant.

Life

With a calf following close by, orcas swim near the various whale watching boats following the orcas as they swim Jan. 9 off the coast of Huntington Beach at sunset in California.

Orcas attacking ships nothing new

A pod of killer whales attacked and sunk a yacht over the weekend between Spain and Morocco in the Strait of Gibraltar — and it’s…

Nation / World

A screenshot taken from AP video showing a general view of northern Gaza as seen from Southern Israel, before it was seized by Israeli officials on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating the country&rsquo;s new ban on Al Jazeera. Shortly before the equipment was seized, it was broadcasting a general view of northern Gaza.

Israeli officials seize AP equipment and take down live shot of northern Gaza, citing new media law

Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating a…

Economic Forecast &#8211; March 2024

Economic Forecast – March 2024

Special Newsroom Publication
 

Opinion

May 21: Trump Amnesia Syndrome

Editorial Cartoons for Week of May 20, 2024

In Our View: Washington Saves program to provide lifeline

Letter: Downtown traffic is dangerous

Letter: Trump promises to sell out

Letter: Reject Initiative 2117

Would you pay a $1.55-$3.55 toll to cross the Interstate 5 Bridge?

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