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Vancouver husband and wife James Lanz and Kate Ketcham have transformed their front and backyards into prime pollinator habitat by planting native species. The idea seems to be catching on. Several of their Cascade Park neighbors have also begun planting native species in their yards.

‘There are so many birds in our backyard now’: Backyard Habitat program brings native plants to Clark County

When Vancouver resident James Lanz and his wife, Kate Ketcham, moved into their Cascade Park home nearly seven years ago, one of the first tasks they wanted to tackle was

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Democratic Washington gubernatorial candidate Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at the Washington State Democrats watch party on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Seattle.

Incoming WA governor and AG vow to take on Trump administration if it overreaches

Washington Attorney General and Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson and incoming Attorney General Nick Brown vowed Thursday they’re ready to take on the second Trump administration if it overreaches on abortion rights,

Northwest
The Clark County Sheriff&#039;s Office is looking for two suspects in a bank robbery at the Salmon Creek branch of Umpqua Bank.

Man and woman rob Salmon Creek Umpqua Bank, get away with unknown amount of cash, says sheriff’s office

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to identify two suspects in a Thursday afternoon Salmon Creek bank robbery.
Courts & Crime
Travis Ward, 32, appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree assault. He is accused of killing one person and wounding two others during a Halloween shooting at the Vancouver Mall.

Judge orders murder suspect in Vancouver Mall shooting to remain in jail without bail

A judge on Thursday ordered the Vancouver Mall shooting suspect remain held in the Clark County Jail without bail, despite defense requests to set a bail amount.
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Officials identify Portland woman as person found dead in car in Vancouver; death ruled a homicide

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office on Thursday identified a 31-year-old Portland woman as the person found dead in a car Nov. 1 in central


Business

Tri-Mountain Golf Course went up for auction, and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe is the only bidder. Clark County hopes to sell the 132-acre golf course as soon as January.

The Cowlitz Tribe is the only bidder for Tri-Mountain Golf Course near Ridgefield

The Cowlitz Indian Tribe, which already owns and operates a hotel-and-casino complex in north Clark County, is looking to expand into the golf business.

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Sports

Ridgefield senior Noah Stromberg listens in a huddle at practice Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, at Ridgefield High School.

Football’s pace, physicality perfect for Ridgefield’s Noah Stromberg

Ridgefield senior Noah Stromberg found the right pace and physicality in what he labels his best season of high school football for the Spudders (8-1),


Politics

Britain&rsquo;s newspapers&rsquo; front pages reporting on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, are seen in London, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024.

Leader of the free world has never been a role Trump has embraced. The world has gotten the message

U.S. presidents usually at least pay lip service to being leaders of the free world, at the helm of a mighty democracy and military that


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HP has submitted an update to its master plan for a campus in east Vancouver bear the intersection of 192 Avenue and First Street, pictured here in 2022.  The HP site is on the righthand side of the photo south of the semi parking area. Retail in Lacamas Crossing on the corner started opening earlier this year.

HP master plan includes six new buildings at east Vancouver site; city will review application next year

Technology hardware company HP Inc. submitted a new master plan application for its property in east Vancouver’s Section 30, according to a city of Vancouver


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Health

A pair of Apple AirPods Pro 2 are displayed on a table at Brooklyn College&rsquo;s audiology clinic in New York on Oct. 22, 2024.

New software turns AirPods into hearing aids

Some Apple AirPods wireless headphones can be used as hearing aids with a new software update available Monday. It’s a high-profile move that experts applaud,


Life

FILE - Beyonce appears at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in Houston, on Oct. 25, 2024.

BeyoncĂ© leads the 2025 Grammy noms, becoming the most nominated artist in the show’s history

Welcome toBeyoncĂ© country. When it comes to the 2025 Grammy Award nominations, “Cowboy Carter” rules the nation. She leads the nods with 11, bringing her


Nation / World

Solveig Leo, 81, former head of a large state-owned farm looks at her old photos album during her interview with the Associated Press in the northeastern village of Banzkow, Germany, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024.

The Berlin Wall: A divide that once shaped German women’s lives still echoes today

Like many other young women living in communist East Germany, Solveig Leo thought nothing about juggling work and motherhood. The mother of two was able


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Editorial Cartoons for the Week of Nov. 4, 2024

In Our View: Children’s Justice Center investment needed

Frazier: We need a government that works

Other Papers Say: Chattering classes repudiated

Letter: Courage, tremendous effort needed

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