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The Clark County Election&rsquo;s Office released photos of the burned ballots Tuesday evening.

FBI investigates fires at Vancouver, Portland ballot boxes that burned hundreds of ballots

Recently released photos from the Clark County Election’s Office show the magnitude of the Monday morning attack on an east Vancouver ballot box. Hundreds of ballots with singed edges and…
Clark County Politics
Second Step Housing staff examine the outdoor compressors for new ductless heat pumps. Clark Public Utilities&rsquo; new Community Grant Program recently awarded $120,000 to Vancouver nonprofit Second Step Housing for new ductless heat pumps.

Grant program is a ‘win-win’ for nonprofits serving low-income households and Clark Public Utilities

For decades, Clark Public Utilities has run programs that encourage customers to adopt energy efficient technologies in their homes and businesses. A new program, however, is providing grants to nonprofits…
Business
Attorney Renee Rothauge, left, shows a video clip to jurors Monday during the wrongful death trial filed by the family of Effie Entezari, who was killed in 1989. She promised to show the jury evidence that the defendant in the suit, Viktor Pell, was responsible for Entezari&rsquo;s death, despite the woman&rsquo;s estranged husband being convicted of the crime and serving 16 years in prison.

Vancouver wrongful death trial: ‘You will be able to decide who really murdered Effie Entezari’

Attorneys for a Vancouver woman who believes her father was wrongfully convicted in her mother’s 1989 fatal shooting began their case Monday against the man they believe is actually responsible.
Courts & Crime
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A Vancouver police cruiser sits in a parking lot Tuesday near the Fisher&rsquo;s Landing Transit Center ballot box following an attack on the box that destroyed hundreds of ballots Monday morning.

Ballot boxes in Clark County will have 24/7 observers after Monday’s arson in east Vancouver

Ballot boxes in Clark County will be staffed with Clark County Elections Office observers 24/7 after arsons on ballot boxes in east Vancouver and Portland early Monday drew national attention.
Election

Clark County

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference held at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C.

Does Trump plan to send Columbia River water to California? It’s unclear

About a dozen media outlets around the U.S. and Canada reported in recent weeks that former President Donald Trump seemed to propose diverting the Columbia…

Business

FILE - A patron walks out of a Starbucks at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport July 19, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D.

Starbucks tells Seattle HQ workers to return to the office, or else

Starbucks is giving corporate employees two options next year: get back to the office or find a new job.

Northwest

Former Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, left, and Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson are running for Washington governor in 2024.

Costly campaigns and big spenders: Where money is flowing in WA’s elections

Donations of a few bucks to several grand continue to flow into candidate and political committee coffers ahead of next Tuesday’s election.

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Sports

The King’s Way Knights take the field Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, before a game against La Center at King’s Way Christian School.

Martinez: Bigger-than-usual Friday football games for many teams

Week 9 of the high school football season in Southwest Washington will be one for the ages.

Politics

Emiliana Guereca, founder and president of the Women&rsquo;s March Foundation, adjusts a placard with the image of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris outside a phone bank in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.

‘All I can think about is hotter days.’ Voter campaigns target Latinas worried about climate change

A few months ago, Mary Wagner woke up to the smell of smoke from wildfires in California and northern Nevada. She readied her sons for…

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Ballot drop boxes in Vancouver and Portland targeted by arson; hundreds of ballots damaged

Hundreds of ballots were damaged or destroyed in arson attacks on ballot drop boxes in east Vancouver and Portland early Monday morning.

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