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The persistent freezing weather has led to a busy time for warming shelters. The icy conditions also thinned the ranks of volunteers and staff at the shelters.

Clark County shelters, nonprofits stretched to limit by cold

The persistent freezing weather has led to a busy time for warming shelters. The icy conditions also thinned the ranks of volunteers and staff at the shelters.

January 20, 2024, 6:05am Churches & Religion

As many people across Clark County struggled to leave home during this week’s icy conditions, people experiencing homelessness desperately sought to get indoors. They overwhelmed warming shelters as freezing temperatures persisted. Read story

Eviction cases usually take about a week, leaving little time for attorneys to prepare for cases. The quick process benefits landlords, but it&rsquo;s causing burnout among defense attorneys.

Clark County had highest per capita rate of eviction filings in state in 2023

Eviction cases usually take about a week, leaving little time for attorneys to prepare for cases. The quick process benefits landlords, but it&rsquo;s causing burnout among defense attorneys.

January 18, 2024, 6:05am Business

One out of every 308 people received an eviction summons last year in Clark County. That was the highest per capita rate of eviction filings of any county in Washington in 2023, according to the Washington Administrative Office of the Courts. Read story

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., listens during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing Oct. 4  on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Bipartisan tax package and changes to tax credit program could boost Clark County affordable housing

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., listens during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing Oct. 4  on Capitol Hill in Washington.

January 16, 2024, 5:27pm Business

Clark County may see more affordable housing than expected this year thanks to a bipartisan federal tax package and changes to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program proposed by Sen. Maria Cantwell. Read story

Woodland East Mobile Home Park resident Jim Schulze looks over the various rent increase notices he has received Wednesday in Woodland.

Rents have skyrocketed at Woodland East Mobile Home Park; now residents want to buy their park but are running out of time

Woodland East Mobile Home Park resident Jim Schulze looks over the various rent increase notices he has received Wednesday in Woodland.

January 13, 2024, 6:14am Business

Helplessness washed over Woodland East Mobile Home Park residents last fall as they watched the eviction of their neighbor, a woman in her mid-70s. Read story

Snow and wind will make travel difficult this weekend according to the National Weather Service.

Heavy snow, wind chill dipping into negative temperatures now in the Clark County forecast, says NWS Portland

Snow and wind will make travel difficult this weekend according to the National Weather Service.

January 12, 2024, 3:20pm Clark County News

An early morning update from the National Weather Service in Portlands says heavy snow and blowing winds are possible for Southwest Washington and the Portland area Saturday morning. Read story

Monica Tran, 3, of Hazel Dell, left, is all smiles while congratulating her mom, Thao Nguyen, who is originally from Vietnam, after she officially became a United States citizen at Washington State University Vancouver on Thursday morning. Nguyen was one of 30 candidates from 19 countries who took part in the naturalization ceremony held in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

30 new citizens welcomed home, bestowed U.S. citizenship at WSUV ceremony

Monica Tran, 3, of Hazel Dell, left, is all smiles while congratulating her mom, Thao Nguyen, who is originally from Vietnam, after she officially became a United States citizen at Washington State University Vancouver on Thursday morning. Nguyen was one of 30 candidates from 19 countries who took part in the naturalization ceremony held in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 11, 2024, 6:18pm Clark County News

It was an emotional day for Thao Nguyen. She misses her family in Vietnam, but now she can register to vote, travel with a United States passport and ensure she stays in the country where her daughter grew up. Read story

A light blanket of snow is seen on rooftops in Salmon Creek on Wednesday morning, Jan. 10, 2024.

More winter weather headed to Clark County, with snow and cold on the way

A light blanket of snow is seen on rooftops in Salmon Creek on Wednesday morning, Jan. 10, 2024.

January 11, 2024, 3:20pm Clark County News

People living in Clark County might wake up to a snowy landscape Saturday morning. Some locals say they have plans go sledding this weekend, but experts recommend staying off the roads and staying warm when temperatures drop in the evening. Read story

18th District Rep. Greg Cheney answers a question Wednesday during a candidate forum at Columbia River High School in 2023.

Battle Ground lawmaker proposes bill that would pay landlords who reduce rent or keep it the same

18th District Rep. Greg Cheney answers a question Wednesday during a candidate forum at Columbia River High School in 2023.

January 6, 2024, 6:02am Business

Rep. Greg Cheney, R-Battle Ground, is proposing a bill this upcoming legislative session to pay back Washington landlords who reduce rents or keep them the same. Read story

Foreclosures more than doubled between 2021 and 2022 in Clark County, according to the real estate data provider Attom. But that figure is low compared with foreclosure rates before the pandemic &mdash; a reflection of rising home values, experts say.

Clark County foreclosures double between 2021-22, but rates low compared with before pandemic

Foreclosures more than doubled between 2021 and 2022 in Clark County, according to the real estate data provider Attom. But that figure is low compared with foreclosure rates before the pandemic &mdash; a reflection of rising home values, experts say.

January 5, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

Foreclosures more than doubled between 2021 and 2022 in Clark County, according to the real estate data provider Attom. But that figure is low compared with foreclosure rates before the pandemic — a reflection of rising home values, experts say. Read story

Pepper Parker, a 19-year employee of Vintage Books, shows off a 1928 set of &ldquo;History of the Columbia River Valley: from The Dalles to the Sea&rdquo; at the shop in Vancouver.

Vintage Books: After nearly 50 years, Vancouver mainstay remains charming, eclectic

Pepper Parker, a 19-year employee of Vintage Books, shows off a 1928 set of &ldquo;History of the Columbia River Valley: from The Dalles to the Sea&rdquo; at the shop in Vancouver.

January 2, 2024, 6:07am Business

Towering wooden shelves create a maze at Vintage Books in Vancouver. Read story