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C-Tran staff will formally present the proposed 2015-16 budget to board members Tuesday night. The transit agency expects to collect $83.7 million in total sales tax revenue in 2015 and 2016, or about $13 million more than its adopted budget for 2013 and 2014.

C-Tran eyes larger budget for 2015-16

C-Tran staff will formally present the proposed 2015-16 budget to board members Tuesday night. The transit agency expects to collect $83.7 million in total sales tax revenue in 2015 and 2016, or about $13 million more than its adopted budget for 2013 and 2014.

November 18, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

C-Tran expects another healthy revenue increase in its next two-year budget, according to a proposal sent to the agency's board members late last week. Read story

Business as usual in downtown Vancouver as Clark County waits for snow, Thursday, November 13, 2014.

Early ‘Snowvember’ was mostly a no-show

Business as usual in downtown Vancouver as Clark County waits for snow, Thursday, November 13, 2014.

November 13, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

Predictions of widespread snow in the metro area fizzled this morning after area schools announced delays or closures in anticipation of the threat. Read story

Passengers board a TriMet Max light rail train at the Delta Park/Vanport light rail transit station.

TriMet rebuffs C-Tran request

Passengers board a TriMet Max light rail train at the Delta Park/Vanport light rail transit station.

November 13, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

TriMet reiterated Wednesday that it has no plans to terminate a controversial light rail contract it signed with C-Tran last year, despite an earlier request from C-Tran to do just that. Read story

After a recent upgrade to its surveillance system, C-Tran now captures about 95 percent of the interior of a bus through on-board cameras, according to the agency.

C-Tran overhauls surveillance systemvideo icon

After a recent upgrade to its surveillance system, C-Tran now captures about 95 percent of the interior of a bus through on-board cameras, according to the agency.

November 11, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

When a red, two-door car nearly side-swiped a C-Tran bus on Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard in late September, the agency saw it from every angle. Read story

Cold, possible freezing rain in Clark County forecast

November 11, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

A blast of cold air this week will bring Clark County its first taste of winter, forecasters said, and possibly some wintry precipitation. Read story

The CRC shut down in May without any funding or enough political support from either Washington or Oregon. But the &quot;I-5 Corridor improvement project&quot; -- among dozens of current and future projects listed in the 2035 Regional Transportation Plan, now being reviewed by the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council -- includes many of the same elements and cost estimates.

CRC lingers in long-range plans

The CRC shut down in May without any funding or enough political support from either Washington or Oregon. But the &quot;I-5 Corridor improvement project&quot; -- among dozens of current and future projects listed in the 2035 Regional Transportation Plan, now being reviewed by the Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council -- includes many of the same elements and cost estimates.

November 10, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

The latest update of Clark County's long-range Regional Transportation Plan includes a project that goes something like this: Replace the Interstate 5 Bridge between Vancouver and Portland, rebuild much of the nearby freeway and connect high-capacity transit to Vancouver, all for about $3.3 billion. Read story

Cub Scout Pack 95 walks in the 28th annual Lough Legacy Veterans Parade at Fort Vancouver on Saturday.

Lough Legacy Veterans Parade pays tribute to service

Cub Scout Pack 95 walks in the 28th annual Lough Legacy Veterans Parade at Fort Vancouver on Saturday.

November 9, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

William Sobolewski holds a stronger connection to the Fort Vancouver National Site than most: He was born there, in what used to be called the "Station Hospital." Read story

Two bodies discovered in Vancouver, prompting separate investigations

November 8, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

Police are separately investigating two deaths after two bodies were found in Vancouver on Saturday morning. Read story

An oil train passes the Vancouver Land Bridge.

Northwest has history of environmental activism

An oil train passes the Vancouver Land Bridge.

November 3, 2014, 12:00am Business

When the movement of oil trains emerged as a major controversy in the region, it wasn't the first rodeo for many of the Northwest environmental activists who joined the fight. Read story

Bart Gernhart, an assistant regional administrator with the Washington State Department of Transportation, describes the features of a new interchange that will connect Interstate 205 and Northeast 18th Street.

Interchange project a beginning and end

Bart Gernhart, an assistant regional administrator with the Washington State Department of Transportation, describes the features of a new interchange that will connect Interstate 205 and Northeast 18th Street.

October 29, 2014, 12:00am Clark County News

State and local leaders on Tuesday kicked off a project that will add a new interchange to the Interstate 205 corridor at Northeast 18th Street. Read story