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‘It feels like we’re living a normal life’: Once-homeless Vancouver couple thriving a year after moving into apartment

December 3, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

When Vancouver’s Katie Vongthongthip and Chance Newbill moved into their empty, one-bedroom apartment last fall, they dreamed of turning it into a home. Read story

Vancouver nonprofit iUrban Teen awarded more than $800K to boost manufacturing career pathways for youth

November 30, 2024, 6:12am Clark County News

iUrban Teen received more than $800,000 in funding to introduce more youth across Southwest Washington and Oregon to careers in the manufacturing field. Read story

ADU Foundation, a housing nonprofit, plans to build seven accessory dwelling units in downtown Vancouver for people exiting the foster care system.

Vancouver nonprofit opens waitlist for young people exiting foster care to rent ADUs

ADU Foundation, a housing nonprofit, plans to build seven accessory dwelling units in downtown Vancouver for people exiting the foster care system.

November 30, 2024, 6:12am Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

A Vancouver housing nonprofit has opened a waitlist for people ages 18 to 24 exiting the foster care system to rent accessory dwelling units starting in spring 2025. Read story

The future site of the Humane Society for Southwest Washington&rsquo;s new low-income pet clinic is at the Holly Park Center in Hazel Dell. The clinic is expected to open next summer.

Humane Society for Southwest Washington will open low-cost vet clinic in Hazel Dell

The future site of the Humane Society for Southwest Washington&rsquo;s new low-income pet clinic is at the Holly Park Center in Hazel Dell. The clinic is expected to open next summer.

November 29, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Life

The Humane Society for Southwest Washington will open a clinic for low-income pet owners next year. Read story

Volunteer Briette Colville, right, readies paper bags for food pantry customers Friday at FISH of Vancouver.

Clark County’s charities and nonprofits could use your help this holiday season

Volunteer Briette Colville, right, readies paper bags for food pantry customers Friday at FISH of Vancouver.

November 29, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

As the holiday season kicks off, many Clark County residents are looking for ways to give back to the community. Read story

Beaches Restaurant &amp; Bar owners Mark Matthias and Ali Novinger are auctioning off pieces of the place to raise money for charities, including the famous oversized deck chair. Beaches will close Dec. 31 after three decades in Vancouver along the Columbia River.

Beaches’ owners hope to raise $300K for local charities with auction of restaurant’s iconic decor

Beaches Restaurant &amp; Bar owners Mark Matthias and Ali Novinger are auctioning off pieces of the place to raise money for charities, including the famous oversized deck chair. Beaches will close Dec. 31 after three decades in Vancouver along the Columbia River.

November 28, 2024, 6:09am Business

Vancouver’s iconic Beaches Restaurant & Bar hopes to raise $300,000 for charity before the doors close for good. Read story

Tents line the side of the road along West 11th Street in downtown Vancouver in June. Council for the Homeless data shows the number of people experiencing homelessness in Clark County decreased for the first time in at least five years.

2023 saw decline in number of people of color who were homeless in Clark County

Tents line the side of the road along West 11th Street in downtown Vancouver in June. Council for the Homeless data shows the number of people experiencing homelessness in Clark County decreased for the first time in at least five years.

November 27, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

The number of people of color who were homeless declined last year in Clark County, but the population still faces housing instability at disproportionate rates. Read story

Allison Barr for The Columbian The Vancouver City Council held a roundtable style community forum for Vancouver residents Monday at the Evergreen Public School Administration Service Center.

Street changes, homeless camping, more levies: Vancouver residents express concerns at community forum

Allison Barr for The Columbian The Vancouver City Council held a roundtable style community forum for Vancouver residents Monday at the Evergreen Public School Administration Service Center.

November 26, 2024, 1:07pm Clark County News

Concerns largely pingponged between street changes and the homeless camp along West Mill Plain Boulevard at the city of Vancouver’s community forum Monday. Read story

Residents of mobile home parks across Clark County meet with Vancouver&rsquo;s land use planner Thursday at the Firstenburg Community Center to hear more about an overlay zone that would protect Vancouver parks.

Mobile home park residents outside Vancouver city limits worried

Residents of mobile home parks across Clark County meet with Vancouver&rsquo;s land use planner Thursday at the Firstenburg Community Center to hear more about an overlay zone that would protect Vancouver parks.

November 25, 2024, 11:00am Business

As the city of Vancouver weighs a zoning change that would preserve mobile home parks, residents of parks just outside city limits under Clark County’s jurisdiction say they feel left behind. They plan on making a plea to the Clark County Council, or even asking Vancouver to annex their park. Read story

The Vancouver Police Department Traffic Unit is investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian near Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard and 117th Avenue in east Vancouver on Thursday night.

Pedestrian killed while crossing street in east Vancouver

The Vancouver Police Department Traffic Unit is investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian near Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard and 117th Avenue in east Vancouver on Thursday night.

November 22, 2024, 1:12pm Clark County News

A pedestrian in a crosswalk crossing an intersection against the light was hit by a car and killed Thursday night in east Vancouver, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Read story