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Matt Little, left, and Joe Zimmerman.

Clark County Council races close in early results

Matt Little, left, and Joe Zimmerman.

November 5, 2024, 10:10pm Clark County News

Regardless of who wins, the Clark County Council will welcome two new members come January. Current District 3 Councilor Karen Bowerman and District 4 Councilor Gary Medvigy announced in May they would not seek reelection. Read story

Jacob Winstead, president of Washington State University Vancouver&rsquo;s student association, holds a baby pigmy goat during a &ldquo;Pet a Goat &ndash; Register to Vote&rdquo; event Monday on campus. Winstead said younger voters are showing more interest in this year&rsquo;s election than in prior years.

‘Pet a Goat — Register to Vote’: Clark County auditor is expecting 85% election turnout in a year of turmoil

Jacob Winstead, president of Washington State University Vancouver&rsquo;s student association, holds a baby pigmy goat during a &ldquo;Pet a Goat &ndash; Register to Vote&rdquo; event Monday on campus. Winstead said younger voters are showing more interest in this year&rsquo;s election than in prior years.

November 2, 2024, 6:12am Clark County News

Clark County voter turnout for the 2024 general election, now just days away, will likely be similar to turnout for previous presidential elections. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, foreground, and her husband Dean Gluesenkamp cast their ballots at the Fisher&rsquo;s Landing ballot drop box on Friday. The box was the site of arson on Monday that damaged almost 500 ballots.

Clark County voters are undeterred by attacks on ballot boxes in Vancouver and Portland

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, foreground, and her husband Dean Gluesenkamp cast their ballots at the Fisher&rsquo;s Landing ballot drop box on Friday. The box was the site of arson on Monday that damaged almost 500 ballots.

November 1, 2024, 1:42pm Clark County News

Despite arson attacks on ballot boxes in Vancouver and Portland this week, voters are still using ballot boxes in droves. Read story

Neighbors in Sherwood are upset after Trump signs were defaced with spray paint the day following attacks on ballot boxes.

Election tensions are running high in Clark County after ballot box arsons, with more political signs defaced

Neighbors in Sherwood are upset after Trump signs were defaced with spray paint the day following attacks on ballot boxes.

November 1, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News

Signs in support of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign were defaced in the Sherwood neighborhood Tuesday, troubling neighbors already rattled by arson attacks on ballot boxes the day prior. Read story

Volunteers and candidates pose for a photo at a Get Out The Vote event hosted the by Washington State Democratic Party on Thursday at the Laborers Local 335 hall in Vancouver.

Cantwell rallies candidates and volunteers as Democrats work to get out the vote in Clark County

Volunteers and candidates pose for a photo at a Get Out The Vote event hosted the by Washington State Democratic Party on Thursday at the Laborers Local 335 hall in Vancouver.

October 31, 2024, 5:30pm Clark County Politics

U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., has a message for Democratic candidates heading out to knock on doors across Clark County. Read story

Vancouver resident Connor Kassing-Fernandez&rsquo;s custom-designed shoes for the Doernbecher Freestyle Program sold for a record $77,500.

‘Paso a paso’: Vancouver teen pushes past brain bleeds through music and family

Vancouver resident Connor Kassing-Fernandez&rsquo;s custom-designed shoes for the Doernbecher Freestyle Program sold for a record $77,500.

October 31, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Health

Connor Kassing-Fernandez was just 8 years old when he experienced bleeding in his brain. It marked the beginning of a life-changing medical journey. Read story

Portland police released a surveillance photo of a suspect in arsons directed at Portland and Vancouver ballot drop boxes.

Suspect in Vancouver, Portland ballot box attacks ‘intends to continue … targeted attacks,’ say Portland police

Portland police released a surveillance photo of a suspect in arsons directed at Portland and Vancouver ballot drop boxes.

October 30, 2024, 2:06pm Clark County News Free

Investigators have released more details on the suspect in the arson attacks on ballot boxes in Portland and Vancouver and believe he may have plans for more attacks, the Portland Police Bureau announced Wednesday at a press conference. Read story

Earlier this month, the property neighboring the Lacamas Heritage Trailhead was tilled and planted with clover. Some botanists worry it has wiped out most of Washington&rsquo;s remaining Bradshaw&rsquo;s lomatium plants, although the property owners disagree.

Camas field containing rare, native plant tilled; owner says species will come back, but botanists disagree

Earlier this month, the property neighboring the Lacamas Heritage Trailhead was tilled and planted with clover. Some botanists worry it has wiped out most of Washington&rsquo;s remaining Bradshaw&rsquo;s lomatium plants, although the property owners disagree.

October 30, 2024, 12:37pm Clark County News

In just a few hours earlier this month, nearly the entire remaining population of Bradshaw’s lomatium, an extremely rare native perennial plant species also known as desert parsley, was wiped out after a 20-acre parcel of private property was tilled by the owners. At least that’s the claim made by… Read story

Rick Seekins, a homeowner at the Vista Del Rio mobile home park, walks outside his home, which cannot be moved if the park is sold for development. The city of Vancouver is considering a mobile home overlay zone that would prevent manufactured home parks from being sold and turned into commercial buildings or other forms of housing.

A zoning change in Vancouver could prevent mobile home parks from being leveled for development

Rick Seekins, a homeowner at the Vista Del Rio mobile home park, walks outside his home, which cannot be moved if the park is sold for development. The city of Vancouver is considering a mobile home overlay zone that would prevent manufactured home parks from being sold and turned into commercial buildings or other forms of housing.

October 30, 2024, 6:10am Business

Amid fears that their mobile-home park could be sold to developers, residents of Vista Del Rio are urging the Vancouver City Council to pass regulations protecting parks like theirs from being leveled to make way for something else. Read story

Dignitaries hold up a ribbon as Open House Ministries board of directors President Dick James, third from right, cuts Monday, during a ceremony for the new OHM West building in downtown Vancouver.

Open House Ministries celebrates new Vancouver affordable housing complex OHM West

Dignitaries hold up a ribbon as Open House Ministries board of directors President Dick James, third from right, cuts Monday, during a ceremony for the new OHM West building in downtown Vancouver.

October 28, 2024, 5:30pm Clark County News

More than a year ago, Open House Ministries staff stood on an empty lot across from the nonprofit shelter to envision what the barren space could become. Read story