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Motorcyclist killed in crash in Orchards area

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June 29, 2023, 1:27pm Clark County News

A motorcyclist was killed Thursday morning after colliding with a pickup that turned into his path in the Orchards area, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Read story

A state audit of Battle Ground Public Schools released Monday found that the district "did not have adequate internal controls for ensuring compliance with allowable activities and costs and restricted purpose requirements" regarding funding received from the Emergency Connectivity Fund, a pandemic-era program intended to aid districts in providing tech and internet connectivity resources to families.

State auditor dings Battle Ground Public Schools

A state audit of Battle Ground Public Schools released Monday found that the district "did not have adequate internal controls for ensuring compliance with allowable activities and costs and restricted purpose requirements" regarding funding received from the Emergency Connectivity Fund, a pandemic-era program intended to aid districts in providing tech and internet connectivity resources to families.

June 28, 2023, 6:08am Clark County News

Battle Ground Public Schools failed to maintain proper records of how it allocated funds from the federal Emergency Connectivity Fund, according to findings in a routine audit released Monday by the Washington State Auditor’s Office. Read story

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Man shoots wife, then kills himself with children present in Minnehaha home, says Clark County sheriff

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June 27, 2023, 3:55pm Clark County News

Authorities say a man who repeatedly violated domestic violence no-contact orders with his estranged wife fatally shot her and himself late Monday at her Minnehaha home. Read story

Exposed pilings stick up from the sand and out of the Columbia River on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at Surprise Beach in Vancouver. The U.S.

Dry, warm conditions to worsen with El Niño’s arrival in the Pacific Northwest

Exposed pilings stick up from the sand and out of the Columbia River on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at Surprise Beach in Vancouver. The U.S.

June 27, 2023, 1:17pm Clark County News

The Pacific Northwest’s warm and abnormally dry conditions this spring and summer may worsen as El Niño settles in the region this fall. Read story

Pedestrians enjoy sunny conditions with a view of the Interstate 5 Bridge at The Waterfront Vancouver. It's been eight years since the collapse of the Columbia River Crossing project and two years since Washington and Oregon embarked on a renewed attempt to develop a replacement for the aging pair of spans, dubbed the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program.

Oregon approval of Interstate 5 Bridge funding hailed

Pedestrians enjoy sunny conditions with a view of the Interstate 5 Bridge at The Waterfront Vancouver. It's been eight years since the collapse of the Columbia River Crossing project and two years since Washington and Oregon embarked on a renewed attempt to develop a replacement for the aging pair of spans, dubbed the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program.

June 26, 2023, 6:41pm Clark County News

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle was restless on Sunday. Read story

Ryan Lynch, 23, appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of hit and run with injury. Lynch is accused of crashing into a driver who had exited their crashed vehicle early Saturday morning.

Vancouver man accused of hit and run appears in court

Ryan Lynch, 23, appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of hit and run with injury. Lynch is accused of crashing into a driver who had exited their crashed vehicle early Saturday morning.

June 26, 2023, 4:45pm Clark County News

A judge set bail at $15,000 Monday for a Vancouver man accused of driving drunk and hitting another driver who was looking at his own crashed SUV. The victim reportedly suffered a skull fracture and a brain bleed. Read story

A shrinking inmate population and changes in the Washington Department of Corrections' graduated reentry program may result in the closure of Larch Corrections Center's Silver Star unit, which can house up to 240 people.

Larch Corrections Center to close this fall, says Washington Department of Corrections

A shrinking inmate population and changes in the Washington Department of Corrections' graduated reentry program may result in the closure of Larch Corrections Center's Silver Star unit, which can house up to 240 people.

June 26, 2023, 3:10pm Clark County News

The Washington Department of Corrections announced Monday it plans to close Larch Corrections Center this fall, citing declining incarceration trends. Read story

Royal Meow Cat Castles owner and craftsman Mark Hircock works on one of his products in his garage workshop.

Working in Clark County: Mark Hircock, Royal Meow Cat Castles

Royal Meow Cat Castles owner and craftsman Mark Hircock works on one of his products in his garage workshop.

June 26, 2023, 6:10am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Dedicated cat owners can attest that Clark County’s furry friends deserve the absolute best. For fancy felines in search of the finest furniture, any old cat tree simply won’t do. If one is looking for a cat scratcher fit for a king or queen, look no further than Royal Meow… Read story

An H-2A migrant farmworker picks cherries for the Valicoff Fruit Co. in Wapato on June 26, 2019.

Washington employers push back on new worker heat-protection rules

An H-2A migrant farmworker picks cherries for the Valicoff Fruit Co. in Wapato on June 26, 2019.

June 26, 2023, 6:04am Business

Lorena, a former farmworker from Sunnyside, toiled day and night tending to blueberries in Washington’s Yakima Valley for close to a decade. Read story

An SUV crashed into a tree in far east Clark County early Saturday morning. The driver was hit by a second car after getting out of the vehicle.

Driver crashes into tree in east Clark County, hit by a car after getting out of vehicle

An SUV crashed into a tree in far east Clark County early Saturday morning. The driver was hit by a second car after getting out of the vehicle.

June 25, 2023, 2:53pm Clark County News

The driver of a crashed SUV was the victim of a hit-and-run early Saturday morning on Northeast 412th Avenue near the intersection of Washougal River Road, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office. Read story