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The city of Vancouver has proposed a location for a fourth Safe Stay community. The city already has two pallet shelter communities open in the city — one on central Fourth Plain and one in east Vancouver's Image Neighborhood. The third location was supposed to be open in downtown by now but has seen delays.

Proposed location for Vancouver’s fourth Safe Stay draws mixed reviews

The city of Vancouver has proposed a location for a fourth Safe Stay community. The city already has two pallet shelter communities open in the city — one on central Fourth Plain and one in east Vancouver's Image Neighborhood. The third location was supposed to be open in downtown by now but has seen delays.

May 26, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

Property in the Lincoln neighborhood is being eyed for a potential home for the city of Vancouver’s fourth Safe Stay, which is resulting in mixed reviews from the community. Read story

First ‘visualization’ drawings released for replacement Interstate 5 Bridge

May 25, 2023, 2:23pm Clark County News

The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program released its first batch of visualizations of six replacement bridge options: four single-level bridges, one stacked bridge and one with a lift span. Read story

Apartment complex planned for Barberton area

May 24, 2023, 6:01am Business

A 238-unit apartment complex has been proposed just off of Northeast 72nd Avenue in the Barberton area. Read story

Workers cut away an old expansion joint on Interstate 5 in Seattle, during 2022.

Washington roads chief: Transportation system is on ‘glidepath to failure’

Workers cut away an old expansion joint on Interstate 5 in Seattle, during 2022.

May 24, 2023, 6:00am Editor's Choice Free

Washington’s roads czar is warning that the state transportation system is “on a glidepath to failure” after lawmakers put too much money into building new projects and not enough into upkeep.  Read story

A K-9 and handler search for a missing Vancouver man who walked away from a campsite Friday night near Farewell Bend State Park in Baker County, Ore. The Baker County Sheriff's Office said Monday that investigators believe the man fell down an embankment and into the Snake River.

Crews in Baker County, Ore., search for missing Vancouver man

A K-9 and handler search for a missing Vancouver man who walked away from a campsite Friday night near Farewell Bend State Park in Baker County, Ore. The Baker County Sheriff's Office said Monday that investigators believe the man fell down an embankment and into the Snake River.

May 23, 2023, 4:56pm Clark County News Free

Crews in Baker County, Ore., are searching for a missing Vancouver man they believe fell down an embankment near a campsite and into the Snake River on Friday night. Read story

Two vehicles that crashed head-on Tuesday morning in the Mount Vista area. Both drivers were taken to an area hospital with serious injuries, the Clark County Sheriff's Office said.

Two seriously injured in Mount Vista crash

Two vehicles that crashed head-on Tuesday morning in the Mount Vista area. Both drivers were taken to an area hospital with serious injuries, the Clark County Sheriff's Office said.

May 23, 2023, 3:46pm Clark County News

Two drivers were taken to an area hospital with serious injuries Tuesday following a head-on crash in the Mount Vista area. Read story

Vancouver Police Department Sgt. Danielle Wass, right, talks with officers Brandon Riedel, center, and Brandon Esau on Thursday at the Public Safety and First Responder Career Fair at Camp Withycombe in Clackamas, Ore.

Vancouver Police Department boosts hiring efforts amid struggles to recruit, retain officers

Vancouver Police Department Sgt. Danielle Wass, right, talks with officers Brandon Riedel, center, and Brandon Esau on Thursday at the Public Safety and First Responder Career Fair at Camp Withycombe in Clackamas, Ore.

May 23, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

On a recent Thursday, three Vancouver police officers stood around a table at a law enforcement hiring fair near Portland. Read story

Shahala Middle School in Vancouver.

Shahala Middle School students protest schedule changes, budget cuts

Shahala Middle School in Vancouver.

May 22, 2023, 6:43pm Clark County News

Dozens of students from Shahala Middle School walked out Monday morning in continued protest of Evergreen Public Schools’ recently proposed budget cuts and changes to bell schedules for next year. Read story

Drivers wait during a bridge lift on the Interstate 5 Bridge in 2012.

Expect more bridge lifts on Interstate 5

Drivers wait during a bridge lift on the Interstate 5 Bridge in 2012.

May 22, 2023, 6:36pm Clark County News

On Wednesday, a man stepped out of his olive green Ford Expedition and onto the roadway on Interstate 5 north on Hayden Island and squinted at the bridge ahead, attempting to see beyond the rows of traffic at a dead stop. Read story

A burglar captured on surveillance video Sunday morning at The Smokin' Oak in downtown Vancouver. The owner said the burglar got into the restaurant's safe and stole other valuables, totaling $25,000.

Office of The Smokin’ Oak burglarized

A burglar captured on surveillance video Sunday morning at The Smokin' Oak in downtown Vancouver. The owner said the burglar got into the restaurant's safe and stole other valuables, totaling $25,000.

May 22, 2023, 5:40pm Clark County News

A burglar made off with about $25,000 worth of property early Sunday morning from the office of a barbecue restaurant in downtown Vancouver, the owner said. Read story