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Students, including Evergreen High School cheerleaders, honor teacher Bill Culver as he takes center stage during an award ceremony on Tuesday morning. Culver, who teaches construction at Evergreen High School, is one of five grand prize recipients of the 2022 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. The award comes with a $100,000 grant to Culver and his school.

Evergreen High School teacher wins national award, gets $100,000

Students, including Evergreen High School cheerleaders, honor teacher Bill Culver as he takes center stage during an award ceremony on Tuesday morning. Culver, who teaches construction at Evergreen High School, is one of five grand prize recipients of the 2022 Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. The award comes with a $100,000 grant to Culver and his school.

October 5, 2022, 7:36pm Clark County News

Never in a million years would Bill Culver have expected his Tuesday morning to begin with such fanfare. Read story

Sara Mehen, 45, left, and Rory Mehen, 47, were fatally shot Saturday at the Hartland Inn in New Meadows, Idaho. Authorities say they were killed by John Cody Hart, 28, who was released in July from the Clark County Jail while he awaited competency restoration services in a local assault case.

Suspect in Idaho killings had been released from Clark County Jail while awaiting bed at Western State Hospital

Sara Mehen, 45, left, and Rory Mehen, 47, were fatally shot Saturday at the Hartland Inn in New Meadows, Idaho. Authorities say they were killed by John Cody Hart, 28, who was released in July from the Clark County Jail while he awaited competency restoration services in a local assault case.

October 5, 2022, 7:16pm Clark County News

A man accused of murdering an Idaho couple Saturday was released in July from the Clark County Jail after months of awaiting competency restoration services at Western State Hospital. Read story

A 70,000-square-foot, mixed-use commercial building is being proposed for the property adjacent to Clark College's Columbia Tech Center campus.

East Vancouver’s Columbia Tech Center site of planned mixed-use building

A 70,000-square-foot, mixed-use commercial building is being proposed for the property adjacent to Clark College's Columbia Tech Center campus.

October 5, 2022, 6:04am Business

A three-story, mixed-use commercial building is in the works at east Vancouver’s Columbia Tech Center, abutting the Clark College at Columbia Tech Center campus. Read story

The Clark County Law Enforcement Center.

Inmates accused of setting fire at Clark County Jail

The Clark County Law Enforcement Center.

October 4, 2022, 7:51pm Clark County News

Two inmates at the Clark County Jail are accused of starting a fire early Wednesday after an uprising in one of the housing units. Read story

Vancouver resident Cathryn Chudy testifies in front of the Vancouver City Council in 2015 against a proposed oil terminal.

Vancouver council enacts permanent ban of fossil fuel facilities

Vancouver resident Cathryn Chudy testifies in front of the Vancouver City Council in 2015 against a proposed oil terminal.

October 4, 2022, 11:32am Clark County News

After years of employing temporary moratoriums on new fossil fuel developments, the city of Vancouver can finally lift its hold now that protective zoning codes are in place. Read story

Belle Jackson, 10, left, plays with modeling clay with her mom, Stephanie James, right, as dad Bryant James watches in the kitchen at their home in Vancouver. Belle, who has DiGeorge syndrome, has spent time at home with her parents lately after a rocky start to her school year.

Support slipping for special education students in Clark County

Belle Jackson, 10, left, plays with modeling clay with her mom, Stephanie James, right, as dad Bryant James watches in the kitchen at their home in Vancouver. Belle, who has DiGeorge syndrome, has spent time at home with her parents lately after a rocky start to her school year.

October 4, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Teachers have described Belle Jackson as a light in their classrooms; a student who’s proud of her accomplishments and who makes sure to greet everyone with a smile. Read story

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Vancouver man to face charges in pedestrian hit-and-run death

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October 3, 2022, 1:26pm Clark County News

Prosecutors intend to file a charge of vehicular homicide against an 18-year-old Vancouver man after the pedestrian victim in a Sunday crash died Monday morning. Read story

Tiffany Smiley, a Republican from Pasco, Wash., poses for a photo on Feb. 24, 2022 in Seattle. Smiley is challenging Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., for her seat in the U.S. Senate.

Washington Senate candidate Tiffany Smiley criticizes Seattle Times, Starbucks, Seahawks

Tiffany Smiley, a Republican from Pasco, Wash., poses for a photo on Feb. 24, 2022 in Seattle. Smiley is challenging Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., for her seat in the U.S. Senate.

October 3, 2022, 7:46am Editor's Choice

Three Seattle-based corporations, including The Seattle Times, have asked Tiffany Smiley, the Republican challenger for U.S. Senate, to stop using their copyrighted material in campaign ads, spurring a fiery response from Smiley's campaign, which filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission. Read story

Tenny Creek, a three-story, 40-unit assisted living facility that will provide critical housing and support for formerly homeless individuals with complex behavioral and physical health challenges, celebrated its grand opening in May.

Low-income housing and affordable housing: What’s the difference?

Tenny Creek, a three-story, 40-unit assisted living facility that will provide critical housing and support for formerly homeless individuals with complex behavioral and physical health challenges, celebrated its grand opening in May.

October 3, 2022, 6:05am Business

The terms low-income housing and affordable housing are often used interchangeably, causing confusion for many. Read story

iStock.com/The Columbian illustration While it may seem that cooperate homebuying is a problem, corporate purchases are actually low in Clark County, accounting for 618 of 24,624 purchases, or about 2.5 percent, of residential single-family home purchases between January 2020 and July of this year, according to the analysis of Clark County Assessor's Office data conducted by The Columbian.

Who is really buying all the housing in Clark County?

iStock.com/The Columbian illustration While it may seem that cooperate homebuying is a problem, corporate purchases are actually low in Clark County, accounting for 618 of 24,624 purchases, or about 2.5 percent, of residential single-family home purchases between January 2020 and July of this year, according to the analysis of Clark County Assessor's Office data conducted by The Columbian.

October 2, 2022, 6:05am Business

As Clark County residents try to reconcile themselves to rapidly increasing rents and home prices, one possible villain has emerged in the popular imagination: corporate homebuyers. Read story