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More than 50 spots are reserved for motor vehicles at the Evergreen Transit Center in northeast Vancouver. The site, which is staffed during the daytime and monitored by security at night, serves around 70 people on average. There are portable restrooms, handwashing stations and trash services at the parking area.

Clark County officials, nonprofits try four new approaches to homelessness

More than 50 spots are reserved for motor vehicles at the Evergreen Transit Center in northeast Vancouver. The site, which is staffed during the daytime and monitored by security at night, serves around 70 people on average. There are portable restrooms, handwashing stations and trash services at the parking area.

March 27, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive

As number who are houseless climbs and shelters continue to be full, local officials, nonprofits turn to innovative programs Read story

Leonard Samuel Shoen (1916-1999) and his first wife, Anna Carty Shoen (1922-1957), designed and built the first U-Haul trailers in Ridgefield on the Carty family ranch. This 1955 photo shows Sam beside one of U-Haul's trailers. The couple's $5,000 gamble turned into an empire worth billions of dollars that's among the most recognizable brands in the nation.

Clark County History: U-Haul

Leonard Samuel Shoen (1916-1999) and his first wife, Anna Carty Shoen (1922-1957), designed and built the first U-Haul trailers in Ridgefield on the Carty family ranch. This 1955 photo shows Sam beside one of U-Haul's trailers. The couple's $5,000 gamble turned into an empire worth billions of dollars that's among the most recognizable brands in the nation.

March 27, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Life

After World War II, America was on the move. So were Leonard “Sam” Shoen and his wife, the former Anna Mary Carty. Having no way to transport their belongings from California when they moved to Ridgefield, they left them behind. Read story

FILE- Jefferson E. Davis, spokesman for a group pushing for a broad review of the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin, holds up a copy of the Declaration of Independence before leading a group of about 100 people into the state Capitol offices of Republican state leaders asking them to sign subpoenas for access to voting machines, ballots and other election material, on Sept. 10, 2021, in Madison, Wis. The push by Republicans to conduct partisan ballot reviews like the one that unfolded last year in Arizona has spread beyond battleground states disputed by former President Donald Trump. Lawmakers in GOP-dominated state legislative chambers are calling not only for another look at the 2020 presidential election but also the ability to question future contests.

GOP’s push for state ballot reviews sows distrust in elections

FILE- Jefferson E. Davis, spokesman for a group pushing for a broad review of the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin, holds up a copy of the Declaration of Independence before leading a group of about 100 people into the state Capitol offices of Republican state leaders asking them to sign subpoenas for access to voting machines, ballots and other election material, on Sept. 10, 2021, in Madison, Wis. The push by Republicans to conduct partisan ballot reviews like the one that unfolded last year in Arizona has spread beyond battleground states disputed by former President Donald Trump. Lawmakers in GOP-dominated state legislative chambers are calling not only for another look at the 2020 presidential election but also the ability to question future contests.

March 26, 2022, 9:02pm Editor's Choice

The push by Republicans to conduct partisan ballot reviews similar to the one that unfolded last year in Arizona has spread beyond the battleground states where former President Donald Trump disputed his loss, an effort that has had mixed legislative success but has sown doubts about whether future elections can… Read story

Police chase, crash close Interstate 5 near La Center for hours

March 26, 2022, 8:14am Clark County News

A 55-year-old Longview man was struck by a car and killed on Interstate 5 near La Center after leading police on a chase Friday night. Read story

Construction began this week on nine homes at Evergreen Habitat for Humanity's Johnson Village, a plot of land in east Vancouver recently acquired by the organization. Those homes will all be owned by the Habitat Home Trust, a program launched by the organization that aims to create and preserve affordable housing stock in Clark County using a community land trust model. In this photo, Bill Lanavan, center, of Vancouver, staples a segment of Tyvek HomeWrap while CJ Joyce, right, of Vancouver, holds a ladder on Friday at the construction site.

Three community land trusts work to expand affordable housing in Clark County

Construction began this week on nine homes at Evergreen Habitat for Humanity's Johnson Village, a plot of land in east Vancouver recently acquired by the organization. Those homes will all be owned by the Habitat Home Trust, a program launched by the organization that aims to create and preserve affordable housing stock in Clark County using a community land trust model. In this photo, Bill Lanavan, center, of Vancouver, staples a segment of Tyvek HomeWrap while CJ Joyce, right, of Vancouver, holds a ladder on Friday at the construction site.

March 26, 2022, 6:06am Clark County News

3 local organizations turn to programs to expand affordable home options in Clark County Read story

Seton Catholic’s David Moore takes a corner kick on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at Seton Catholic Preparatory School. The Cougars won 3-1 in the 1A Trico League game.

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Seton Catholic’s David Moore takes a corner kick on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at Seton Catholic Preparatory School. The Cougars won 3-1 in the 1A Trico League game.

March 25, 2022, 5:18pm Clark County News

"Monkey noises" can be heard in the crowd as Black player from Seton Catholic was taking a penalty kick Read story

Bryan Andrade, 21, of Vancouver appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree domestic violence assault, drive-by shooting and aiming or discharging a firearm. He is accused of firing at least 30 rounds near his girlfriend's feet and in the air Thursday night at an east Vancouver apartment complex after an argument.

Vancouver man faces charges for allegedly firing 30 rounds at his girlfriend’s feet

Bryan Andrade, 21, of Vancouver appears Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of first-degree domestic violence assault, drive-by shooting and aiming or discharging a firearm. He is accused of firing at least 30 rounds near his girlfriend's feet and in the air Thursday night at an east Vancouver apartment complex after an argument.

March 25, 2022, 12:05pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man is accused of firing at least 30 rounds toward his girlfriend’s feet and in the air Thursday night at an east Vancouver apartment complex during an argument. Read story

Ruby, a working K-9 for the Rhode Island State Police and former shelter dog, holds in a down-stay outside the state police barracks in North Kingstown, R.I., Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. The Australian shepherd and border collie mix will be featured in a Netflix movie titled "Rescued by Ruby", which chronicles the dog's life from being returned five times to a shelter as an uncontrollable pup to an eleven year veteran search and rescue K-9.

‘Rescued by Ruby’ tells police K-9’s story

Ruby, a working K-9 for the Rhode Island State Police and former shelter dog, holds in a down-stay outside the state police barracks in North Kingstown, R.I., Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. The Australian shepherd and border collie mix will be featured in a Netflix movie titled "Rescued by Ruby", which chronicles the dog's life from being returned five times to a shelter as an uncontrollable pup to an eleven year veteran search and rescue K-9.

March 25, 2022, 6:02am Editor's Choice

This is the story of a mischievous mutt who turned out to be a very good girl. Such a good girl, in fact, that she saved a life. Read story

Photo contributed by the Jaime Herrera Beutler Campaign

Herrera Beutler phone town hall addresses Ukraine, gas, cops, fish and roads

Photo contributed by the Jaime Herrera Beutler Campaign

March 24, 2022, 1:24pm Clark County News

On Tuesday night, U.S. Rep Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle Ground, held a telephone town hall to speak with constituents in Washington's 3rd Congressional District. Read story

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Man accused of sexual assault at outdoor restrooms near Vancouver community center, park

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March 23, 2022, 5:13pm Clark County News

A man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman — who police say is developmentally delayed — March 14 in an outdoor restroom near a Vancouver community center and park. Read story