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Kim Gatbunton, center, holds a photo of her son Josh Gatbunton, who was shot and killed during a 2008 robbery at an apartment in Tacoma, Wash., as she listens to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, lower left, speak Wednesday, March 23, 2022, before signing a package of bills to tighten gun laws in Washington state at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Washington governor signs bills tightening gun rules

March 23, 2022, 2:29pm Editor's Choice

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a package of bills Wednesday tightening the state's gun laws, including a measure that bans the manufacture, distribution and sale of firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Read story

Washington State Department of Ecology levies $131K fine on Vancouver contractor

March 23, 2022, 6:03am Business Briefs

Vancouver-based contractor Rotschy Inc. on Monday was fined $131,000 by the Washington State Department of Ecology after inspectors reportedly discovered sediment and stormwater runoff from a construction site into nearby wetlands and Packard Creek in Ridgefield. Read story

Tyler Harris, 28, was found fatally shot Aug. 29 in Vancouver's Bagley Downs neighborhood. Crime Stoppers of Oregon is offering a reward for information about his death that leads to an arrest.

Reward offered for information about Vancouver man’s August homicide

March 22, 2022, 10:33am Clark County News Free

The Vancouver Police Department, in partnership with Crime Stoppers of Oregon, is seeking the public’s help to solve the August fatal shooting of a man in the Bagley Downs neighborhood. Read story

The Kirkland Tower is set to open June 1 after multiple delays for supply chain, labor and permitting issues for the hotel and condo project.

Waterfront Vancouver projects Kirkland Tower, Hotel Indigo face delays

March 22, 2022, 6:02am Business

The Kirkland Tower and Hotel Indigo projects at The Waterfront Vancouver are facing more delays, with developers now targeting June 1 as their opening date. Read story

Steven Hollifield is opening Creekside Barbecue in the former location of a Pizza Schmizza in Salmon Creek Square on Tenney Road in Salmon Creek.

Creekside Barbecue expected to open in Salmon Creek in April

March 22, 2022, 6:01am Business

Creekside Barbecue will soon open at 910 N.E. Tenney Road in the space formerly occupied by Pizza Schmizza in Salmon Creek. Read story

Chuck's Produce & Street Market had been up for sale since the end of 2021.

Chuck’s Produce stores sold to Canadian company

March 21, 2022, 6:50pm Business

Chuck’s Produce has been purchased but the name and the faces customers regularly see at the store will remain the same — and they’ll get to see them on Saturday. Read story

Avreaunte Emmanuel Bennett, 24, of Vancouver appears Monday morning in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree domestic violence murder. He is accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend, Stephanie Jones, and dumping her body at Rooster Rock State Park in Oregon.

Vancouver man faces murder allegation in shooting death of girlfriend

March 21, 2022, 2:18pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend during an argument and dumping her body at an Oregon state park in August appeared Monday in Clark County Superior Court. Read story

Rashawn Laray Anderson, 41, of Portland, let, makes a first appearance Monday morning in Clark County Superior Court after allegedly robbing a Kohl’s in Hazel Dell and fleeing a pursuing Clark County deputy. His co-defendant, Joshua Young, is accused of shooting at the deputy during the pursuit. Joshua Tyler Young, 32, of St.

Two in court in Hazel Dell Kohl’s robbery, shooting

March 21, 2022, 11:42am Clark County News

An Oregon man, accused of shooting at a pursuing Clark County deputy Saturday while fleeing the scene of a robbery at a Hazel Dell store, appeared with an alleged accomplice Monday in Clark County Superior Court. Read story

Starting in fall 2022, schools in Washington are required by law to provide menstrual hygiene products in all restrooms designated for female students and at least one gender-neutral restroom.

Hockinson High sophomores raise money to stock hygiene products in restrooms

March 21, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Health

On a cold day in January, Lilly Crabb went to the principal’s office. She wasn’t in trouble; in fact, she had some concerns of her own. Read story

Schuyler Hoss, who retired recently after working in state government, enjoys a walk at The Waterfront Vancouver on Monday morning.

Did the Great Resignation hide a Great Retirement in Clark County?

March 20, 2022, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Every week, Schuyler Hoss takes a walk around Vancouver, gazing upon the projects he helped bring to fruition during his 14 years working for the governor’s office. It’s one of his favorite retirement pastimes. The walk reveals memories of his work, as those days are now behind him. Read story