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Homelessness Response Coordinator Jamie Spinelli talks with members of the media during a tour of the new Stay Safe Community on Tuesday. The shelter, the first in a planned series, will accommodate up to 40 residents and will be operated by Outsiders Inn.

Safe Stay Community for homeless to open Dec. 23 in east Vancouver

Homelessness Response Coordinator Jamie Spinelli talks with members of the media during a tour of the new Stay Safe Community on Tuesday. The shelter, the first in a planned series, will accommodate up to 40 residents and will be operated by Outsiders Inn.

December 21, 2021, 5:55pm Clark County News

Every night, Michael Iverson gets up intermittently to knock the rainwater puddles off the top of his tent. If he forgets, his tent floods. Read story

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Multnomah sheriff’s deputy from Battle Ground pleads guilty to taking vaccine cards

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December 21, 2021, 11:33am Clark County News

A Battle Ground man who worked as a Multnomah County, Ore., sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty to second-degree official misconduct Tuesday for misusing vaccine cards, according to the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. Read story

Construction is underway on 69 affordable apartments next to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. Units will be reserved for families earning less than half the median local income.

Affordable housing being built adjacent to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center

Construction is underway on 69 affordable apartments next to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. Units will be reserved for families earning less than half the median local income.

December 21, 2021, 6:02am Business

A new affordable housing community will be opening adjacent to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center next summer. PeaceHealth and Mercy Housing Northwest recently celebrated a ground-breaking at the site. Read story

Derek Cunningham, 33, appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular assault. Police say his blood-alcohol content was nearly double the legal driving limit when he crashed into a vehicle stopped on the 78th Street Exit for southbound Interstate 5.

Officials: Vancouver man’s blood alcohol almost double legal limit in fatal I-5 crash in Hazel Dell

Derek Cunningham, 33, appears Monday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular assault. Police say his blood-alcohol content was nearly double the legal driving limit when he crashed into a vehicle stopped on the 78th Street Exit for southbound Interstate 5.

December 20, 2021, 3:13pm Clark County News

Investigators say a Vancouver man’s blood-alcohol content was nearly double the legal driving limit when he crashed Saturday into a vehicle stopped on the 78th Street offramp of Interstate 5, killing one person and injuring two others. Read story

Medical Reserve Corps volunteer Ruth Gorley gives Vancouver resident Ryan Tydingco a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine May 8 at Clark County Public Health's short-term vaccination pod at Woodland High School. After an early rush of people, the flow had slowed down by the late morning for the drop-in vaccination event.

Omicron variant confirmed in Clark County; one case linked to wrestling outbreaks

Medical Reserve Corps volunteer Ruth Gorley gives Vancouver resident Ryan Tydingco a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine May 8 at Clark County Public Health's short-term vaccination pod at Woodland High School. After an early rush of people, the flow had slowed down by the late morning for the drop-in vaccination event.

December 20, 2021, 2:21pm Clark County Health Free

Two cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Clark County. One of the cases is linked to outbreaks among high school wrestling teams in the state. Read story

In mythology, during Christmas, according to Smithsonian Magazine, “While St. Nick is on hand to put candy in the shoes of good kids and birch twigs in the shoes of the bad, Krampus’ particular specialty is punishing naughty children.

In Leavenworth, Christmas skirmish breaks out over rebranding and Krampus Drink Crawl

In mythology, during Christmas, according to Smithsonian Magazine, “While St. Nick is on hand to put candy in the shoes of good kids and birch twigs in the shoes of the bad, Krampus’ particular specialty is punishing naughty children.

December 20, 2021, 8:03am Editor's Choice

The way it’s been portrayed by two religion-advocacy groups, the war on Christmas has descended on the idyllic town of Leavenworth in the Cascade foothills. Read story

A dash camera image shows Kfin Karuo allegedly pointing a gun at a man Sept. 29 in an east Vancouver parking lot.

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A dash camera image shows Kfin Karuo allegedly pointing a gun at a man Sept. 29 in an east Vancouver parking lot.

December 19, 2021, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

A Clark County sheriff’s sergeant who authorized the Oct. 17 pursuit of Kfin Karuo, despite a Vancouver police bulletin warning officers not to contact him, told investigators he was concerned Karuo would commit a violent crime. Read story

As part of the PDX Next project, Portland International Airport unveiled its remodeled Concourse B Dec. 8. The newly remodeled terminal has floor-to-ceiling windows, art, seating and restaurants like Good Coffee and Screen Door, which will open next spring.

PDX remodel takes off: Project to bring Portland airport up to date expected to be finished in 2024

As part of the PDX Next project, Portland International Airport unveiled its remodeled Concourse B Dec. 8. The newly remodeled terminal has floor-to-ceiling windows, art, seating and restaurants like Good Coffee and Screen Door, which will open next spring.

December 19, 2021, 6:04am Business

Walking into the Portland International Airport terminal, things seem a bit different. Read story

FILE - Washington Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, talks to reporters on Feb. 2, 2017 at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Ericksen died Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, after saying in November that he tested positive for COVID-19, although his cause of death was not immediately confirmed on Saturday. He was 52. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Washington Sen. Doug Ericksen dies after COVID battle

FILE - Washington Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, talks to reporters on Feb. 2, 2017 at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Ericksen died Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, after saying in November that he tested positive for COVID-19, although his cause of death was not immediately confirmed on Saturday. He was 52. (AP Photo/Ted S.

December 18, 2021, 5:53pm Editor's Choice

Washington state Sen. Doug Ericksen, a staunch conservative, has died at age 52. Read story

Joshua G. Spellman, 36, of Amboy makes a first appearance Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree murder. Investigators say Spellman fatally shot his long-time friend, 34-year-old Andrew Dickson, following an argument over a video game.

Affidavit: Dispute over video game prompted fatal shooting in north Clark County

Joshua G. Spellman, 36, of Amboy makes a first appearance Friday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree murder. Investigators say Spellman fatally shot his long-time friend, 34-year-old Andrew Dickson, following an argument over a video game.

December 17, 2021, 12:28pm Clark County News

A 36-year-old man allegedly shot and killed his friend of 26 years Wednesday night in north Clark County after the two argued over a mishap in a role-playing, hack-and-slash video game. Read story