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Swimmers play on a floating log at Battle Ground Lake State Park.

Check out ‘wild swimming’ at four Clark County swimming holes

August 8, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

There’s a moment at the start of each summer when I fully immerse myself in water at one of my favorite swimming holes. I feel such utter joy that it makes me laugh out loud. It’s a sensation that’s like being embraced and set free all at once. Read story

Sixth-grader Adriana Campbell, 11, jots down her name as she starts to work on her first assignment during the first day of school on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021 at Freeman Elementary School in Flint, Mich. " Schools have begun reopening in the U.S. with most states leaving it up to local schools to decide whether to require masks.

Washington doubles down on school masks, other precautions ahead of school year

August 7, 2021, 1:22pm Editor's Choice

With only about three weeks left before school starts, Washington school districts, including Seattle, are gearing up for another year of masks, social distancing and contact tracing as most children return to the classroom — some, for the first time in 18 months. Read story

Developer buys 1.85-acre Orchards parcel for $1 million

August 7, 2021, 5:57am Business

A 1.85-acre plot of land at 4905 N.E. 122nd Ave. has been sold to MAJ Development Corp. for about $1 million, according to a Friday news release from the broker, Norris & Stevens. Read story

Voodoo Doughnut plans to open a Vancouver location in this former bank building, now painted pink, near Vancouver Mall. At top, a neon sign that adorns the Voodoo Doughnut store in Portland's Old Town-Chinatown neighborhood.

Voodoo Doughnut coming to Vancouver in November

August 6, 2021, 6:05am Business

Portland’s landmark Voodoo Doughnut, known for its distinctive pink carryout boxes and wide range of over-the-top novelty offerings, is preparing to open a store in Vancouver. Voodoo Doughnut CEO Chris Schultz confirmed the plan this week. Read story

Acorn & the Oak's house cocktails are $14.

Lakeside dining: Acorn & the Oak dining room opens for service in Camas

August 6, 2021, 6:00am Clark County Life

Janessa and Chuck Stoltz spent a year renovating the 1936 structure that formerly housed the Lakeside Chalet on Lacamas Lake to create Acorn & the Oak. Then the pandemic hit. The restaurant finally opened for service on Mother’s Day. With COVID-19 restaurant limits lifted, this chic spot on the lake… Read story

Second suspect facing murder charge in Clark County Det. Brown’s death

August 5, 2021, 12:53pm Clark County News Free

Abran Raya Leon, the alleged getaway driver in the fatal shooting of Clark County sheriff’s Detective Jeremy Brown, is now facing charges of second-degree murder, possession of a stolen firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm, according to court records. Read story

Woman pleads not guilty to firearm theft, other charges

Misty Raya, 35, makes a first appearance in Clark County Superior Court on July 26, 2021, on a warrant in a June burglary case. Clark County Prosecutor Tony Golik said the weapon used to fatally shoot sheriff's Detective Jeremy Brown was one of 27 stolen in the burglary.

Misty Raya, one of three people arrested after the fatal shooting of sheriff’s Detective Jeremy Brown, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court to burglary, identity theft and 32 counts of firearm theft. Read story