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Police lights illuminate the food court entrance to Vancouver Mall after a shooting on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024.

Vancouver Mall reopens after masked shooter sent panicked shoppers fleeing

November 1, 2024, 10:20am Clark County News

Vancouver Mall reopened at 3 p.m., one day after one person was killed and two were injured in a chaotic Halloween night shooting in the second-level food court. Read story

A proposed bond measure would fund a replacement track and synthetic turf field at Hockinson High School, which would make it possible to have year-round, multi-use access and reduce annual maintenance costs.

Hockinson School District places $87 million bond on the February ballot

October 31, 2024, 4:36pm Clark County News

The Hockinson School District board earlier this week voted unanimously to place an $87 million bond on the Feb. 11 ballot. Read story

Portland police released a surveillance photo of a suspect in arsons directed at Portland and Vancouver ballot drop boxes.

Suspect in Vancouver, Portland ballot box attacks ‘intends to continue … targeted attacks,’ say Portland police

October 30, 2024, 2:06pm Clark County News Free

Investigators have released more details on the suspect in the arson attacks on ballot boxes in Portland and Vancouver and believe he may have plans for more attacks, the Portland Police Bureau announced Wednesday at a press conference. Read story

Earlier this month, the property neighboring the Lacamas Heritage Trailhead was tilled and planted with clover. Some botanists worry it has wiped out most of Washington’s remaining Bradshaw’s lomatium plants, although the property owners disagree.

Camas field containing rare, native plant tilled; owner says species will come back, but botanists disagree

October 30, 2024, 12:37pm Clark County News

In just a few hours earlier this month, nearly the entire remaining population of Bradshaw’s lomatium, an extremely rare native perennial plant species also known as desert parsley, was wiped out after a 20-acre parcel of private property was tilled by the owners. At least that’s the claim made by… Read story

Rick Seekins, a homeowner at the Vista Del Rio mobile home park, walks outside his home, which cannot be moved if the park is sold for development. The city of Vancouver is considering a mobile home overlay zone that would prevent manufactured home parks from being sold and turned into commercial buildings or other forms of housing.

A zoning change in Vancouver could prevent mobile home parks from being leveled for development

October 30, 2024, 6:10am Business

Amid fears that their mobile-home park could be sold to developers, residents of Vista Del Rio are urging the Vancouver City Council to pass regulations protecting parks like theirs from being leveled to make way for something else. Read story

Does Trump plan to send Columbia River water to California? It’s unclear

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference held at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C.

About a dozen media outlets around the U.S. and Canada reported in recent weeks that former President Donald Trump seemed to propose diverting the Columbia River to solve California’s water crisis and fight wildfires. Read story

Clark County has 22 requests for new surface mines; 20 are from the same company

An aerial view of the Washougal quarry near the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. The county has received 22 applications for surface mining zoning, which would significantly expand the county’s mining operations, similar to the Washougal quarry, if approved.

October 28, 2024, 12:09pm Business

The number of surface mining operations in Clark County could significantly increase in the coming years. The county received 22 requests, all but two from the same company, for surface mining zoning in northern and eastern rural areas of the county. Read story