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Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American. How to protect yourself

August 18, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

About four months after a notorious hacking group claimed to have stolen an extraordinary amount of sensitive personal information from a major data broker, a member of the group has reportedly released most of it for free on an online marketplace for stolen personal data. Read story

Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson visited Vancouver Saturday for a fundraiser in support of 3rd Congressional candidate Joe Kent, a Republican from Yacolt.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson visits Vancouver for Joe Kent fundraiser

August 17, 2024, 2:46pm Clark County News

For a $1,000 suggested donation, Kent supporters gained entry to a noon reception Saturday with Johnson at El Gaucho at The Waterfront Vancouver. Read story

A man accepts money from a passing motorist in Tucson, Ariz.

New bans on panhandling in medians spark debate over free speech rights

August 17, 2024, 1:45pm Latest News

Despite court rulings that soliciting money is protected as free speech, some cities and at least one state are considering new restrictions on panhandling in traffic medians, arguing it’s a safety hazard. Read story

The fate of the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program is uncertain as the November election looms.

Could the November election spell trouble for the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement project?

August 17, 2024, 6:14am Business Subscriber Exclusive

The Columbia River Crossing project probably wouldn’t have died in the Legislature in 2013 if not for just a handful of Clark County voters. Read story

Barbara James, Fort Vancouver High School Class of 1981, left, joins metal detectorist Craig Nichols, revisit the spot where Nichols found her class ring at Wintler Park. Nichols recovered and returned the ring that had been missing for 42 years.

A Fort Vancouver grad lost her cherished class ring in 1982; 42 years later it was returned to her

August 17, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

Forty-two years ago, Fort Vancouver High School graduate Barbara Pederson spent a day on the beach at Wintler Park. Before sunbathing, she took off her class ring — a precious graduation present from her parents — and put it in her bag. She didn’t want an unsightly tan line on… Read story

From the Newsroom: We’re putting digital first

For at least 10 years, all of the journalism experts and academics have been telling newspaper editors, “Put digital first!” I don’t disagree with that, and we have done a lot already. Next week we’ll be taking another trip down that highway, one that may be noticed by our print… Read story

Trico League has lasting legacy of 100 years

A collection of artifacts, photographs and newspaper archives from the mid-1920s showcasing schools in the region's small-schools league that formed in 1924.

Sitting in a seventh-row church pew at a funeral Washougal’s mayor dubbed one of the largest the town had seen, Frederick Lash reached for his open-faced pocket watch when a familiar voice asked, “This spot here, is it open?” Read story