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Rep. Monica Jurado Stonier, left, and challenger Russell Barber, candidates for the 49th District House, Position 2, shake hands at the beginning of their segment of a recent League of Women Voters forum.

Is it time for change in 49th Legislative District? Newcomers challenge 3 incumbentsvideo icon

Rep. Monica Jurado Stonier, left, and challenger Russell Barber, candidates for the 49th District House, Position 2, shake hands at the beginning of their segment of a recent League of Women Voters forum.

October 9, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

The three incumbent Democrats representing the 49th Legislative District are all facing political newcomers on the Nov. 5 ballot. Read story

Kathleen Stevens takes a phone call from a woman fleeing domestic violence with nowhere to go in July.

‘There’s nowhere for her to go’: Number of homeless domestic violence survivors has doubled in Clark County

Kathleen Stevens takes a phone call from a woman fleeing domestic violence with nowhere to go in July.

October 9, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

Kathleen Stevens recently took a phone call from a woman in Vancouver who believed her abuser would kill her that night. She’s terrified for her life and Stevens, an 82-year-old Hazel Dell woman who uses her savings to help fleeing domestic violence victims, is her last hope. Read story

Ridgefield farmer Rob Baur checks to see if the bin filled with recently harvested hazelnuts is ready to ship out.

‘You have to beat the squirrels and the rain’: Ridgefield farm harvests its first commercial hazelnut crop

Ridgefield farmer Rob Baur checks to see if the bin filled with recently harvested hazelnuts is ready to ship out.

October 9, 2024, 6:05am Business

For Ridgefield farmer Rob Baur, harvesting his farm’s first commercial hazelnut crop this fall and shipping it off to buyers was a race against time and nature. Read story

With rolled oats, apples, applesauce, cranberries, pecans and maple syrup, this baked oatmeal is a sweet way to start your day.

Prepare to seize the day, even when you don’t want to, with Apple Cranberry Baked Oatmeal

With rolled oats, apples, applesauce, cranberries, pecans and maple syrup, this baked oatmeal is a sweet way to start your day.

October 9, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

I’ll tell you a secret: I very nearly didn’t show up for my first day at The Columbian. After several years of working part-time at home, I didn’t know whether I still had the interpersonal skills or temperament to work in an office. Read story

An apple cider margarita was one of the drinks available at the Sept. 21, 2024, launch party for Garden to Glass, a new Washougal business offering a dry-hire mobile bar for parties and events.

Garden to Glass mobile bar launches in Washougal; booze not included

An apple cider margarita was one of the drinks available at the Sept. 21, 2024, launch party for Garden to Glass, a new Washougal business offering a dry-hire mobile bar for parties and events.

October 9, 2024, 6:02am Business

A few years ago, Baiylie Bancroft had a revelation while making drinks for a get-together at her Washougal home. Read story

Transportation continues to be the main source of greenhouse gas emissions in Vancouver, according to a report recently released by the city.

Transportation continues to be main source of greenhouse gas emissions in Vancouver

Transportation continues to be the main source of greenhouse gas emissions in Vancouver, according to a report recently released by the city.

October 8, 2024, 5:39pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Transportation and travel are responsible for half of Vancouver’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to the city’s recently released greenhouse gas inventory. The city undertook the assessment as part of its plan to become carbon neutral by 2040. Read story

Lashay Gates, left, aunt of Layla Stewart, reads a victim impact statement as she joins her mom, Kristie Mays, grandmother of Layla Stewart, while Kirkland Warren is sentenced to life in prison for her death and the the deaths of her mom, Meshay Melendez, at the Clark County Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 8, 2024.

Kirkland Warren gets life in prison in murders of Meshay Melendez and daughter Layla Stewart

Lashay Gates, left, aunt of Layla Stewart, reads a victim impact statement as she joins her mom, Kristie Mays, grandmother of Layla Stewart, while Kirkland Warren is sentenced to life in prison for her death and the the deaths of her mom, Meshay Melendez, at the Clark County Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 8, 2024.

October 8, 2024, 5:30pm Clark County News

Although Kirkland Warren will serve a life sentence in prison, friends and family of the Vancouver mother and daughter he shot to death in March 2023 say they don’t feel justice was served. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, from left, debates the issues with challenger Joe Kent at KATU studios in Portland on Monday night, Oct. 7, 2024.

Gluesenkamp Perez and Kent spar as poll shows rematch is a dead heat

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, from left, debates the issues with challenger Joe Kent at KATU studios in Portland on Monday night, Oct. 7, 2024.

October 8, 2024, 3:17pm Clark County News Free

Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Republican Joe Kent’s contrasting personalities and policies came into sharper focus during a debate Monday as a new poll showed their race to represent southwest Washington in Congress in a dead heat. Read story

FILE - Workers board up a grocery store to protect it from Hurricane Milton, in Progreso, Yucatan state, Mexico, Oct. 7, 2024.

An unusual hurricane season goes from ultra quiet to record busy and spawns Helene and Milton

FILE - Workers board up a grocery store to protect it from Hurricane Milton, in Progreso, Yucatan state, Mexico, Oct. 7, 2024.

October 8, 2024, 1:49pm Latest News

Explosively intensifying Hurricane Milton is the latest freaky system to come out of what veteran hurricane scientists call the weirdest storm season of their lives. Read story

The New York Stock Exchange, rear, is shown on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in New York.

Stock market today: Wall Street rebounds after Hong Kong stocks fall to worst day since 2008

The New York Stock Exchange, rear, is shown on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in New York.

October 8, 2024, 1:47pm Business

U.S. stocks rebounded Tuesday after falling oil prices released some of the pressure that built up on the market. Read story