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Candles in memory of Kevin Peterson Jr. are seen at the Hazel Dell branch of U.S. Bank on Oct. 30.

Prosecutors reviewing probe of fatal police shooting of Peterson have thorny history with one of family’s attorneys

December 9, 2020, 4:01pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Pierce County prosecutors reviewing the investigation into the fatal police shooting of Kevin Peterson Jr. have a thorny history with one of the attorneys representing the 21-year-old Black man’s family. Read story

Oscar Paniagua of Peninsula Glass, right, helps prepare an order for a customer while working with colleagues. Peninsula Glass was named 2020 Small Business of the Year by the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce.

Peninsula Glass celebrated, wins top award for small businesses

December 9, 2020, 6:04am Business

The path to success is clear for Peninsula Glass Company: “You could almost define what we do by what other people don’t do,” owner Tom Kemp said. Read story

Heritage High School's choir performs "Flight Song" by Kim Andre Arnesen in a video posted to YouTube.

Heritage High School’s choirs find their virtual voices

December 9, 2020, 6:04am Clark County News

When it comes to music creativity, Billy Buhl doesn’t stop at subpar. Read story

Judge Bernard Veljacic, left, talks with John Jones, a contract security company manager, as he testifies in an evidentiary hearing in a public records lawsuit on Monday morning. Veljacic ruled in favor of releasing footage from jail surveillance cameras that captured the incident that led to the 2015 death of Mycheal Lynch, an inmate at the jail.

Inslee appoints Veljacic to appeals court bench

December 9, 2020, 6:03am Clark County News

Clark County Superior Court Judge Bernard Veljacic has been appointed to the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division 2, the governor's office announced Tuesday. Read story

Vancouver Housing Authority wins grant to fight youth homelessness

December 9, 2020, 6:02am Clark County News

The Vancouver Housing Authority will receive $136,159 to help prevent youth homelessness in a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read story

Temporary homeless shelter at former Motel 6 closes

Homeless people that need to be quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic will be housed by the county ay the Motel 6 on Chkalov Drive.

A temporary homeless shelter at the former Motel 6 in east Vancouver, created in response to COVID-19, closed Monday afternoon. The closure, expected for several months as funding sources disappeared, is believed to have left dozens without immediate living arrangements. Read story

Weather Eye: Wet weather expected to return this week; does moon play role?

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Looking skyward today it appears a tad bit damp, as showers were in the forecast. We may have a dry day Wednesday but then a period of wet weather finally arrives. This unsettled weather will continue through the weekend and beyond. There is a fetch of moisture streaming off Hawaii… Read story