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Caples Terrace, located at 505 Omaha Way, is a three-story residential building for homeless youth and youth aging out of foster care. Vancouver Housing Authority developed the project in partnership with architecture and engineering firm Otak and LMC Construction.

Vancouver Housing Authority to urge state to redefine affordable housing

Caples Terrace, located at 505 Omaha Way, is a three-story residential building for homeless youth and youth aging out of foster care. Vancouver Housing Authority developed the project in partnership with architecture and engineering firm Otak and LMC Construction.

November 21, 2019, 7:18pm Clark County News

Vancouver Housing Authority looks to change the state’s definition of affordable housing. Currently under state law affordable rental housing means costs (including utilities) do not exceed 30 percent of a household’s monthly income. Read story

Firefighters responded to a gas leak Thursday morning after heavy equipment struck and ruptured a natural gas line at the edge of Vancouver’s Green Meadows neighborhood.

Gas leak shuts down north Vancouver intersection, prompts evacuation

Firefighters responded to a gas leak Thursday morning after heavy equipment struck and ruptured a natural gas line at the edge of Vancouver’s Green Meadows neighborhood.

November 21, 2019, 12:22pm Clark County News

Firefighters responded to a gas leak Thursday morning after heavy equipment struck and ruptured a natural gas line at the edge of Vancouver’s Green Meadows neighborhood. Read story

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Vancouver police: Alcohol, speeding suspected factors in crash involving motorcyclists

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November 21, 2019, 11:27am Clark County News

Vancouver police say alcohol appears to be a factor on the part of two motorcyclists involved in a serious three-vehicle crash Wednesday in the Minnehaha neighborhood. Read story

A hole was cut in the side of this Waste Connections recycling truck so Vancouver firefighters could douse a fire in September 2018.

Waste Connections cites batteries in trash, recycling fires

A hole was cut in the side of this Waste Connections recycling truck so Vancouver firefighters could douse a fire in September 2018.

November 21, 2019, 6:02am Clark County News

On Nov. 15, a Waste Connections recycling truck was making its rounds in the Washougal area when its contents caught on fire. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Is your smartphone displaying a snowflake icon?

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

November 21, 2019, 6:01am Clark County News

Thanksgiving is one week away and the weather has now begun to look rather exciting. If you have a snowflake icon on your smartphone for next week, don’t panic. Various forecast models indicate cold air and moisture next week, which are the right ingredients for local snowfall. Read story

Vancouver Housing Authority gets $1M to house people with disabilities

November 21, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Wednesday announced it was awarding $131.3 million to 325 public housing authorities across the country to provide housing for people with disabilities. This included about $8.7 million for Washington, with $1,005,288 awarded to Vancouver Housing Authority. Read story

State gets A in human trafficking response

November 21, 2019, 5:59am Clark County News

Vancouver-based Shared Hope International on Wednesday released its annual report called the Protect Innocence Challenge that analyzes each state's laws addressing child sex trafficking. Read story

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Medical examiner: Woman struck on Highway 14 died by suicide

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November 20, 2019, 9:08pm Clark County News

A woman who was killed Nov. 9 when she was struck by a tractor-trailer on state Highway 14 near Lieser Road died by suicide, according to the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office. Read story

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2 motorcyclists suffer life-threatening injuries in crash

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November 20, 2019, 8:46pm Clark County News

Two motorcyclists suffered life-threatening injuries in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday night in Vancouver’s West Minnehaha neighborhood. Read story

The City of Vancouver entrance sign is seen at the corner of Sixth and C streets in downtown Vancouver.

City council scrutinizes A Stronger Vancouver priorities, revenue options

The City of Vancouver entrance sign is seen at the corner of Sixth and C streets in downtown Vancouver.

November 20, 2019, 8:44pm Clark County News

As the Vancouver City Council starts to whittle down the scope of a comprehensive, multimillion-dollar proposal aimed at carrying the city sustainably through the next decade, city leaders are starting to look more critically at their options for raising revenue. Read story