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Clark County News

Clark County’s nonfarm employment dropped by an estimated 2,500 jobs in January, ending at 165,700. Aside from the federal jobs, some of the biggest losses were in retail trade, which lost 800 jobs; business services, which lost 200 jobs; and construction, food services and K-12 education, which each lost 300 jobs.

Shutdown plays role in rise of unemployment in January

Clark County’s nonfarm employment dropped by an estimated 2,500 jobs in January, ending at 165,700. Aside from the federal jobs, some of the biggest losses were in retail trade, which lost 800 jobs; business services, which lost 200 jobs; and construction, food services and K-12 education, which each lost 300 jobs.

March 13, 2019, 6:03am Business

Clark County’s unemployment rate jumped to 5.4 percent in January, according to Washington Employment Security Department data released Tuesday. Read story

Scammers targeting Clark Public Utilities customers

March 13, 2019, 6:01am Clark County News

Thousands of Clark Public Utilities customers have reportedly been targeted with bogus emails and fraudulent phone calls. Read story

Evergreen Public Schools Superintendent Mike Merlino, then the chief operating officer for the district, discusses a bond request with The Columbian's Editorial Board in January 2018.

Evergreen Public Schools exploring areas to cut budget

Evergreen Public Schools Superintendent Mike Merlino, then the chief operating officer for the district, discusses a bond request with The Columbian's Editorial Board in January 2018.

March 12, 2019, 9:53pm Clark County News

Paul Warner isn’t sleeping well. Read story

Motorists pass Vancouver City Hall on a rainy morning.

Vancouver hit with disability lawsuit

Motorists pass Vancouver City Hall on a rainy morning.

March 12, 2019, 9:18pm Clark County News

A former employee of the Vancouver city attorney’s office has filed a lawsuit seeking $12 million, claiming that her former employer caused her health to deteriorate by refusing to reasonably accommodate her disability. Read story

An Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft departing for Calgary taxis to a runway at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, on Tuesday.

Small percentage of PDX flights are on Boeing 737 MAX 8

An Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft departing for Calgary taxis to a runway at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, on Tuesday.

March 12, 2019, 8:37pm Clark County News

If you catch a flight to or from Portland, will you ride aboard the type of Boeing jet involved in two recent plane crashes? Probably not. Read story

Residents report scammers’ efforts to trick them into phony tax payments

March 12, 2019, 7:50pm Clark County News

With Clark County residents paying taxes over the next few weeks, some are trying to illegally entice them to pay more. Read story

Two Vancouver men charged over Portland brawls

March 12, 2019, 7:46pm Clark County News

The Multnomah County, Ore., district attorney on Tuesday released a sealed indictment charging two Vancouver men affiliated with far-right groups organizing in the Northwest with assault, following a year of street brawls with protestors. Read story

Vancouver man suspected of viewing more than 1,000 child porn images

March 12, 2019, 7:43pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man who allegedly possessed more than 1,000 images of child pornography made his first court appearance Tuesday. Read story

Brett Nair, center, consultant with the Oregon Education Association, speaks during a meeting of Clark College Association for Higher Education members on campus Tuesday afternoon. Nair encouraged members to stand united during ongoing union negotiations.

Clark College faculty union emphasizes unity

Brett Nair, center, consultant with the Oregon Education Association, speaks during a meeting of Clark College Association for Higher Education members on campus Tuesday afternoon. Nair encouraged members to stand united during ongoing union negotiations.

March 12, 2019, 7:08pm Clark County News

In a series of forums this week, Clark College’s faculty union emphasized a need to show a united force as negotiations continue with the Vancouver community college. Read story

An informational sign about the measles is posted in the entrance of the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office Monday morning, Feb. 4, 2019.

Clark County confirmed measles cases rise to 71

An informational sign about the measles is posted in the entrance of the Kaiser Permanente Cascade Park office Monday morning, Feb. 4, 2019.

March 12, 2019, 2:15pm Clark County Health

Another case of measles has been confirmed in Clark County, the first since March 2. That brings the total to 71 since the outbreak started, according to Clark County Public Health. Read story