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Nathan Vernon, right, walks toward his work site Monday morning as a crew from Pro Paint Northwest renovates the former motor repair shop at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Built in 1919, it is one of five buildings in the East Barracks getting exterior makeovers.

Vancouver Barracks renovation underway

Nathan Vernon, right, walks toward his work site Monday morning as a crew from Pro Paint Northwest renovates the former motor repair shop at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Built in 1919, it is one of five buildings in the East Barracks getting exterior makeovers.

November 20, 2017, 5:48pm Clark County News

Five longtime military figures at Vancouver Barracks are getting back in uniform. Read story

18-year-old dies after early Saturday crash

November 20, 2017, 5:02pm Clark County News

A Vancouver woman who was injured in an early Saturday morning crash at the intersection of Mill Plain and Fourth Plain boulevards, in west Vancouver, has died. Read story

This image taken from video provided by KGW-TV Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, shows fire damage to the area surrounding the Angel's Rest trail in the Columbia River Gorge near Cascade Locks, Ore. The fire has scorched 52 square miles (134 square kilometers) east of Portland, Ore., but firefighters, aided by cooler temperatures, have managed to contain some of the blaze.

Mom of Vancouver teen accused of wildfire: ‘This is a trauma for him’

This image taken from video provided by KGW-TV Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, shows fire damage to the area surrounding the Angel's Rest trail in the Columbia River Gorge near Cascade Locks, Ore. The fire has scorched 52 square miles (134 square kilometers) east of Portland, Ore., but firefighters, aided by cooler temperatures, have managed to contain some of the blaze.

November 20, 2017, 12:16pm Clark County News

Those close to a 15-year-old boy accused of starting a wildfire by tossing fireworks along a trail in Oregon’s scenic Columbia River Gorge says he is from a church-going large Ukrainian family mortified by what happened. Read story

Catch up on the news.

Morning Press: Luyster found guilty; rats at Wal-Mart; All-Region soccer

Catch up on the news.

November 20, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

Catch up on all of the news you may have missed from over the weekend. Read story

Marc Kramer, assistant professor of environmental chemistry at Washington State University Vancouver, looks over an isotope-ratio mass spectrometer in a lab on campus. Kramer has discovered that vast amounts of carbon can be stored by soil minerals more that a foot below the surface.

Researcher says ‘radical farming ideas’ could trap more carbon dioxide in soil

Marc Kramer, assistant professor of environmental chemistry at Washington State University Vancouver, looks over an isotope-ratio mass spectrometer in a lab on campus. Kramer has discovered that vast amounts of carbon can be stored by soil minerals more that a foot below the surface.

November 20, 2017, 6:03am Clark County News

Deep-rooted plants may be key to removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere if land managers can capitalize on a new scientific finding from Marc Kramer, an assistant professor at Washington State University Vancouver, and his associates. Read story

The Lincoln Place, a new 30-unit apartment complex in downtown Vancouver, offers permanent housing to chronically homeless individuals in Clark County. It provides a variety of support services to its tenants under contracts arranged thanks to flexibility Vancouver Housing Authority has been granted in following federal rules.

Housing authority OKs $58 million budget

The Lincoln Place, a new 30-unit apartment complex in downtown Vancouver, offers permanent housing to chronically homeless individuals in Clark County. It provides a variety of support services to its tenants under contracts arranged thanks to flexibility Vancouver Housing Authority has been granted in following federal rules.

November 20, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

Vancouver Housing Authority’s $58 million 2018 budget was approved Thursday during its board of directors meeting. The budget was finessed during a workshop last month to account for an expected shortfall in the Section 8 program, which provides rental assistance. Read story

One hurt in rear-end crash exiting interstate

November 19, 2017, 10:49pm Clark County News

A Vancouver woman was hospitalized Sunday after her SUV was rear-ended while trying to merge onto Northeast 99th Street from Interstate 5, according to the Washington State Patrol. Read story

Mark Melchert and Judy Bealer dance at one of the city parks and recreation department’s regular 50 and Better dances Sunday at the Firstenburg Community Center.

Seniors mix it up at local dances, finding fun, fitness and friends

Mark Melchert and Judy Bealer dance at one of the city parks and recreation department’s regular 50 and Better dances Sunday at the Firstenburg Community Center.

November 19, 2017, 10:29pm Clark County News

The city parks and recreation department’s senior dances have been moved to the Firstenburg Community Center while the regular dance floor at the Luepke Community Center is resurfaced. Read story

Recovery Café wants to serve up hope, help

November 19, 2017, 8:32pm Clark County News

Recovery is a forward-moving action. But for many in recovery from alcoholism or drug addiction, there are forces constantly trying to stop that movement. Read story

Public meetings for the week of Nov. 19

November 19, 2017, 7:00pm Clark County News

Public meetings for the week of Nov. 19 Read story