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The front facade of Laundry Love, a coin-operated laundromat, was repaired and the cinder block exterior repainted after a Dodge Charger crashed into the building in May. The laundromat could open next month.

Laundry Love to reopen

The front facade of Laundry Love, a coin-operated laundromat, was repaired and the cinder block exterior repainted after a Dodge Charger crashed into the building in May. The laundromat could open next month.

October 23, 2017, 10:00pm Clark County News

Laundry Love has gotten a lot of love from nearby residents and volunteers since a Dodge Charger careened through its front door last spring. Read story

Domestic violence suspect makes first court appearance

October 23, 2017, 5:41pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man reportedly suffering a mental health crisis is accused of stabbing his grandfather in the stomach and trashing his residence Friday night, according to court documents. Read story

A landslide closed Washougal River Road in both directions at Milepost 4 through the weekend (Clark County Public Works).

Washougal River Road reopens following weekend closure

A landslide closed Washougal River Road in both directions at Milepost 4 through the weekend (Clark County Public Works).

October 23, 2017, 1:19pm Clark County News

Washougal River Road reopened in both directions Monday following a three-day closure near Milepost 4 caused by a small landslide and unstable hillside. Read story

Dense fog advisory issued for morning commute

October 23, 2017, 6:57am Clark County News

The National Weather Service in Portland issued a dense fog advisory early this morning, which is in effect until 9 a.m. But the fog should begin to gradually dissipate after sunrise. Read story

Volunteer attorney Ben Moody gives a client legal advice during a meeting at the Clark County Courthouse on Friday. Moody typically volunteers every Friday giving advice to people facing evictions.

Advocates, landlords at odds over some tenant protections

Volunteer attorney Ben Moody gives a client legal advice during a meeting at the Clark County Courthouse on Friday. Moody typically volunteers every Friday giving advice to people facing evictions.

October 23, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

A law in Washington that became effective in June 2016 allows tenants to seek an order of limited dissemination, which basically stops screening agencies from showing a prior eviction or using that past to calculate a rental score. Read story

Property management staff clear remaining possessions from tenant patios at the Courtyard Village apartment complex in Vancouver in 2014. Because of new ownership and planned renovations, many tenants were given notices to vacate.

Evictions: Tools are available to help, but organizations struggle to keep up

Property management staff clear remaining possessions from tenant patios at the Courtyard Village apartment complex in Vancouver in 2014. Because of new ownership and planned renovations, many tenants were given notices to vacate.

October 23, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

More than 1,100 eviction notices were filed in Clark County last year, and the same number are expected this year. Read story

Catch up on the news.

Morning Press: Evictions; Officials crack down on license plate cheats; Hello Waffles

Catch up on the news.

October 23, 2017, 6:03am Clark County News

It was  rainy weekend.  Find out what the workweek has in store with our local weather coverage. Here are some of the stories that grabbed readers’ attention this week. Getting evicted: A 1-2 punch Charmaine Crossley and Kate Dunphy talk in hushed voices on the top floor of the… Read story

Vancouver Police are starting a program to encourage voluntary license compliance. NOW (Neighbors On Watch) volunteers are taking to the streets of Vancouver to inventory out-of-state license plates in neighborhoods. Scott Abels, a NOW volunteer, puts a notice on a car with out-of-state license plates in the Landover-Sharmel neighborhood. On top off loosing revenue from license plate cheats, the city of Vancouver could be missing out on $4 million in sales tax as a result of Washington residents keeping their Oregon driver’s licenses and opting out of sales tax at the register.

County, city calculate sales tax loss from ‘leakage’ to Oregon

Vancouver Police are starting a program to encourage voluntary license compliance. NOW (Neighbors On Watch) volunteers are taking to the streets of Vancouver to inventory out-of-state license plates in neighborhoods. Scott Abels, a NOW volunteer, puts a notice on a car with out-of-state license plates in the Landover-Sharmel neighborhood. On top off loosing revenue from license plate cheats, the city of Vancouver could be missing out on $4 million in sales tax as a result of Washington residents keeping their Oregon driver’s licenses and opting out of sales tax at the register.

October 23, 2017, 6:01am Clark County News

Vancouver is losing out on more than $300,000 annually in vehicle registration tab fees, but that’s not the only financial loss the city endures when its residents hold on to Oregon identification. Read story

Civil War re-enactor Bob Wetter as an assistant surgeon in a Union Army aid station Sunday at Pomeroy Living History Farm in Yacolt.

Civil war re-enactors say history hobby best way to learn about life on the battlefield

Civil War re-enactor Bob Wetter as an assistant surgeon in a Union Army aid station Sunday at Pomeroy Living History Farm in Yacolt.

October 22, 2017, 9:32pm Clark County News

Bob Wetter, a senior assistant surgeon for Company K of the 69th New York Infantry re-enacting group, had his surgical instruments on the wooden operating table, ready to work on George, his patient. Read story

Third graders eat lunch in a crowded classroom at Pleasant Valley Primary in March. The school is among those the Battle Ground Public Schools hopes to replace with a bond measure in April.

Battle Ground school board to vote on bond proposal

Third graders eat lunch in a crowded classroom at Pleasant Valley Primary in March. The school is among those the Battle Ground Public Schools hopes to replace with a bond measure in April.

October 22, 2017, 5:01pm Clark County News

Voters in the Battle Ground school district could again consider a school bond to replace and repair aging facilities — this time with a higher price tag than requested last year. Read story