The Columbian

Clark County Prosecutor Tony Golik delivers arguments in Clark County Superior Court.

Clark County Superior Court’s caseloads are piled up and that’s unlikely to change anytime soon

August 3, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

With pandemic-era restrictions in the rear-view mirror, Clark County Superior Court operations have ramped back up and, in some areas, even surpassed levels seen five years ago. Read story

Check It Out: Farm living has risks, rewards

August 3, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

My husband and I enjoy taking road trips. We have traveled many roads over the years, sharing amazing experiences such as seeing rattlesnakes sunning themselves on dirt roads in Arizona, crossing snowy mountain passes under moonlit skies, or watching fire tankers scoop up water from the Columbia River. Read story

Energy Adviser: Helpful hints when seeking heat pump

August 3, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

Of all the energy-efficiency incentives Clark Public Utilities offers, heat pump and ductless heat pump rebates continue to be the most popular. Read story

Weather Eye: Warm weather will continue into next week

August 3, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Warm weather continues until further notice. Variable high clouds Friday and today help to keep us cooler than on Thursday, when Vancouver reached 99 degrees, breaking the old record of 98 degrees in 2015. I don’t expect any record-breaking high temperatures coming up as the records are well over 100… Read story

Hannah Power, 18, is photographed at Redondo Park near her home in Federal Way, Wash. on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Power was commercially sexually exploited by a man she met on Tinder in June 2022, when she was 16. The man met her in a hotel in Lynnwood and had her perform on Chaturbate, a popular online platform with uncensored live webcam shows. After that night, Hannah decided to drop out of high school and has been struggling with depression and anxiety stemming from the exploitation.

A WA teen was trafficked by a man she met on Tinder, she says. She’s still waiting for justice.

August 3, 2024, 6:03am Editor's Choice Free

Hannah Power was 16 when she first saw Max. One face among a sea of adult men that she scanned on her phone screen. Read story

‘Beautiful humans’ clean up garbage around Safe Park in Vancouver

Contribued by city of Vancouver
The Safe Park in east Vancouver.

Since Thrive2Survive took over management of Vancouver’s Safe Park in late 2023, the nonprofit’s founder Charles Hanset Jr. has been looking for ways to connect residents there with the rest of the neighborhood. This summer, staff and resident volunteers launched Trash-Smashers, a cleanup crew dedicated to removing garbage from the… Read story

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