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COVID Fallout: Thousands fewer WA kids were evaluated for special ed during pandemic

July 30, 2024, 8:02pm Newsletter

As in-person schooling ground to a halt in 2020, scores of families reported problems with special education services. Kids lost access to the in-person aides who guided them through lessons. IPads worsened attention issues. Some services couldn’t be rendered online at all. Read story

Safe sleep practices include keeping infants cool with their faces and head uncovered and offering a pacifier for sleep times.

Accidental infant suffocation rate increases in Clark County

Safe sleep practices include keeping infants cool with their faces and head uncovered and offering a pacifier for sleep times.

July 30, 2024, 4:14pm Clark County Health

The leading cause of unnatural death among infants in Clark County is accidental suffocation. Read story

A traffic signal was removed from the intersection of state Highway 500 and Northeast 54th Avenue in 2018. Construction of a new pedestrian crossing at the intersection began earlier this summer and is expected to be completed early next year.

Long-awaited Highway 500 pedestrian crossing construction underway; expect some lane closures

A traffic signal was removed from the intersection of state Highway 500 and Northeast 54th Avenue in 2018. Construction of a new pedestrian crossing at the intersection began earlier this summer and is expected to be completed early next year.

July 30, 2024, 3:32pm Clark County News

When the traffic signal on state Highway 500 at Stapleton Road and Northeast 54th Avenue was eliminated six years ago, pedestrians lost access to a crossing and were forced to use alternate routes, such as the overcrossing at Northeast Falk Road and 42nd Avenue or farther away. Read story

Worship team volunteer David Leitz sets out a sign to welcome guests to the Living Hope Church cooling center July 8 as temperatures climbed to triple digits outside.

Hot weather returns Thursday; NWS Portland issues heat advisory

Worship team volunteer David Leitz sets out a sign to welcome guests to the Living Hope Church cooling center July 8 as temperatures climbed to triple digits outside.

July 30, 2024, 2:58pm Clark County News Free

The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory that goes into effect Thursday for the Vancouver area. Read story

Washington State University Vancouver&rsquo;s corpse flower, Titan VanCoug, began blooming began Saturday evening and had begun to wilt by Monday afternoon.

After fourth bloom since 2019, WSU Vancouver’s corpse flower raises questions

Washington State University Vancouver&rsquo;s corpse flower, Titan VanCoug, began blooming began Saturday evening and had begun to wilt by Monday afternoon.

July 30, 2024, 10:16am Clark County Life

Here’s a message you don’t expect to receive while on vacation: Your corpse flower is about to bloom. Read story

The city of Seattle saw more than 100,000 new residents between 2010 and 2020, according to the most recent Census numbers.

Washington prepares to roll out tax break for office-to-housing conversions

The city of Seattle saw more than 100,000 new residents between 2010 and 2020, according to the most recent Census numbers.

July 30, 2024, 8:17am Business Free

Cities in Washington are eager to see underused office buildings converted to housing. Read story

Vancouver firefighters extract a driver from a car that flipped on Highway 14 in east Vancouver on Monday afternoon.

Driver in critical condition after car rolls on Highway 14 in east Vancouver

Vancouver firefighters extract a driver from a car that flipped on Highway 14 in east Vancouver on Monday afternoon.

July 30, 2024, 7:54am Clark County News

A driver was seriously injured and burned in a two-vehicle crash Monday afternoon on state Highway 14 in east Vancouver. Read story

Semi Bird addresses the crowd at a fundraising event at The Lodge at Frontier Park Graham on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

Is the race for WA governor down to two? Semi Bird thinks the polling is ‘garbage’

Semi Bird addresses the crowd at a fundraising event at The Lodge at Frontier Park Graham on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

July 30, 2024, 7:52am Election

A Tri-Cities candidate running for Washington governor is at risk of getting locked out of the general election, a new statewide poll suggests. Read story

Low- and moderate-income WA residents to be eligible for state Clean Energy Credits

July 30, 2024, 7:49am Business

The Washington state Department of Commerce on Monday announced a Washington Families Clean Energy Credits grant program that will provide a $200 energy bill credit to eligible electricity customers. Read story

The Port of Ridgefield plans to revamp the historic Greely Building in the small city&rsquo;s downtown and turn it into a marketplace for small retailers and other businesses.

Downtown Ridgefield’s Greely Building revamp gets $3M boost

The Port of Ridgefield plans to revamp the historic Greely Building in the small city&rsquo;s downtown and turn it into a marketplace for small retailers and other businesses.

July 30, 2024, 6:07am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Downtown Ridgefield’s Greely Building revitalization is one step closer to reality. Read story