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Check It Out: Give gold-medal book picks a try

July 27, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life

The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, have begun in Paris, France. Olympic athletes are competing for gold, silver and bronze medals in thirty-two sports including a brand-new addition to the competition, breaking aka breakdancing. Four sports that debuted at the 2020 Summer Olympics will return… Read story

Water sprays out of cannons on the front of Vancouver Fire Boat 1 on Monday on the Columbia River. In the 10 years the department has had the boat, development along Vancouver&rsquo;s waterfront has increased the need for the emergency response vessel.

Vancouver Fire Boat 1 can do it all: Search and rescue, firefighting and medical emergencies

Water sprays out of cannons on the front of Vancouver Fire Boat 1 on Monday on the Columbia River. In the 10 years the department has had the boat, development along Vancouver&rsquo;s waterfront has increased the need for the emergency response vessel.

July 27, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

As members of the Vancouver Fire Department cruised down the Columbia River aboard Fire Boat 1, they remarked on how much has changed about the city’s waterfront in the 10 years since the agency acquired the emergency response vessel. Read story

Everybody Has a Story: An adventure in twister’s wake

July 27, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Life

In April 1965, I was 10 and nearing the end of fifth grade. We lived on the south side of Marion, Ind., but would soon be moving to Lansing, Mich., where my dad had just started a new job. That year, Palm Sunday fell on April 11 and my dad… Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Rain Monday into Tuesday would be great news for firefighters

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

July 27, 2024, 6:00am Clark County News

Pleasant seasonal weather will continue this weekend, with highs in the 80s. A weather system swinging through British Columbia will deepen enough to give us a good chance of steady light rain Monday, ending Tuesday. If it develops as some forecast models indicate, we could get a quarter inch of… Read story

Lewis River Bridge construction causes delays of up to 90 minutes near Woodland

July 26, 2024, 3:40pm Clark County News

Construction work is causing heavy traffic on southbound Interstate 5 in and around Woodland this morning. The Washington State Department of Transportation is cautioning travelers to expect up to 90 minutes of delays in the area throughout the afternoon and evening. Read story

The Vancouver Clinic wants to expand its Camas location, adding more than 45,000 square feet of space to the existing location.

Vancouver Clinic wants to more than double size of its Camas clinic

The Vancouver Clinic wants to expand its Camas location, adding more than 45,000 square feet of space to the existing location.

July 26, 2024, 3:20pm Business

One of Clark County’s largest health care providers, the Vancouver Clinic, plans to expand its Camas location. Read story

A vehicle drives past the spreading River Fire Thursday, July 25, 2024, near Myrtle, Idaho, before U.S. Highway 12 was closed. Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities.

A tanker plane crash has killed a firefighting pilot in Oregon as Western wildfires spread

A vehicle drives past the spreading River Fire Thursday, July 25, 2024, near Myrtle, Idaho, before U.S. Highway 12 was closed. Lightning strikes have sparked fast-moving wildfires in Idaho, prompting the evacuation of multiple communities.

July 26, 2024, 2:50pm Latest News

Communities in the U.S. West and Canada were under siege from raging wildfires on Friday, as a fast-moving blaze sparked by lightning sent people fleeing on roads ringed with fire in rural Idaho and a human-caused inferno forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes in northern California. Read story

Jeff Way of Vancouver, right, keeps his balance as he enjoys slacklining in the sunshine with his roommate, Matthew Nebel, not pictured, Friday afternoon, April 1, 2016 at Esther Short Park. Yesterday's blue skies and warm temperatures made it a good day for residents to kick off their shoes and get outdoors.

Vancouver parks to feature pop-up arboretums

Jeff Way of Vancouver, right, keeps his balance as he enjoys slacklining in the sunshine with his roommate, Matthew Nebel, not pictured, Friday afternoon, April 1, 2016 at Esther Short Park. Yesterday's blue skies and warm temperatures made it a good day for residents to kick off their shoes and get outdoors.

July 26, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Life

Many stroll through downtown Vancouver’s Esther Short Park on a daily basis, taking in the busy playground or a game of Frisbee on the lawn. But how many take the time to look up? Read story

McPhee&rsquo;s Butcher Block in Woodland carries meat raised in Washington and Oregon.

McPhee’s Butcher Block offers meats from animals raised in Washington and Oregon

McPhee&rsquo;s Butcher Block in Woodland carries meat raised in Washington and Oregon.

July 26, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

James and Kimberly McPhee, owners of Ridgefield-based McPhee Family Farms, opened their new butcher shop in Woodland in June, just in time for prime grilling season. Read story

Stephanie Bradshaw, right, gets into her car with her daughter Olivia, 13, on Wednesday at Bradshaw&rsquo;s apartment complex in east Vancouver. Bradshaw is a special education paraeducator in Evergreen Public Schools and drives for Uber and Lyft on the side to make extra money. During the summer, driving is the main source of income that helps pay for rent and bills. Recently, she was rear-ended &mdash; taking her car out of commission for ride-sharing until it is repaired.

Money is tight for Clark County paraeducators; some opt for second jobs instead of vacations

Stephanie Bradshaw, right, gets into her car with her daughter Olivia, 13, on Wednesday at Bradshaw&rsquo;s apartment complex in east Vancouver. Bradshaw is a special education paraeducator in Evergreen Public Schools and drives for Uber and Lyft on the side to make extra money. During the summer, driving is the main source of income that helps pay for rent and bills. Recently, she was rear-ended &mdash; taking her car out of commission for ride-sharing until it is repaired.

July 26, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News

Stephanie Bradshaw never expected her job to be easy. Adding a second one to pay the bills hasn’t been easy either. Read story