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A member of the Turma da Paz de Madureira, or TPM, samba school plays a drum during a rehearsal in preparation for Rio's Carnival parade, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. TPM is the first all-female samba school in Rio.
Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad conductor Brad Johnston rides a car while working near St. Johns Road in 2023. For the past 18 months, the Friends of Clark County and Friends of Central Vancouver have been organizing opposition to the rail operator.

Two groups work to educate Clark County residents on environmental issues around county’s short railroad

Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad conductor Brad Johnston rides a car while working near St. Johns Road in 2023. For the past 18 months, the Friends of Clark County and Friends of Central Vancouver have been organizing opposition to the rail operator.

June 20, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

Some call them environmental champions. Others have less complimentary names. For the past 18 months, members of Friends of Clark County and Friends of Central Vancouver have been on a mission to educate residents about issues surrounding the county-owned short line railroad. Read story

Programs like ChatGPT quickly process large amounts of data and are getting better at matching writing styles.

Cantwell’s bill would boost AI training for small businesses as Clark County companies incorporate technology

Programs like ChatGPT quickly process large amounts of data and are getting better at matching writing styles.

June 20, 2024, 6:02am Business

For better or worse, artificial intelligence has swept the country. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Hot days usher in summer, then cooler weather

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

June 20, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

Summer officially begins in earnest later this afternoon with highs forecast to be around 90 degrees. The same goes for tomorrow. Saturday we hopefully drop back into the mid-80s. Wednesday it was 86 degrees in Vancouver at 4: 30 p.m., but the official high hadn’t arrived as of this writing. Read story

Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office
A suspect in a April armed robbery is seen in survalince footage.

Arrest made in armed robberies going back to April; Vancouver man faces robbery, assault charges

Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office
A suspect in a April armed robbery is seen in survalince footage.

June 19, 2024, 5:16pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was arrested Friday after a string of similar armed robberies going back to April, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release Read story

Nurses protest outside Providence Milwaukie Hospital, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Milwaukie, Oreg., during the second day of a planned three-day strike involving ore than 3,000 nurses at six Providence Health hospitals.

Nurses in Oregon take to the picket lines to demand better staffing, higher pay

Nurses protest outside Providence Milwaukie Hospital, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Milwaukie, Oreg., during the second day of a planned three-day strike involving ore than 3,000 nurses at six Providence Health hospitals.

June 19, 2024, 3:16pm Health

More than 3,000 nurses at six Oregon hospitals spent a second day on the picket lines Wednesday carrying signs that say, “Patients over profits” and “We're out to ensure it's safe in there,” as they continued to demand fair wages and better staffing levels. Read story

The Vancouver School of Arts and Academics is pictured May 1, 2020.

Vancouver Schools of Arts and Academics will limit cellphones in classrooms; district could follow suit as it looks at issue this summer

The Vancouver School of Arts and Academics is pictured May 1, 2020.

June 19, 2024, 2:55pm Clark County News

The Vancouver School of Arts and Academics sent out a notice to families last week that it will adopt a new policy to limit classroom cellphone use next school year. Read story

HP&rsquo;s current Vancouver facility is in the Columbia Tech Center. The technology company has been a major employer in Clark County since the dawn of inkjet printing.

HP looks ahead to a new Vancouver campus, innovative AI and printing technologies

HP&rsquo;s current Vancouver facility is in the Columbia Tech Center. The technology company has been a major employer in Clark County since the dawn of inkjet printing.

June 19, 2024, 2:18pm Business

Vancouver’s new HP campus is moving forward as the company takes steps to embrace innovative technologies globally. Read story

The Salmon Run Bell Tower in Esther Short Park was built in 2002, but it hasn&rsquo;t told the accurate time &mdash; or the Chinook legend of the salmon &mdash; in several years. The city plans to spend $1.83 million getting it back in shape.

Esther Short Park bell tower to ring again after Vancouver approves $1.83 million for repairs

The Salmon Run Bell Tower in Esther Short Park was built in 2002, but it hasn&rsquo;t told the accurate time &mdash; or the Chinook legend of the salmon &mdash; in several years. The city plans to spend $1.83 million getting it back in shape.

June 19, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

The story of the salmon is the story of the Chinook Indian Nation. In Spring 2002, that story started getting told like clockwork — every day at noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. — by a recorded voice and moving mechanical display set halfway up the face of the Salmon… Read story

Outsiders Inn Safe Stay location No. 3 opens at 415 W. 11th St., in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver made homelessness response a ‘clear priority’ with emergency declaration

Outsiders Inn Safe Stay location No. 3 opens at 415 W. 11th St., in downtown Vancouver.

June 19, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

It’s been eight months since the Vancouver City Council declared homelessness to be a civil emergency. City officials say the decision has ramped up the city’s response. Read story