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Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, left, plays Dungeons & Dragons with Jefferson Dunlap of Wizards of the Coast at the Camas Public Library on Monday afternoon. The role-playing game kit was donated through the Washington State Library.

Washington Secretary of State Hobbs visits Camas library for Dungeons & Dragons launch

June 4, 2024, 4:52pm Clark County News

He showcased a Dungeons & Dragons library kit that was donated through a program administered by the Washington State Library, a division of his office Read story

Nora K. Kintz, center, appears Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court on a summons for a charge of vehicular homicide. She’s accused of driving drunk in an August 2022 rollover crash on Interstate 205 in Vancouver that killed her passenger.

Ridgefield woman pleads not guilty in 2022 crash that killed her passenger

June 4, 2024, 3:55pm Clark County News

A Ridgefield woman pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of vehicular homicide in connection with an August 2022 rollover crash on Interstate 205 in Vancouver that killed her passenger. Read story

Kungfu Karuo was deported to the Federated States of Micronesia in April after Immigration and Customs Enforcement falsely charged him with a child sex crime.

ICE deportee from Vancouver says he faces ongoing threats in Chuuk over mistaken sex-crime charge

June 4, 2024, 11:01am Courts & Crime

Immigration officials acknowledged an erroneous sex-crime conviction listed in the U.S. charging records against a detainee at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, and recently deported the man to Micronesia, where he reportedly faced death threats over the mistake. Read story

Construction has begun for the new Costco store in Ridgefield. Clark County has one of the highest levels of gross domestic product in the state, according to a new study from SmartAsset.

Economy on growth spurt: Clark County’s gross domestic product hit $24.5 billion in 2022

June 4, 2024, 6:05am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Clark County saw the fifth highest gross domestic product growth in Washington over the past few years, according to a new study from SmartAsset. Read story

Overdoses are the one of the leading cause of death for Washington mothers, according to PeaceHealth. The Bloom Program, a joint effort with Lifeline Connections, helps pregnant people recover from addiction.

Drugs among the leading causes of death among pregnant women in Washington; PeaceHealth Bloom Clinic hopes to change that

June 4, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Health

Drugs are one of the leading causes of death among pregnant women in Washington, according to a report from the state Department of Health. Read story

Slain Vancouver woman’s supporters rally in advance of estranged husband’s insanity defense hearing

Sela Blas of the National Women’s Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation, from left, joins supporters of Star Murrah, including Joe Thuney, Danielle Mikinka and Christina Dodds on Monday while standing outside the Clark County Courthouse. The group was rallying against the possibility that the man accused of killing Star Murrah, her estranged husband, is found not-guilty by reason of insanity. His hearing is scheduled for Thursday.

June 3, 2024, 6:32pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

A small group of friends and neighbors of Monica “Star” Murrah stood on the steps of the Clark County Courthouse on Monday to urge a judge to deny her estranged husband’s insanity plea in her slaying and let the case go to trial. Read story

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