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BBSI, headquartered in Vancouver, has transformed itself over the years, maintaining success even as other public companies have suffered in the global economy.

Vancouver-based Barrett Business Services expanding its offerings and partnering with Kaiser

BBSI, headquartered in Vancouver, has transformed itself over the years, maintaining success even as other public companies have suffered in the global economy.

April 4, 2024, 6:36pm Business

After 50 years in business, Vancouver-based Barrett Business Services has evolved from its staffing agency beginnings. Now, the company is partnering with a major health care provider to expand its offerings to clients. Read story

A motorist passes an empty field, right, where a Home2Suites is proposed near Southeast Mill Plain, on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024.

Home2Suites by Hilton extended stay hotel in the works for east Vancouver

A motorist passes an empty field, right, where a Home2Suites is proposed near Southeast Mill Plain, on Thursday afternoon, April 4, 2024.

April 4, 2024, 2:29pm Business

As plans continue to further develop The Landing at Vancouver, a Home2Suites by Hilton extended stay hotel has been proposed off Southeast Olympia Drive, just north of Mill Plain Boulevard in east Vancouver. Read story

Voters drop off ballots at the White Center Library ballot box on voting day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.

Here’s how Washington’s legislative districts will change for this year’s elections

Voters drop off ballots at the White Center Library ballot box on voting day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023.

April 4, 2024, 7:45am Election Free

A legal battle over the electoral power of Latino voters in Washington’s Yakima Valley is settled, for now. Read story

A home near the border of Camp Bonneville is visible from Northeast 68th Street in Vancouver on June 21, 2019.

Camp Bonneville concerns may delay contract between Clark County, FBI

A home near the border of Camp Bonneville is visible from Northeast 68th Street in Vancouver on June 21, 2019.

April 4, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

New and old concerns about the FBI’s continued use of a shooting range at Camp Bonneville could delay contract negotiations between the federal agency and Clark County Council. Read story

Clark College&rsquo;s new satellite campus in Ridgefield is centered around the &ldquo;high bay&rdquo; &mdash; a manufacturing floor where students can use and learn machinery like they would in a professional factory setting.

New Clark College campus at Boschma Farms designed for advanced manufacturing, renewable energy programs

Clark College&rsquo;s new satellite campus in Ridgefield is centered around the &ldquo;high bay&rdquo; &mdash; a manufacturing floor where students can use and learn machinery like they would in a professional factory setting.

April 4, 2024, 6:07am Business

Just five months ago, Clark College’s new satellite campus at Boschma Farms in Ridgefield was little more than a skeleton of steel beams. Read story

Cars drive around a roundabout Wednesday at Pioneer Street and Royle Road in Ridgefield.

Taking the roundabout way: Traffic feature improves safety, is here to stay in Clark County, officials say

Cars drive around a roundabout Wednesday at Pioneer Street and Royle Road in Ridgefield.

April 4, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

Clark County motorists are increasingly getting around in a roundabout way. Read story

Quiltfest Northwest is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday, celebrating 50 years of quilting by Clark County Quilters.

Try this: Quiltfest Northwest, Asian Cultural Fair and ‘Bees! Gardening, Citizen Science and the Washington Bee Atlas’

Quiltfest Northwest is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday, celebrating 50 years of quilting by Clark County Quilters.

April 4, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Life

Five things to do this week Read story

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

Weather Eye: Cool weather continues; be on the lookout for overnight frost

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

April 4, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

I always say, what a difference a day can make when talking about the weather. At 5 p.m. Monday here in Vancouver, it was a cool 48 degrees. A day earlier on Easter Sunday it was 76 degrees. That is a 28-degree drop in temperature. No surprises however as we… Read story

A 22-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Andresen Road on Saturday.

22-year-old man in fatal car crash Saturday on Andresen identified

A 22-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Andresen Road on Saturday.

April 3, 2024, 6:51pm Clark County News

The 22-year-old man who died Saturday in a single-vehicle crash has been identified as Victor Celedonio Montes, according to the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office. His place of residence is unknown. Read story

Julio Cesar Segura appears in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of a slew of charges in connection with the death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. On Wednesday, a judge called his case ready for trial to begin May 6.

Judge declines request in Segura trial; attorneys sought to prove deputy to blame for Officer Sahota’s slaying

Julio Cesar Segura appears in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of a slew of charges in connection with the death of off-duty Vancouver police Officer Donald Sahota. On Wednesday, a judge called his case ready for trial to begin May 6.

April 3, 2024, 6:38pm Clark County News

A judge ruled Wednesday Julio Segura’s defense team can’t question witnesses in his upcoming murder trial about the specifics of the Clark County Sheriff’s Office’s 2020 fatal shooting of Kevin Peterson Jr. Read story