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A new state law is requiring the city of Vancouver to allow duplexes, fourplexes and even sometimes sixplexes in any single-family home neighborhood.

Following new state law, Vancouver will create rules to allow duplexes, fourplexes in any neighborhood

A new state law is requiring the city of Vancouver to allow duplexes, fourplexes and even sometimes sixplexes in any single-family home neighborhood.

March 21, 2024, 6:07am Business

The city of Vancouver is moving toward implementing state-required rules that would permit duplexes, fourplexes and even some sixplexes in any neighborhood, even those zoned for single-family residences. Read story

Camas senior Hallie Kempf competes in the vault at the Class 4A state gymnastics championships on Friday, Feb. 22, 2024 at Sammamish High School in Bellevue.

All-Region gymnastics: Hallie Kempf, Camas

Camas senior Hallie Kempf competes in the vault at the Class 4A state gymnastics championships on Friday, Feb. 22, 2024 at Sammamish High School in Bellevue.

March 21, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

With her high school gymnastics career coming to an end at last month’s Class 4A state meet, Camas High senior Hallie Kempf closed a lengthy life chapter. Read story

P.J. Leonard-Loera, 7, his mom Patricia Leonard, Anthony Leonard-Loera, 6, and dad Paul Loera play Pokemon Monopoly at Open House Ministries. Paul and Patricia are the first graduates from the downtown Vancouver Safe Stay shelter that opened in November 2023.

‘There was a miracle that happened there’: First graduates of downtown Vancouver Safe Stay celebrate milestone

P.J. Leonard-Loera, 7, his mom Patricia Leonard, Anthony Leonard-Loera, 6, and dad Paul Loera play Pokemon Monopoly at Open House Ministries. Paul and Patricia are the first graduates from the downtown Vancouver Safe Stay shelter that opened in November 2023.

March 21, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Two rambunctious boys squirmed and squealed while playing Monopoly with their mother and father, Patricia Leonard and Paul Loera, at their dinner table last week. Anthony and P.J. Leonard-Loera, 6 and 7, filled every second with chatter. Read story

Dancers Anna Chapin, left, 13, and Keira Wachter, right, 12, rehearse their moves while the Reprise Choir practices &ldquo;She Was Dancing,&rdquo; a song in the upcoming &ldquo;Voice of Washington&rdquo; program.

Celebrating Washington in song: Reprise Choir’s ‘The Voice of Washington’ highlights Evergreen state creatorsvideo icon

Dancers Anna Chapin, left, 13, and Keira Wachter, right, 12, rehearse their moves while the Reprise Choir practices &ldquo;She Was Dancing,&rdquo; a song in the upcoming &ldquo;Voice of Washington&rdquo; program.

March 21, 2024, 6:03am Churches & Religion

If the Washington musicians that spring quickest to mind are Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Heart or Bing Crosby, here’s your ticket to a whole new set of Evergreen State sounds. Read story

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

Weather Eye: March weather returns with rain, snow in mountains

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

March 21, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

The last several days of winter behaved more like a pleasant day in June with roses in full bloom. Sadly, the first several days of spring will be more like, well March weather. What’s wrong with that? Perhaps we got a little spoiled by such a nice run of 70-degree… Read story

Gut Bustin’ Games, a local tabletop game company, is hosting a Mrs. Roper Pub Crawl starting at 4 p.m. March 23 on East Main Street in Battle Ground..

Try this: Little Art Camas, Mrs. Roper Pub Crawl, Furry Friends fundraiser

Gut Bustin’ Games, a local tabletop game company, is hosting a Mrs. Roper Pub Crawl starting at 4 p.m. March 23 on East Main Street in Battle Ground..

March 21, 2024, 6:00am Clark County Life

Five things to do this week Read story

Learn about Clark County’s property tax exemption program

March 21, 2024, 5:20am Clark County News Free

Property tax specialists will be available to answer questions and enroll property owners in Clark County’s tax relief program during Ridgefield City Council’s March 28 meeting. Read story

Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, second from right, joins fellow lawmakers as she speaks to the crowd during the 2024 Legislative Review at the Hilton Vancouver Washington on Wednesday morning.

2024 Legislative Review: Southwest Washington lawmakers tout session’s successes

Rep. Monica Stonier, D-Vancouver, second from right, joins fellow lawmakers as she speaks to the crowd during the 2024 Legislative Review at the Hilton Vancouver Washington on Wednesday morning.

March 20, 2024, 7:25pm Business Subscriber Exclusive

Southwest Washington lawmakers gathered Wednesday morning at the Hilton Vancouver Washington to discuss the recent legislative session and its implications for the business community. Read story

FILE - Fake pill bottles with messages about OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma are displayed during a protest outside the courthouse where the bankruptcy of the company is taking place in White Plains, N.Y., on Aug. 9, 2021. Attorney General Bob Ferguson said more than $100 million in opioid settlement money has been directed to cities and counties in Washington, including more than $33 million to Clark County.

Clark County governments to receive combined $33 million from opioid litigations

FILE - Fake pill bottles with messages about OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma are displayed during a protest outside the courthouse where the bankruptcy of the company is taking place in White Plains, N.Y., on Aug. 9, 2021. Attorney General Bob Ferguson said more than $100 million in opioid settlement money has been directed to cities and counties in Washington, including more than $33 million to Clark County.

March 20, 2024, 6:18pm Clark County Health

Local governments in Clark County and across Washington received a combined $55 million to combat the opioid epidemic. The money comes from litigation resolutions between the state and opioid distributors, manufacturers and national pharmacy chains. Read story

Non-eagle bird carcasses and bird feathers are stored at the Liberty Wildlife Non-Eagle Feather Repository in Phoenix, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Citizens of federally recognized Native American tribes who are 18 and older can request items from the repository for religious and ceremonial purposes.

Man pleads guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market

Non-eagle bird carcasses and bird feathers are stored at the Liberty Wildlife Non-Eagle Feather Repository in Phoenix, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. Citizens of federally recognized Native American tribes who are 18 and older can request items from the repository for religious and ceremonial purposes.

March 20, 2024, 3:24pm Latest News

A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds pleaded guilty in federal court on Wednesday to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana and selling their feathers and body parts on the black market. Read story