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Production and cleanroom facilities at work in Intelis D1D/D1X plant in Hillsboro, Oregon, in April 2017.

Biden touts government investing $8.5 billion in Intel’s computer chip plants in states, including Oregon

March 20, 2024, 7:58am Business

The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide Intel with up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans for computer chip plants in four states, a cash infusion that the government says should help the U.S. boost its global share of advanced chip production from… Read story

Vancouver Police officers and Clark County Sheriff's Deputies interact at the scene of a police shooting in Hazel Dell on Thursday, March 7, 2019.

How police reform efforts in the Legislature faltered this year

March 20, 2024, 7:54am Courts & Crime Free

Police accountability advocates saw nearly every major police reform bill introduced in the Legislature lapse this year. Read story

Cleanup begins on the Jenny Creek Fire site near La Center on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2023. The fire started at a residence and spread to wooded areas.

Update of Washington’s wildfire building code gets ditched

March 20, 2024, 7:52am Latest News Free

State officials scrapped new wildfire protection rules for homes and other buildings on Friday, the day the suite of building codes was set to take effect. Read story

Motorists in southeast Vancouver carefully drive along icy roads Jan. 17.

January storm cost Clark Public Utilities about $26 million

March 20, 2024, 6:05am Business

Clark Public Utilities’ efforts to keep electricity flowing during January’s storm — when temperatures plunged well below freezing for nearly a week — pushed spending for the month $30 million over budget. Read story

The walk-behind trencher a 16-year-old boy was using to dig a channel for fence posts. He was injured so severely both of his legs were amputated.

Rotschy fined again in teen’s injury that resulted in double amputation

March 19, 2024, 6:46pm Business

Labor officials issued an additional $51,800 in fines against a Vancouver construction company after a 16-year-old boy’s legs were amputated following an injury last summer while working on a site in La Center. Read story

U.S. District courthouse in Tacoma, formerly Union Station.

Ridgefield, Woodland business co-owner pleads guilty to tampering with federally regulated pollution devices

March 19, 2024, 5:26pm Business

The co-owner of two local diesel truck service and sales businesses pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to violating the Clean Air Act, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Read story

Vancouver man sentenced for selling low-quality body armor to law enforcement, military

March 19, 2024, 5:26pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in federal prison for intentionally selling low-quality ballistic protective equipment produced in China to dozens of domestic law enforcement agencies and the U.S. military. Read story

Fort Vancouver High School students wave signs and chant outside Vancouver Public Schools headquarters on Tuesday during a walk-out to protest the district’s cuts to 262 staff positions next year.

Fort Vancouver students walk out of class to protest district staff reductions

March 19, 2024, 3:28pm Clark County News

Hundreds of Fort Vancouver High School students walked out of class late Tuesday morning, protesting district staffing cuts they say will disproportionately impact their school next year. Read story