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A complaint has been filed against Chuck Keplar, who is running for Clark County Council, for allegedly failing to disclose payments in excess for $12,000 to the Public Disclosure Commission.

Complaint against Clark County Council candidate Keplar claims he failed to report payments in earlier campaign

October 23, 2024, 3:21pm Clark County News

A complaint filed with Washington’s Public Disclosure Commission claims Clark County Council candidate Chuck Keplar violated state campaign finance rules when he failed to disclose earnings he received while running for an Evergreen Public Schools board seat in 2023. Read story

Kevin Peterson Jr. was fatally shot by Clark County sheriff's deputies in October 2020 during a drug bust in Hazel Dell. Hundreds of people protested in the aftermath of the shooting.

Clark County agrees to pay $1.25M to family of Kevin Peterson Jr., who was fatally shot by deputies

October 23, 2024, 3:09pm Clark County News

Clark County announced Wednesday it has agreed to pay the family of Kevin Peterson Jr., a 21-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies during a drug sting in October 2020, $1.25 million to settle a federal wrongful death lawsuit. Read story

Bart Hansen, a Vancouver city councilor and executive director at the Building Industry Association of Clark County, talks during a Vancouver City Council workshop in July at Vancouver City Hall. Hansen is moving from the local association to take a position at the statewide Building Industry Association of Washington.

Bart Hansen joins Building Industry Association of Washington as vice president of business development

October 23, 2024, 12:03pm Business

Bart Hansen, executive director for the Building Industry Association of Clark County and longtime Vancouver city councilor, has been hired by the statewide Building Industry Association of Washington. Read story

A truck travels northbound on the Interstate 5 Bridge in 2021.

Joe Kent doesn’t like the I-5 Bridge project. Could he change it if he’s in Congress?

October 23, 2024, 10:23am Clark County News Free

Joe Kent doesn’t like how the project to replace the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River is shaping up. Read story

A photo of Leda Health’s at-home sexual assault evidence collection kits.

Washington ban on over-the-counter sexual assault kits upheld by federal judge

October 23, 2024, 8:26am Courts & Crime Free

Washington’s ban on the sale or advertising of over-the-counter sexual assault evidence kits was upheld by a federal judge on Monday. Read story

Cinnamon Swirl Apple Cake a perfect peace offering for the persnickety

This moist, apple-packed Cinnamon Swirl Applecake is just what you need this fall.

We’re right in the middle of painting our kitchen and the adjoining sitting room. More truthfully, my husband is in the middle of painting while I watch from the sidelines. If you think that’s unfair, well, yes, it is. But Simon likes to do things his own way and —… Read story

With budget cuts in Vancouver, the Children’s Justice Center could lose advocates for child abuse victims

Victim advocate Ashlie Clark gives a tour of the Children’s Justice Center in downtown Vancouver. Clark’s position, which was created with funding from the pandemic-era American Rescue Plan Act, is on the chopping block alongside a forensic investigator’s.

A 13-year-old human trafficking victim came to the Children’s Justice Center nine times but refused to testify against those who were exploiting her. Tracking her down after she fled was difficult, said Amy Russell, executive director of the social service agency that helps children and families through child abuse cases. Read story

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