The Columbian

Kamryn Tanioka, 9, foreground, picks up her breakfast and lunch from school bus driver Tanisha Cardiel as she makes deliveries for students on her route in east Vancouver on March 17, 2020.

WA districts received $2.6 billion in federal COVID relief funding. Here’s how they spent it

October 10, 2024, 11:12am Latest News Free

Washington school districts received over $2.6 billion in federal COVID relief funds and have spent $2.5 billion so far, according to September data from the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Read story

Clark County seeks telecom commission members

October 10, 2024, 10:30am Clark County News Free

Clark County is seeking volunteers with an interest in government and educational access television and cable television franchising to fill four positions on the city/county telecommunications commission. Read story

Twin brothers Caleb Hyde (3) and Ayden Hyde (14) moved back to Clark County last year from Lacey and quickly felt at home with the Fort Vancouver football team. The seniors have embraced playing for the Trappers.

Twins Ayden and Caleb Hyde find football family at Fort Vancouver

October 10, 2024, 8:00am Football

The feeling was unmistakable to twin brothers Ayden and Caleb Hyde upon arriving at Fort Vancouver High School last year. “They greet you like you’re family already,” Ayden Hyde said, “and I still feel that.” Read story

Driver seriously injured after truck crashes through fence and rolls in east Vancouver, say police

October 10, 2024, 7:52am Clark County News

A speeding, impaired driver was seriously injured Wednesday morning when his truck rolled, and he was partially ejected from the vehicle in east Vancouver, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Read story

A motorist passes by vacant lots off state Highway 503 where developers have proposed a 13-building industrial development.

13 industrial buildings could be built on long-vacant Brush Prairie property

October 10, 2024, 6:09am Business

A developer has proposed 13 industrial buildings on a roughly 6-acre property off state Highway 503 in Brush Prairie, according to planning documents submitted to Clark County. Read story

Man fatally shot by police in Walnut Grove standoff had a rifle on a shooting tripod aimed at officers

A screenshot from drone footage shows a rifle set up on a table in an upstairs bedroom.

Video released Wednesday by the Vancouver Police Department shows officers inside an armored vehicle duck when gunshots hit the windshield, eventually shattering it, during a standoff last month that left a Vancouver man dead. Read story

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