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A pedestrian takes shelter from the rain while walking under a canopy of delicate blossoms during the Sakura Festival at Clark College on Thursday afternoon.

Error by state budget writers could cost WA community colleges a bundle

September 24, 2024, 7:42am Latest News Free

Leaders of Washington’s community college system are vowing to fight the potential loss of $28.5 million in state funds due to a budget miscue by the governor and state lawmakers. Read story

Construction continues at the Section 30 site in east Vancouver. Current plans for the area include extending Northeast 16th Street and Northeast 179th Avenue and a 79-unit subdivision.

East Vancouver subdivision taking shape at Section 30’s former gravel mine

September 24, 2024, 6:10am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Passersby will likely notice construction has begun on the north end of Section 30, a square mile in east Vancouver that city officials envision evolving into a neighborhood with places to live, work and recreate. Read story

A bus travels past a speed sign on East Evergreen Boulevard. When the sign was placed in the area last week, it mistakenly displayed “ticket sent” to speeders.

‘Ticket sent’? Sign on Highway 14 off-ramp in Vancouver was a mistake

September 24, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News

Vancouver drivers exiting state Highway 14 onto East Evergreen Boulevard late last week who thought they would be getting a ticket in the mail can breathe a sigh of relief. Vancouver police said a speed sign mistakenly warned drivers “ticket sent.” Read story

FILE - This April 2, 2010 file photo shows a Tesoro Corp. refinery, including a gas flare flame that is part of normal plant operations, in Anacortes, Wash. A campaign bankrolled by the oil industry has raised $20.46 million to defeat a carbon pollution fee on the ballot in Washington state aiming at tackling climate change. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Washington climate auction prices remain low as repeal vote looms

September 24, 2024, 6:05am Latest News Free

Washington’s largest air polluters snapped up all available carbon emission allowances in this month’s state-run auction – and they did so at a relatively low price for a third consecutive time. Read story

Pacific lamprey cling to a fish-viewing window at Bonneville Lock & Dam on June 28. This year, adult Pacific lamprey returns are lower than in 2023. So far, fish counters estimate only 22,021 (as of Sept. 14) lamprey have passed through Bonneville’s fish ladders. (Tom Conning/U.S.

Pacific lamprey returns to the Columbia River plummet but Northwest tribes are working to fix those runs

September 24, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

This year’s Pacific lamprey return in the Columbia River is nearly 30 percent lower than the average run in the past 10 years, according to counts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers taken at Bonneville Dam. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Warm, dry start to autumn could give way to showers

September 24, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Autumn began at 5:43 a.m. Sunday and achieved a higher temperature than the last day of summer Saturday. The high was 76 degrees compared to Saturday’s 75. And not to be outdone, today’s high temperature is predicted to be at least 90 degrees with a slight easterly wind. Read story