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Vancouver police Cpl. Sean Metevia, left, joins cleanup crews and members of the city of Vancouver&rsquo;s Homelessness Assistance and Resource Team on July 31 as they remove solid waste along the West Mill Plain Boulevard sound wall, with a house just beyond. Residents on the other side of the sound wall want the camp cleared.

‘It’s not a safe place for us’: Homeless camp along Mill Plain sound wall sparks fear, anger in neighbors

Vancouver police Cpl. Sean Metevia, left, joins cleanup crews and members of the city of Vancouver&rsquo;s Homelessness Assistance and Resource Team on July 31 as they remove solid waste along the West Mill Plain Boulevard sound wall, with a house just beyond. Residents on the other side of the sound wall want the camp cleared.

September 14, 2024, 6:11am Clark County News

Marina Vile always dreamed of owning a home, especially after experiencing homelessness briefly as a child. At 28, she purchased a blue house with a lush garden in Vancouver’s Hough neighborhood. Read story

Workers prepare bags of chips in 1958 at the Good-ee Potato Chip Co. of downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver’s forgotten favorite snack: Do you remember ‘crisp as a mountain breeze’ Good-ee Potato Chips?

Workers prepare bags of chips in 1958 at the Good-ee Potato Chip Co. of downtown Vancouver.

September 14, 2024, 6:08am Business Subscriber Exclusive

If you’re old enough to remember hoisting a Lucky, do you also remember chasing it with a Good-ee? Read story

Juneau is a stop on nearly all Alaska cruises. A tram ride to the top of a nearby hill provides a panoramic view of the city and the ships.

Thinking of Alaska cruises

Juneau is a stop on nearly all Alaska cruises. A tram ride to the top of a nearby hill provides a panoramic view of the city and the ships.

September 14, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

As regular readers of this column know, when I am on vacation I write about cruises. I’ve been on vacation this week, so guess what? Let’s talk about cruises. Read story

Political campaign signs are seen along state Highway 14 on Thursday morning. Legislative candidates in Clark County are reporting rampant vandalism and theft of campaign signs. &ldquo;This issue is much worse than what I experienced during my last campaign in 2022,&rdquo; said 17th Legislative District House Position 2 candidate Terri Niles, a Democrat.

Legislative candidates report rampant vandalism, theft of campaign signs in Clark County

Political campaign signs are seen along state Highway 14 on Thursday morning. Legislative candidates in Clark County are reporting rampant vandalism and theft of campaign signs. &ldquo;This issue is much worse than what I experienced during my last campaign in 2022,&rdquo; said 17th Legislative District House Position 2 candidate Terri Niles, a Democrat.

September 14, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Legislative candidates in Clark County are raising concerns about theft and vandalism of campaign signs. Read story

Dr. Emily Montgomery-Brown, from the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, places monitoring equipment near Three Sisters. (Contributed by U.S.

A geophysicist’s work is never done: Is Mount St. Helens changing shape?

Dr. Emily Montgomery-Brown, from the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, places monitoring equipment near Three Sisters. (Contributed by U.S.

September 14, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

Hidden away in east Vancouver, in an unassuming red brick building nearly identical to dozens of other office buildings dotting the city’s landscape, Dr. Emily Montgomery-Brown works to unlock the mysteries of the Pacific Northwest’s volcanoes. Read story

Washougal School District&rsquo;s newest school board member, Jane Long, was sworn into service at the Sept. 10 board work session.

Washougal School Board appoints replacement for Angela Hancock

Washougal School District&rsquo;s newest school board member, Jane Long, was sworn into service at the Sept. 10 board work session.

September 14, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

The Washougal School Board has appointed Jane Long, a human resources and business operations professional and mother of two Washougal elementary school students, to fill the board seat vacated by Angela Hancock in June. Read story

Weather Eye: Autumn is on its way; expect chilly nights next week

September 14, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News

It appears we are now well on our way into autumn weather as the storm-making ingredients are beginning to mix in the Gulf of Alaska. That doesn’t mean we can’t have any warm days in the 80s but right now for the next week or 10 days I don’t see… Read story

On March 29, 1930, towed by the tug Dix, the Swan carried passengers to celebrate the opening of the longest bridge in the United States at Longview. This photograph was taken the day before the schooner Davenport slammed into the Swan, creating the most devastating inland wreck on the Columbia River.

Clark County History: Swan Disaster

On March 29, 1930, towed by the tug Dix, the Swan carried passengers to celebrate the opening of the longest bridge in the United States at Longview. This photograph was taken the day before the schooner Davenport slammed into the Swan, creating the most devastating inland wreck on the Columbia River.

September 14, 2024, 5:59am Clark County Life

After a day celebrating the grand opening of the new bridge crossing the Columbia River at Longview, the longest in the country in 1930, nearly 300 carousers partied onboard the Swan. Some danced on the upper deck; others played cards or enjoyed the cruise back to Vancouver towed along by… Read story

Contributed photo Camas Police arrested councilman John Svilarich on Friday for misdemeanor crimes of reckless endangerment and aiming/discharging a firearm related to an Aug. 31 altercation on the Washougal River Greenway.

Camas City Council member arrested for allegedly pointing firearm at fisherman

Contributed photo Camas Police arrested councilman John Svilarich on Friday for misdemeanor crimes of reckless endangerment and aiming/discharging a firearm related to an Aug. 31 altercation on the Washougal River Greenway.

September 13, 2024, 4:59pm Clark County News

Camas City Council member John Svilarich was arrested Friday in connection with an Aug. 31 altercation with a fisherman along the Washougal River Greenway in Camas. Read story

A fire broke out in an encampment in the woods nestled on a hill between Highway 99 and Interstate 5. Residents and fire officials said no one was hurt.

Warming fire gets out of control in Hazel Dell homeless camp

A fire broke out in an encampment in the woods nestled on a hill between Highway 99 and Interstate 5. Residents and fire officials said no one was hurt.

September 13, 2024, 2:56pm Clark County News

Kristy Salt woke up Friday to the sound of wood crackling nearby and a loud boom. Next came the heat. A fire raced through her camp, about a dozen tents and shacks nestled on a hill between Highway 99 and Interstate 5. Read story