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Washington approved insurance rate increase

September 12, 2024, 9:40am Health

Washington's insurance commissioner announced Wednesday that his office has approved a 10.7% rate increase for those residents who obtain insurance through the state's exchange. Read story

Judge finally rules on $45 billion Washington nuclear site contract affecting thousands of workers

September 12, 2024, 9:36am Latest News

A second legal challenge to the award of a $45 billion contract for environmental cleanup work at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern Washington has been denied. Read story

King's Way senior Ryan Charlton was in a freak accident in December 2023 that left him with a broken orbital floor
of his eye that required surgery and a permanent plate in his face. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

King’s Way Christian’s Ryan Charlton makes his way back from traumatic eye injury

September 12, 2024, 8:02am Latest News

Few outside the King’s Way Christian High School community who saw football standout Ryan Charlton last Friday rush for a team-high 93 yards, score a touchdown, and record double-digit tackles know what the senior has overcome. Read story

Eva Stebel, water researcher, pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAs research at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response on Feb. 16, 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

Camas residents concerned about safety of city’s water supply; some eye area’s microchip makers

September 12, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

When test results for the city of Camas’ Well 13 released in January 2023 showed elevated levels of PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, locals were naturally concerned by the results. So were city officials, who shut down the well. Read story

Mekhi J. Parker, 18, of Vancouver appears Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of attempted first-degree assault, second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, felony harassment and possession of a dangerous weapon on school grounds. He’s accused of threatening a shooting at Mountain View High School to target a student who’d talked to his girlfriend.

Evergreen district staff were not made aware of Monday shooting threat until after school ended

September 12, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

Evergreen Public Schools officials and Mountain View High School administrators did not inform teachers and staff of a shooting threat made against the school late Monday morning until after the school day ended. Read story

SEH America buys old Image Elementary building from Evergreen Public Schools for $5.7M

Cars sit in a parking lot Tuesday at the former Image Elementary in east Vancouver. SEH America purchased the former school property at the end of August. Plans are for Southwest Washington's regional law enforcement training academy to continue operating there.

September 12, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

For years, the old Image Elementary building served as a “houser” school for students and teachers whose buildings were being reconstructed and then as a storage site. But Evergreen Public Schools never intended to keep the property once it was no longer needed, a district spokesman said. Read story

Weather Eye: Under cool air mass, expect daily highs reaching 70

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

September 12, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

We finally got some rainfall which freshened the air outside and thirsty plants were overjoyed, I’m sure. The initial cold front was lackluster in rainfall totals locally with only a tenth of an inch measured in Vancouver as of early afternoon Wednesday. However, heavy showers were looming to our west… Read story

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