June 20, 2024, 5:30pm Clark County News
First responders face exceptional difficulties accessing child care. In Clark County only about 23.59 percent of child care needs are being met, according to the state Department of Children, Youth & Families. Read story
June 19, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
The story of the salmon is the story of the Chinook Indian Nation. In Spring 2002, that story started getting told like clockwork — every day at noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. — by a recorded voice and moving mechanical display set halfway up the face of the Salmon… Read story
June 19, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News
It’s been eight months since the Vancouver City Council declared homelessness to be a civil emergency. City officials say the decision has ramped up the city’s response. Read story
June 11, 2024, 6:15pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
The Vancouver City Council is considering new taxes — including on commercial parking, streaming entertainment and retail businesses — to help cover the city’s projected $43 million shortfall for the 2025-26 budget and pay for the creation of a 150-bed homeless shelter. Read story
June 7, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News
The Clark County Council is once again leaning toward making the city of Vancouver go through a lengthy committee process to acquire the funding it needs from the county to create a 150-bed homeless shelter. Read story
June 5, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News
Facing a projected $43 million deficit in 2025, the city of Vancouver will have to make budget cuts for the first time in a decade due to inflation and slowing growth, according to City Manager Eric Holmes. Read story
May 30, 2024, 5:44pm Clark County News
After a tense exchange with Vancouver officials Wednesday, the Clark County Council rescinded last week’s decision to reject the city’s request for quick help paying for a 150-bed homeless shelter. Read story
May 24, 2024, 8:05am Clark County News
The Clark County Council rejected Vancouver’s request for quick help to pay for a 150-bed homeless shelter. Read story
May 7, 2024, 3:15pm Clark County News
Millions of dollars for affordable housing, rental assistance and services for homeless people are coming to Vancouver this summer. Read story
April 23, 2024, 5:26pm Clark County Health
On Monday, the Vancouver City Council signed off on joining an opioid settlement between the state of Washington and Johnson & Johnson over the pharmaceutical company’s marketing practices that helped fuel the opioid epidemic in Washington. Read story
