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Camas High School’s Ben Voogt pushes teammate Micah Snell in his wheelchair as they compete in a cross-country meet Oct. 15 at UL Campus.
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A runner’s spirit: Camas cross country team rallies around Micah Snell and his message of inclusivity

Camas High cross country athlete Micah Snell is happiest when racing — first in marathons starting at age 2, and now on the Papermakers’ cross country team.

Katie Vongthongthip of Vancouver, left, joins her fiance, Chance Newbill, as they enjoy time with their dog, Nova, at their apartment in Isabella Court II.

‘It feels like we’re living a normal life’: Once-homeless Vancouver couple thriving a year after moving into apartment

When Vancouver’s Katie Vongthongthip and Chance Newbill moved into their empty, one-bedroom apartment last fall, they dreamed of turning it into a home.
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Clinical supervisor Brook Vejo, center, talks with the Youth Mobile Crisis Intervention team during a December 2019 meeting at Catholic Community Services in Vancouver.

Report from Children’s Alliance finds Washington ranks 48th nationally in youth mental health

Depression and anxiety among youth has surged across the state, according to a recently released report. But resources to support adolescent mental health remain insufficient.
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Clark College student Felix Cuevas, 19, sells clothes from his line at Mercury League in Vancouver Mall.

Clark College freshman, inspired by TikTok and wanting to promote diversity, created his own clothing line

A 19-year-old Clark College freshman’s idea to create a clothing line with a message of equality and diversity stemmed from a TikTok video.
Schools
People touring the new emergency room building at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver walk down a second floor hallway June 28.

Clark County’s Top 10 employers have changed in the last decade but PeaceHealth remains No. 1

Clark County has changed dramatically in the past decade. Nowhere is that more evident than on the Columbia River Economic Development Council’s list of organizations that employ the most workers…
Business

Business

A bus with barred windows carrying detained immigrants from the plane in the background leaves Boeing Field around noon on Tuesday, April, 23, 2019. The charter flight from Phoenix was operated for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

ICE can use Boeing Field for deportations, appeals court rules

The federal government can continue using King County-owned Boeing Field to conduct deportation flights despite county objections, a federal appeals court ruled last week, clearing…

Northwest

Green Hill School.

‘Perfect victims.’ Tri-Cities man joins 100s alleging WA allowed abuse of teen offenders

The horrors inside a state-run juvenile detention center will never leave one Tri-Cities man.

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President Joe Biden, wearing a Team USA jacket and walking with his son Hunter Biden, heads toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, July 26, 2024.

Hunter Biden gun case dismissed after President Joe Biden’s sweeping pardon

A federal judge dismissed the gun case against Hunter Biden on Tuesday after President Joe Biden issued a sweeping pardon for his son.

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Health

FILE - In this April 23, 2014 file photo, a man smokes an electronic cigarette in Chicago. Schools around the country are installing sensors and cameras to crack down on student vaping, and handing out harsh punishments for many who are caught. Schools have invested millions of dollars in the surveillance technology, including federal COVID-19 emergency relief money meant to help schools through the pandemic. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

Supreme Court justices question block on flavored vapes, but don’t appear convinced FDA was unfair

A majority of Supreme Court justices didn't seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies as they refused to allow them to sell sweet flavored vaping products following a…

Life

Jessica Lord, left, and Laith Wallschleger in a scene from &ldquo;Christmas in the Spotlight.&rdquo; (Lifetime/TNS)

I watched ‘Christmas in the Spotlight’ — the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce-inspired Lifetime movie — so you don’t have to

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have taken the world by storm during their yearlong relationship, spawning Halloween costumes, two songs on Swift’s “The Tortured Poets…

Nation / World

Destroyed buildings in the village of Kfar Kila, southern Lebanon, are seen from northern Israel, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.

Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon after fire exchanges with Hezbollah that test ceasefire’s limits

Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people on Monday…

High School Sports &#8211; September 2024

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Editorial Cartoons for the Week of Dec. 2, 2024

In Our View: GivingTuesday movement continues to grow

Westneat: Perez plan likely expertly doomed

Breslin: Trump humming a different tune

Letter: Councilors are accessible

Does Clark County need more pickleball courts?

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