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Clark County Councilors Gary Medvigy, facing left, and Sue Marshall listen during a meeting at the Public Service Center in October. The council voted 3-2 on Wednesday to approve a $871.74 million budget for 2025.

Clark County 2025 budget: No property tax increase, no new staff for sheriff’s office

The Clark County Council earlier this week approved a 2025 budget that does not raise property tax collections by the 1 percent allowed by state law, which would have added…
Clark County Politics

Top Stories: Seventh police shooting of the year; parking taxes unpopular; Clark County’s top employers

Here are some of the top stories of the week on columbian.com. Wondering what else was popular this week with readers? Check out our Trending Stories page.
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Clark County Council OKs certain multifamily housing in commercial or mixed-use zones

Developers can now build certain multifamily housing in commercial or mixed-use zones within unincorporated parts of Vancouver.
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Editors at The Columbian, clockwise from left, Managing Editor For Production Merridee Hanson, Local News Editor Jessica Prokop, Web Editor Amy Libby, Assistant News Editor Colleen Keller and Managing Editor for Content Erin Middlewood meet at 10 a.m. Thursday to discuss the Friday print newspaper plan and web stories.

From the Newsroom: Meetings help meet our goals

I was sitting in a meeting this week and I started thinking about how we use meetings to shape stories and put together our print and digital products. We’ve changed…
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Law enforcement officers investigate a shooting at the Cascade Park Safeway store on Thursday morning, Dec. 5, 2024. Vancouver police shot and killed a man Wednesday night after he physically attacked a police officer, according to a statement from the agency.

Vancouver police fatally shoot a man who authorities say had gun, physically attacked an officer

Vancouver police shot and killed a man Wednesday night in east Vancouver after he physically attacked an officer, according to a statement from the agency.

Business

FILE - A display of clothes is organized at a retail store on Nov. 25, 2022, in New York.

Work-life balance isn’t working for women. Why?

About half of working women reported feeling stressed “a lot of the day,” compared to about 4 in 10 men, according to a Gallup report…

Northwest

WSU President Kirk Schulz, right, speaks to past board Chair Marty Dickinson during November&rsquo;s Board of Regents meeting in Seattle.

Departing WSU President Kirk Schulz reflects on nine years in Pullman

Washington State University President Kirk Schulz is stepping down next summer after nine years at the helm of the state’s land-grant university.

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Sports

Ryker Ruelas (left) of Seton Catholic celebrates with Teddy Wieczorek after scoring a touchdowns against Royal in the 1A state championship game at Husky Stadium in Seattle on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.

Seton Catholic falls to Royal 61-28 in program’s first 1A state football championship game appearance

Senior quarterback rushed for 220 yards as Knights blew open a game that was tied 21-21 at halftime

Politics

Heavy traffic moves along the 101 freeway on Nov. 23, 2022, in Los Angeles.

Blue states prepare for environmental battles

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to slash federal climate, clean air and clean water regulations during his second term — an agenda that could target…

Editor's Choice

Law enforcement officers respond to the scene of a shooting in Camas on Nov. 14.

‘There’s power in information’: Camas police chief holds forum after shooting suspect’s release on bond stokes fear

When a Camas man was released from jail after posting bail, his former neighborhood was still reeling from the police standoff and gunfire that erupted…

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Health

FILE - In this image provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a researcher performs a rapid antigen test on milk from a dairy cow inoculated against bird flu in a containment building at the National Animal Disease Center research facility in Ames, Iowa, on Monday, July 29, 2024.

USDA orders nationwide testing of milk for bird flu to halt the virus

The U.S. government on Friday ordered testing of the nation's milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy…

Life

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Clark County history: Walter R. Dry, a tireless advocate for blind students’ education

Walter R. Dry spent his entire life educating blind students in two states. Rising from an able instructor at the Washington State School for the…

Nation / World

The National Park Service is seeing a surge in private support bigger than anytime in its 108-year history, as it also faces a maintenance backlog of more than $23 billion.

Private donations pour in for cash-strapped national parks

The National Park Service is seeing a surge in private support bigger than anytime in its 108-year history, as it also faces a maintenance backlog…

High School Sports &#8211; September 2024

High School Sports – September 2024

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Editorial Cartoons for the Week of Dec. 2, 2024

In Our View: Talking about change in D.C. is a good start

Harrop: Trump voters likely to be shorted

Other Papers Say: A Trumpian move by Joe

Other Papers Say: Early learning cuts hurt us all

Should historical markers be reviewed and updated?

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