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Clark County News

‘Kind of a win-win’: Concordia University St. Paul helps meet booming nursing demand

April 27, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

About four years ago, Vancouver resident Magnus Kofoed was unsure of the next step in his professional career. Now, Kofoed is just two weeks away from graduating from the Accelerated… Read story

Weather Eye: A little more rain this weekend, and then we’ll dry out

April 27, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

Did you enjoy Thursday’s rain? It was refreshing. I love the scent of fresh rain after a dry period. That pleasant order is called petrichor, a term coined by Australian… Read story

Vancouver receives $1M grant to make energy efficient upgrades to VHA housing

April 27, 2024, 5:57am Clark County News

The Washington State Department of Commerce awarded the city of Vancouver a $1.03 million grant to implement energy efficiency retrofits at six affordable housing locations managed by the Vancouver Housing Authority. Read story

VANtalks Connections set at Kiggins on May 23

April 27, 2024, 5:56am Business

VANtalks, a local version of the popular TED Talk presentations, will host its seventh annual event at 6:30 p.m. May 23 at Kiggins Theatre, 1101 Main St., Vancouver. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Read story

WSU Vancouver graduation ceremony planned for May 4

April 27, 2024, 5:55am Clark County News

Washington State University Vancouver will host its commencement ceremony at 1 p.m. May 4 at the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater, 17200 N.E. Delfel Road, Ridgefield. Read story

The LA Fitness in Hazel Dell   (The Columbian files)

Pool at LA Fitness in Hazel Dell reopens after repairs made

The LA Fitness in Hazel Dell   (The Columbian files)

April 26, 2024, 7:41pm Business

Patrons of LA Fitness’ Hazel Dell location can finally celebrate the long-awaited reopening of the gym’s pool. Staff at the facility confirmed the pool reopened Tuesday. Read story

Firefighters extinguish a house fire Monday night northeast of La Center that displaced a family of five. Officials believe some pets died in the fire.

Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue levy lid lift would bump rate back to 2017 level

Firefighters extinguish a house fire Monday night northeast of La Center that displaced a family of five. Officials believe some pets died in the fire.

April 26, 2024, 3:45pm Clark County News

Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue commissioners Thursday unanimously voted to put a levy lid lift on the August primary ballot. A levy lid lift allows a tax district to increase its levy rate above the annual 1 percent increase allowed by state law. Read story

A screenshot from body-worn camera footage in a shooting in Salmon Creek shows Clark County sheriff’s Deputy Jim Payne pointing a weapon at a suspect in carjackings. The suspect pulled a weapon from his pocket.

Handgun recovered after Clark County deputies killed carjacking suspect, will be sent for testing

A screenshot from body-worn camera footage in a shooting in Salmon Creek shows Clark County sheriff’s Deputy Jim Payne pointing a weapon at a suspect in carjackings. The suspect pulled a weapon from his pocket.

April 26, 2024, 2:17pm Clark County News

A handgun connected with the suspect in a series of carjackings who was later fatally shot by Clark County sheriff’s deputies has been sent to the Washington State Patrol for testing. Read story

Work is almost complete inside the renovated former Vancouver City Hall on Wednesday August 13, 2014.

Change coming to Clark County court system as it prepares for growth

Work is almost complete inside the renovated former Vancouver City Hall on Wednesday August 13, 2014.

April 26, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

Clark County’s criminal justice hub in downtown Vancouver is slated to look different by the end of 2025 as the county prepares for growth in the court system. Read story

Oceangoing ships prepare to dock at the Port of Vancouver. Around 7 million metric tons of cargo moved through the port in 2022. Infrastructure hasn&rsquo;t kept up with the growing size of ships coming up and down the river.

River pilots keep ships rolling on the Columbia

Oceangoing ships prepare to dock at the Port of Vancouver. Around 7 million metric tons of cargo moved through the port in 2022. Infrastructure hasn&rsquo;t kept up with the growing size of ships coming up and down the river.

April 26, 2024, 6:06am Business

Maritime safety isn’t something most people thought much about before a massive cargo ship smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Md., and killed six people one month ago. Read story