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Vancouver police recovered a gun after a shooting in east Vancouver late Sunday.

Shooting in east Vancouver leaves one person wounded, one in custody

One person was injured and a suspect is in custody after a shooting in east Vancouver late Sunday night, according to Vancouver police.
Courts & Crime
Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner John Spencer is advocating for a bill that would give voters in seven Washington port districts, including Camas-Washougal, the option of extending the terms of their port commissioners from four to six years.

Bill would let voters extend terms of Camas-Washougal port commissioners from four to six years

Port of Camas-Washougal Commissioner John Spencer is advocating for a bill that would give voters in seven Washington port districts, including Camas-Washougal, the option of extending the terms of their…
Clark County News
C-Tran recently began offering complimentary visual assistance services to blind and low-vision transit riders through a cellphone app called Aira Explorer.

C-Tran offers visual interpreters to help Clark County’s blind bus riders navigate safely

C-Tran recently began offering free visual assistance services to help blind and low-vision bus riders navigate their routes.
Clark County Health
Amber Rodriguez, a resident at the 415 West Safe Stay community, straightens up her unit in downtown Vancouver. Rodriguez was living in a homeless camp and addicted to fentanyl, which she used to help her sleep through the night in the rowdy camp. Now, she’s one of several Safe Stay residents pleading with the city of Vancouver for permanent funding for the pallet shelter communities.

Should Safe Stays stay? Vancouver officials, advocates for the homeless debate whether communities should be permanent

Vancouver’s system of temporary shelters may become a permanent part of the city’s plan to address homelessness.
Clark County Politics

Clark County

An aerial photo shows the Steigerwald Commerce Center, an industrial park owned by the Port of Camas-Washougal, east of downtown Washougal. The area has been designated as an Opportunity Zone, creating a new investment tool for developers interested in moving into the area’s remaining vacant lots.

Unforeseen issues add $200,000 to Port of Camas-Washougal’s 41st Street project

The Port of Camas-Washougal’s effort to build a new street in the Steigerwald Commerce Center industrial park has hit a speed bump that will add…

Business

Alhambra Modern Dentistry, left, at Alhambra Place is among a growing number of medical-related businesses that are becoming tenants in shopping centers. Photographed on Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Alhambra, California. (Myung J.

Getting a filling — at the mall. Why dentists and other wellness tenants are in big demand

Not long ago, dentists were about as welcome as a toothache at shopping centers.

Northwest

A banner advocating for eastern Oregon counties to leave the state and join Idaho is shown on the side of a store in Mitchell, Ore., May 28, 2023.

Trump isn’t alone in his geopolitical aspirations. Some in Illinois and Oregon want change too

As President Donald Trump floats grand ideas like reacquiring the Panama Canal and taking over Greenland, some rural residents of Illinois and Oregon are promoting…

Sports

TCU guard Hailey Van Lith (10) drives past Baylor guard Waiata Jennings (7) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game for the Big 12 women's tournament championship Sunday, March 9, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo.

Hailey Van Lith’s spark lights TCU’s path to best season in program history

Hailey Van Lith’s legacy figures to last much longer than her one-year stay at TCU after the best season in program history for the No.…

Politics

Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., talks to attendees after holding a town hall meeting on Friday, March 14, 2025, in Evanston, Wyo.

Angst pervades a pair of Republican town halls — one in Trump country, the other in a swing state

In two congressional districts and vastly different political environments, two Republicans in the U.S. House were met with far different reactions at public meetings they…

Editor's Choice

A student walking toward the Vancouver Public Schools administrative services building.

Vancouver Public Schools is the only district in the Clark County to get a financial warning from state for 2023-24 school year

Vancouver Public Schools is the only Clark County district to receive a financial warning from the state for the 2023-24 school year.

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Health

This March 2025 image from the website of artificial intelligence company Xoltar, shows two of of their demonstration avatars for conducting video calls with patients.

As AI nurses reshape hospital care, human nurses are pushing back

The next time you’re due for a medical exam you may get a call from someone like Ana: a friendly voice that can help you…

Life

A Life After Life club meeting takes place on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 at Laguna Woods Village in Laguna Woods, CA. It was founded in 2006 to provide “public education about experiences that suggest continued consciousness beyond death” according to their website. (Myung J.

What the dead have to say to the living: Lessons from a psychic reading

With shoulder-length blond hair, black dress and black knee-high boots, Jennifer Rose cuts a preacherly silhouette — less Bible-thumping, more New Age — standing on…

Nation / World

A crocodile warning sign is displayed by the river in Budong-Budong, West Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. The sign reads “Beware of crocodile! Please be on alert while doing activities in the river. Crocodile might be stalking”.

Crocodile attacks in Indonesia are on the rise. It’s left residents on edge

Nearly seven months after a crocodile attack almost took her life, Munirpa walked to the estuary outside her home with her husband and her children,…

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Opinion

March 18: DOGE Cuts

Editorial Cartoons for Week of March 17, 2025

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: Bipartisanship; deal setback

Local View: Kids’ health not partisan issue

Harrop: Our beautiful economy was terrible thing to waste

Hiltzik: Inside rampage at agency

The Cowlitz Tribe won't buy the Tri-Mountain Golf Course. What should happen next?

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