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Online rumors about downtown Vancouver shooting are false; police were training

Vancouver police refuted online claims Wednesday afternoon spreading misinformation about a mass casualty incident and police shooting in downtown Vancouver, saying officers were instead conducting training.
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Courts & Crime
Washougal’s newest police chief, Zane Freschette, pictured at Washougal City Hall on Jan. 22, says he plans “minor restructuring” of his department.

Washougal police chief plans ‘minor restructuring,’ looks at ways to replace vehicles faster

With Chief Zane Freschette settling into his new position, the Washougal Police Department will undergo some changes in 2025.
Clark County News
Clark County Developmental Disabilities program manager Trish McConaughy Buescher, right, listens to PEACE NW Executive Director Darla Helt speak Tuesday during a panel discussion at Vancouver Housing Authority.

Clark County community tackles housing barriers for people with developmental disabilities

For people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, finding affordable and safe housing in Clark County is not always easy.
Community Funded Journalism
Members of the Washington Public Employees Association voted down a tentative agreement containing the state’s last, best offer.

Thousands of Washington state workers lose out on wage hikes

Nearly 5,300 state government and community college employees in Washington won’t be getting a 3% pay raise in July when most other state workers will.
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California burger joint Habit Burger & Grill is set to move into the old Burgerville near Vancouver Mall, as seen Jan. 23.

Habit Burger & Grill opens in Vancouver

Vancouver is now home to one more fast food restaurant. Habit Burger & Grill opened to the public Wednesday.

Business

HP’s plans for 30 acres at 18208 S.E. First St. include an abundance of trees and plants. The streets will have separated bike and pedestrian paths “that are safe for all users, ages and abilities,” City Manager Lon Pluckhahn said in a staff report.

HP Inc.’s plans in east Vancouver push forward with city council approval

The Vancouver City Council on Monday approved technology hardware company HP Inc.’s plan to turn part of a former rock quarry into a mix of…

Northwest

FILE - A grizzly bear roams an exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo on May 26, 2020, in Seattle. The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to an area of northwest and north-central Washington. Plans announced this week by the National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service call for the release of three to seven bears a year for five to 10 years to achieve an initial population of 25.

Proposed change could reshape Endangered Species Act. Here’s how it affects WA

A big change could be coming to U.S. wildlife conservation policy.

Politics

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

Roberts might hold key Supreme Court vote over first publicly funded religious charter school

Chief Justice John Roberts appears to hold the key vote over whether the Supreme Court will allow the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school…

Editor's Choice

Development and Outreach Manager Carol Ross of The Historic Trust strolls around one of the upstairs “secret spaces” in the Grant House.

Take a tour of Vancouver’s ‘secret spaces’

Did Gen. George C. Marshall stand thoughtfully atop this third-floor turret in the late 1930s, taking in a bird’s-eye view of his U.S. Army base…

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Health

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

RFK Jr. wrong about share of autistic population with severe limitations

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted notice — and in some quarters, outrage — for remarks about autism, a topic he’s…

Life

Martin Sorge cuts a slice of his egg-free, yellow cake with chocolate frosting on April 9 at his Chicago home.

Yellow birthday cake goes egg-free

As a professional recipe developer focused on baking, I am more aware of the cost of eggs than most folks. Try making a custard tart…

Nation / World

Fans head up the hill to the parking lots when the game was stopped between California and Fort Cherry High School baseball teams at Fort Cherry High School in McDonald, Pa., Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Record rainfall forces evacuations and rescues in Oklahoma as a storm leaves 3 dead in Pennsylvania

A powerful storm downed trees and power lines, leaving more than half a million customers in Pennsylvania, Ohio and neighboring states in the dark on…

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Editorial Cartoons for Week of April 28, 2025

In Our View: Ferguson weighs risky approach to bottom line

Camden: Split-the-state bill is a talker

Letter: Name change not really a barrier

Letter: Save programs in Battle Ground

Washington is set to spend $100 million to hire more police. What is your view?

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