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Tents two deep line West 12th Street in downtown Vancouver on Monday morning.

Those living in west Vancouver’s decade-old ‘Share camp’ say they have nowhere else to go

Eleven-year-old Raina Troupe is used to winding through tents to get to her school bus stop along Jefferson Street in downtown Vancouver. Her family’s little yellow house is occasionally surrounded…
Clark County News
River Susick, left, and his twin sister, Marcella, both 3, enjoy a bite to eat while watching crews from Rick’s Custom Fencing & Decking build a new deck for the family home Thursday afternoon.

Single mom of twins fighting breast cancer gets a new fence and deck at her Clark County home

When Kayla Susick was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2024, her focus wasn’t on the deteriorating deck or unsafe fence that surrounded her Clark County home. It was on…
Clark County Health
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Former Vancouver man to serve 11 years for child sex trafficking

A former Vancouver man was sentenced Monday to 11 years in federal prison in a child sex trafficking case.
Clark County News
Scouts gather together to help with the raising of the American flag during the beginning of the annual Memorial Day service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site on May 27, 2024.

Five ceremonies in Clark County will mark Memorial Day

Four Memorial Day ceremonies on Monday in Clark County will honor members of all branches of the military who have given their lives in service to our country.
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In Clark County, the goal is to reduce the number of solo-driving commuters to 60 percent or less. Currently, the county is at 65 percent.

Clark County, Vancouver work toward reducing number of solo commuters by 5 percentage points

Clark County, Vancouver and other jurisdictions are working to get commuters who drive their cars alone to work off the road.

Business

Construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington began in 1933 and was completed in 1942. It is the largest hydropower producer in the U.S. and also part of the federal Columbia River Power System.

Fears over Columbia Basin dams, hydroelectricity grow as agencies lose hundreds of employees

Grand Coulee Dam is among the most powerful energy-generating dams on earth. It’s the bedrock of the federal Columbia River Power System — a network…

Northwest

House Bill 2015 embeds a $100 million grant program in a broad policy bill designed to let local and tribal governments decide how best to use those dollars – even if that means not hiring a single new cop.

New Washington law directs $100M in grants toward hiring police, improving public safety

On his first day, Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson angered many Democratic lawmakers by demanding the Legislature put $100 million in the next state budget to…

Sports

Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodríguez (44) celebrates with Ben Williamson, left, and Mitch Garver (18) after hitting a grand slam during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Monday, May 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

Rodríguez grand slam, Castillo pitching leads Mariners over White Sox 5-1

Julio Rodríguez hit a grand slam, Luis Castillo pitched seven crisp innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 for their fourth…

Politics

Posters for the proposed Golden Dome for America missile defense shield are displayed before an event with President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Washington.

Trump expected to announce ‘Golden Dome’ space missile defenses that would cost billions

President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday the concept he wants for his future Golden Dome missile defense program — and while it…

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Crews work on the Interstate 5 bridge over the Columbia River in 2019.

Tolling delay on I-5 bridge could mean higher rates for Washington and Oregon drivers.

Tolling on the Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River will start a year later than planned – but drivers traveling between Washington and Oregon…

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Health

FILE - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md., is photographed on Oct. 14, 2015.

Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children

Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the…

Life

A fossilized whirl in a lava lake that was active during the April 2011 eruption of the Axial Seamount.

Underwater Pacific volcano expected to erupt. What would that mean for WA?

If you’ve never heard of the Axial Seamount, you’d be forgiven. But the underwater volcano has made national news recently after research suggested it is…

Nation / World

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives for a meeting with the House Republican Conference at the Capitol, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Washington.

Trump’s DOJ accuses Medicare Advantage insurers of paying ‘kickbacks’ for primo customers

When people call large insurance brokerages seeking free assistance in choosing Medicare Advantage plans, they’re often offered assurances such as this one from eHealth: “Your…

Economic Forecast – March 2025

Economic Forecast – March 2025

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Opinion

May 20: Less Stuff Costs More

Editorial Cartoons for the Week of May 19, 2025

In Our View: State’s climate efforts should have oversight

Edwards: GOP tax bill is a very bad plan

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: School phones; parking rules

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