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Smith Tower Apartments, at left, is seen March 10 in Vancouver.

Vancouver allocates millions to create, preserve affordable housing units

Although the White House has proposed eliminating some federal funds for housing, Vancouver city staff aren’t worried about the well running dry — this year, at least.
Business
Officials wear vests and hard hats while on their way to the groundbreaking for new operations at Vancouver Bulk Terminal at the Port of Vancouver on Tuesday morning. The project will redevelop the port’s mineral bulk facility to ship soda ash, a commodity used in manufacture of detergents, EV batteries and solar panels.

‘Diversifying is what we do’: Port of Vancouver breaks ground on soda ash export terminal

Export partners and port officials broke ground Tuesday at the Port of Vancouver on a new soda ash export terminal, which will replace the current bulk mineral operation there.
Clark County Business
The city of Vancouver has moved forward with some parking changes, including eliminating free parking on weekends in downtown Vancouver and increasing parking meter hourly fee maximums.

Free parking in downtown Vancouver on weekends is on its way out

The city of Vancouver moved forward with some parking changes Monday, including eliminating free parking on weekends in downtown Vancouver and increasing parking meter hourly fees.
Clark County Politics
Deputy Bryson Layton stands outside the Clark County Sheriff’s Office in June. Layton, 23, stabbed Marc Fogle, 54, of Clackamas, Ore., after Fogle reportedly tried to take Layton’s gun the night of May 7 at the Washington State Patrol weigh station in Ridgefield, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office.

Investigators identify Clark County sheriff’s deputy involved in fatal stabbing of DUI suspect

Investigators on Tuesday identified the Clark County sheriff’s deputy involved in the fatal stabbing of a suspected drunk driver during a fight last week in Ridgefield.
Courts & Crime

Clark County

A person fills out a lottery ticket at a 7-Eleven store in Oakland, Calif. A Camas man recently won $2 million in the Mega Millions lottery.

Camas man wins $2 million in Mega Millions lottery

A Camas man won $2 million in the Mega Millions lottery.

Business

FILE - A Microsoft sign and logo are pictured at the company's headquarters, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Redmond, Wash.

Microsoft to lay off about 3% of its workforce

Microsoft says it is laying off nearly 3 percent of its entire workforce.

Northwest

Lt. Gov. Denny Heck presides over the Senate floor on April 27.

Washington tries to maintain B.C. ties amid Trump era tensions

When Washington Lt. Gov. Denny Heck arrived in British Columbia last week, he wondered how he’d be received.

Politics

In this photo released by the Saudi Royal Palace, Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa, left, shakes hands with President Donald Trump, centre, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025.

Trump meets with Syria’s interim president, a first between the nations’ leaders in 25 years

U.S. President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first encounter between the two nations’ leaders in…

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Clark County Fire District 6 Chief Kristan Maurer resigned Friday after she said the district's commissioners decided to move in a different direction.

Clark County Fire District 6 chief steps down

Kristan Maurer, the first woman to serve as fire chief of Clark County Fire District 6, announced her resignation Friday.

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FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after House Republicans narrowly approved their budget framework, at the Capitol in Washington, April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J.

House Republicans launch marathon hearings to push ahead with Trump’s big bill

Tax breaks tallying more than $5 trillion — but also sizable reductions in Medicaid health care, food stamps for older Americans and green energy strategies to fight climate change —…

Life

FILE - Salt & Straw Ice Cream Co-Founder Tyler Malek scoops “Day-Old Bread Pudding” upcycled ice cream in Los Gatos, Calif., on June 2, 2023.

Innovative ice-cream makers Salt & Straw serve up secrets for wild recipes in a new cookbook

If you’re intimidated by the idea of making ice cream at home, just think of it as making soup. That’s advice from Tyler Malek of…

Nation / World

FILE - Logan Feeney pours a water sample with forever chemicals, known as PFAS, into a container for research, April 10, 2024, at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on so-called forever chemicals in drinking water

The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some so-called forever chemicals in drinking water that were finalized last year,…

Economic Forecast – March 2025

Economic Forecast – March 2025

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