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Hudson’s Bay High School is pictured Friday morning, May 1, 2020.

Hudson’s Bay High School English teacher resigns amid sexual misconduct investigation

A Hudson’s Bay High School teacher under investigation for allegations of sexual misconduct with a student has resigned.
Clark County News
People sit in Jan. 6 during a Vancouver City Council meeting at City Hall. The city council is considering policy changes that would limit disruptions during meetings.

Vancouver City Council weighs new policies to curtail disruptions at meetings

If you’ve been to a Vancouver City Council meeting, you’ve most likely witnessed interruptions from audience members in the form of clapping, talking, gestures or shouting.
Clark County Politics
Fort Vancouver is celebrating its bicentennial.

Cover for Interstate 5 connecting Fort Vancouver to downtown gets $30M boost

Plans to put a lid on Interstate 5, or at least a section of it, recently got a $30 million boost.
Clark County News
Workers make way for new construction in east Vancouver in August. The Vancouver City Council on Monday approved a construction sales tax deferral for developers building affordable housing in parking lots.

Vancouver City Council approves construction sales tax deferral to boost affordable housing in parking lots

The Vancouver City Council on Monday passed a construction sales tax deferral to make it cheaper for developers to build affordable housing in parking lots.
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Interim City Attorney Nena Cook, left, raises her right hand to be sworn into her position Monday by Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle during a Vancouver City Council meeting at City Hall. Cook replaces the outgoing City Attorney Jonathan Young, who is becoming the city manager of SeaTac.

Vancouver city attorney Young resigns to become SeaTac city manager

An interim Vancouver city attorney is taking over for Jonathan Young who resigned, effective Monday, to become SeaTac’s city manager.

Business

Pez candy, which contains red dye no. 3, is on display at a store in Lafayette, Calif., March 24, 2023.

FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods

U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because…

Northwest

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee poses for a photo with wife Trudi, center, and portrait artist Grace Flott, right, during his official portrait unveiling at the Washington State Capitol, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Olympia, Wash.

WA Gov. Jay Inslee’s portrait unveiled as 3rd term comes to an end

Gov. Jay Inslee’s portrait was unveiled in the State Reception Room to thunderous applause Tuesday afternoon following the three-term governor’s final State of the State…

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Susana Lujano, left, a dreamer from Mexico who lives in Houston, joins other activists to rally in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 15, 2022. (AP Photo/J.

Democratic attorneys general ask to defend health access for ‘Dreamers’ since Trump probably won’t

A group of Democratic attorneys general asked a court on Wednesday to let them defend a federal policy that opened subsidized health coverage to “Dreamers,”…

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Cleanup crews remove solid waste along the Mill Plain Boulevard soundwall while joined by officials and members of the HART team in July. Tyler Chavers, the city’s homeless response coordinator and a former Vancouver police officer, said he’s seen tires slashed, fireworks and rocks thrown at camps, as well as derogatory graffiti around camps over the last five years.

‘The yelling, the screaming, the rock throwing’: Harassment and violence toward Clark County homeless on rise

Homeless people in Vancouver are increasingly the target of harassment and violence as exasperation toward encampments has grown over the past several years.

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A man holds a lit cigarette while smoking in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020.

FDA floats plan to make cigarettes nonaddictive, but its fate rests with Trump

Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes far less addictive by capping their nicotine content, a goal long sought by antismoking…

Life

This image released by Focus Features shows Ralph Fiennes in a scene from “Conclave.” (Focus Features via AP)

‘Conclave’ leads race for British BAFTA awards with 12, one more than ‘Emilia Perez’

Papal thriller “Conclave,” which stars Ralph Fiennes as a cardinal overseeing the election of a new pope, leads the race — just — for the…

Nation / World

A beach front home destroyed by the Palisades Fire is seen in Malibu, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C.

Firefighters report progress against LA blazes as winds pick up again

Millions of Southern Californians nervously kept watch as winds began picking up Wednesday during a final round of dangerous wildfire weather forecast for the region…

High School Sports – September 2024

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Editorial Cartoons for Week of Jan. 13, 2025

In Our View: Presence of guns common factor in shootings

Letter: Halt giveaways to developers

Letter: Incompetence is costly

Letter: Rethink insurance practices

Should the state restrict students' use of smartphones in public schools?

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