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Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez speaks to the crowd at an election night party at the Hilton Vancouver on Nov. 5, 2024. Perez was one of just four democratic congressional representatives on Thursday to vote in favor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, also known as the SAVE Act.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez defends vote in favor of SAVE Act

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez speaks to the crowd at an election night party at the Hilton Vancouver on Nov. 5, 2024. Perez was one of just four democratic congressional representatives on Thursday to vote in favor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, also known as the SAVE Act.

April 10, 2025, 1:34pm Clark County News

Southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez was one of just four Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to vote in favor of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, also known as the SAVE Act — a controversial bill that would require proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. Read story

A speed limit sign is hidden in the brush along Northeast 112th Avenue in Battle Ground. Battle Ground city councilors voted on an amendment to the city’s speed-regulating ordinance to set the speed limits on state Highway 503 at 40 mph and state Highway 502 at 30 mph.

Battle Ground City Council wants to lower speed limits on Highway 502 and 503 within city

A speed limit sign is hidden in the brush along Northeast 112th Avenue in Battle Ground. Battle Ground city councilors voted on an amendment to the city’s speed-regulating ordinance to set the speed limits on state Highway 503 at 40 mph and state Highway 502 at 30 mph.

April 10, 2025, 6:06am Clark County News

Battle Ground City Council members had some choice words Monday for the Washington State Department of Transportation, whose proposed speed limit changes to state Highway 502 weren’t as low as councilors wanted after years of speed-related complaints from the city. Read story

People wait for their number to be called Tuesday at the driver licensing office in east Vancouver. The deadline to comply with the 2005 Real ID Act is May 7. Wait times on Tuesday morning for a Real ID appointment were two hours.

Driver licensing offices in Clark County fill up ahead of REAL ID Act deadline

People wait for their number to be called Tuesday at the driver licensing office in east Vancouver. The deadline to comply with the 2005 Real ID Act is May 7. Wait times on Tuesday morning for a Real ID appointment were two hours.

April 10, 2025, 6:06am Clark County News

Crying babies. Loud ringtones. The occasional open-mouthed cough. Driver licensing offices in Clark County are crammed ahead of a May 7 deadline for travelers to have identification that complies with the 2005 REAL ID Act to board domestic flights. Read story

The city of Vancouver is selling a parcel of land, right, to the Native American Youth and Family Center for $1 to kick off the affordable housing component of its Waterfront Gateway project.

Vancouver plans to sell part of parking lot next to City Hall for $1 for affordable housing project

The city of Vancouver is selling a parcel of land, right, to the Native American Youth and Family Center for $1 to kick off the affordable housing component of its Waterfront Gateway project.

April 8, 2025, 2:26pm Business

The city of Vancouver on Monday sold a portion of its parking lot next to City Hall for $1, where 95 affordable housing units will be built as part of the Waterfront Gateway development. Read story

Battle Ground City Councilor and Deputy Mayor Cherish DesRochers announces run for reelection

April 8, 2025, 12:47pm Clark County News

Battle Ground City Councilor and Deputy Mayor Cherish DesRochers announced on Monday her candidacy for reelection to Position No. 6 in the next municipal election. Read story

Brooklyn Miller of Battle Ground, from left, packs up her family’s kitchen supplies with her daughter, Athena, 5, and her husband, Steven. The family is worried their home could be seized by the federal government.

Battle Ground families fear homelessness after their landlord is arrested on murder and tax charges

Brooklyn Miller of Battle Ground, from left, packs up her family’s kitchen supplies with her daughter, Athena, 5, and her husband, Steven. The family is worried their home could be seized by the federal government.

April 5, 2025, 6:12am Clark County News

Steven Miller, 35, was shocked when he clicked on The Columbian’s website in February. Beneath the headline, “Vancouver man suspected of attempted murder held on $1.5 million bail,” was a photo of his landlord. Read story

Outsiders Inn program lead Corey Seymour walks through a mostly cleaned out winter shelter Tuesday at Vancouver’s Arts Hub. The city opened the shelters after a winter storm left shelters overwhelmed last winter.

City of Vancouver’s seasonal overnight homeless shelters are closed; will they reopen in winter?

Outsiders Inn program lead Corey Seymour walks through a mostly cleaned out winter shelter Tuesday at Vancouver’s Arts Hub. The city opened the shelters after a winter storm left shelters overwhelmed last winter.

April 2, 2025, 2:37pm Clark County News

On Tuesday morning, adults and children trickled out the doors of the city of Vancouver’s winter shelters for the last time this season. Read story

R.J. Piercey walks around the van she lives in at the Evergreen Safe Parking Zone on Sept. 1, 2022. The city’s Safe Park recently switched hands from Thrive2Survive to Live Love Outreach.

Vancouver fires Thrive2Survive as operator of Safe Park at Evergreen Transit Center

R.J. Piercey walks around the van she lives in at the Evergreen Safe Parking Zone on Sept. 1, 2022. The city’s Safe Park recently switched hands from Thrive2Survive to Live Love Outreach.

March 31, 2025, 6:05am Business

The city of Vancouver fired the operator of its Safe Park, where people can legally live in their vehicles, for allegedly ignoring drug deals and overbilling the city by $72,000. Read story

Pedestrians cross Mill Plain Boulevard on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The homeless camp that existed along the sound wall was cleared weeks ago, with residents scattering elsewhere into Vancouver.

‘There is this cloud that’s lifted’: Hough neighborhood residents thankful sound wall homeless camp cleared

Pedestrians cross Mill Plain Boulevard on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The homeless camp that existed along the sound wall was cleared weeks ago, with residents scattering elsewhere into Vancouver.

March 28, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News

Three weeks after the city cleared a homeless camp along the sound wall on West Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver, nearby residents say they haven’t noticed people return, as feared. Read story

Yacolt Republican Joe Kent, who unsuccessfully ran twice to represent Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, is serving as chief of staff for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

Joe Kent was among intelligence officials included in leaked text chain on Signal app

Yacolt Republican Joe Kent, who unsuccessfully ran twice to represent Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, is serving as chief of staff for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

March 26, 2025, 11:43am Clark County News

Former Washington 3rd Congressional District candidate Joe Kent is making national headlines once again, this time for his involvement in a text chain of sensitive war plans accidentally shared with a journalist. Read story