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Rain and snow are expected Saturday through Monday. Snow showers forecasted for Tuesday could continue throughout the work week, according to Lee Picard, lead metrologist in the National Weather Service’s Portland office.

Rain, snow expected for Clark County through next week

Rain and snow are expected Saturday through Monday. Snow showers forecasted for Tuesday could continue throughout the work week, according to Lee Picard, lead metrologist in the National Weather Service’s Portland office.

January 31, 2025, 5:59pm Clark County News

Snow could be coming to Clark County as soon as Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, speaks to constituents at a Thursday town hall at Three Creeks Community Library.

Packed house challenges Perez on conservative Bible study, votes on immigration

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, speaks to constituents at a Thursday town hall at Three Creeks Community Library.

January 31, 2025, 2:41pm Churches & Religion

About 100 people spilled out of U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s Thursday night town hall in Salmon Creek, as her recent alignment with House conservatives has ignited criticism of the Skamania Democrat. Read story

A federal funding freeze would have hit homeless services in Clark County but it was temporarily halted by a judge before the White House rescinded the order.

Clark County’s nonprofits and governments still reeling after federal funds freeze called off

A federal funding freeze would have hit homeless services in Clark County but it was temporarily halted by a judge before the White House rescinded the order.

January 29, 2025, 1:52pm Clark County News

Leaders of Clark County governments and nonprofits remain uneasy even though the White House on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing all federal grants and loans. The order would have undercut local projects and programs — from homeless services to the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement. Read story

Former State Rep. Tana Senn, D-Mercer Island, is the newest director of the Department of Children, Youth and Families in Washington.

‘Kinship placements’ help reduce the number of foster youth that went missing in Western Washington in 2024

Former State Rep. Tana Senn, D-Mercer Island, is the newest director of the Department of Children, Youth and Families in Washington.

January 29, 2025, 6:08am Clark County News

Fewer foster youth in Western Washington are going missing than in previous years thanks to a focus on family placements, according to the Washington Department of Children, Youth and Families. Read story

Schools, local governments and nonprofits are trying to find out what a freeze on federal funding and loans would mean for Clark County.

Federal funding freeze: Clark County governments, schools, nonprofits looking for answers

Schools, local governments and nonprofits are trying to find out what a freeze on federal funding and loans would mean for Clark County.

January 28, 2025, 4:00pm Clark County News

Clark County governments, schools and nonprofits are scrambling for information about how a White House order to freeze all federal grants and loans will impact Clark County projects and programs — including the Interstate 5 Bridge replacement. Read story

Save Vancouver Streets initiative member Justin Wood speaks Jan. 6 during a Vancouver City Council meeting at City Hall. The meeting was packed with community members for and against a recent initiative that would require any traffic lane removals go to a public vote.

Save Vancouver Streets files suit against city, council for declaring its initiative invalid

Save Vancouver Streets initiative member Justin Wood speaks Jan. 6 during a Vancouver City Council meeting at City Hall. The meeting was packed with community members for and against a recent initiative that would require any traffic lane removals go to a public vote.

January 23, 2025, 3:39pm Clark County News

Save Vancouver Streets has taken the city of Vancouver to court for declaring its initiative to require voter approval to remove city traffic lanes legally invalid. Read story

Clark County Council members Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Wil Fuentes, Matt Little and Sue Marshall are pictured at the Public Service Center on Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, 2025.

Clark County Council weighs giving $2 million to Vancouver’s planned homeless shelter

Clark County Council members Glen Yung, from left, Michelle Belkot, Wil Fuentes, Matt Little and Sue Marshall are pictured at the Public Service Center on Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, 2025.

January 23, 2025, 1:21pm Clark County News

Clark County may yet help the city of Vancouver pay for a planned homeless shelter in the Van Mall neighborhood. Read story

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Vulnerable people quietly kicked out of Clark County’s adult family homes and assisted living facilities

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January 18, 2025, 6:14am Business

The state of Washington prohibits nursing homes from kicking out residents without letting anyone know. Read story

Columbia River Mental Health Services' main office is at 6926 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver. The nonprofit has suspended operations.

Columbia River Mental Health Services aims to have a new mobile clinic up and running later this year

Columbia River Mental Health Services' main office is at 6926 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver. The nonprofit has suspended operations.

January 18, 2025, 6:12am Clark County Health

People living in homeless camps struggle to access drug treatment in Clark County, contributing to a wave of overdose deaths. A new program seeks to fix that. Read story

Two Vancouver business owners fined $116,000 over violating asbestos rules

January 15, 2025, 11:59am Business

Two Vancouver business owners are facing a combined $116,000 in fines for ignoring rules to protect people and the environment from asbestos at a home-flipping site. Read story