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Columbian staff writer

A crowd listens to candidates for the 18th Legislative District Senate seat Monday during a Clark County League of Women Voters forum at Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue Station 26.

Three vie to fill Ann Rivers’ 18th Legislative District Senate seat

A crowd listens to candidates for the 18th Legislative District Senate seat Monday during a Clark County League of Women Voters forum at Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue Station 26.

July 4, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

In the 18th Legislative District, Sen. Ann Rivers is not seeking another term, and three hopefuls are campaigning to succeed her. Read story

Steven Groat, a Vancouver resident concerned with proposed changes on Southeast McGillivray Boulevard, speaks at a Vancouver City Council forum at Vancouver&rsquo;s Firstenburg Community Center on June 24.

Save Vancouver Streets wants to require voters to weigh in before traffic lanes removed

Steven Groat, a Vancouver resident concerned with proposed changes on Southeast McGillivray Boulevard, speaks at a Vancouver City Council forum at Vancouver&rsquo;s Firstenburg Community Center on June 24.

July 2, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

Some Vancouver residents want the city to get voter approval before removing lanes of traffic on any existing road. Read story

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, left, and  Republican Joe Kent.

Poll shows Perez and Kent ‘effectively tied’ in race for 3rd Congressional District

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, left, and  Republican Joe Kent.

July 1, 2024, 5:09pm Clark County News

In the race for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Republican challenger Joe Kent of Yacolt are “effectively tied.” Read story

Candidates for the 17th Legislative District &mdash; Republican David Stuebe, left, and Democrat Terri Niles &mdash; present their positions during a League of Women Voters candidate forum at the Vancouver Community Library. Republican candidate Hannah Joy did not participate.

Three vie to fill 17th Legislative District seat being vacated by Rep. Paul Harris

Candidates for the 17th Legislative District &mdash; Republican David Stuebe, left, and Democrat Terri Niles &mdash; present their positions during a League of Women Voters candidate forum at the Vancouver Community Library. Republican candidate Hannah Joy did not participate.

June 28, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News

In the 17th Legislative District, Rep. Paul Harris is running to succeed Sen. Lynda Wilson, a fellow Republican who is retiring. That leaves his House Position 2 seat open. Read story

An aerial view of the construction site where Interstate 5 crosses over Southwest 26th Avenue in Portland in February.

I-5 closure in Portland over weekend will cause issues with Clark County traffic

An aerial view of the construction site where Interstate 5 crosses over Southwest 26th Avenue in Portland in February.

June 26, 2024, 6:07am Business

The full closure of Interstate 5 just south of downtown Portland this weekend could snarl traffic as far north as Vancouver. Read story

Leslie Lewallen, a 3rd Congressional District candidate, held a town hall event Friday that resembled a support group for families who have lost loved ones to Southwest Washington&rsquo;s opioid epidemic.

3rd Congressional District candidate Leslie Lewallen says combating SW Washington’s opioid epidemic is a top priority at Camas town hall

Leslie Lewallen, a 3rd Congressional District candidate, held a town hall event Friday that resembled a support group for families who have lost loved ones to Southwest Washington&rsquo;s opioid epidemic.

June 24, 2024, 5:08pm Clark County News

A town hall event hosted Friday by 3rd Congressional District candidate Leslie Lewallen resembled a support group for grieving families who have lost loved ones to Southwest Washington’s opioid epidemic. Read story

A close-up of the cap gun recovered at the scene of the June 8 fatal police shooting of Vadim Sashchenko near the Vancouver waterfront.

Weapon in fatal police shooting near the Vancouver waterfront was a modified cap gun

A close-up of the cap gun recovered at the scene of the June 8 fatal police shooting of Vadim Sashchenko near the Vancouver waterfront.

June 21, 2024, 1:52pm Clark County News

The apparent firearm a man pointed at a Vancouver police officer before the officer fatally shot him was a modified cap gun, investigators said Friday. Read story

The Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office arrested eight suspects during a retail theft operation at the Fred Meyer store on 117th Avenue in Orchards.

Eight arrested in retail theft operation at Orchards Fred Meyer, says Clark County Sheriff’s Office

The Clark County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office arrested eight suspects during a retail theft operation at the Fred Meyer store on 117th Avenue in Orchards.

June 21, 2024, 12:55pm Clark County News

Clark County sheriff’s deputies arrested eight people last week during an operation in Orchards to crack down on retail theft. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania speaks with Clark County first responders about their child care needs at Vancouver City Hall on Thursday morning.

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez hosts roundtable with first responders to discuss child care access

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania speaks with Clark County first responders about their child care needs at Vancouver City Hall on Thursday morning.

June 20, 2024, 5:30pm Clark County News

First responders face exceptional difficulties accessing child care. In Clark County only about 23.59 percent of child care needs are being met, according to the state Department of Children, Youth & Families. Read story

A motorist prepares to head southbound on Interstate 5 from the Northeast 179th Street interchange in Ridgefield on Monday morning. The state plans to install roundabouts there.

Ridgefield roundabouts slated for 179th Street; WSDOT seeks residents’ input through survey

A motorist prepares to head southbound on Interstate 5 from the Northeast 179th Street interchange in Ridgefield on Monday morning. The state plans to install roundabouts there.

June 20, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News

The Washington State Department of Transportation is moving forward with a project that will introduce roundabouts at the on- and offramps to Interstate 5 at Northeast 179th Street, near the Clark County Fairgrounds. Read story