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Volunteers Matthias Bundy, 15, right, and Emersen-Castillo Morales, 12, lload food donated to the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive in 2023. The food drive in Vancouver is in desperate need of volunteers, according to its lead organizer Don Young.

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive in desperate need of volunteers for Saturday event

Volunteers Matthias Bundy, 15, right, and Emersen-Castillo Morales, 12, lload food donated to the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive in 2023. The food drive in Vancouver is in desperate need of volunteers, according to its lead organizer Don Young.

May 7, 2025, 6:08am Clark County News

The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is in desperate need of volunteers to pull off this weekend’s event. Read story

A truck prepares to leave the Washougal Pit on July 25, 2018.

Columbia River Gorge Commission upholds local residents’ appeal involving Washougal pit mining

A truck prepares to leave the Washougal Pit on July 25, 2018.

May 6, 2025, 11:35am Business

The Columbia River Gorge Commission on Wednesday upheld an appeal filed by Friends of the Columbia River Gorge and local residents involving Clark County’s denial of an application for mining at the Washougal Pit. Read story

A sign for Council for the Homeless hangs above the front door of the organization’s new office in central Vancouver.

Council for the Homeless consolidates staff under one roof in central Vancouver

A sign for Council for the Homeless hangs above the front door of the organization’s new office in central Vancouver.

May 6, 2025, 6:10am Community Funded Journalism

When Council for the Homeless operated out of two offices, staff said it wasn’t uncommon for clients to show up at the wrong building. Those who had appointments at the Andresen Road location would often show up at the Main Street office, or vice versa. Read story

People return to their tents at Burnt Bridge Creek with food and supplies received from the Bikers Outreach Organization during an outreach effort at homeless camps around Vancouver on March 23.

Council for the Homeless: Federal cuts would devastate services in Clark County

People return to their tents at Burnt Bridge Creek with food and supplies received from the Bikers Outreach Organization during an outreach effort at homeless camps around Vancouver on March 23.

May 6, 2025, 6:09am Clark County News

Council for the Homeless leaders say potential federal funding cuts will devastate Clark County housing and homeless services. Read story

A sign for Oregon Health and Science University sits on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, at OSHU in Portland. The 180-day review period for OHSU and Legacy Health’s proposed merger is almost up.

OHSU and Legacy cancel planned merger worth billions after nearly two years

A sign for Oregon Health and Science University sits on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, at OSHU in Portland. The 180-day review period for OHSU and Legacy Health’s proposed merger is almost up.

May 5, 2025, 11:46am Business

Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health have called off plans to integrate the two health care systems in a deal estimated to be worth billions. Read story

Tom Britain and wife Angela of Ridgefield make lunch, something Tom was unable to do while recovering from sepsis and an appendectomy. He and Angela, who has a doctorate in nursing, discuss the circumstances surrounding his hourslong wait in two different hospitals for his emergency surgery.

Her husband needed his appendix out; after delays at PeaceHealth and Kaiser, he ended up with sepsis

Tom Britain and wife Angela of Ridgefield make lunch, something Tom was unable to do while recovering from sepsis and an appendectomy. He and Angela, who has a doctorate in nursing, discuss the circumstances surrounding his hourslong wait in two different hospitals for his emergency surgery.

May 3, 2025, 6:14am Business

Appendectomies are among the most common surgeries performed in the United States with about 300,000 a year. Yet, a delay in receiving this routine procedure nearly cost Ridgefield resident Tom Brittain, 56, his life. Read story

Judge John Fairgrieve listens as lawyers talk at the Clark County Courthouse on Sept. 21, 2023. Eviction costs for landlords are skyrocketing in Clark County due to rising evictions and Washington laws passed during the pandemic.

Rising costs of eviction – as much as $10,000 – weighs on landlords in Clark County

Judge John Fairgrieve listens as lawyers talk at the Clark County Courthouse on Sept. 21, 2023. Eviction costs for landlords are skyrocketing in Clark County due to rising evictions and Washington laws passed during the pandemic.

May 3, 2025, 6:12am Business

It’s now likely more expensive than ever to evict someone in Clark County. Landlords see the high prices as problematic. Tenants see them as necessary. Read story

The Washington State Department of Health urges residents to be sure they have received their measles, mumps and rubella vaccine amid a national measles outbreak.

As outbreaks across the country grow, Clark County officials stress vaccination, not misinformation

The Washington State Department of Health urges residents to be sure they have received their measles, mumps and rubella vaccine amid a national measles outbreak.

May 3, 2025, 6:11am Clark County Health

As a measles outbreak surges across the United States — with five reported cases in Washington — public health officials are urging the community to get vaccinated against the disease. Read story

In this April 8, 2003, file photo, steam rises from Energy Northwest’s Columbia Generating Station, Washington state’s only nuclear power plant, near Richland.

Bill allows nuclear fusion energy projects to use state’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council process

In this April 8, 2003, file photo, steam rises from Energy Northwest’s Columbia Generating Station, Washington state’s only nuclear power plant, near Richland.

May 3, 2025, 6:10am Business

The feasibility of nuclear-powered energy sources is once again being considered by public utilities and other energy suppliers, as statewide goals for reducing carbon emissions ramp up. Read story

The image of Allen Morseman, residential recycle route driver for Waste Connections, is reflected in his truck’s review mirror as he makes the rounds in Hazel Dell on Nov. 21, 2023. Senate Bill 5284, passed by the Washington Legislature this session, creates a statewide plan for recycling.

Changes in curbside recycling likely to mean higher costs for Clark County residents

The image of Allen Morseman, residential recycle route driver for Waste Connections, is reflected in his truck’s review mirror as he makes the rounds in Hazel Dell on Nov. 21, 2023. Senate Bill 5284, passed by the Washington Legislature this session, creates a statewide plan for recycling.

May 2, 2025, 6:10am Business

Most Clark County residents have curbside recycling available. A new bill passed by the Washington Legislature this session could spell changes, and higher costs, for local residents. Read story