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Vancouver police Cpl. Sean Metevia, left, joins cleanup crews and members of the city of Vancouver&rsquo;s Homelessness Assistance and Resource Team on July 31 as they remove solid waste along the West Mill Plain Boulevard sound wall, with a house just beyond. Residents on the other side of the sound wall want the camp cleared.

Vancouver City Council considers problems at homeless camp at Mill Plain sound wall but takes no action

Vancouver police Cpl. Sean Metevia, left, joins cleanup crews and members of the city of Vancouver&rsquo;s Homelessness Assistance and Resource Team on July 31 as they remove solid waste along the West Mill Plain Boulevard sound wall, with a house just beyond. Residents on the other side of the sound wall want the camp cleared.

September 17, 2024, 11:23am Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council on Monday discussed tensions between residents of a homeless camp along the sound wall along West Mill Plain Boulevard and neighbors but didn’t take any action. Read story

Vancouver police Cpl. Sean Metevia, left, joins cleanup crews and members of the city of Vancouver&rsquo;s Homelessness Assistance and Resource Team on July 31 as they remove solid waste along the West Mill Plain Boulevard sound wall, with a house just beyond. Residents on the other side of the sound wall want the camp cleared.

‘It’s not a safe place for us’: Homeless camp along Mill Plain sound wall sparks fear, anger in neighbors

Vancouver police Cpl. Sean Metevia, left, joins cleanup crews and members of the city of Vancouver&rsquo;s Homelessness Assistance and Resource Team on July 31 as they remove solid waste along the West Mill Plain Boulevard sound wall, with a house just beyond. Residents on the other side of the sound wall want the camp cleared.

September 14, 2024, 6:11am Clark County News

Marina Vile always dreamed of owning a home, especially after experiencing homelessness briefly as a child. At 28, she purchased a blue house with a lush garden in Vancouver’s Hough neighborhood. Read story

Dr. Emily Montgomery-Brown, from the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, places monitoring equipment near Three Sisters. (Contributed by U.S.

A geophysicist’s work is never done: Is Mount St. Helens changing shape?

Dr. Emily Montgomery-Brown, from the Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, places monitoring equipment near Three Sisters. (Contributed by U.S.

September 14, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

Hidden away in east Vancouver, in an unassuming red brick building nearly identical to dozens of other office buildings dotting the city’s landscape, Dr. Emily Montgomery-Brown works to unlock the mysteries of the Pacific Northwest’s volcanoes. Read story

A fire broke out in an encampment in the woods nestled on a hill between Highway 99 and Interstate 5. Residents and fire officials said no one was hurt.

Warming fire gets out of control in Hazel Dell homeless camp

A fire broke out in an encampment in the woods nestled on a hill between Highway 99 and Interstate 5. Residents and fire officials said no one was hurt.

September 13, 2024, 2:56pm Clark County News

Kristy Salt woke up Friday to the sound of wood crackling nearby and a loud boom. Next came the heat. A fire raced through her camp, about a dozen tents and shacks nestled on a hill between Highway 99 and Interstate 5. Read story

Cars sit in a parking lot next to the green Wednesday at Tri-Mountain Golf Course in Ridgefield. Clark County is putting the course up for sale later this month.

Clark County to put Tri-Mountain Golf Course in Ridgefield on the market

Cars sit in a parking lot next to the green Wednesday at Tri-Mountain Golf Course in Ridgefield. Clark County is putting the course up for sale later this month.

September 13, 2024, 9:36am Clark County News

Clark County is putting Tri-Mountain Golf Course up for sale. Read story

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File Fentanyl test strips, which can detect the presence of fentanyl in drugs, are coming to Clark College and Washington State University Vancouver this fall under a new state law.

Fentanyl test strips coming to Clark County college campuses as overdose deaths spike

AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File Fentanyl test strips, which can detect the presence of fentanyl in drugs, are coming to Clark College and Washington State University Vancouver this fall under a new state law.

September 13, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Health

Fentanyl test strips are coming to Washington State University Vancouver and Clark College campuses this fall, as mandated by a new state law. Read story

Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center nurse Maggie Bass, right, gives a COVID-19 vaccine to an unidentified person, Sept. 21, 2021, in Jackson, Miss.

Health providers urge Clark County to stay up to date on vaccines despite burnout

Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center nurse Maggie Bass, right, gives a COVID-19 vaccine to an unidentified person, Sept. 21, 2021, in Jackson, Miss.

September 12, 2024, 2:41pm Clark County Health

As flu season begins, health providers are urging the community to stay up to date on their vaccinations, even if they may be feeling a bit burnt out on shots. Read story

Eva Stebel, water researcher, pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAs research at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response on Feb. 16, 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

Camas residents concerned about safety of city’s water supply; some eye area’s microchip makers

Eva Stebel, water researcher, pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAs research at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response on Feb. 16, 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

September 12, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

When test results for the city of Camas’ Well 13 released in January 2023 showed elevated levels of PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, locals were naturally concerned by the results. So were city officials, who shut down the well. Read story

Avery Nearents, 18 months old of Vancouver, left, gets some one-on-one playtime with his mom, Hailey, at a 2023 Columbia Play Project session at Fourth Plain Commons Community Center.

Columbia Play Project invites community to give feedback about a future children’s museum in Clark County

Avery Nearents, 18 months old of Vancouver, left, gets some one-on-one playtime with his mom, Hailey, at a 2023 Columbia Play Project session at Fourth Plain Commons Community Center.

September 11, 2024, 12:33pm Clark County News

Columbia Play Project is inviting the community to share a vision for a future children’s museum in Clark County. Read story

Phillip Douglas Harris has been missing since April 2023.

Search continues for Clark County man Phil Harris, missing since April 2023

Phillip Douglas Harris has been missing since April 2023.

September 11, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Clark County resident Phil Harris disappeared in April 2023. Read story