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Pedestrians stroll past a sign at the Fred Meyer store in Cascade Park that reflects current gas prices last Tuesday morning. Clark County was long ago known for being one of Washington’s more affordable counties. Now, however, it is one of the most expensive places to live in the state.

Clark County’s cost of living is the fourth highest in Washington

October 29, 2024, 6:10am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Clark County’s cost of living is the fourth-highest in the Washington, behind King, Snohomish and San Juan counties, according to a national report. Read story

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference held at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C.

Does Trump plan to send Columbia River water to California? It’s unclear

October 29, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

About a dozen media outlets around the U.S. and Canada reported in recent weeks that former President Donald Trump seemed to propose diverting the Columbia River to solve California’s water crisis and fight wildfires. Read story

Ballot drop boxes in Vancouver and Portland targeted by arson; hundreds of ballots damaged

October 28, 2024, 2:20pm Clark County News Free

Hundreds of ballots were damaged or destroyed in arson attacks on ballot drop boxes in east Vancouver and Portland early Monday morning. Read story

An aerial view of the Washougal quarry near the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. The county has received 22 applications for surface mining zoning, which would significantly expand the county’s mining operations, similar to the Washougal quarry, if approved.

Clark County has 22 requests for new surface mines; 20 are from the same company

October 28, 2024, 12:09pm Business

The number of surface mining operations in Clark County could significantly increase in the coming years. The county received 22 requests, all but two from the same company, for surface mining zoning in northern and eastern rural areas of the county. Read story

Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey opens a box containing archives of voter registration forms at the Clark County Elections Office. Kimsey’s office handles paperwork for voter registration, which is now becoming increasingly political.

Three people have filed most of the more than 100 voter challenges in Clark County in 2023 and 2024

October 26, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

The 2022 and 2024 voter-registration challenges for 18th Legislative District candidate John Ley have been in the spotlight in recent months, but it’s certainly not the only voter-registration challenge the county has received. Read story

‘Beyond failure’: Battle Ground teen loses legs at school-based work program

Derrik lost both his legs in June 2023, the summer after his sophomore year of high school, while working for a large construction company in southwestern Washington as part of a school program that allowed him to earn class credit for hours on the job.

Call Mom, thought Derrik as he lay alone in the tall grass, bleeding heavily from what remained of his legs. No answer on her phone. He dialed his boss, offsite at the time. The call cut out after a few seconds, so Derrik texted him a photo of the gruesome… Read story

Clark County agrees to pay $1.25M to family of Kevin Peterson Jr., who was fatally shot by deputies

Kevin Peterson Jr. was fatally shot by Clark County sheriff's deputies in October 2020 during a drug bust in Hazel Dell. Hundreds of people protested in the aftermath of the shooting.

Clark County announced Wednesday it has agreed to pay the family of Kevin Peterson Jr., a 21-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies during a drug sting in October 2020, $1.25 million to settle a federal wrongful death lawsuit. Read story