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A patch from Fire District 3 is pictured in Hockinson on Tuesday morning, Sept. 22, 2020.

Clark County Fire District 3’s fire chief seeks community’s feedback on levy

A patch from Fire District 3 is pictured in Hockinson on Tuesday morning, Sept. 22, 2020.

September 22, 2023, 6:01am Clark County News

Clark County Fire District 3’s fire chief wants to hear from community members about why voters did not approve a fire levy lid lift in the August primary election. Read story

Construction cranes are silhouetted as the sun sets over the University District in Seattle on May 13, as seen from the 520 Bridge View Park in Medina.

Prices skyrocket on WA transportation projects, and fewer contractors want the jobs

Construction cranes are silhouetted as the sun sets over the University District in Seattle on May 13, as seen from the 520 Bridge View Park in Medina.

September 21, 2023, 8:50pm Latest News

When the state began advertising work for a new 520 bridge over Portage Bay in Seattle, its engineers guessed the project would cost just over $800 million. Read story

FILE - Water is released through the outlet tubes at Grand Coulee Dam, Wash., on the Columbia River on June 1, 2011. The Biden administration on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an agreement with tribes that includes a stay on litigation for 20 years. (AP Photo/Nicholas K.

Biden deal with tribes promises $200M for Columbia River salmon reintroduction

FILE - Water is released through the outlet tubes at Grand Coulee Dam, Wash., on the Columbia River on June 1, 2011. The Biden administration on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an agreement with tribes that includes a stay on litigation for 20 years. (AP Photo/Nicholas K.

September 21, 2023, 8:34pm Latest News

The Biden administration has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an agreement with tribes that includes a stay on litigation for 20 years. Read story

Defendant Guillermo Raya Leon, right, with his defense team Sept. 8 at the Clark County Courthouse before opening statements in his aggravated murder trial.

Defense experts testify in murder trial of man accused of killing Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown

Defendant Guillermo Raya Leon, right, with his defense team Sept. 8 at the Clark County Courthouse before opening statements in his aggravated murder trial.

September 21, 2023, 7:45pm Clark County News

Defense experts took the stand Thursday in the aggravated murder trial of the Salem, Ore., man accused of fatally shooting Clark County sheriff’s Sgt. Jeremy Brown. Read story

A former Clark County Fire District 6 firefighter has filed a federal lawsuit against the agency alleging a hostile work environment and racial discrimination. The suit names Fire Chief Kristan Maurer, here in July in front of a new fire engine.

Ex-firefighter sues Clark County Fire District 6 for racial discrimination

A former Clark County Fire District 6 firefighter has filed a federal lawsuit against the agency alleging a hostile work environment and racial discrimination. The suit names Fire Chief Kristan Maurer, here in July in front of a new fire engine.

September 21, 2023, 6:51pm Clark County News

A Black man who is a former Clark County Fire District 6 firefighter alleges a white recruit sneaked up behind him, placed a noose around his neck and acted out a lynching during a knot-tying training in June 2022. Read story

Cyanobacteria are microscopic bacteria, otherwise known as blue-green algae, that form harmful blooms during the summer. They flourish in warm, stagnant water filled with nutrients, such as Lacamas Lake as pictured in 2021. Blooms often occur in Vancouver, Lacamas and Round lakes.

Public Health lifts algae advisory at Lacamas Lake

Cyanobacteria are microscopic bacteria, otherwise known as blue-green algae, that form harmful blooms during the summer. They flourish in warm, stagnant water filled with nutrients, such as Lacamas Lake as pictured in 2021. Blooms often occur in Vancouver, Lacamas and Round lakes.

September 21, 2023, 6:29pm Clark County Health

As summer fades and the heat dwindles, Clark County Public Health has lifted the algae advisory at Lacamas Lake. Read story

(The Columbian files)

Battle Ground teachers reach tentative agreement on new contract

(The Columbian files)

September 21, 2023, 3:02pm Clark County News

The Battle Ground Education Association reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with Battle Ground Public Schools Wednesday, potentially ending a months-long bargaining process. Read story

Blossom Old Bull holds up a banner for her son which says "justice for Braven Glenn," during a rally in support of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People movement at the Big Horn County Building on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Hardin, Mont. Glenn was killed while being pursued by a Crow Tribal Police officer. The Crow Tribal Police Department has since been disbanded and Old Bull has been critical of the amount of information she has received regarding the circumstances of her son's death.

A grandmother seeks justice for Native Americans after thousands of unsolved deaths, disappearances

Blossom Old Bull holds up a banner for her son which says "justice for Braven Glenn," during a rally in support of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People movement at the Big Horn County Building on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Hardin, Mont. Glenn was killed while being pursued by a Crow Tribal Police officer. The Crow Tribal Police Department has since been disbanded and Old Bull has been critical of the amount of information she has received regarding the circumstances of her son's death.

September 21, 2023, 1:45pm Latest News

Yolanda Fraser is back near a ragged chain-link fence, blinking through tears as she tidies up flowers and ribbons and a pinwheel twirls in the breeze at a makeshift roadside memorial in a small Montana town. Read story

A monitor displays information about the Federal Reserve interest rate on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged for the second time in its past three meetings, a sign that it's moderating its fight against inflation as price pressures have eased.

Stock market today: Stocks tumble in an ugly day as allure grows to buy a Treasury bill and chill

A monitor displays information about the Federal Reserve interest rate on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged for the second time in its past three meetings, a sign that it's moderating its fight against inflation as price pressures have eased.

September 21, 2023, 1:20pm Business

Wall Street is slumping again Thursday as stock prices drop worldwide on expectations that U.S. interest rates will stay high well into next year. Read story

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks from the chamber to his office just after House Republicans failed to advance their own defense bill for second time in a week, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/J.

McCarthy gives in to right flank on spending cuts, but they still deliver a defeat as shutdown looms

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks from the chamber to his office just after House Republicans failed to advance their own defense bill for second time in a week, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/J.

September 21, 2023, 12:20pm Latest News

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's latest plan to prevent a looming federal shutdown by appeasing his hard-right flank quickly collapsed Thursday, a crushing defeat that makes a disruption in government services almost certain. Read story