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Hudson’s Bay High School is pictured Friday morning, May 1, 2020.

Hudson’s Bay High School English teacher resigns amid sexual misconduct investigation

Hudson’s Bay High School is pictured Friday morning, May 1, 2020.

January 14, 2025, 8:28pm Clark County News Updated 11 hours ago

A Hudson’s Bay High School teacher under investigation for allegations of sexual misconduct with a student has resigned. Read story

The Biden administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law included $26 million to expand capacity at Kalama's Temco Rail Export Terminal.

Port of Kalama eyes unloading terminal for sand dredged from Columbia River

The Biden administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law included $26 million to expand capacity at Kalama's Temco Rail Export Terminal.

January 14, 2025, 3:18pm Clark County News Updated 10 hours ago

The Port of Kalama may get an unloading terminal for sand dredged from the Columbia River and other material used to make concrete. Read story

Workers make way for new construction in east Vancouver in August. The Vancouver City Council on Monday approved a construction sales tax deferral for developers building affordable housing in parking lots.

Vancouver City Council approves construction sales tax deferral to boost affordable housing in parking lots

Workers make way for new construction in east Vancouver in August. The Vancouver City Council on Monday approved a construction sales tax deferral for developers building affordable housing in parking lots.

January 14, 2025, 2:01pm Business

The Vancouver City Council on Monday passed a construction sales tax deferral to make it cheaper for developers to build affordable housing in parking lots. Read story

People sit in Jan. 6 during a Vancouver City Council meeting at City Hall. The city council is considering policy changes that would limit disruptions during meetings.

Vancouver City Council weighs new policies to curtail disruptions at meetings

People sit in Jan. 6 during a Vancouver City Council meeting at City Hall. The city council is considering policy changes that would limit disruptions during meetings.

January 14, 2025, 1:23pm Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

If you’ve been to a Vancouver City Council meeting, you’ve most likely witnessed interruptions from audience members in the form of clapping, talking, gestures or shouting. Read story

A person looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm in Tokyo, Dec. 23, 2024.

Stock market today: Wall Street mostly rises after encouraging inflation data despite Lilly’s drag

A person looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei index at a securities firm in Tokyo, Dec. 23, 2024.

January 14, 2025, 1:21pm Business Updated 2 days ago

Most U.S. stocks rose Tuesday following an encouraging update on inflation, though drops for Eli Lilly and other influential stocks kept indexes in check. Read story

Fort Vancouver is celebrating its bicentennial.

Cover for Interstate 5 connecting Fort Vancouver to downtown gets $30M boost

Fort Vancouver is celebrating its bicentennial.

January 14, 2025, 1:20pm Business Updated 11 hours ago

Plans to put a lid on Interstate 5, or at least a section of it, recently got a $30 million boost. Read story

Interim City Attorney Nena Cook, left, raises her right hand to be sworn into her position Monday by Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle during a Vancouver City Council meeting at City Hall. Cook replaces the outgoing City Attorney Jonathan Young, who is becoming the city manager of SeaTac.

Vancouver city attorney Young resigns to become SeaTac city manager

Interim City Attorney Nena Cook, left, raises her right hand to be sworn into her position Monday by Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle during a Vancouver City Council meeting at City Hall. Cook replaces the outgoing City Attorney Jonathan Young, who is becoming the city manager of SeaTac.

January 14, 2025, 12:32pm Clark County News Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 11 hours ago

An interim Vancouver city attorney is taking over for Jonathan Young who resigned, effective Monday, to become SeaTac’s city manager. Read story

Larry Nelson elected president of NAACP Vancouver chapter

January 14, 2025, 10:47am Clark County News

Larry Nelson has been elected as the new president of the NAACP Vancouver chapter. Read story

Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says

January 14, 2025, 10:37am Health

Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from those farms, in some cases raising cancer risk “several orders of magnitude” above what the Environmental Protection Agency considers acceptable, federal officials announced Tuesday. Read story

FILE - Dr. Sydney Sewall fills a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine at the Augusta Armory, Dec. 21, 2021, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F.

Biden health officials say they built up U.S. pandemic defenses. Trump promises changes

FILE - Dr. Sydney Sewall fills a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine at the Augusta Armory, Dec. 21, 2021, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F.

January 14, 2025, 9:59am Health Updated 2 days ago

The Biden administration on Tuesday released a “roadmap” for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases, just as President-elect Donald Trump pledges to dismantle some of them. Read story