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Gov. Bob Ferguson speaks to reporters about the budget on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Veto or sign? WA governor keeps everyone guessing on tax and budget bills

Gov. Bob Ferguson speaks to reporters about the budget on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

May 15, 2025, 7:37am Latest News Free

Will Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson sign or veto a pile of tax bills and a state budget dependent on them? It’s anyone’s guess. Read story

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, speaks to reporters about President Donald Trump’s cuts to the Department of the Health and Human Services, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/J.

Trump administration cancels $16 million WA digital equity grant

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, speaks to reporters about President Donald Trump’s cuts to the Department of the Health and Human Services, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 27, 2025. (AP Photo/J.

May 15, 2025, 7:37am Latest News Free

The Trump administration has rescinded a $16 million grant to create a new cybersecurity literacy program in Washington. Read story

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a budget hearing before a House Appropriations, Subcommittee hearing, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Washington.

‘You can’t fire 90% of the people and assume the work gets done’: Sen. Murray questions RFK Jr. over Spokane mine safety lab cuts

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a budget hearing before a House Appropriations, Subcommittee hearing, Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in Washington.

May 15, 2025, 7:30am Health Updated 2 days ago

Federal research on mine safety will continue despite job cuts, including at a facility in Spokane, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said at a Senate hearing Wednesday. Read story

Officer Casey Handley of the Camas Police Department joins fellow participants in the “Mindful Agility” class as they meditate at Lacamas Lake Lodge on April 30. Camas police trained with a mindfulness instructor to help improve officers’ mental and emotional health.

Camas and Ridgefield police chiefs promote mindfulness program for law enforcement

Officer Casey Handley of the Camas Police Department joins fellow participants in the “Mindful Agility” class as they meditate at Lacamas Lake Lodge on April 30. Camas police trained with a mindfulness instructor to help improve officers’ mental and emotional health.

May 15, 2025, 6:10am Clark County Health Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 2 days ago

The dashcam inside Camas police Officer Casey Handley’s patrol vehicle showed the Sept. 8 collision in real time. One minute, Handley was approaching a seemingly vacant intersection. The next minute, a vehicle coming from the opposite direction was turning into Handley’s path, giving the on-duty officer a split second to… Read story

Members of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra string section perform for students at Skyview High School in February 2022. Arts and concert programming is on the rebound locally, leading to more jobs being added in the sector.

Try this: ‘Prohibition’, ‘Peter/Wendy’, summer flea market

Members of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra string section perform for students at Skyview High School in February 2022. Arts and concert programming is on the rebound locally, leading to more jobs being added in the sector.

May 15, 2025, 6:09am Clark County Life

Five things to do this week Read story

Evergreen High School marches in the Hazel Dell Parade of Bands on May 21, 2022.

Band together at annual Hazel Dell Parade of Bands

Evergreen High School marches in the Hazel Dell Parade of Bands on May 21, 2022.

May 15, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Life Updated 1 day ago

The 59th annual Hazel Dell Parade of Bands will feature 120 entries, including 24 high school and middle school bands marching together in support of this year’s theme, “Band Together for a Better Tomorrow.” Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Light rain, showers expected to continue in county

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

May 15, 2025, 6:00am Clark County News

Monday evening, we had the full flower moon, however, with the cloud cover most of us didn’t have a chance to view it. We are close enough to the northern jet stream with one after another weather system moving along in the flow. Vancouver managed to pick up .16 of… Read story

Eric Hebner, 43, appears for his guilty plea and sentencing hearing Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court. Hebner was sentenced to six months in jail for stealing more than $100,000 from the Ridgefield Little League.

Ex-treasurer of Ridgefield Little League sentenced to 6 months for stealing $100,000 from organization

Eric Hebner, 43, appears for his guilty plea and sentencing hearing Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court. Hebner was sentenced to six months in jail for stealing more than $100,000 from the Ridgefield Little League.

May 14, 2025, 5:50pm Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

A judge on Wednesday sentenced the former treasurer of the Ridgefield Little League to six months in jail for stealing about $100,000 from the organization. Read story

Jenoah Donald

Clark County agrees to pay $3.5 million to settle wrongful death lawsuit over deputy’s 2021 killing of Black motorist

Jenoah Donald

May 14, 2025, 5:44pm Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

The Clark County Council agreed Wednesday to pay $3.5 million to settle the wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Jenoah Donald, a Black motorist killed by a Clark County sheriff’s deputy in February 2021. Read story

Judge David Gregerson is seen overhead as Wayne Leonetti appears for his not guilty by reason of insanity hearing Monday at the Clark County Courthouse. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to strangling his 80-year-old wife to death in June 2023.

Ridgefield man pleads guilty to strangling wife after judge denies insanity defense

Judge David Gregerson is seen overhead as Wayne Leonetti appears for his not guilty by reason of insanity hearing Monday at the Clark County Courthouse. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to strangling his 80-year-old wife to death in June 2023.

May 14, 2025, 4:32pm Clark County News Updated 2 days ago

On the eve of his domestic violence murder trial, a 74-year-old Ridgefield man pleaded guilty Wednesday in the 2023 strangulation death of his 80-year-old wife. Read story