Clark County News

Clark County COVID-19 case rate dips this week

March 23, 2023, 12:33pm Clark County Health Free

The Clark County COVID-19 case rate decreased slightly this week, with a seven-day case rate, measuring new cases per 100,000 people, of 35.7 Thursday, down from 38.5 March 16. Read story

Son of Vancouver pilot rides with Blue Angels to mark 50th anniversary of father’s disappearance in combat

March 23, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News Updated 37 mins ago

Harley Hall II learned a valuable lesson last week: when the leader of the Navy’s flight demonstration squadron invites you on a flight, you can’t say no. Read story

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

Weather Eye: With cold, unstable air settling in, we’ll see showers

March 23, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

No complaints about Wednesday’s weather, with afternoon temperatures in the 60s. Vancouver topped out at 65 degrees, 7 degrees above average but far from the record high of 78 degrees, set way back in 1939. We won’t be enjoying highs in the 60s for a while now. Read story

FILE - In this April 16, 2019, file photo, a woman exhales a puff of vapor from a Juul pen in Vancouver, Wash. A former Juul Labs executive is alleging that the vaping company knowingly shipped 1 million tainted nicotine pods to customers. The allegation comes in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Oct. 29, by a former finance executive who was fired by the vaping giant earlier this year.

Clark County schools to receive payouts as part of Juul lawsuit

March 23, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Health Updated 4 hours ago

Four school districts in Clark County are set to receive payouts over multiple years as part of a nationwide class-action lawsuit against Juul Labs Inc. and affiliated companies for deceptively marketing vaping devices to minors. Read story

New statewide data shows that children entering early learning programs in Washington are meeting developmental standards at a far lower rate than pre-pandemic levels.

Experts in Clark County say post-pandemic learning losses hit preschoolers

March 22, 2023, 6:05pm Clark County News

New data shows that the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the cognitive development of preschool-aged children in Washington, particularly those of color and in low-income communities. Read story

Law enforcement officials work at the scene along Wooding Road east of Washougal on Wednesday afternoon, March 22, 2023. Authorities found two bodies believed to be those of a missing Vancouver woman and her 7-year-old daughter in a brushy area farther down Wooding Road.

Police: Bodies of missing mother, daughter found near Washougal

March 22, 2023, 6:00pm Clark County News FreeUpdated 2 hours ago

Authorities found two bodies believed to be those of a missing Vancouver woman and her 7-year-old daughter in a rural area east of Washougal, police announced Wednesday. Read story

Washington Senate’s proposed budget includes $625 million for affordable housing projects

Cars pass by continuing construction on Fourth Plain Community Commons in Vancouver. The mixed-use housing complex has 106 affordable units developed by the Vancouver Housing Authority, using $1.5 million from the city's Affordable Housing Fund.

March 22, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

On Monday morning, the Washington Senate proposed a $7.9 billion capital budget that would allocate $625 million toward more affordable housing, developments near transit, and landlord mitigation assistance. Read story