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Kaiser Permanente opens stand-alone imaging center in Vancouver

July 24, 2024, 6:08am Business Updated 22 mins ago

Kaiser Permanente’s new stand-alone imaging facility is now open in central Vancouver. Read story

Parade of Homes – this year in Felida – has come a long way since modest start in 1956

July 24, 2024, 6:08am Business Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 25 mins ago

Come September, builders, Realtors, curious homeowners and dreamers alike will descend upon Felida for this year’s Parade of Homes to see the latest in homebuilding trends. Read story

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Portland bomb squad detonates homemade explosive in Woodland

July 24, 2024, 7:52am Clark County News

The Portland Police Bureau bomb squad detonated up a suspicious device that washed ashore near Martin’s Bar at Lions Day Park in Woodland on Sunday. Read story

Clark County sheriff’s deputies can now wear cowboy hats.

Western tradition: Cowboy hats are now an option for Clark County sheriff’s deputies

July 24, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News Updated 6 hours ago

Clark County sheriff’s deputies can now sport Western flair while wrangling justice. Read story

Ziarell Sibert, 18, from left, and Cowlitz Indian Tribe substance use disorder coordinator Rena Sherrill-Clark watch Taylor Hardman, 15, try to throw rings onto metal pots while wearing drunk goggles at Columbia River Mental Health Services’ youth summit Tuesday at River City Church. The event focused on issues that affect youth and offered informative booths and sessions for attendees to interact with.

Columbia River Mental Health Services’ youth summit in Vancouver teaches some of life’s more important lessons

July 23, 2024, 5:09pm Clark County Health

it’s a class a lot of people wish they took in their youth. Yes, English and math are important, but how do you know whether you’re in a healthy relationship? How do you sign up for college with little funds? What if you’re struggling with addiction? Read story

Lynn Rullman, daughter of International Air and Hospitality Academy founder Arch Miller, teaches a class in 2008.

International Air and Hospitality Academy in Vancouver will close its doors at the end of the year

July 23, 2024, 4:44pm Business Updated 21 hours ago

The International Air and Hospitality Academy in Vancouver will close all affiliated schools and programs at the end of the year, CEO DJ Schmidt announced Tuesday. Read story

State agency will take over investigations into police use of deadly force investigations in Clark County

Vancouver Police officers stand outside a barricade that hides a body on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at the site of a fatal shooting in the Heights Shopping Center parking lot.

July 23, 2024, 9:36am Clark County News Updated 19 hours ago

Beginning Dec. 1, fatal police encounters in Clark County will no longer be investigated by regional law enforcement partners. Investigations will be in the hands of a state agency aiming to bring an independent view. Read story

Despite early start, Vancouver schools, teachers union still negotiating as end of contract approaches

Vancouver Public Schools superintendent Jeff Snell, left, details proposed budget cuts to the district March 12 during a Vancouver Public Schools board meeting at the Bates Center for Educational Leadership. Snell and other district leaders will return to the bargaining table with the Vancouver Education Association next month to work on a new contract for the union.

July 23, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News Subscriber ExclusiveUpdated 6 hours ago

At the end of August, the Vancouver Education Association’s contract will expire with Vancouver Public Schools. Southwest Washington’s second-largest teachers union hopes to reach a deal before then. Read story

After stabbing at Clark College, internal review finds school’s emergency response system ineffective

A driver is turned around while trying to enter Clark College on May 14 following reports of a stabbing on campus. An internal review of the incident found that Clark College had several deficiencies in its campus emergency response system.

July 23, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News Updated 20 hours ago

An internal review of the May 14 stabbing on Clark College’s campus found that many of the school’s emergency response systems were ineffective and that some staff were not adequately prepared for the situation. Read story