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Police lights flash on the roof of a Vancouver police vehicle.

5-year-old run over by car in central Vancouver apartment parking lot

Police lights flash on the roof of a Vancouver police vehicle.

January 10, 2025, 11:02am Clark County News

A 5-year-old boy suffered life-threatening injuries when he was struck by a car Thursday afternoon in a central Vancouver apartment complex parking lot. Read story

Vancouver Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Snell in a March Vancouver Public Schools board meeting at the Bates Center for Educational Leadership.

Vancouver Public Schools superintendent reported alleged teacher sexual misconduct in early December

Vancouver Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Snell in a March Vancouver Public Schools board meeting at the Bates Center for Educational Leadership.

January 10, 2025, 6:08am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Vancouver Public Schools reported a teacher’s alleged sexual misconduct with two students to the state before the man’s December arrest. Read story

In partnership with Council for the Homeless, the Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program was recently awarded about $1.7 million in federal funding to use toward preventing evictions and homelessness.

Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program, Council for Homeless get $1.7M to help prevent evictions, homlessness

In partnership with Council for the Homeless, the Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program was recently awarded about $1.7 million in federal funding to use toward preventing evictions and homelessness.

January 10, 2025, 6:07am Clark County News

The Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program, in partnership with Council for the Homeless, recently received about $1.7 million in federal funding to use toward preventing evictions and homelessness. Read story

Craft Warehouse, which opened on Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver in 1997, is preparing to close its doors.

Camas-based Craft Warehouse closing east Vancouver store

Craft Warehouse, which opened on Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver in 1997, is preparing to close its doors.

January 9, 2025, 1:25pm Business

East Vancouver crafters, knitters and scrapbookers may need to find a new place to get their square frames. Craft Warehouse on Mill Plain will soon be no more. Read story

Family Valentine’s Ball to be held two nights in Vancouver

January 9, 2025, 1:17pm Clark County News Free

Family Valentine’s Ball to be held two nights Read story

Battle Ground City Council seeks new member

January 9, 2025, 1:14pm Clark County News Free

The Battle Ground City Council is seeking applicants for the recently vacated council Position 4 seat. Read story

A firefighter battles the Eaton Fire on Wednesday in Altadena, Calif.

Clark County firefighters headed to California to help battle devastating wildfires

A firefighter battles the Eaton Fire on Wednesday in Altadena, Calif.

January 9, 2025, 10:21am Clark County News

Clark County fire agencies sent 15 firefighters, three engines and two command vehicles this morning to help battle the wildfires roaring through Southern California. Read story

Cleanup crews remove solid waste along the Mill Plain Boulevard soundwall while joined by officials and members of the HART team in July. Tyler Chavers, the city’s homeless response coordinator and a former Vancouver police officer, said he’s seen tires slashed, fireworks and rocks thrown at camps, as well as derogatory graffiti around camps over the last five years.

‘The yelling, the screaming, the rock throwing’: Harassment and violence toward Clark County homeless on rise

Cleanup crews remove solid waste along the Mill Plain Boulevard soundwall while joined by officials and members of the HART team in July. Tyler Chavers, the city’s homeless response coordinator and a former Vancouver police officer, said he’s seen tires slashed, fireworks and rocks thrown at camps, as well as derogatory graffiti around camps over the last five years.

January 9, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News

Homeless people in Vancouver are increasingly the target of harassment and violence as exasperation toward encampments has grown over the past several years. Read story

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez tours the Yaquina dredging vessel as the crews works along the Columbia River in August. “So many of our industries rely on these waterways and this dredging schedule,” Perez said.

Lawmakers: Water Resource Development Act will boost Columbia River projects, jobs and the economy

U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez tours the Yaquina dredging vessel as the crews works along the Columbia River in August. “So many of our industries rely on these waterways and this dredging schedule,” Perez said.

January 9, 2025, 6:08am Business

Washington’s federal lawmakers are celebrating a significant list of new Columbia River projects made possible by the 2024 Water Resource Development Act, which became law Saturday. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Mild weather to continue; are cooler temps ahead?

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

January 9, 2025, 6:00am Clark County News

I was looking back at recent weather records Wednesday and I discovered that about this time in January 2017 we had bouts of cold, snow and ice. In fact, the first 17 days of the month brought real winterlike weather. On Jan. 13 and 14 Vancouver had lows of only… Read story