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First ‘visualization’ drawings released for replacement Interstate 5 Bridge

May 25, 2023, 2:23pm Clark County News

The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program released its first batch of visualizations of six replacement bridge options: four single-level bridges, one stacked bridge and one with a lift span. Read story

‘Not tools of self-defense’: Ferguson makes case for Washington’s new semiautomatic rifle ban

May 25, 2023, 7:36am Latest News Free

Courthouse sparring is ramping up in a case that could eventually decide whether Washington’s newly adopted ban on the sale of semiautomatic rifles is constitutional. Read story

Benjamin M. Kelley, 35, appears Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree attempted kidnapping. He is accused of trying to kidnap an 11-year-old boy who was running a lemonade stand Tuesday evening at an east Vancouver apartment complex.

Vancouver man accused of attempted kidnap of 11-year-old at lemonade stand

Benjamin M. Kelley, 35, appears Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court on suspicion of second-degree attempted kidnapping. He is accused of trying to kidnap an 11-year-old boy who was running a lemonade stand Tuesday evening at an east Vancouver apartment complex.

May 24, 2023, 2:54pm Clark County News

A Vancouver man is accused of trying to kidnap an 11-year-old boy who was running a lemonade stand Tuesday evening at an east Vancouver apartment complex. Read story

Workers cut away an old expansion joint on Interstate 5 in Seattle, during 2022.

Washington roads chief: Transportation system is on ‘glidepath to failure’

Workers cut away an old expansion joint on Interstate 5 in Seattle, during 2022.

May 24, 2023, 6:00am Editor's Choice Free

Washington’s roads czar is warning that the state transportation system is “on a glidepath to failure” after lawmakers put too much money into building new projects and not enough into upkeep.  Read story

Drivers wait during a bridge lift on the Interstate 5 Bridge in 2012.

Expect more bridge lifts on Interstate 5

Drivers wait during a bridge lift on the Interstate 5 Bridge in 2012.

May 22, 2023, 6:36pm Clark County News

On Wednesday, a man stepped out of his olive green Ford Expedition and onto the roadway on Interstate 5 north on Hayden Island and squinted at the bridge ahead, attempting to see beyond the rows of traffic at a dead stop. Read story

“I think this is a very positive thing that the Legislature has taken this action. The fact there was such overwhelming bipartisan support I think speaks volumes for the need for this new law,” Clark County Prosecutor Tony Golik said of the Legislature's action in the wake of the Blake decision.

Clark County officials praise Legislature’s passage of new drug law

“I think this is a very positive thing that the Legislature has taken this action. The fact there was such overwhelming bipartisan support I think speaks volumes for the need for this new law,” Clark County Prosecutor Tony Golik said of the Legislature's action in the wake of the Blake decision.

May 18, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Clark County criminal justice officials were pleased with the Washington Legislature’s passage Tuesday of a new drug-possession law, but they said it will take time to see how enforcement and treatment will look locally. Read story

Vancouver resident Ed Wulf dances in the grand entry parade at the 50th Naimuma Powwow at Portland State University on May 6. On Saturday, he will serve as arena director at the Native American Parent Association of Southwest Washington Annual Traditional Pow-Wow at Clark College.

Tribal dancer takes charge of Clark College powwow event

Vancouver resident Ed Wulf dances in the grand entry parade at the 50th Naimuma Powwow at Portland State University on May 6. On Saturday, he will serve as arena director at the Native American Parent Association of Southwest Washington Annual Traditional Pow-Wow at Clark College.

May 18, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Life

At a powwow earlier this month in Portland, Ed Wulf appeared in full regalia to dance. At a powwow this weekend in Vancouver, he’ll be working behind the scenes. Read story

A crowd listens to Evergreen student Leslie Guel speak on Tuesday at the grand opening of the Skilled Trades Center at Evergreen High School.

Evergreen Public Schools unveils Skilled Trades Center

A crowd listens to Evergreen student Leslie Guel speak on Tuesday at the grand opening of the Skilled Trades Center at Evergreen High School.

May 16, 2023, 6:16pm Business

Though the school year ends in just a few weeks, a new opportunity opened its doors for students in Evergreen Public Schools on Tuesday. Read story

Both directions of the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway remain closed & will likely be for a while after the massive slide Sunday. The road and bridge up to Mount St. Helens Johnston Ridge Observatory were washed out by a large amount of debris, causing catastrophic damage.

Debris slide could block Mount St. Helens access for months

Both directions of the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway remain closed & will likely be for a while after the massive slide Sunday. The road and bridge up to Mount St. Helens Johnston Ridge Observatory were washed out by a large amount of debris, causing catastrophic damage.

May 16, 2023, 1:04pm Clark County News

Officials say it could be months before the road to the Mount St. Helens overlook reopens after a landslide washed out the bridge on that section of Spirit Lake Memorial Highway east of Coldwater Lake, said Washington State Department of Transportation regional spokesperson Kelly Hanahan. Read story

Joy Panyanouvong of Doc & Yeti Urban Farms, a licensed cannabis producer, trims marijuana plants in Tumwater, Wash., on March 15, 2023. Along the West Coast, which has dominated U.S. marijuana production from long before legalization, producers are struggling with what many call the failed economics of legal pot...a challenge inherent in regulating a product that remains illegal under federal law.

New law blocks Washington employers from testing for pot when hiring

Joy Panyanouvong of Doc & Yeti Urban Farms, a licensed cannabis producer, trims marijuana plants in Tumwater, Wash., on March 15, 2023. Along the West Coast, which has dominated U.S. marijuana production from long before legalization, producers are struggling with what many call the failed economics of legal pot...a challenge inherent in regulating a product that remains illegal under federal law.

May 15, 2023, 2:31pm Business Free

Many employers will be prohibited from discriminating against job applicants for using cannabis legally outside of the workplace, under a law Gov. Jay Inslee signed Tuesday. Read story