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Columbia River assistant defensive coach Ruth Ingebrand, right, coaches a player Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, during football practice at Columbia River High School.

Females in Football: Kelley Dyer, Ruth Ingebrand making an impact as high school coaches

Columbia River assistant defensive coach Ruth Ingebrand, right, coaches a player Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, during football practice at Columbia River High School.

September 29, 2023, 6:00am Football

Ruth Ingebrand, an assistant football coach at Columbia River High, takes time every game day to scan the opposing sideline looking for something. Read story

Outsiders Inn coordinates daily meal trains at the Outpost Safe Stay Community and St. Paul Shelter for people experiencing homelessness. Crystal Drake, client outreach specialist, talks with client Doc Kerr.

Vancouver to spend an extra $1.4 million for staffing at two Safe Stay Communities

Outsiders Inn coordinates daily meal trains at the Outpost Safe Stay Community and St. Paul Shelter for people experiencing homelessness. Crystal Drake, client outreach specialist, talks with client Doc Kerr.

September 29, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council agreed Monday to spend an extra $1.4 million on two Safe Stay Communities over the next year amid concerns of staff burnout and insufficient pay. Read story

This week in Clark County history

September 29, 2023, 5:15am Clark County Life

A weekly look back compiled by the Clark County Historical Museum from The Columbian archives available at columbian.newspapers.com or at the museum. Read story

An incarcerated fire crew member assists with a controlled burn in this undated photo.

Plan to move Larch Corrections Center firefighters to Longview on hold

An incarcerated fire crew member assists with a controlled burn in this undated photo.

September 28, 2023, 7:40pm Clark County News

The Washington Department of Corrections says it will hold off on moving Larch Corrections Center firefighters to a reentry center in Longview when the minimum-security prison is set to close next month, leaving Southwest Washington without a nearby inmate firefighting crew. Read story

Cowlitz Complex Fire at 39 percent containment

September 28, 2023, 6:14pm Clark County News

The arrival of fall weather means the Cowlitz Complex Fire is winding down in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, and fire resources are continuing to scale back. Read story

Washington Supreme Court sides with Inslee in challenge to eviction moratorium

September 28, 2023, 5:49pm Latest News

More than three years after the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly hit vast swaths of Washington's economy and put thousands of tenants behind on rent, the Washington State Supreme Court narrowly sided with Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday, ruling he didn't exceed his emergency powers when he barred many evictions for more… Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 cases creep up

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September 28, 2023, 4:43pm Clark County Health

Clark County has seen a gradual increase in COVID-19 cases as the seasons change, with expectations of more respiratory illnesses as winter nears. Read story

FILE - A vial containing 2mg of fentanyl, which will kill a human if ingested into the body, is displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va., on Aug. 9, 2016. Nearly a dozen children, including a 1 year old, have overdosed on fentanyl since June in Portland, Oregon, its police bureau said Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, intensifying alarm in a city like so many others that has struggled to address its drug crisis.

Police in Portland are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl poisonings involving children

FILE - A vial containing 2mg of fentanyl, which will kill a human if ingested into the body, is displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va., on Aug. 9, 2016. Nearly a dozen children, including a 1 year old, have overdosed on fentanyl since June in Portland, Oregon, its police bureau said Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, intensifying alarm in a city like so many others that has struggled to address its drug crisis.

September 28, 2023, 4:06pm Health

Nearly a dozen children, including a 1-year-old, have been poisoned by fentanyl since June in Portland, its police bureau said Thursday, intensifying alarm in a city like so many others that has struggled to address the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history. Read story

Stevenson and Seton Catholic captain at Seton Catholic High School.

Seton Catholic, Stevenson come to mutual resolution following sideline incident

Stevenson and Seton Catholic captain at Seton Catholic High School.

September 28, 2023, 3:08pm Clark County News

Administrators at Seton Catholic and Stevenson high schools have agreed to a mutual resolution regarding a player-coach sideline incident at last week’s varsity football game between the two schools.  Read story

“I’m inclined to take a wait-and-see attitude,” Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, said in a statement issued Tuesday.

New state budget forecast offers $1B worth of good news for Washington leaders

“I’m inclined to take a wait-and-see attitude,” Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, said in a statement issued Tuesday.

September 28, 2023, 2:25pm Clark County Politics

Lawmakers will have nearly $1 billion more to spend in the current budget, according to the latest analysis from the state’s chief economist. Read story