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Perfect for potlucks or get-togethers, this chilled, layered Chocolate Bliss is a little bit messy and a lot delicious.

Follow your (chocolate) bliss: Can you really have too many cool, creamy desserts in the summertime?

Perfect for potlucks or get-togethers, this chilled, layered Chocolate Bliss is a little bit messy and a lot delicious.

July 24, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

When I was in high school, our family spent a week with my mother’s side of the family on my great-aunt Marilyn’s cotton farm in Wichita Falls, Texas. One night, Marilyn and my great-uncle Wendel hosted a big family potluck. Everyone brought something. There were the usual suspects: fried chicken… 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&rsquo; 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

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&rsquo; 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.

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

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

July 23, 2024, 4:44pm Business

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

Aircraft aid in an initial attack on the wildfire burning south of Baker City, Ore., on July 22.

Wildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes I-84, creates its own weather

Aircraft aid in an initial attack on the wildfire burning south of Baker City, Ore., on July 22.

July 23, 2024, 4:10pm Latest News Updated 2 days ago

Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington, with at least one Oregon fire so large that it is creating its own weather. Read story

Clark County Fire District 6 bought an ambulance from Texas to get patients in severe need of help to the hospital.

Clark County Fire District 6 buys a used ambulance for ‘level zero’ emergencies

Clark County Fire District 6 bought an ambulance from Texas to get patients in severe need of help to the hospital.

July 23, 2024, 11:59am Clark County Health

Due to rare but extended ambulance wait times, Clark County Fire District 6 recently bought a used ambulance to make sure critical patients can get quick transport to a hospital. Read story

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.

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 1 day 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

Thousands of low-income WA families qualify for a tax credit they aren’t claiming

July 23, 2024, 7:55am Latest News Free

Less than half of Washington residents eligible for a tax credit aimed at low-income working families received it last year — the first year it was available. Read story

FILE - Democratic Presidential candidate Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center, greets people as he tours the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2019, during an event where he unveiled part of his plan to defeat climate change.

In Washington, Inslee’s final months aimed at staving off repeal of landmark climate law

FILE - Democratic Presidential candidate Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center, greets people as he tours the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2019, during an event where he unveiled part of his plan to defeat climate change.

July 23, 2024, 7:45am Latest News

Standing at a transit center near four new wireless bus charging stations in a small community west of Seattle, Gov. Jay Inslee told transit and city leaders where money to pay for them — more than $1 million — came from. Read story

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.

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 2 days 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

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.

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 1 day 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