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(WEB ONLY) Preview of the site plans demonstration portion of layout design.

32 cottage-style homes planned: Evergreen Habitat for Humanity project is nonprofit’s largest to date

(WEB ONLY) Preview of the site plans demonstration portion of layout design.

July 23, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

Clark County nonprofit Evergreen Habitat for Humanity plans to build 32 cottage-style homes on about 1.84 acres in central Vancouver. Site preparation could start in late fall. Read story

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

Weather Eye: Cooler, pleasant weather should last through week

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

July 23, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News

Are you enjoying the cooler weather? I know I am, and it should remain quite pleasant the remainder of the week into the weekend with highs 78-85 degrees around the county; cooler in rural areas. I don’t see 90-degree weather this week and maybe into the first few days of… Read story

A truck prepares to leave the Zimmerly gravel pit near Washougal in 2018. The Clark County Council voted against a request by Zimmerly to convert the private road into a public road.

Clark County rejects plan to reclassify private road leading to gravel mine

A truck prepares to leave the Zimmerly gravel pit near Washougal in 2018. The Clark County Council voted against a request by Zimmerly to convert the private road into a public road.

July 22, 2024, 5:39pm Business

Residents living along Southeast 356th Avenue in Washougal arrived at the Clark County Council’s July 16 meeting to drive one point home: The county should not approve a mining operation’s request to convert their private road into a public road. Read story

Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad conductor Brad Johnston watches as a train moves down the tracks near St. Johns Road in May 2023. The Clark County Council recently decided not to move forward with hiring a consultant to complete regulations for the section of rail line set aside for industrial development. The question of where the county goes from here remains unanswered.

‘There is no moving forward’: Clark County Council at impasse on railroad

Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad conductor Brad Johnston watches as a train moves down the tracks near St. Johns Road in May 2023. The Clark County Council recently decided not to move forward with hiring a consultant to complete regulations for the section of rail line set aside for industrial development. The question of where the county goes from here remains unanswered.

July 22, 2024, 4:02pm Clark County News

The Clark County Council’s decision not to spend nearly $100,000 on a rail consultant, made during its July 10 meeting, caught many by surprise. Council members Gary Medvigy, Michele Belkot and Karen Bowerman previously supported hiring a consultant to complete development regulations related to the roughly 400 acres along Highway… Read story

A new public safety tax helped pay for body cams for the Clark County Sheriff's Office.

Clark County Council decides against a levy to support sheriff’s office for November ballot

A new public safety tax helped pay for body cams for the Clark County Sheriff's Office.

July 22, 2024, 2:44pm Clark County News

Voters will not see a Clark County-sponsored law enforcement levy on the ballot this fall to accompany one from the city of Vancouver. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden attends a Medal of Honor Ceremony at the White House in Washington, July 3, 2024. Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, July 21, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election.

What Biden’s exit means for WA ballot

FILE - President Joe Biden attends a Medal of Honor Ceremony at the White House in Washington, July 3, 2024. Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, July 21, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election.

July 22, 2024, 9:57am Election

President Joe Biden's decision to end his candidacy has a different meaning in different states, because each state has its own rules when it comes to general election ballots. Read story

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez hosts a child care roundtable with Clark County first responders at Vancouver City Hall on June 20.

Here’s how some Democratic leaders in Washington responded to Biden’s announcement

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez hosts a child care roundtable with Clark County first responders at Vancouver City Hall on June 20.

July 22, 2024, 7:48am Clark County Politics

Prominent Democrats in Washington took to social media Sunday to praise President Joe Biden and his decision to withdraw from the presidential race, and some of them backed his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party's presidential nominee. Read story

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Crash kills one person near Amboy; sheriff’s office traffic homicide unit investigating

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July 22, 2024, 7:41am Clark County News

A Sunday afternoon crash near Amboy left one person dead, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Read story

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Speed a factor in motorcycle crash that killed Vancouver man, according to Washington State Patrol

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July 22, 2024, 7:39am Clark County News

A Vancouver man died at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center after a two-vehicle crash Tuesday in the Orchards area, according to the Washington State Patrol. Read story

Michael McKeag uses a laser pointer during a night-sky presentation in Hood River, Ore.

Night skies in the Gorge are getting brighter. This group is pushing back

Michael McKeag uses a laser pointer during a night-sky presentation in Hood River, Ore.

July 22, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

Two Gorge residents in Oregon are trying to convince Hood River County officials that light pollution is on the rise and that adopting “dark sky” policies for outdoor lighting will help bring traditional nighttime back to the Columbia River Gorge. Read story