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Who is really buying all the housing in Clark County?
October 2, 2022, 6:05am Business
As Clark County residents try to reconcile themselves to rapidly increasing rents and home prices, one possible villain has emerged in the popular imagination: corporate homebuyers. Read story
La Center wide receiver Davari Grauer wears unique gloves for grandfather with Alzheimer’s
September 30, 2022, 6:00am Football Subscriber Exclusive
Across a uniform of blue, gray and white, a contrasting streak of yellow, or occasionally, pink, stands out in a crowd of La Center football players. The source is Davari… Read story
Legacy Salmon Creek home to Southwest Washington’s only human-milk distribution site
September 29, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Health
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center joined Northwest Mothers Milk Bank in June, opening the first human-donor breast milk-distribution site in Southwest Washington and eliminating the need for overnight shipments or… Read story
Kent, Perez joust in 3rd District debate in Vancouver
September 28, 2022, 9:50am Clark County News
Nearly two months after the Aug. 2 primary election, the 3rd Congressional District’s top two candidates argued why they are the best fit to replace Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Battle… Read story
Columbia River sunken ship Alert rises after crews pump water from hull
September 24, 2022, 4:49pm Clark County News
The U.S. Coast Guard made progress Saturday in its efforts to raise the Alert, one of two vessels that sank near the Interstate 5 Bridge. For the first time since… Read story
Losses add up as Clark County businesses deal with surge in shoplifting
September 24, 2022, 6:03am Business Subscriber Exclusive
As owner of LiquidNation Liquidator in central Vancouver, Jullienne Adams has seen her share of mysteriously empty boxes and items turning up missing during inventory. Read story
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Clark College students feel brunt of financial aid cuts: ‘Where’s that $1,000?’
September 22, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
As of August, officers in Clark College’s financial aid office said they were seeing a 29 percent reduction in Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) applicants in comparison with… Read story
Demolition of Providence Academy smokestack begins
September 8, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive
One of Vancouver’s historic imprints in the sky slowly came down Wednesday as construction crews began disassembling the Providence Academy’s smokestack brick by brick. Read story
First day, fresh faces as classes start at many Clark County schools
August 30, 2022, 3:19pm Clark County News
Teachers lined the hallways at Fruit Valley Elementary School on Tuesday morning, eagerly welcoming a tiny cascade of students on their first day. Read story
Police calls drop 30% around Vancouver’s first Safe Stay Community
August 23, 2022, 4:16pm Clark County News
In spring of 2021, after a few months sleeping in their car, Sharon and Jerry moved into a homeless encampment in east Vancouver’s North Image neighborhood. Read story
A bunch o’ beagles: Vancouver shelter welcomes 15 pups rescued from testing facility
August 20, 2022, 8:08pm Clark County News
Without barking, and with just a bit of whining, a brave new passel of puppies took their first steps in Clark County early Saturday afternoon. Read story
WSU Vancouver’s corpse flower blooms again in all its stinky glory
August 17, 2022, 7:02am Clark County Life
Washington State University Vancouver’s campus isn’t typically as busy — or as smelly — as it was on Wednesday, as visitors streamed onto school grounds to see a rare corpse… Read story