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The site of the planned Vancouver Washington Temple is actually in Camas.

Camas Latter-day Saints temple gets go-ahead from environmental review

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ proposed three-story, 43,000-square-foot temple in Camas won’t hurt the environment, according to the city of Camas’ review of the project released Thursday.
Churches & Religion
Please Don’t Die Black Men founder Ruby Lewis helps Ariyanah Smith, 12, on the computer for their designs for a Black History Month Fashion Show in February.

Vancouver nonprofit will celebrate Black culture at Black History Month Fashion Show

At Vancouver nonprofit Please Don’t Die Black Men, executive director and founder Ruby Lewis wears many hats.
Schools
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Vulnerable people quietly kicked out of Clark County’s adult family homes and assisted living facilities

The state of Washington prohibits nursing homes from kicking out residents without letting anyone know.
Clark County Health
Columbia River Mental Health Services, 6926 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., offers mental health and addiction treatment. It will launch the first mobile addiction treatment clinic in Southwest Washington.

Columbia River Mental Health Services aims to have a new mobile clinic up and running later this year

People living in homeless camps struggle to access drug treatment in Clark County, contributing to a wave of overdose deaths. A new program seeks to fix that.
Health

Clark County

A MAX light rail train makes its way through Portland near Lloyd Center in 2022.

Camas City Council on course to oppose light rail on new I-5 Bridge

Camas officials are poised to formally oppose the inclusion of light rail on the Interstate 5 replacement bridge.

Business

More than 18,000 Costco workers, including drivers, warehouse and store employees, will go on strike at the end of the month if the union and America’s third-largest retailer fail to sign a new contract by Jan. 31.

Costco Teamsters, including workers in Pierce County, vote to authorize strike

More than 18,000 Costco workers, including drivers, warehouse and store employees, will go on strike at the end of the month if the union and…

Northwest

Michigan State University graduate student Lily “Kaz” Christian (left) and horticulture professor Steve Van Nocker (right) take a sample from a Malus coronaria tree Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Meridian Township, Mich.

A key to protecting apples from climate change might be hiding in Michigan’s forests

In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some Michigan researchers are looking for a late bloomer.

Sports

Columbia River players celebrate a basket Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2024, during Riverís 42-41 win against Woodland at Woodland High School.

Prep Notebook: Columbia River girls basketball talent runs deep

On a deep Columbia River girls basketball team, the Rapids have embraced a competitive environment where playing time is always up for grabs.

Politics

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, Oct. 14, 2024, in Oaks, Pa., as moderator South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem listens.

Trump is holding off on tariffs but betting Day 1 moves can cut energy prices and tame inflation

Donald Trump is holding off on tariffs during his first day and placing a big bet that his executive actions can cut energy prices and…

Editor's Choice

A new emergency room building, at right, sits next to the existing hospital June 28 at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. The emergency department is experiencing unprecedented patient volumes due to the rise of respiratory illness cases in Clark County.

PeaceHealth urges community to consider other care options due to high patient volumes at emergency department

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center’s emergency department is experiencing unprecedented patient volumes due to the rise of respiratory illness cases in Clark County.

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Health

FILE - A United States government website, COVIDTests.gov, is displayed on a computer, Jan. 19, 2022, in Walpole, Mass.

It’s been 5 years since Washington’s first COVID case. Here’s what to know

It’s been five years since the country’s first COVID-19 outbreak was recorded in Washington state.

Life

FILE - Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Nick Ut, center, flanked by Kim Phuc, left, holds the “Napalm Girl”, his Pulitzer Prize winning photo, as they wait to meet with Pope Francis during the weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, May 11, 2022.

He is credited with one of history’s most indelible photos. A new documentary questions who took it

It is one of the 20th century’s most memorable images: a naked girl, screaming, running from a napalm bombing during the Vietnam War. More than…

Nation / World

A beach front property is burned by the Palisades Fire Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C.

LA area faces unprecedented 5th ‘particularly dangerous’ fire warning with winds coming

Southern California is heading into a day of its most extreme fire weather conditions — an unprecedented fifth time the National Weather Service office has…

High School Sports – September 2024

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Editorial Cartoons for Week of Jan. 20, 2025

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: Libraries; election attacks

Harrop: Climate, climate change conspire

Finley: Trump’s sentence befits the (no) crime

Lewis: Trump has no guardrails this time

Should the state restrict students' use of smartphones in public schools?

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