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Artist Benji Todd looks over the new mural highlighting pedestrian safety he created in downtown Vancouver.

Safety is the word on the street at West 11th and Esther in downtown Vancouver

The intersection of Esther and West 11th streets in downtown Vancouver received a makeover recently — a colorful mural of blue and green hues to prompt drivers to slow down…
Clark County News
While it’s legal to openly carry a firearm in many public areas in Washington, as an open-carry state, it’s against the law to knowingly possess or carry one on the premises of a public or private elementary or secondary school, with a few exceptions, according to state statute.  (AP Photo/Ted S.

Can you carry a firearm onto school grounds in WA? This Little League mother didn’t think so

A woman who went to watch her 8-year-old son play in a Little League baseball game at Mount Tahoma High School this week was startled by something she saw: A…
Northwest
Join the Big Paddle on the Ridgefield Waterfront, as well as First Saturday events in Overlook Park.

Save the Date: All the things you ever even thought about doing this summer in Clark County

Summer may be the time when you slow down and relax, but it’s the busiest time of year in Clark County. Use this list to plan your summer fun but…
Life

Clark County

Genevieve Fisher of Vancouver takes a break May 16 in front of the house she purchased with her mother that provides shelter for people dealing with mental health issues and chronic homelessness.

Neighbors want city of Vancouver to close home for mentally ill, chronically homeless

Neighbors of a Fruit Valley home for mentally ill and chronically homeless people have banded together to try to convince the city of Vancouver to…

Business

Shops and restaurants are seen off Royle Road in Ridgefield. Retail in Ridgefield has boomed over the past 30 years. Retail sales in 2022 were about five times higher than they were in 2005.

Retail sales, not new construction, now driving Ridgefield’s tax base

When Kurt Rylander was a grade-school kid in the 1970s, he and his friend used to bike downtown to buy candy at Zebrun’s. The longtime…

Northwest

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The WA Republicans who wish the Trump era was over

YAKIMA — On the weekend after Donald Trump's historic criminal conviction, a gathering of prominent Washington Republicans ambled along as if the ex-president and current…

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Sports

The Ridgefield Raptors logo sits on a hat Friday, June 16, 2023, during the Raptors' game against Cowlitz at the Ridgefield Outdoor Recreation Complex.

Rain washes out Ridgefield Raptors series finale against Pickles

The final game of the Ridgefield Raptors' season-opening series against the Portland Pickles was postponed Sunday due to rain.

Politics

FILE - Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, responds to accusations by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., as he testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee about the origin of COVID-19, on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 20, 2021. Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert who became a household name, and the subject of partisan attacks, during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December after more than 5 decades of service.   (AP Photo/J.

Fauci testifies publicly before House panel on COVID origins, controversies

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert until leaving the government in 2022, faces heated questioning Monday from Republican lawmakers about the origins…

Editor's Choice

Clark County Sheriff John Horch, right, swears in new recruits, from left, Deputies Nathan Smith, Caleb Madarieta and Ryan Bylsma after they graduated May 21 from the regional law enforcement training academy in Vancouver during a ceremony at ilani. The new deputies were part of the first graduating class from the Vancouver academy, which opened in January at the former location of Image Elementary School.

30 new officers graduate from law enforcement training academy in east Vancouver

“First to attend, next to serve.” That was the motto of the inaugural class of recruits who graduated last week from the regional law enforcement…

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Health

FILE - The injectable drug Ozempic is shown Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Houston. Even as millions of older adults clamor for drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, monthly use of the medications known as GLP-1 receptor agonists soared nearly 600% between 2020 and 2023 in people under 25 &ndash; and as young as 12. (AP Photo/David J.

Millions of Americans need drugs like Ozempic. Will it bankrupt the health care system?

An April 24 letter from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to the CEO of Novo Nordisk began with heartfelt thanks to the Danish drugmaker for inventing…

Life

Alex Kurtzman, from left, Sonequa Martin-Green and David Ajala participate in the &ldquo;Star Trek: Discovery&rdquo; portion of the Enter the &ldquo;Star Trek&rdquo; Universe panel on day three of Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 20, 2019, in San Diego.

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ is over. Now Alex Kurtzman readies for ‘Starfleet Academy’ and ‘Section 31’

In “Star Trek” terms, and in the real world of “Star Trek” television, Alex Kurtzman, who oversees the 21st-century franchise, might be described as the…

Nation / World

World War II veterans Andy Negra, left, and Hilbert Margol, speak to each other during an an event honoring the two on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Atlanta.  Margol is a 100-year-old World War II veteran living in Dunwoody, Ga. He and his twin brother, Howard Margol, were a part of the 42nd Infantry that arrived in Marseille, France, in January 1945.

American veterans depart to be feted in France as part of 80th anniversary of D-Day

Hilbert Margol says he didn’t look on himself as a hero when his U.S. Army artillery unit fought its way across Europe during World War…

Economic Forecast &#8211; March 2024

Economic Forecast – March 2024

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Opinion

Higher Prices

Editorial cartoons for week of June 3

In Our View: Cheers & Jeers: A grand grand marshal; a revenue shortfall

Harrop: What choice does Israel have?

Other Papers Say: Crisis continues as predicted

Westneat: Stating their case on ballot

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