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Car crashes into building in central Vancouver, ruptures gas line

A car that crashed into a central Vancouver apartment building and ruptured a natural gas line prompted fire crews to evacuate people from the area Wednesday morning.
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Council for the Homeless will consolodate their offices in a new location on Fourth Plain Boulevard thanks to several grants.

Grants allow Council for the Homeless to move into new headquarters

Council for the Homeless will soon serve the community from a new, central Vancouver headquarters.
Clark County Business
A cyclist boards a C-Tran Vine bus at the Turtle Place Transit Center in downtown Vancouver in 2021.

Construction on C-Tran’s Vine along Highway 99 slated to begin in 2025

C-Tran is making headway on a bus rapid transit line to run along Highway 99 from Vancouver’s waterfront to Washington State University Vancouver.
Business
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg holds a cupcake celebrating the 107th birthday of the Interstate 5 Bridge on Feb. 13 in Vancouver.

Tolls on existing I-5 bridge starting in 2026 will help pay for the new span linking Oregon and Washington

When construction starts on a new Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River in early 2026, drivers will begin paying tolls on the existing span between Washington and Oregon.
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Dr. Nick Jankowski, lead optometrist at Mt. View EyeCare in Vancouver, uses the Ovitz medical system to analyze an eye during a demonstration Friday morning.

Mt. View EyeCare in east Vancouver offers specialized care for special eye issues

Vancouver eye patient Paula Hinton suffered chemical burns to both of her corneas in 2021. Before she visited Mt. View EyeCare in Vancouver, she used…

Business

Absci is based in east Vancouver.

Just months after public offering, Absci heading for clinical trials with a biologic drug candidate

After raising nearly $90 million in its recent public offering, Vancouver-based Absci is advancing toward clinical trials for what would be its first biologic drug…

Northwest

Clark County sheriff's deputies respond to a fatal crash Friday, Oct., 20, in the Walnut Grove area. A pedestrian was declared dead at the scene, and deputies said the driver who hit the pedestrian was cooperating.

WA road deaths jump 10%, reaching 33-year high. What are we doing wrong?

Washington recorded another grim milestone this week, with numbers from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission showing yet another year of increasing fatalities on the state’s…

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Sports

Spring Chinook salmon fishing is reopening on the lower Columbia River for two weekends in May and four days in June, it was announced Wednesday, May 15, 2024, by Washington and Oregon fishery officials.

Lower Columbia River spring chinook salmon fishing to reopen for two weekends plus 4 days in June

Spring chinook salmon angling in the lower Columbia River will reopen for the two coming weekends, plus June 12-15, Washington and Oregon fishery officials agreed…

Politics

FILE - The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022.

Reported sex assaults in the US military have dropped. That reverses what had been a growing problem

The number of reported sexual assaults across the military decreased last year, and a confidential survey found a 19 percent drop in the number of…

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Reform Clark County signature gatherers hope to get the Restore Election Confidence initiative on November's ballot.

Clark County election security petition pushes for 27,702 signatures; WinCo says not at our stores

Perhaps you have seen signs across Clark County urging, “Save your vote,” or noticed people with clipboards outside local businesses.

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Health

FILE - A container of Narcan, a brand name version of the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone, sits on a table following a demonstration at the Health and Human Services Humphrey Building on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Washington. The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell in 2023 &mdash; for only the second time since the current national epidemic of drug deaths began more than three decades ago. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted the numbers on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts say it’s too soon to celebrate

The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday.

Life

Asian, Greek and Middle Eastern flavors can provide a solid start to salad season.

3 options to kick off salad season: Hearty salads filling without being heavy

As springtime temperatures fluctuate, so do our moods and patience with trying to plan meals.

Nation / World

Oil spills into the surrounding waters after a barge hit a bridge in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

Barge hits bridge connecting Galveston and Pelican Island, causing partial collapse and oil spill

A barge hit a bridge in Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday, spilling oil into surrounding waters and closing the only road to a small island, officials…

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