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The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services’ Brockmann facility stands in the Mount Vista area nearing completion, as seen Wednesday morning. Officials said the facility will no longer open in the fall as planned after the state Legislature did not include operational funding for the campus in its two-year budget.

Without funding from the Legislature, 48-bed Mount Vista-area mental health facility won’t open

A nearly completed residential mental health treatment facility in the Mount Vista area that was slated to open in the fall will stand largely empty after the state Legislature did…
Clark County News
Charles "Rob" Gardiner

Former Cowlitz tribal police chief’s death ruled a suicide; investigation into child sex crimes closed

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has closed the investigation into the death of the former interim chief of the Cowlitz Tribal Public Safety Department, who was investigated for sex abuse…
Courts & Crime
Cars drive along the auto tour portion of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge on Wednesday. For 60 years, the refuge has provided habitat to waterfowl, migrating birds and, more recently, Columbian white-tailed deer.

Conservation has been focus of Ridgefield refuge for decades

For most Southwest Washington residents, May 18 will always be known as the Mount St. Helens anniversary. But on the same date, 15 years before that fateful 1980 eruption, something…
Clark County Life
A black-tailed deer feeds at the edge of a field of dandelions in June in Vancouver. An absence of hunting or  predation in the suburbs means deer that can learn to avoid cars can live a long time.

Yum! You can now take some roadkill home to eat in Clark County

Good news for people who enjoy deer, elk and saving money: The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife will allow people to take home and eat deer killed in motor…
Murrow

Clark County

A mat of benthic green and blue-green algae removed from the bottom of the Shenandoah River was collected during a harmful algal bloom. This type of algae was first found in the Columbia River in late 2024 and has been connected to the deaths of two dogs.

Two dogs’ deaths linked with benthic algae in Columbia River

Clark County Public Health is warning residents of new dangers related to algae growths in local waterways. Benthic algal mats found along the Columbia River…

Business

Gov. Bob Ferguson slams President Donald Trump’s tariffs in a press conference alongside union leaders, lawyers, elected officials and others at the Port of Seattle on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Stop Trump’s tariffs, WA leaders beg court

The past couple months have been a rollercoaster ride at the Port of Seattle.

Northwest

Firefighters work on mop up on the east flank of the Stave Fire,  part of the Kachess Complex, in the Wenatchee Mountains.

State cuts wildfire prevention funds in half. Is WA ready for the summer fire season?

Washington state lawmakers made numerous cuts to balance the budget — including a “massive” reduction in the state’s wildfire prevention, resilience and response funding.

Politics

Journalists are positioned as law enforcement work the scene after two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed outside the Capital Jewish Museum, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington.

Court papers say suspect in embassy killings declared, ‘I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza’

Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed while leaving an event at a Jewish museum, and the suspect yelled,…

Editor's Choice

A motorist travels through La Center’s downtown on May 12. La Center officials plans to redevelop downtown.

La Center working to make ‘dream’ downtown a reality

It’s been more than a year since La Center city officials announced a major downtown redevelopment plan. While it may look like little has changed…

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River Susick, left, and his twin sister, Marcella, both 3, enjoy a bite to eat while watching crews from Rick’s Custom Fencing & Decking build a new deck for the family home Thursday afternoon.

Single mom of twins fighting breast cancer gets a new fence and deck at her Clark County home

When Kayla Susick was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2024, her focus wasn’t on the deteriorating deck or unsafe fence that surrounded her Clark…

Nation / World

A Black Lives Matter mural painted by Thaxton Waters II is seen in an aerial view on Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.

Black Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests against racism

In 2020, after a summer of protests rocked U.S. cities, the words “Black Lives Matter” went from the rallying cry of racial justice demonstrators to…

Economic Forecast – March 2025

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Opinion

May 24: Air Traffic Control

Editorial Cartoons for the Week of May 19, 2025

Letter: Salmon plans accomplish zero

Letter: Limit urban sprawl

Letters: Thanks to McEnerny-Ogle

Letter: Support food security for all

Should Vancouver elect city councilors by district?

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