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A motorist prepares to head southbound on Interstate 5 from the Northeast 179th Street interchange in Ridgefield on June 17. An upcoming project aims to improve mobility for travelers who use this interchange and signalized intersections will be removed and replaced with roundabouts at the on- and offramps to and from the freeway.

Judge sides with Clark County and housing developers in lawsuit over 179th Street upgrade

A judge earlier this week upheld Clark County’s approval of two housing developments in the Fairgrounds neighborhood that had been challenged by a nearby resident.
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Vancouver Mall skin care store owner accused of trying to scam 75-year-old woman out of $50,000, say court documents

The owner of a skin care store formerly at Vancouver Mall is charged with attempted theft after police say he tried to convince a 75-year-old woman to withdraw $50,000 from…
Courts & Crime
Drivers traveling along Northwest Sixth Avenue in Camas pass by the Georgia-Pacific paper mill on Friday. G-P plans to demolish several nonoperational structures located near Northwest Sixth Avenue later this year.

Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Camas will demolish 21 unused buildings this spring

A demolition project set to begin this spring at the Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Camas could literally change people’s views of the city.
Clark County Business
Clark County is home to thousands of federal employees. Some work in the federal building in downtown Vancouver, while others work at the Bonneville Power Administration’s Ross Complex, the U.S. Forest Service on Officers Row and the U.S. Geological Survey in east Vancouver. These jobs could be at risk in the new administration aiming to shrink the federal government.

Federal workers in Clark County are worried about their jobs, benefits and retirement plans

Mass confusion and uncertainty are sweeping through the federal government. Local workers fear not only for their jobs but also their benefits and retirement plans.
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Vancouver man arrested in fatal shooting of Portland man found in Ariel

A Vancouver man was booked Tuesday into the Cowlitz County Jail in connection with the November fatal shooting of a 46-year-old Portland man in Ariel.

Business

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Ranking Member Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., speaks during a hearing about the Panama Canal, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Washington.

Maria Cantwell urges U.S. to embrace ‘capitalism in the digital age’ amid Trump’s tariff threats

A day after the Trump administration struck last-minute deals with the governments of Mexico and Canada to delay and possibly avert a trade war, the…

Northwest

The Northwest ICE Processing Center, seen from the air, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Tacoma. Over a period of less than three months this year, the federal immigrant detention center has seen at least six, possibly seven, suicide attempts, according to audio and records of 911 calls.

ICE contractor flight to Seattle may signal WA detention center will fill up

As President Donald Trump ramps up detention of unauthorized immigrants, an activist group said volunteers at Seattle’s Boeing Field on Sunday witnessed 110 handcuffed and…

Politics

Diane Yentel, president and CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits, poses for a photograph in Washington, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

Nonprofit’s lawsuit over the federal funding freeze is part of an ‘avalanche’ of litigation

A new coalition of nonprofits came together overnight to challenge a seemingly sweeping order from the Trump administration last week pausing trillions of dollars in…

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A rabbit that was shot by a blow dart is picked up by animal control before being taken to an animal shelter in Vancouver on Dec. 17.

$5,000 reward offered in case of rabbits shot by blow darts in central Vancouver

An animal advocacy organization is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for targeting bunnies with blow…

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Some drinks aim for more than tasting good

Supermarket beverage aisles are starting to look a lot more like a pharmacy.

Life

Thirty-year-old Asian elephant Rose-Tu is seen with her baby after giving birth at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore. on Feb. 1, 2025.

The Oregon Zoo welcomes a new baby elephant

The Oregon Zoo in Portland has welcomed its newest addition, a baby elephant.

Nation / World

Students walk on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Trump wants to dissolve the Department of Education. Here’s how it could impact student loans

President Donald Trump is weighing the idea of signing an executive order to start the dissolution of the Department of Education, officials told The Wall…

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Editorial Cartoons for Week of Feb. 3, 2025

In Our View: Prospect of tariffs looms over state’s economy

Camden: Site offers one side of problem

Letter: Support local schools

Letter: Public education has value

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