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A student walking toward the Vancouver Public Schools administrative services building.

Vancouver Public Schools is the only district in the Clark County to get a financial warning from state for 2023-24 school year

Vancouver Public Schools is the only Clark County district to receive a financial warning from the state for the 2023-24 school year.
Clark County News
Grand Coulee Dam in Washington is one of dozens of dams in the Columbia River Basin generating hydroelectricity. The river’s upstream flows are controlled in part by the Canadian government, under an agreement that is hitting turbulence under President Donald Trump.

U.S. pauses Columbia River water-sharing negotiations with Canada amid Trump threats

The U.S. has paused negotiations with Canada on a keystone management plan that governs flood control, water supply and hydropower in the shared Columbia River Basin as President Donald Trump…
Northwest
The Washington State Capitol building is seen through morning fog, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Olympia, Wash.

The bills that are dead and still alive in the Washington Legislature

Lawmakers in the Washington Legislature spent the past week and a half passing bills off the House and Senate floors ahead of a Wednesday deadline.
Northwest
Cars sit in a parking lot outside of Mill Creek Apartments in Battle Ground. The apartment complex is one of Vancouver Housing Authority’s non-subsidized housing units in Clark County but outside of Vancouver.

VHA wants blanket approval for housing projects outside of Vancouver from the rest of Clark County

The Vancouver Housing Authority wants jurisdictions in Clark County to agree to blanket approval of its housing projects outside of Vancouver, but some officials are hesitant.
Clark County Business

Clark County

Clark County Council member Michelle Belkot is pictured at the Public Service Center on Jan. 7.

Fellow Clark County councilors oust Michelle Belkot from C-Tran board after she broke ranks on vote

After a tense exchange Wednesday, Clark County councilors ousted fellow Councilor Michelle Belkot from her seat on C-Tran’s board of directors.

Business

Cars sit in a parking lot next to the green Sept. 11 at Tri-Mountain Golf Course in Ridgefield. Clark County put the course up for sale last year, and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe planned to purchase it but pulled out.

Cowlitz Indian Tribe not buying Tri-Mountain Golf Course after all

Clark County won’t be selling Tri-Mountain Golf Course to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe after all.

Northwest

Heavy rain eroded part of Upper Hoh Road, closing it in December.

Washington to pay for road repairs so Hoh Rain Forest can reopen

A washout has closed the only access road to the Olympic National Park’s popular Hoh Rain Forest since December.

Sports

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (10) warms up before an NFL football wild card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Glendale, Ariz.

Cooper Kupp agrees to terms with his home state Seahawks on 3-year, $45 million deal

Cooper Kupp and the Seattle Seahawks have agreed on a three-year, $45 million contract.

Politics

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., listens as President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025.

Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight, with anger running high

The Democratic Party was fracturing Friday as a torrent of frustration and anger was unleashed at Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Chuck Schumer, who faced…

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Evergreen Public Schools students hold signs they made about a proposed policy on undocumented students.

Evergreen school board unanimously approves resolution protecting students from immigration enforcement on campus

After a month of deliberating and considering student feedback, Evergreen Public Schools’ board on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution protecting students from immigration enforcement on…

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Health

Canola oil is poured into a pan in Concord, N.H.

Kennedy and influencers bash seed oils, baffling nutrition scientists

Until recently, most Americans had never heard the term “seed oils,” even though they’ve likely cooked with and consumed them for decades.

Life

Katherine Mills, carries Lana, a 9-year-old brown tabby shorthair cat, at the Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter South Shores Center on March 3 in Alameda, Calif.

Your questions about cats and bird flu risk, answered

Bird flu isn’t just affecting chickens and cows; it’s hitting pet cats.

Nation / World

FILE - Jonna Higgins-Freese, left, of Iowa City, Iowa, hugs a woman waiting for her immigration check-in outside of the  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Feb. 4, 2025.

Once-routine immigration check-ins become high-stakes calculation as some are detained

When a couple from Colombia who was planning their wedding showed up for a check-in with U.S. immigration authorities, one was given his next appointment…

High School Sports – September 2024

High School Sports – September 2024

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Opinion

March 15: COVID Anniversary

Editorial Cartoons for Week of March 10, 2025

In Our View: Trump capriciously undermines government

Feldman: Deportation arrest terrifying

Letter: Perez opposes Democrats

Letter: Democrats have to stick together

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