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Battle Ground Senior Citizens, Home Instead team up to help Clark County Veterans Assistance Center
…itizens, Inc. and Home Instead collected over 3,000 items plus cookies for the Clark County Veterans Assistance Center.
Opinion: Harming workers one payroll tax at a time: WA Cares wants wages a caregiver needs to keep caregiving
…o low-income workers, by forcing contributions into limited-use programs they may never benefit from.
Vancouver Fire extinguishes brush fire
…ire crews quickly extinguished a 50-by-50-foot blackberry brush fire Monday morning along Erwin O. Rieger Memorial Highway, with no injuries reported.
Letter: ‘Clark County must prioritize the expansion of pedestrian and bicycle trails to promote the health and well-being of its residents’
Kim Hamlik urges Clark County to expand its trail networks, citing benefits for physical and mental health, accessibility, and quality of life across the community.
As 2026 midterms loom, Washington’s congressional lawmakers rake in cash
…d the latest quarter, raising $904,000, while Rep. Dan Newhouse banks cash for a rematch against MAGA-aligned Jerrod Sessler.
Opinion: Will free school choice come to Washington state?
…chool access for most Washington families — if Governor Ferguson opts in before Jan. 1, 2026.
Opinion: Why does Spokane have a homeless problem?
…ces—soft camping rules and hands-off policing—rather than housing costs alone, and says new federal directives favor an enforcement-first approach.
Trump targets Housing First policies in WA with new federal funding mandate
…to pull federal funding from Washington cities that keep Housing First strategies, steering money toward treatment-first programs and stricter street policies.
These new Washington laws take effect July 27
…300 Washington laws—including changes on policing grants, housing parking rules, special-education age limits, and medical-debt reporting—take effect July 27.
Vancouver Fire responds to multiple house fires
Vancouver Fire crews contained two burning homes and a brush fire in Oak Creek Mobile Home Park; five residents were displaced, no injuries reported.
Expect delays on I-205 in Clark County, July 28-29
…northbound I-205 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 28–29 for brush removal and tree clearing in Vancouver.
POLL: Do you support Kaiser Permanente’s decision to stop gender-related surgeries for minors?
…decision to stop gender-related surgeries for minors by August 29.