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As Vancouver’s largest homeless shelter opens this year, the city is expanding its outreach footprint into the county to provide a more consistent response.
Meteorologically speaking, summer has come to an end.
The storm we talked about Saturday turned out to be unimpressive here in the lowlands. Despite that upper-level low spinning nearby, Saturday turned out to be a rather nice day. Vancouver officially recorded only .02 inch of rain over the weekend. Here at my weather station in north Clark County, I measured .11 inch. It was a different story toward the foothills, where Cougar received .96 inch from late Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening. Sometimes the atmosphere simply doesn’t follow the
The benefits of local newspapers are well-documented. Studies have demonstrated that communities with local reporting have lower rates of government corruption, higher rates of voter turnout and increased numbers of political candidates.
The healthcare affordability crisis is crushing everyone, but it has become downright calamitous for small businesses. Survey after survey after survey shows that employers expect healthcare costs to rise nearly 10 percent on average in 2027, a figure that could be twice as high for small firms.
When Zoë Armstrong got an ultrasound report showing signs of endometriosis, she called her mom and cried. After years of suffering and seeking help from doctors, she finally had an answer.
September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time dedicated to reminding people that help is available and that every life matters.
I am tired of the Republicans in office. Representatives, senators, cabinet members and the president are not protecting children.
HOCKINSON — Landon Brown sticks out in a crowd of his Hockinson High School bandmates when playing music at home football games.
I was part of a rather small group of Vancouverites who attended the 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Waterfront Park. While listening, I recalled my own personal trauma.
We just finished a long, grueling primary campaign, with competing commercials and mudslinging on all sides.
Clark Public Utilities needs policy leadership from its elected commissioners. Commissioners serve as the utility’s board of directors, setting the policies that determine where Clark Public Utilities will obtain the power and transmission it needs to provide affordable, reliable electricity and keep the lights on.
Amid a stretch of extreme heat and Florida-esque humidity that has been punishing much of California, consider, for a moment, the Ice Age.
LONDON — New research suggests that a structured program that combines regular exercise with a brain-friendly diet may help improve memory and thinking skills in older adults who are at a higher risk of dementia.
LOS ANGELES — Where many people might see a plant-eating bug with light yellow coloration and a splash of red accents, Sarah Schroeder sees, in a way, Taylor Swift.
