Flood risk management, hydropower generation and salmon runs will suffer if the United States and Canada don’t renew a key provision of the treaty that…
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Vancouver fire officials fear for region’s readiness with hazmat trainings canceled in federal funding freeze
By The Citizen on March 29, 2025
Days before Vancouver Fire Department recruits were headed to a training center in Alabama to become certified hazmat technicians, they were notified the classes were…
Two arrested in slaying of Hazel Dell woman found dead in October
By The Citizen on March 29, 2025
Clark County sheriff’s detectives arrested two people Friday in connection with the slaying of 78-year-old Patricia Jimerfield, who was found dead in October in her…
RV fire in the Mount Vista area leaves one man dead
By The Citizen on March 28, 2025
A man was found dead after firefighters extinguished a recreational vehicle fire Friday near the Mount Vista area north of Vancouver. Read more… Source: The…
Columbia River Mental Health finds means to offer some services but cash flow problems that started last year remain
By The Citizen on March 28, 2025
After announcing earlier this week it would suspend operations, Columbia River Mental Health Services has found a way to continue providing select behavioral health programs,…
‘There is this cloud that’s lifted’: Hough neighborhood residents thankful sound wall homeless camp cleared
By The Citizen on March 28, 2025
Three weeks after the city cleared a homeless camp along the sound wall on West Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver, nearby residents say they haven’t…
Clark County Council ready to repeal ordinance that allows mining in Chelatchie Bluff area
By The Citizen on March 27, 2025
The Clark County Council is ready to repeal a 2022 ordinance that added surface mining zoning to 330 acres in the Chelatchie Bluff area. The…
Lawsuit claims Clark County Council violated law when it removed Belkot from C-Tran board over light-rail vote
By The Citizen on March 27, 2025
Public outrage at the Clark County Council for ousting Councilor Michelle Belkot from C-Tran’s board of directors has made its way to the courts. Ridgefield…
Bikers Outreach Organization brings ‘comfort to the uncomfortable’ in Clark County with help for those who need it
By The Citizen on March 27, 2025
As light rain drizzled, Dax Imber rode his motorcycle by the Burnt Bridge Creek homeless encampment in central Vancouver. He called out to a few…
Community Foundation secures $3 million in funding for program that offers loans to local nonprofits
By The Citizen on March 27, 2025
The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington’s loan program has raised more than $3 million since its launch in June — dollars that will be funneled…