In the United States, approximately 135 people die by suicide each day. For Colleen Storey, that statistic isn’t just a number. It’s a name, a…
Posts published in “Vancouver”
‘Help people connect the dots to resources’: Clark County Housing Hotline strives to help those facing homelessness, domestic violence, more
Every morning at 9 on the dot, phones begin to light up at the Council for the Homeless headquarters in Vancouver. Read more… Source: The…
C-Tran board to seek injunction blocking state’s demand to reduce representation of small cities
Faced with an impasse over what the state requires and what its own advisory group has suggested, C-Tran’s board of directors has agreed to seek…
Evergreen schools staff didn’t report suspected abuse of children, including one who died of starvation, says suit
Evergreen Public Schools staff didn’t report the suspected abuse of children whose parents were later convicted of starving one son to death, according to a…
Vancouver’s new 0.1 percent sales tax a ‘major commitment to expanding arts and cultural services’
A new 0.1 percent sales tax in the city of Vancouver will raise an estimated $7 million a year to expand public access to arts,…
Former Clark County Councilor Temple Lentz ready to champion Port of Vancouver
As the only candidate running for Port of Vancouver commissioner this fall, former Clark County Councilor Temple Lentz aims to bring her experience in transportation…
Columbia Play Project hires organization’s first paid, full-time executive director
Columbia Play Project, the Vancouver nonprofit dedicated to building a full-scale children’s museum in Clark County, has welcomed a new executive director. Read more… Source:…
‘Grief doesn’t have a timeline, especially when it comes to losing a child’
When Jane Oh and Ben Yan’s 6-month-old son Alexander unexpectedly died in 2017, time seemed to stop. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Vancouver man who hit son with his Audi gets 13 years in prison
A Vancouver man was sentenced Friday to about 13 years in prison for the attempted murder of his son. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Vancouver City Councilor Kim Harless shouldn’t have voted on grants for fiance’s nonprofit, says complaint
An ethics complaint filed against Vancouver City Councilor Kim Harless alleges she should have recused herself from voting to award grants to a nonprofit run…