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April 2, 2026
Clark County recently settled a class action lawsuit filed over a 2023 data breach. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

Clark County will pay for data breach

Clark County has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a class action lawsuit filed last year in Clark County Superior County over an October 2023 data breach. The suit claimed negligence, breach of implied contract and unjust enrichment when the county failed to secure its network and allowed residents’ information to be compromised.

April 2, 2026
A motion seeking to block law enforcement agencies from using the shooting range at the Clark County-owned Camp Bonneville property was recently withdrawn. Vancouver residents Patti Reynolds and Janet Landesberg have asked the state to enforce the environmental restrictions detailed in the 2006 agreement that turned ownership of the former U.S. Army base over to the county. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Motion to seek injunction over Camp Bonneville withdrawn

Legal efforts to block Clark County from continuing to allow law enforcement to use Camp Bonneville’s shooting range came to an end last week after Vancouver resident Patti Reynolds withdrew her motion for an injunction.

April 2, 2026
Wina Peterson calls leronlimab a “miracle drug” now that she is cancer-free. (Contributed by Les and Wina Peterson)

CytoDyn makes waves in breast cancer care

Four short years ago, Vancouver-based CytoDyn was embroiled in scandal. But a group of executives fought to bring the biotech company back from the brink and now hope its leronlimab drug can provide a pathway to remission for one of the most lethal forms of breast cancer.

March 26, 2026
Clark County Councilor Michelle Belkot. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Judge dismisses Belkot suit against Clark County

A U.S. District Court judge last week ruled in favor of Clark County in a lawsuit brought by Councilor Michelle Belkot after the council removed her from her seat on the C-Tran board of directors in March 2025.