It isn’t just Clark County residents feeling the pinch of rising costs. Clark County’s annual budget for 2026, which was approved by the county council Tuesday, shows an increase in expenses of about $10 million compared with the prior year.
Clark Public Utilities avoided a budget shortfall this year and will keep power rates steady next year with some help from the Climate Commitment Act.
For members of Vancouver Audubon Society, most days are for the birds — more precisely, finding and identifying birds, educating others about birds and protecting birds.
Shoppers in Washington will soon begin paying 4 cents more per plastic bag at grocery stores and other retailers. The price for plastic bags will increase to 12 cents a bag, plus tax, on Jan. 1, but the bags themselves won’t be any thicker.
The Clark County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a new five-year plan for tackling the accelerating homeless crisis.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife set aside the permanent regulations on Wednesday that would have allowed the opening of sturgeon retention in the Bonneville and The Dalles Pools on Jan. 1.
Leaders say they’ve reached a key milestone in their quest to replace the century-old Interstate 5 Bridge.
Lifelong Clark County resident Sharon Wodtke said she knew she needed to do something when she saw firsthand how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting older Battle Ground residents.
Clark County’s nonunion employees will see a 3 percent increase in their paychecks starting Jan. 1 after the county council unanimously approved the raises Tuesday.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez told voters in her 2022 campaign that she was “definitely not your typical candidate for Congress.”
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