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June 4, 2026
83% in Clark County can’t afford median-priced home
More than 83 percent of households in the Vancouver-Portland metro area cannot afford a median-priced new home, according to new data.
More than 83 percent of households in the Vancouver-Portland metro area cannot afford a median-priced new home, according to new data.
If you’ve taken a walk along the Columbia, Lewis or Washougal rivers, or any of the many tributaries that bring salmon to Clark County, you may have noticed an increase in the number of anglers and discarded salmon carcasses along the riverbanks in recent months.
Investigators use new technology to keep pursuing Clark County’s cold cases
Vancouver Trout Hatchery visitors can wander freely among ponds and pathways, stop to chat with staff members tending fish or watch trout grow in the water below.
At Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, volunteers help nurses restock rooms, point visitors to patients’ rooms and deliver meal trays.
After logging nearly 500 volunteer hours during its first six months, Washougal’s community litter cleanup program is becoming a permanent, year-round effort.
The Washougal Community Market will return for its second season this summer, bringing local vendors, musicians, authors and nonprofit organizations to downtown Washougal each week.
A year into Washington’s limit on residential rent increases, the state has yet to collect a cent in civil penalties from landlords.
The Rotary Club of Camas-Washougal has donated more than $2,100 worth of diapers and baby wipes to Akin, a Seattle-based nonprofit that supports children and families, through a community service project aimed at helping local households meet basic needs.
Shanell Brown, a public health nurse and Tacoma native, joined Clark County Public Health as its first racial equity director in May.