More than 50 regional teams will race 250-meter sprints on Lake River at the free Paddle for Life Dragon Boat Festival in Ridgefield on August 1, 2026. The event supports the Catch-22 Ospreys, Southwest Washington's only all-survivor dragon boat team, who are preparing to compete in France with 4,500 survivors from more than 35 countries. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/people/paddle-for-life-roars-into-ridgefield-dragon-boat-racing-powers-local-breast-cancer-survivors-aug-1/ #PaddleForLife #DragonBoat #Ridgefield #BreastCancerSurvivors #CatchOspreys #ClarkCounty #WashingtonState #CommunityWellness

Driver fatigue may factor in over 17 percent of fatal crashes, yet official 2023 data recorded only 633 drowsy-driving deaths in the US. Doug Dahl of The Wise Drive explains why the problem is vastly undercounted and why sleep is the only real fix. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-driving-tired-is-probably-worse-than-you-thoughts/ #DrowsyDriving #TrafficSafety #TargetZero #DougDahl #TheWiseDrive #RoadSafety #DriverFatigue #Opinion

A man called 9-1-1 from inside Vancouver Mall Thursday night with multiple stab wounds. Surveillance confirmed no stabbing occurred at the mall. He told officers the attack happened at his county apartment and that he drove himself to the mall to hide. Clark County Sheriff's Office took over the investigation. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/vancouver-police-respond-to-local-mall-for-report-of-a-stabbing/ #VancouverPolice #ClarkCounty #VancouverMall #PublicSafety #WashingtonState

Vancouver City Manager Lon Pluckhahn says a new police memorandum restricting misdemeanor arrests prioritizes cases with the greatest safety impact, but Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance calls it an open invitation for brazen crime. Vancouver Police Officers Guild president Jeff Anaya warns criminals will flood the city. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-i-dont-want-to-live-in-a-community-where-criminals-know-they-can-commit-crimes-with-no-threat-of-consequence/ #Vancouver #VancouverWA #ClarkCounty #PublicSafety #VancouverPolice #MisdemeanorPolicy #LawEnforcement #Opinion #WashingtonState #ClarkCountyToday

Vancouver Police Chief Troy Price's misdemeanor no-arrest directive has led to more than 50 case dismissals, including 10 domestic violence charges. This week's newsletter also covers state spending, Legislative District 49, the county auditor race, and a Battle Ground church program. URLHERE #ClarkCounty #Vancouver #VancouverWA #ClarkCountyAuditor #WashingtonState #PublicSafety #LocalNews #ClarkCountyToday #Newsletter #Podcast

Three suspects robbed a Vancouver Walgreens on NE 63rd Street on March 20, 2026, stealing alcohol and striking an employee in the head with a bottle. The Clark County Sheriff's Office believes the same group hit a second Walgreens the same night. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/ccso-seeks-publics-help-identifying-robbery-suspects/ #ClarkCounty #CCSO #Vancouver #PublicSafety #Crime #WashingtonState

Vancouver officers have been directed to stop arresting or citing people for shoplifting, public drug use, and trespassing, citing public-defense caseload limits and city budget constraints. Police guild President Jeff Anaya warns the policy harms businesses and cuts off pathways to drug treatment. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/poll-should-vancouver-reconsider-its-no-arrest-directive-for-certain-misdemeanors/ #VancouverWA #PublicSafety #LawEnforcement #ClarkCounty #PolicePolicy #Misdemeanor #DrugTreatment #CrimePolicy

C-TRAN is planning a new westbound Vine station at Mill Plain Boulevard and Chkalov Drive in Vancouver, with construction set for 2027. The median-based design would be the first of its kind in C-TRAN's bus rapid transit network, adding pedestrian refuge and maintaining all existing traffic lanes. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/c-tran-to-build-new-vine-station-at-mill-plain-chkalov/ #CTRAN #VineBRT #Vancouver #ClarkCounty #PublicTransit #Transportation #BusRapidTransit #MillPlain

IRS migration data for 2022-2023 shows King County lost roughly 13,000 residents through domestic migration, with outbound movers taking $8.7 billion in adjusted gross income while inbound residents brought only $6.7 billion. Washington Policy Center's Mark Harmsworth argues Seattle's tax and regulatory policies are driving the exodus. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-irs-data-shows-seattles-progressive-policies-are-driving-residents-and-business-away/ #Seattle #KingCounty #WashingtonState #IRSData #HousingAffordability #SmallBusiness #ProgressivePolicies #WashingtonPolicyCenter #Opinion #PacificNorthwest

Rep. John Ley argues Washington's operating budget has grown 230% since 2001, fueled by $9.5 billion in new General Fund taxes in 2025, another $4.5 billion the following year, and a state workforce that has grown from 125,892 to 138,109 full-time equivalents. State reserves now sit at just 22 days of operating budget, the worst in the nation, as Moody's and Fitch downgraded Washington's credit outlook. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-washington-states-fiscal-suicide-are-democrats-deaf-to-warning-signs-as-taxpayers-foot-the-bill/ #WashingtonState #StateBudget #FiscalPolicy #IncomeTax #ClarkCounty #Opinion #Politics #Olympia #TaxHikes #WaLeg