Vancouver Fire dispatched four engines, two ladder trucks, one squad, and two battalion chiefs to a working residential fire at 815 E. 32nd St. on Wednesday afternoon. The family has been displaced. A cat was rescued from the home. The cause remains under investigation. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/vancouver-fire-responds-to-residential-structure-fire-on-e-32nd-street/ #VancouverFire #StructureFire #ClarkCounty #PublicSafety #Vancouver #WashingtonState

A pedestrian crossing NE Hwy 99 outside a crosswalk was struck by a northbound white sedan whose driver fled without stopping. The victim was hospitalized with serious injuries but is expected to survive. Vancouver Police are seeking the public's help locating the suspect vehicle, which has significant front-end damage and a missing driver's side mirror. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/vancouver-police-investigate-hit-and-run-collision-2/ #VancouverPolice #HitAndRun #PublicSafety #ClarkCounty #WashingtonState

Clark County Public Health is investigating a confirmed measles case in an unvaccinated child. Anyone at Vancouver Clinic, Salmon Creek on July 17 from 1:30 to 5:30 pm who is unvaccinated must stay home for 21 days. Two vaccine doses are about 97% effective. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/public-health-investigating-confirmed-measles-case-in-clark-county-3/ #ClarkCounty #Measles #PublicHealth #Vancouver #WashingtonState #VaccinationMatters #MMR

Vancouver Police Officers Guild president Jeff Anaya says a July 17 memorandum from Chief Troy Price, directing officers to stop making arrests for shoplifting, public drug use, and trespassing, will invite rising crime and harm businesses. Anaya warns Vancouver risks following the path of Portland and Seattle. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/police-guild-president-vancouver-moving-in-wrong-direction-if-law-enforcement-cannot-do-its-job/ #VancouverWA #VancouverPolice #PublicSafety #LawEnforcement #ClarkCounty #ClarkCountyToday #WashingtonState #Crime #PoliceGuild

Washington's state operating budget has grown from $24.5 billion in 2001-03 to $80.7 billion for 2025-27, a 230% increase, even as lawmakers face projected deficits and historic tax increases. Basic education accounts for 42% of the $56 billion spending increase since 2001. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/business/fiscal-fallout-wa-budget-spending-increased-by-230-since-2001/ #WashingtonState #StateBudget #FiscalPolicy #BudgetDeficit #WaLeg #TaxPolicy #PublicSpending #PewCharitableTrusts #McClearyDecision #ClarkCountyToday

Washington's State Board of Education is proposing the first overhaul of high school graduation requirements in over a decade. The plan shifts students from 17 to 15 core credits, expands personalized pathway credits from three to five, and adds new courses in financial literacy and quantitative reasoning. A vote is expected in September. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/youth/washingtons-board-of-education-proposes-new-high-school-graduation-requirements/ #WashingtonState #Education #GraduationRequirements #HighSchool #WaLeg #FinancialLiteracy #ClarkCounty #Youth #SchoolPolicy #WashingtonStateStandard

Washington Policy Center's Todd Myers breaks down three claims about why Washington gas prices have climbed above $5 per gallon again. He argues the state's Climate Commitment Act adds roughly 52 cents per gallon, and that the Department of Ecology's denial of any link between carbon pricing and pump prices is contradicted by Ecology's own commissioned study. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-what-is-pushing-washingtons-gas-prices-above-5-again-two-truths-and-one-myth/ #WashingtonState #GasPrices #ClimateCommitmentAct #CCA #EnergyPolicy #Opinion #WashingtonPolicyCenter #CarbonTax #Politics #PacificNorthwest

New research shows Washington's Climate Commitment Act and Carbon Fuel Standard are driving gas prices up $0.41 to $0.48 per gallon. The West Coast premium on fuel has grown from $0.67 in 2022 to $0.91 per gallon in 2026, while state officials deny any clear link between carbon policy and pump prices. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-no-surprise-west-coast-climate-policies-drive-the-high-cost-of-gas/ #ClimateCommitmentAct #GasPrices #WashingtonState #CarbonTax #WestCoast #TransportationPolicy #ClimatePolicy #MountainStatesPolicyCenter #Opinion #Politics

The Central Vancouver Habitat Store at 10811 SE 2nd Street is marking its 4th anniversary with a one-day 50% off storewide sale on August 1. The first 50 customers get a $10 gift card, and shoppers from 3 to 6 p.m. can earn Build Bucks coupons. Proceeds support affordable home construction in Clark County. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/central-vancouver-habitat-store-celebrates-anniversary-with-storewide-sale/ #EvergreHabitatForHumanity #HabitatStore #Vancouver #ClarkCounty #AffordableHousing #CommunityNews #SaleEvent

Rob Anderson of Reform Clark County raises concerns after three Clark County Auditor candidates — Ty Stober, Sharon Wylie, and Mitchell Kelly — attended an Indivisible Greater Vancouver meeting, while candidate Eileen Quiring O'Brien says she was not invited and would not have attended. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-clark-county-deserves-better-indivisibles-hatred-and-the-candidates-chasing-their-support/ #ClarkCounty #ClarkCountyAuditor #IndivisibleGreaterVancouver #CivicDiscourse #Opinion #Politics #Vancouver #WashingtonState #Reformcast #ReformClarkCounty