Clark County Today News

Nancy Churchill argues the 2020 election's vulnerabilities remain unaddressed, citing Chinese access to 220 million voter records and a February 2026 Harvard-Harris poll showing 71 percent of voters support the SAVE America Act. She calls on Congress to act before November 2026. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-vindication-the-first-step-towards-secure-elections/ #ElectionSecurity #SAV...

Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey, who declared vote-by-mail "absolutely secure" in 2020, recently urged voters to bypass the postal service and use drop boxes instead. Rob Anderson of Reform Clark County examines what that shift means for Washington's election system. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-auditor-kimsey-signals-mail-in-voting-may-no-longer-be-safe/ #ClarkCounty #VoteByMail...

Peter Bracchi argues Vancouver's misdemeanor crisis, with more than 50 cases dismissed and enforcement scaled back, reflects a management failure, not just a legal one. Bracchi calls on the city to fund competitive defense capacity and treat criminal justice as a foundational government responsibility. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-a-city-has-to-work-before-it-can-save-the-world/ #Va...

Clark County elections officials will hand-count approximately 600 ballots from the U.S. Representative 3rd Congressional District race on Aug. 5, comparing results against machine tabulation to confirm accuracy. A second statewide random ballot audit follows on Aug. 13. https://clarkcountytoday.com/news/county-elections-office-to-perform-audits-on-aug-5-and-aug-13/ #ClarkCounty #Elections #Ballot...

Camas resident Anthony Teso responds to Rob Anderson's column criticizing Indivisible Greater Vancouver, arguing that Anderson's use of anonymous sourcing and word-counting sidesteps the substantive questions about executive power, mass deportation, and defiance of courts that the group's language raises. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-the-lesson-of-the-1930s-is-not-that-the-people-wa...

Bob Ortblad, an engineer with an MSCE and MBA, argues the IBR's $3.5 billion light rail plan leaves downtown Vancouver underserved, while a $35 million electric bus network and an immersed tunnel could deliver safer, more earthquake-resilient, and less costly results. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-immersed-tunnel-electric-buses-a-1-alternative-to-light-rail/ #IBR #I5Bridge #LightRail...

Battle Ground resident Dick Rylander tested ChatGPT on three Clark County 2026 primary races and found significant errors each time, including a missing candidate and a falsely reported retirement. He urges voters to cross-check AI results with trusted sources before the Aug. 4 primary closes. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/letter-dont-trust-ai-for-elected-office-race-analysis/ #Opinion #Cla...

Vancouver Police Officers Guild president Jeff Anaya says officers remain frustrated and confused even after Chief Troy Price's follow-up statement on low-level crime enforcement. Anaya says a software change now blocks citations entirely, the jail won't accept referrals, and city councilors didn't know about the July 17 memorandum until the guild went public. https://clarkcountytoday.com/news/van...

Impact Automotive's Yacolt Classic Car Show raised more than $2,500 for the Windhaven Ride for Veterans, which funds equine therapy for local veterans dealing with PTSD and trauma. The Windhaven Veterans Program reports an 81 percent completion rate, compared with dropout rates as high as 68 percent in traditional veterans' programs. The 5th Annual Windhaven Ride for Veterans takes place August 15...

Levi Kitchen holds the red plate as the 250 Class points leader in the Pro Motocross Championship, and Saturday he races at Washougal MX Park, just hundreds of yards from his family home. Kitchen has 261 points this season, 24 ahead of Julien Beumer, and is chasing his first professional win in his hometown. https://clarkcountytoday.com/people/washougal-mx-national-levi-kitchen-looking-to-inspire-...

Six new measles cases have been reported in Clark County, all involving unvaccinated children exposed in private settings. The county now has 15 total cases so far this year, with 13 confirmed unvaccinated. No new public exposure sites have been identified. https://clarkcountytoday.com/news/six-additional-measles-cases-in-clark-county-no-new-public-exposure-sites/ #MeaslesOutbreak #ClarkCounty #Pu...

Clark County Sheriff John Horch issued a public statement responding to questions about whether his office would follow Vancouver's new memo restricting arrests and citations for certain misdemeanor crimes. His answer: no. CCSO deputies will continue responding to calls and taking enforcement action when probable cause exists. https://clarkcountytoday.com/news/clark-county-sheriff-john-horch-issue...

Nathan Teel raced Washougal MX Park hundreds of times as a pro. Now he returns not to compete, but to share his faith with riders and families as an FCA Motocross representative. His trackside ministry came together in under 10 months. https://clarkcountytoday.com/people/god-motocross-and-washougal-create-awesome-message-for-fellowship-of-christian-athletes/ #FCAMotocross #WashougalMX #MotocrossMi...

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://clarkcountytoday.com/people/paddle-for-life-roars-i...

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://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-driving-tired-is-probably-worse-than-you-thoughts/ #DrowsyDriving #TrafficSafety #TargetZero #DougDahl #Th...

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://clarkcountytoday.com/news/vancouver-police-respond-to-local-mall-for-report-of-a...

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://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-i-dont-want-to-live-in-a-commu...

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 #ClarkC...

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://clarkcountytoday.com/news/ccso-seeks-publics-help-identifying-robbery-suspects/ #ClarkCounty #CCSO #Vancouver #PublicSafety #Crime #WashingtonSta...

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://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/poll-should-vancouver-reconsider-its-no-arrest-directive-for-ce...

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://clarkcountytoday.com/news/c-tran-to-build-new-vine-station-at-mill-plain-chkalov/ #CTRAN #Vin...

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://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-irs-data-shows-se...

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 ou...

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://clarkcountytoday.com/news/vancouver-fire-responds-to-residential-structure-fire-on-e-32nd-street/ #VancouverFire #Structu...

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://clarkcountytoday.com/news/vancouver...