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More than a year since Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health announced their intent to merge, the potential impact on health care in the Portland metropolitan area, including in ...

The officer, a married father of two, died in “agony” after the deputy shot him outside his home, a complaint says.

Originally a celebration of President George Washington’s birthday, in 1968 the holiday was adapted to also honor the birth of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and moved to the third Monday in February.

CLARK COUNTY ... to the district, the total estimated 2026 property tax rate for both levies is $2.75 per $1,000 of assessed value for each home in the enrollment area. Vancouver Public Schools ...

Vancouver police are investigating a Fort Vancouver High School teacher and Clark College coach for alleged inappropriate ...

A Black jail inmate who was slammed into bunkbeds, thrown facedown and then dragged backward across the concrete floor by a rope clipped to his handcuffed wrists is suing a Washington state sheriff's ...

When Lisa Giap opened an email from the Pierce County Superior Court in ... Moe K. Clark is a collaborative investigative reporter at InvestigateWest, covering Washington’s criminal justice ...

which was filed last month in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, Washington. "This lawsuit aims to shine a light on these cruel practices and demand accountability." The Clark County manager's office ...