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• C-TRAN approves construction contract for new Vine route along Highway 99 06/12/2025
  C-TRAN’s board has approved a construction contract with Tapani Inc. to build the new Purple line, a 9-mile Vine route along Highway 99 expected to open in 2027. The post C-TRAN approves construction contract for new Vine route along Highway 99 first appeared on ClarkCountyToday.com.
• Camas detectives make arrest in Christmas morning car prowl and theft 06/12/2025
  Camas detectives charged Jorge Reyes Ayala with multiple crimes tied to a series of vehicle prowls and a car theft that took place on Christmas morning in the Woodburn Neighborhood. The post Camas detectives make arrest in Christmas morning car prowl and theft first appeared on ClarkCountyToday.com.
• Opinion: How to use a two-way left turn lane 06/12/2025
  Doug Dahl explains the legal and safety reasoning behind using two-way left turn lanes for both entering and exiting traffic. The post Opinion: How to use a two-way left turn lane first appeared on ClarkCountyToday.com.
• Interstate Bridge Replacement Program moving forward with plans for light rail 06/12/2025
  IBR officials updated the C-TRAN Board on Tuesday with light rail plans, as Greg Johnson confirmed direction from both states’ leadership to proceed despite unresolved funding and local resistance. The post Interstate Bridge Replacement Program moving forward with plans for light rail first appeared on ClarkCountyToday.com.
• Washington governor wants agencies to look for deeper cuts 06/12/2025
  Gov. Bob Ferguson is warning state agencies to prepare for deeper cuts as Washington’s budget shortfall worsens, with a new revenue forecast due June 24 and economic uncertainty growing. The post Washington governor wants agencies to look for deeper cuts first appeared on ClarkCountyToday.com.
• Signature gathering begins soon on Washington voter ID initiative 06/12/2025
  Backers of IL26-126, a new Washington initiative requiring voter ID and proof of citizenship, expect to begin signature gathering within days to get the measure before lawmakers next year. The post Signature gathering begins soon on Washington voter ID initiative first appeared on ClarkCountyToday.com.
• Ex-Washington state worker claims she was fired over school board vote on trans athletes 06/11/2025
  Darby Kaikkonen has sued Washington’s education superintendent, alleging she was fired from her state job in retaliation for a Tumwater school board vote opposing trans girls’ participation in girls’ sports. The post Ex-Washington state worker claims she was fired over school board vote on trans athletes first appeared on ClarkCountyToday.com.
• Opinion: Washington’s CO2 tax jumps 16% in just three months to about 46 cents per gallon 06/11/2025
  In an opinion column, Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center argues that Washington’s carbon-tax price rose 16 percent last quarter to the equivalent of about 46 cents per gallon of gasoline, yet provides little measurable climate benefit. The post Opinion: Washington’s CO2 tax jumps 16% in just three months to about 46 cents per […]
• Expect delays on northbound I-5 in Clark County for pavement repair work 06/11/2025
  Washington state crews will grind and inlay two stretches of northbound I-5 near Ridgefield and Woodland on June 11–12, closing a lane during daylight hours and causing traffic delays. The post Expect delays on northbound I-5 in Clark County for pavement repair work first appeared on ClarkCountyToday.com.
• Fire District 3 firefighters rescue elderly couple and pets from burning home 06/11/2025
  Fire District 3 crews saved an elderly couple and their two dogs from a burning manufactured home in southwest Battle Ground while simultaneously treating another medical patient across the street. The post Fire District 3 firefighters rescue elderly couple and pets from burning home first appeared on ClarkCountyToday.com.