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  Vancouver Police investigate fatal collision
  A 74-year-old man in a motorized wheelchair died after a pickup truck struck him in a Vancouver intersection Wednesday evening.
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  Opinion: ‘It may be time for McCleary 2.0’
  Dick Rylander examines the Battle Ground School District’s proposed $116,830,000 three-year EP&O levy heading to the November 2026 ballot.
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  Washington Policy Center tax expert warns that new income tax will affect everyone
  Ryan Frost argues Washington’s new 9.9% income tax has a $1M deduction that a simple legislative majority could remove.
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  Opinion: Were Republican voters just sleeping during the August primary election?
  CCRP Chairman Matt Bumala says 60% of primary no-shows in the 17th and 18th districts were Republicans.
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  High school football: New coach prepares for long-term success at Prairie High School
  James Young-Lewis, a Clark County native who graduated from Evergreen in 2009, became Prairie’s head coach in May after working as an assistant coach across various programs since 2015, joining Prairie’s staff in 2024.
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  Cost to battle 20 wildfires in WA has topped $200M
  Twenty wildfires have cost Washington $207M in one month, more than two-thirds of what DNR spent all last fiscal year.
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  Opinion: WA Cares’ launch showcased care WA Cares did not provide
  Gov. Ferguson showcased a caregiving arrangement at the WA Cares launch that the program had not paid for a single day of.