Car prowl suspect nabbed, property recovered
Battle Ground police arrested a 15-year-old boy on suspicion of stealing from vehicles and homes, and possession of marijuana. The boy was caught stealing by the owner of a vehicle, who detained him,...
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Parkrose Hardware opening new store in Hazel Dell
Parkrose Hardware is slated to open its third Clark County store, and a second new location in less than a year, at the site of the old Sports Authority in Hazel Dell Marketplace, developers said...
View ArticleUnity march Sunday seeks to promote peace, understanding
Area residents have been invited to participate in a unity march Sunday, an event aimed at promoting peace in response to recent national news of violence and division. The campaign for Kaitlyn Beck,...
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IQ Credit Union robbery, stabbing case goes to jury
A deputy prosecutor argued Wednesday that common sense should have told Timar Degraffe that stabbing a customer who tried to intervene in a bank robbery would cause severe injury. “(Degraffe) may like...
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Clark County settles homeless case for $250,000
Clark County will pay $250,000 in damages and attorneys’ fees after a federal judge found earlier this month that the county was liable for seizing homeless people’s belongings. The council voted to...
View ArticleWoodland police chief to resign post
After only a year as Woodland’s police chief, Phil Crochet will resign at the end of this year, Mayor Will Finn confirmed Wednesday afternoon. Finn said Crochet told him of the decision Sept. 22,...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 9/29
Wednesday — 2,061 adult fall chinook, 418 jack chinook, 1,325 steelhead, 238 adult coho, 60 jack coho. Water temperature: 65.4 degrees.
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Clark deputies justified in killing of armed Portland woman
The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office found that the county sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed a Portland woman armed with a hammer and knife in March were justified in using deadly force....
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Vancouver teen robbed of phone, groceries
A Vancouver teen was struck in the head and robbed of his groceries and cellphone early Sunday. The 16-year-old boy was walking home from Winco, 2101 N.E. Andresen Road, at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday when...
View ArticleVancouver Fire Marshal awarded $142K FEMA grant
The Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office was awarded a $142,753 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to promote fire safety. The funds from the Fire Prevention and Safety grant will go toward...
View ArticleElevator malfunctions at Vancouver nursing home
An elevator malfunction at a Vancouver retirement home Thursday morning left an elderly woman complaining of back pain. Crews with the Vancouver Fire Department were called to the Knights of Pythias...
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Victor-23 Brewing ready to take flight
Craft beer is a full-fledged identity for many in the Pacific Northwest, and it’s about to be combined with a man whose mysterious identity has captivated people for almost 45 years. Victor-23 Brewing,...
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Man found guilty in iQ Credit Union robbery, stabbing
Jurors were unable to agree on whether a man on trial for robbing a Vancouver credit union and stabbing an intervening customer should be convicted of attempted murder. The visibly frustrated jury...
View ArticleCrisis center sought for Vancouver
Clark and Skamania counties are asking Gov. Jay Inslee for funding to build a new behavioral health crisis triage and stabilization center in Vancouver. The center would increase capacity for crisis...
View ArticleLa Center Little League embezzler gets 45 days
A woman who embezzled thousands of dollars from the La Center Little League was sentenced Thursday to 45 days to be split between the Clark County Jail’s work release and work crew programs. Liska A....
View ArticleVancouver man sentenced in pot bust
A Vancouver man involved in a large-scale unlicensed pot operation — uncovered following a disturbance at a neighborhood Easter egg hunt — was sentenced Thursday in Clark County Superior Court to six...
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Ridgefield welcomes BirdFest and Bluegrass
Music above, by singers of the skies. Music below, by singers (and fiddlers and guitarists and the like) of the Earth. What could be better? BirdFest and Bluegrass has been a winning early-fall...
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Clark deputies: Dispute incites road rage, BB gun shooting
Law enforcement is investigating after an argument over a woman took to the streets in the form of shots fired from a BB gun, road rage and fighting in the roadway early Friday morning. The incident...
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Ridgefield company sees growth potential in Middle East market
Jim Harris gets a kick out of watching the promotional video for a new Kuwaiti hospital. He’s excited not only by the magnitude of the lofty $1.28 billion medical facility showcased in the sleek...
View ArticleMan accused of assault after getting ride
A Vancouver man allegedly struck an acquaintance in the head with a billy club because he thought the man stole a mutual friend’s marijuana and has been stealing all of his friends, court records show....
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