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Clark County, cities issue proclamations
The cities of Ridgefield and Vancouver, as well as the Clark County council, have joined the growing number of local governments across the country issuing proclamations decrying hate speech and...
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David Madore buys Living Hope Church for $4.7M
Madore Properties, an LLC owned by David Madore, has purchased Living Hope Church for $4,746,700. The Clark County councilor and U.S. Digital CEO bought the property, including the main building and...
View ArticleMen robbed after trying to meet up with female
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two robberies in which men were duped into thinking they were meeting up with a female they connected with online, but instead were robbed by a group...
View ArticleMan gets 20 years for kidnapping, assault
Four corrections deputies surrounded Darrell Classen as he yelled obscenities and threatened to assault the prosecutor assigned to his case during sentencing Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court. He...
View ArticlePortland man’s conviction overturned
A Portland man serving 30 years in prison for beating and raping a former girlfriend will be resentenced after the Washington Court of Appeals overturned his rape conviction Tuesday. In May 2014, a...
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Police Activities League gives holiday food baskets
The family Thanksgiving party will be at Aurea Garcia’s house this year. She’s planning to help feed 12 kids and eight grown-ups, she said. Garcia and a group of mothers of students at the Fruit Valley...
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Black Lives Matter meet, discuss goals with schools
The leader of the local chapter of Black Lives Matter urged the Vancouver Public Schools board of directors to take efforts to protect its students in the wake of the presidential election. Vancouver...
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Woman’s engagement ring stolen at Macy’s
The Vancouver Police Department is investigating a report that a man stole a woman’s engagement ring after responding to her online ad to sell it. According to the police, the man and the woman met...
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Sidewalk a stumbling point in Vancouver
When Cara Cottingham walks down one particular stretch of Fairmount Avenue, she regularly sees things that alarm her. On Fairmount, between East Fourth Plain Boulevard and East 20th Street, which runs...
View ArticleTwo arrested following Hazel Dell armed robbery
Clark County sheriff’s deputies arrested two Vancouver residents Tuesday in connection to an armed robbery at a Hazel Dell convenience store. A clerk at 7-Eleven, 6212 N.E. Highway 99, called 911 at...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office: Woman rescued from fire, arrested for arson
A woman rescued by firefighters from a fire at a mobile home north of La Center Tuesday night intentionally set the fire herself, according to Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Cindy Jo Clem, 50, was...
View ArticleDeputies investigate strong-arm robbery in Hazel Dell parking lot
Clark County sheriff’s deputies are investigating after a strong-armed robbery occurred early Wednesday morning. The victim told authorities that he used the site OfferUp, where he found a knife he was...
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Police investigate body found along Columbia River in Vancouver
Vancouver police are investigating after a body washed ashore in the Columbia River early Wednesday morning. A National Parks Service employee discovered the body about 9:10 a.m. near the Waterfront...
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Crews adorn Esther Short tree with 11,000 bulbs for Friday ceremony
Hanging in a basket stringing lights on the 100-foot tall tree in Esther Short Park — Nick Thomas said that’s when he starts to get into the Christmas spirit. “Being in the branches when it’s dark and...
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Ilani Casino taking shape in North County
COWLITZ INDIAN RESERVATION — After nearly a year of construction and even longer in planning and legal proceedings, the Ilani Casino Resort is taking shape. The $510 million, 368,000-square-foot casino...
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Keep on rockin’ in the new world
The day after Election Day, Angelique Vines Reagan was busy arranging colorful, little nuggets of hope, love and joy in Respect Park, a tiny pocket of art and greenery just off Main Street in...
View ArticlePolice seek help matching tattoos to owner as part of investigation
The Vancouver Police Department’s major crimes unit is asking for the public’s help to match a pair of tattoos to their owner, and are circulating images of the tattoos to solicit tips in an effort to...
View ArticleMan with gunshot wound goes to Washougal police station for help
A man with a gunshot wound to his face reportedly arrived at the Washougal police station Wednesday night seeking help, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian. Ambulance...
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Homicide victim found at house fire identified
The man found dead inside a burning Woodland home Tuesday morning has been identified by a coroner. Donald William Howard, 62, was a residence of the home where his body was found, according to a press...
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Skamania County sheriff investigating shooting of two men
The Skamania County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Wednesday shooting of two men in North Bonneville. At 7:15 p.m., deputies responded to a burglary call at an apartment on 1306 Yehuh Street,...
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