Camas man arraigned in fatal Portland crash
A Camas man accused of striking and killing a Vancouver man with his pickup while he crossed a Portland road Friday night said he didn’t see the pedestrian or the flashing crosswalk lights. He also...
View ArticleMan in court in beatings of wife, her boyfriend
A Vancouver man is accused of beating his wife and her boyfriend after the boyfriend apparently walked in on the married couple when they were in bed together, according to court documents. Christopher...
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Clark College metal sculpting class attracts broad mix of students
James Wagner pored over the body of a half-constructed metal bass at Clark College on a recent Monday evening, pondering his next steps. How’s he going to affix the bridge? Will the neck sit at the...
View ArticleNo cause of death in case of body washed ashore
Authorities still don’t know what killed a woman whose body washed ashore of the Columbia River last week. Officials at the Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office said that it could be eight weeks...
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Esther Short Park, an urban success story
To hear former Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard tell it, the real hero behind the Esther Short Park revitalization effort was the homeless man who ordered the then-mayor out of the park and proceeded to...
View ArticleCounty council approves fire safety inspection ordinance
The Clark County council unanimously approved an ordinance on Tuesday that will increase the frequency of fire safety inspections of businesses located in unincorporated areas of the county. Under the...
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What’s next for weed?
More than two years since legal recreational marijuana sales started, Washington pot businesses have seen more than $1.48 billion in total sales, raising more than $350 million in excise taxes,...
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Vancouver oil terminal foes renew objections at hearing
Critics and proponents of the Vancouver Energy oil terminal opined to the Washington Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council during a public hearing Tuesday on a draft construction stormwater discharge...
View ArticleIncreased DUI patrols on roads Friday
The Washington State Patrol will have extra troopers, and its DUI processing recreational-vehicle, out on Clark County roadways this Friday for special emphasis patrols aimed at curbing drunken and...
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Clark County certifies its 2016 election results
The Clark County Canvassing Board, which oversees elections, has certified the final count of the 210,760 valid ballots the county received in the Nov. 8 general election. The final count has...
View ArticleLa Center woman sentenced; stole from grandmother
A La Center woman who stole tens of thousands of dollars from her 87-year-old grandmother was sentenced Tuesday in Clark County Superior Court to five months in jail. Alina M. Ferguson, 37, pleaded...
View ArticleWashougal business owner pleads guilty to sales tax theft
A Washougal business owner who stole more than $35,000 in retail sales tax has been spared jail time because he paid back the amount and then some. Richard A. Mehas, who owns Accurate Landscaping,...
View ArticleVancouver man gets 3 years in date rape
A Vancouver man who raped a woman he met online while on a first date was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison. Jeremy Lee Word, 28, previously pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court to...
View ArticleDisabilities advisory board seeks member
Clark County – The Clark County council is currently seeking someone with a background in higher education or business to serve on the Developmental Disabilities Advisory Board. The board meets at 5:15...
View ArticleTell us about your extravagant Christmas lights, decorations
Do neighbors need sunglasses to look directly at your house? Do you start planning your holiday decorations on Dec. 26 the year before? Then The Columbian wants to hear from you. Any Clark County...
View ArticleEverybody has a story: Veterans find old friendships, new way forward in...
Been two years since I got out of the Army, back to the real world. I shared with brother Tom, still a Marine, Dad’s remodeled “bunkhouse” in the backyard of our home in Canoga Park, Calif. I was 22 in...
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Family fights disasters
For as long as Maddie Silverthorne can remember, her grandmother was someone who, at any given moment, was there for those affected by tragedy. “If we were at a family dinner and something happened,...
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La Center High School students eager to learn, make climbing wall on school...
The contractor for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe La Center-area casino project is working to bridge the gap with the community by building a wall. A climbing wall, that is. San Francisco-based general...
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Electric Lightwave sold for $1.4 billion
Electric Lightwave, a provider of fiber optic networks headquartered in Vancouver, sold Wednesday to a Colorado company for $1.42 billion. The buyer, telecom infrastructure company Zayo Group, said the...
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Two Vancouver women arrested after pursuit, crash in Oregon
Two Vancouver women were arrested Tuesday after, authorities say, they sent deputies on a pursuit that ended in a crash in Happy Valley, Ore. Deputies with the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office...
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