Expert: Methanol spill at refinery has low risks
LONGVIEW — The chances of a methanol spill in the Columbia River are small, and ecological damage from even a large spill would be minimal, an expert testified Wednesday on the last day of public...
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No injuries in guardrail crash on I-5
A driver walked away without any apparent injury after her car slammed into the edge of a guardrail at near-freeway speeds Wednesday morning on Interstate 5. Firefighters and law enforcement were...
View ArticleBurn ban announced for Clark County
Vancouver – Cold nights, calm winds and increasing volumes of fine particulate air pollution in Clark County moved the Southwest Clear Air Agency to issue a stage 2 burn ban effective immediately. Cold...
View ArticlePolice program extends application deadline
Vancouver – The Vancouver Police Department has extended its application deadline to volunteer with its Neighbors on Watch program, but only through today. Neighbors On Watch program volunteers conduct...
View ArticleAffordable housing fund comments accepted
Vancouver – The city of Vancouver is extending its public comment deadline for the Affordable Housing fund application guideline to 5 p.m. Feb. 3, according to a press release from the city. Draft...
View ArticleVancouver Lake closed for debris removal
Clark County – Vancouver Lake Regional Park will be closed while Clark County parks crews remove debris and cut trees that were damaged or destroyed by the winter storms earlier this month. More than...
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Cartoonist’s work heads to Clinton Presidential Library
On a weekend of presidential transition, Jennifer Shinn Cahill was sorting through a box of family keepsakes when a presidential face popped up. Not Donald Trump. Not Barack Obama. Not George W. Bush....
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Clark Talks: Podcast explores plans for day center for homeless
Vancouver’s latest weapon in the fight against Clark County’s rising homelessness is a proposed day center in the downtown core. In this week’s episode of Clark Talks, Columbian reporters Dameon...
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Get ready for new area code, other calling changes
It’s time to exercise those digits. Starting July 29, Western Washington residents will no longer be able to make phone calls without punching in the three-digit area code. Then, a new area code...
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Status of road near La Center focus of lawsuit
Northeast Olstedt Road sure looks like a public road. It’s a dirt road in unincorporated Clark County outside of La Center that’s marked with a bright yellow road sign — the type the county uses. Cars...
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Point in time: Workers count Clark County’s homeless
Before sunrise on Thursday, Jamie Spinelli and Thomas Eaton headed into the woods in search of the homeless. The caseworkers from Community Services Northwest ventured down muddy trails along Burnt...
View ArticleBattle Ground man pleads guilty to burglary, animal cruelty
A Battle Ground man who slashed a knife at a man and his dog during an argument was sentenced Thursday in Clark County Superior Court to more than two years in prison. William E. Nelson, 39, pleaded...
View ArticleKidnapping charge dropped against Vancouver man
A Vancouver man initially accused of kidnapping a woman he met up with at a Gresham, Ore., bar was given credit for time served Thursday after agreeing to a plea deal, in which the kidnapping charge...
View ArticleClark County stage 2 burn ban lifting
Improved air quality and forecasted winds blowing east through the gorge prompted the Southwest Clean Air Agency to remove the burn ban currently in place for Clark County. Residents may once again use...
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Woodland’s Sproos has fresh, cozy appeal
Why: Sproos (pronounced “spruce”) Tap House & Wine Bar is in Woodland and offers a tapas style menu to pair with 31 rotating beers, ciders and meads on tap in addition to a Northwest wine menu....
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Park cleanup continues after severe wintry weather
Things are getting back to normal in Clark County after the unusually snowy, windy and icy weather that disrupted life in the region earlier this month. But Clark County Parks Manager Bill Bjerke...
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Charge upgraded to first-degree murder in Vancouver shooting
New information has emerged in the fatal shooting of a Vancouver man at a house in the Hearthwood neighborhood last weekend that indicates the slaying was premeditated, a Clark County prosecutor said...
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Word on the street: Vancouver’s Main Street among the best
For many cities, Main Street a first impression. And Vancouver’s may be impressing the right people, since it was recently named among the best Main Streets on the West Coast by Sunset Magazine. The...
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Man gets 90 days in dragging death of his dog
A man charged in the death of his dog, after the animal fell out of the bed of his truck and was dragged down the road, was sentenced to 90 days in jail following a two-day jury trial in Clark County...
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Sheriff’s office: Clark not ‘sanctuary county’
Despite some word to the contrary, Clark County is not a “sanctuary county,” the Clark County Sheriff’s Office reiterated Friday afternoon. However, Sheriff Chuck Atkins said, the county does not...
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