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Morning Press: Bridge at 100; Armed suspect shot, killed; Special election;...
What’s on tap for this week’s weather? Check our local weather coverage. In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories of the weekend: Interstate Bridge turns 100: ‘With Iron Bands,’ a...
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Camas School District to take over JWR Center
CAMAS — The Boys & Girls Club of Portland will no longer operate the Jack, Will and Rob Center in Camas after this school year is through, ending a 14-year relationship with the Camas School...
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Boy Scouts want to bring Woodland orchard back to life
WOODLAND — Along a rural road in the Woodland Bottoms, there’s a small grove of scraggly, moss-covered trees clustered near the charred remnants of an old burned home. Walnut shells litter the ground,...
View ArticleCounty councilors in favor of drug take-back idea
Lawmakers are once again trying to create a statewide program to collect and dispose of unwanted medications — and Clark County councilors are backing the effort. The “Drug Take-Back Act” being...
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Gov. Brown, Oregon officials tangled up over gillnets
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has scolded the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission for its decision to renege on a bistate agreement to limit gillnetting to off-channel areas in the Columbia River and told it...
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Oregon governor chastises fish commission over gillnet decision
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has scolded the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission for its decision to renege on a bi-state agreement to limit gillnetting to off-channel areas in the Columbia River and told it...
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Battle Ground students thrilled to receive Chromebooks
It was like textbook check-out day at Pleasant Valley Middle School on Thursday, but this time with a modern twist. One by one at the school library, students checked out their very own Chromebook...
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Sheriff’s Office: Triple murder suspect attempts to escape jail
The suspect in a triple murder in Woodland attempted to escape the Clark County Jail Sunday night but was interrupted by a corrections deputy, Clark County Undersheriff Mike Cooke said. A corrections...
View ArticleFirst spring chinook counted at Bonneville Dam
NORTH BONNEVILLE — The first spring chinook salmon of the season has been counted at Bonneville Dam. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife tallied the salmon last week. Winter counts are done...
View ArticleVancouver officer involved in fatal shooting ID’d
The Vancouver Police Department has identified the officer involved in the fatal shooting of a suspect in a robbery auto theft as an 18-year-veteran of the force. Officer Ed Letarte, 53, was placed on...
View ArticleFour hurt in crash in Highway 500 intersection
Four people were hurt Monday evening in a traffic collision involving three vehicles on state Highway 500 in Vancouver. The crash occurred at about 5:45 p.m. at the highway’s intersection with...
View ArticleDistrict invites public, parents for school tour
Battle Ground – Battle Ground Public Schools invites the public and parents on a tour of the district’s Career and Technical Education classes next month. Visitors will see three schools, Battle Ground...
View ArticleVolunteers asked to help plant trees
Vancouver – The Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership along with the city of Vancouver, Clark County and Port of Vancouver community members are invited to help plant trees at Vancouver Lake Regional Park...
View ArticlePhotographer to give talk on Columbia River
Vancouver – Peter Marbach will share photos and stories of the Columbia River from source to confluence at a free public event at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Oregon Historical Society, 1200 S.W. Park Ave.,...
View ArticleFriends of Carpenter to host annual meeting
Vancouver – The nonprofit Friends of the Carpenter will host its annual meeting 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Friendship Center, 1600 W. 20th St., Vancouver. The annual meeting will follow the monthly...
View ArticleWeather Eye: Enjoy the break, because rain returns on Wednesday
Happy Valentine’s Day! The weather will cooperate and bring us a dry day. Enjoy the day because it is back to rain and more rain beginning Wednesday. Let’s talk about Monday first. It was chilly early...
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Deadline to turn in ballots for special election is tonight
Your teachers always warned you not to procrastinate on your homework, so why would you delay casting your ballot? As of Monday morning, 49,573 of 182,984 voters had returned their ballots for today’s...
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Vehicle associated with Camas crime spree involved in pursuit
A vehicle associated with a Camas crime spree was involved in a police pursuit late Monday night in Oregon. Deputies with the Washington County, Ore. Sheriff’s Office spotted a 2002 Nissan Altima...
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Triple-murder suspect in court in attempted escape case
Security was tight Tuesday morning as triple-murder suspect Brent Luyster was escorted to the fifth floor of the Clark County Courthouse to face new allegations in an attempted jail escape. Vancouver...
View ArticleVancouver man arrested in Oregon burglary
Oregon deputies arrested Friday two people, including a Vancouver man, as they tried to leave the scene of a burglary in Oregon. Washington County sheriff’s deputies arrested the couple for breaking...
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