Officer who struck two pedestrians while driving ID’d as department veteran
The Vancouver Police Department identified Tuesday the driver of a patrol vehicle that struck two pedestrians at an intersection as department veteran Greg Zimmerman. Zimmerman was driving when, around...
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Clark Public Utilities to give customers credit on bill
Clark Public Utilities is giving customers a one-time credit on their March bill to help ease the financial strain caused by this especially cold winter. “Long stretches of freezing temperatures took a...
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Month has chance to be Vancouver’s wettest February
Seemingly endless rain is a familiar feature of winter in the Pacific Northwest, but this month has been wet enough to impress even the most precipitation-hardened Clark County residents. As of about 6...
View ArticleAnnual auction for Rocksolid teen center coming up
The Rocksolid Community Teen Center will host its 16th annual auction March 11 at the Battle Ground Community Center, 912 E. Main St., Battle Ground. The event will feature a live and silent auction,...
View ArticleEverybody Has a Story: Toadbellies revelation a gratifying link in family...
The annual family dinner tradition of getting together to have Toadbellies was my favorite celebration growing up. It was better than Thanksgiving, which was very big and very traditionally Midwestern,...
View ArticleSheriff’s office looking for reserve deputies
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has begun recruiting for its 2018 reserve deputy academy and will hold an information meeting for would-be volunteers March 2. The meeting will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m....
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Boys & Girls Clubs gets $150,000 grant from Legacy Health
Mental health provider Children’s Center has taken steps to meet kids where they’re at and, as it happens, some of them hang out at Boys & Girls clubhouses. Legacy Health System recently granted...
View ArticleGrants for pet nonprofits available
Nonprofit groups in the county that offer spay and neutering services for animals are invited to apply for a grant from Clark County’s Animal Protection and Control Advisory Board to support their...
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Clark detective resigns amid criminal investigation
A longtime homicide detective with the Clark County Sheriff’s Office has resigned amid an investigation into a romantic relationship he allegedly had with a heroin user. Detective Kevin Harper resigned...
View ArticlePolice investigate armed robbery at Camas Papa Murphy’s
Camas police are following up on leads in an armed robbery at a Papa Murphy’s Tuesday night. Just before the store closed at 9 p.m., a suspect entered the store at 2406 S.E. Eighth Ave., displayed a...
View ArticleFour Vancouver businesses burglarized early Wednesday
Four businesses on Grand Boulevard in Vancouver were burglarized early Wednesday, according to Vancouver Police. Officers responded to Tortilleria Fiesta Mexicana Imports, 904 Grand Blvd., just after 4...
View ArticleDeputies find car from Monday hit-and-run; investigation continues
Sheriff’s deputies found Wednesday the car that struck and critically injured a Vancouver man early Monday morning in the Truman neighborhood, but the investigation is ongoing. Paul P. Adams, 34, was...
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Herrera Beutler conducts phone town hall
Around 7 p.m. on Wednesday night, John Beardsley, a Vancouver resident, received a robo-call inviting him to participate in a telephone town hall hosted by Congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler....
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Fisher’s Landing Elementary teacher earns accolades
In the minutes after recess, Fisher’s Landing Elementary School teacher Kimberley Astle’s fifth-grade students hustle into class, put on their lab coats and get to work. In the classroom’s science...
View ArticleState of the County event today
The Clark County council will host the 2017 State of County event that will be held today from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Hilton Vancouver Washington, 301 W. Sixth St. in Vancouver. The event will also be used...
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Two more Iris Award winners named
Clark College announced two more Iris Award winners Tuesday recognizing outstanding women in Southwest Washington. Washington State University Vancouver political science professor Carolyn Long will...
View ArticleAmerican Red Cross to celebrate local heroes
The American Red Cross is hosting its annual Heroes Breakfast next month, celebrating local heroes and a century of the honor. During the breakfast, which is celebrating 100 years this year, the Red...
View ArticleFog, possibly slick roads could slow morning commute
The National Weather Service is warning that fog and possibly slick roads could make for a challenging morning commute today. In a short term forecast issued at 5:30 a.m. today, the weather service...
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Driver seriously hurt in I-5 rollover
Firefighters pulled a seriously injured driver from a rolled SUV Thursday afternoon on Interstate 5, near the 99th Street ramp, following a two-vehicle crash. The crash happened shortly after noon,...
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Vancouver Waterfront developer: Hundreds have inquired about condos
Though it is little more than a construction yard near the Columbia River right now, the Vancouver Waterfront is already dredging up interest. More than 900 people have inquired about upcoming...
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