Suspect in man’s slaying appears in court
A Portland man suspected in the slaying of his boyfriend, whose body was found near Dougan Falls on Saturday, made his first appearance in Skamania County Superior Court on Thursday and was booked into...
View ArticlePlankhouse volunteer training on Saturday
Cathlapotle Plankhouse will hold a volunteer training session from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The session will be at the plankhouse in the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, 28908 N.W. Main Ave.,...
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Follow the paper trail of Camas’ rich history with First Friday events
CAMAS — When Anna Fry started working at this town’s signature business 29 years ago, she was a papermaker on the factory floor. Fry has moved up in the world since then — she’s an operations support...
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Visit another dimension with Vancouver and Sellwood, Ore., art exhibits
The teenaged David Mylin was bouncing around his favorite fantasyland — a junkyard in his native North Dakota — when a big steel bumper rebounded into his face. You can still see the dent in his...
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High winds down trees, cause power outages across county
High winds today have toppled trees, sending them onto power lines, into roadways and onto vehicles — one even came crashing down on a fire truck responding to a medical emergency. A crew of Vancouver...
View ArticleLandslide blocks train tracks north of Vancouver
A landslide blocked the train tracks between Vancouver and Kelso late Friday morning, disrupting Amtrak service between Portland and Seattle until at least Sunday. The slide happened at 11:53 a.m....
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Klineline Kids Fishing Derby reel fun
Heavy winds whipped around a rainy Clark County on Friday morning, but at least the fish were biting. Friday was the first day of the annual Klineline Kids Fishing Derby, held at Klineline Pond in...
View ArticleVancouver businessman seeks port seat
A second candidate has announced his bid to become the next Port of Vancouver District 1 commissioner. Kris Greene announced his intentions to run on Friday. If elected, he would replace Commissioner...
View ArticleBurglary suspect caught on camera
Charges have been filed against a Vancouver real estate agent accused of burglarizing a home that he was supposed to be showing to an interested client. The alleged crime was caught on camera. Cory M....
View ArticleWashougal man appears in court for parking lot brandishings
A Washougal man is being held at the Clark County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail after he was accused of brandishing a gun at people in two different parking lots earlier this week. Johnathon Blake...
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County council considering code changes
The county council is considering a series of code changes that will affect what residents of unincorporated Clark County can and can’t do with litters of puppies, garbage cans, trailers, vacant...
View ArticlePolice sex-trafficking sting nets five Clark County suspects
Five Clark County residents were among a group of men arrested during an online sex-trafficking sting conducted by the Portland Police Bureau over the last two weeks. Investigators posted online...
View ArticleOrganizers of Hoops on the River say it won’t be back
Vancouver’s long-running street basketball tournament has dunked its last. Hoops on the River won’t be back, its organizers announced this week. Maybe it’s a victim of its own success. The charity...
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Former Portland resident travels into understanding of herself
Tuesday was a day Kim Dinan, 35, spent a lot of time thinking about, but wasn’t sure would ever arrive. “For it to actually be here, I felt like it was justification for my deepest dreams,” Dinan said....
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BPA runs two-year test on transmission system
The Bonneville Power Administration will begin a two-year pilot project this summer that may have larger implications for the expensive and controversial I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project, the...
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Morning Press: Ilani casino updates; county speed limits; Bunny Palooza
Is more rain in the offing? Check our local weather coverage. In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories of the week: Supreme Court denies hearing for casino case The yearslong legal...
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Clark County Fire District 10 proposes levy increase
Voters in Clark County Fire District 10 will decide in the election on April 25 whether they want to pay for 24-hour emergency staffing around the district. The fire district, with the only item on the...
View ArticleHit-and-run driver eludes sheriff’s deputies in high speed chase
What started as a routine traffic stop turned into a brief high-speed chase and the driver getting away, around noon Saturday. A Clark County Sheriff’s deputy tried to conduct a routine traffic stop on...
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Citizens conduct Critter Count
Herps were all abound along the edges of Salmon Creek Regional Park — under rocks, along the water, hidden in the grasses — and it was up to the roughly 20 critter counters to find them. Citizen...
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Missing Vancouver man located
Vancouver police say a man with memory issues who went for a walk early Saturday was found and returned home Sunday morning. Choub Samoeun,62, went missing the in the area of Northeast 86th Avenue and...
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