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Sportsmen to get better Buoy 10 salmon season
Anglers in the popular Buoy 10 late-summer salmon season in the Columbia River estuary will get to keep wild chinook seven days a week in 2017. Washington and Oregon announced on Tuesday the highlights...
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Casino opening leads new podcast
Clark Talks, The Columbian’s weekly podcast, previews the opening of the Ilani casino and the coming Port of Vancouver Board of Commissioners race. Hosts Katie Gillespie and Dameon Pesanti are joined...
View ArticleLandslide blocks train tracks near Vancouver
A landslide has blocked train tracks near Vancouver, stopping Amtrak service between Portland and Seattle until Friday. BNSF Railway, which owns the track, has placed a 48 hour moratorium on train...
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Fire truck damaged by falling tree can be repaired
The fire truck damaged by a falling tree last week during strong winds can be repaired, Vancouver Fire Chief Joe Molina said. Parts have been ordered for the truck and it should be headed to the body...
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Suspect in Vancouver double homicide appears in court
A Portland man accused of fatally shooting two men at an east Vancouver apartment complex last month made a first appearance Thursday in Clark County Superior Court. Arkangel D. Howard, 31, appeared on...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 4/13
Wednesday — 50 adult spring chinook, 27 steelhead. Year-to-date — 305 adult spring chinook, 2,116 steelhead. Ten-year-average year-to-date count on April 12 — 3,392 adult chinook. Water temperature:...
View ArticleConflict in Ridgefield ends in vehicular assault
A conflict between two men in Ridgefield Wednesday night ended in a vehicular assault arrest. Ridgefield police officers were called to 2409 N. Ninth Circle at 11:40 p.m. for a report of an injury...
View ArticleCounty schools buck chronic absenteeism trend
While the state of Washington saw chronic absenteeism rates creep upward in the 2015-2016 school years, some local districts bucked that trend and improved their attendance. One district, Vancouver...
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Colors swirl at Clark College’s Sakura Festival
Cold weather has delayed the blossoms of the nearly 100 Shirofugen cherry trees at Clark College, but the annual Sakura Festival took place as scheduled Thursday with cultural performances and the...
View ArticleSpeelyai Bay boat ramp closed, Cresap Bay open
WOODLAND — Speelayi Bay boat ramp on Merwin Reservoir is closed as state transportation crews work nearby to repair closed Highway 503 at the landslide. PacifiCorp announced that Cresap Bay ramp at the...
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FlyBoy soars with exceptional sandwiches
Why: FlyBoy Brewing, also located in Lake Oswego and Tigard, Ore., recently opened a location in Vancouver. FlyBoy has more than 18 new and unique beers and ciders on tap to pair with a selection of...
View ArticleDeputies: Man threatens girlfriend with knife, flees
Clark County sheriff’s deputies swarmed the Maple Tree area early Friday morning in search of a suspect who allegedly threatened his girlfriend with a knife. Law enforcement was called to Cascadia...
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Rock blasting begins on Highway 503
Contractors working for the Washington Department of Transportation started blasting work on the 20 million-pound rock looming above state Highway 503 near Milepost 38. Pacific Blasting and Demolition...
View ArticleI-5 closed near Rose Quarter this weekend
Interstate 5 southbound will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday between Broadway and the Marquam Bridge, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. Access from I-5 southbound to...
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Camas boy, 16, missing since Thursday
Camas police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 16-year-old boy. Officers said that Cole Burbank was last seen in class at about 7:45 a.m. Thursday at Camas High School. He left in...
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Two arrests made in Vancouver teen’s Portland shooting death
Police in Oregon have arrested two teenagers in the shooting death of a Vancouver teenager earlier this week at a Portland park. Kole Tabian Jones, 18, of Gresham, Ore., and Malique Kennerly-Hicks, 17,...
View ArticlePolice activity prompts lockdown at Mountain View High School
Mountain View High School was placed on lockdown briefly Friday afternoon after someone reported seeing a teenager in the area with what appeared to be a firearm. Vancouver police were called to...
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Owners of former Q Nightclub sue city, C-Tran
Owners of Q Nightclub and Lounge are suing the city of Vancouver and C-Tran, among others, for $22.5 million, alleging they conspired to close the now-defunct nightclub. Business partners Adrian...
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Ilani casino sets opening date: April 24
Ilani Casino Resort will officially open its doors at 10 a.m. April 24. The opening was confirmed by casino officials Friday afternoon, punctuating a torrid two weeks of announcements of the casino’s...
View ArticleHoliday Closures: Easter
Easter Sunday closures: • FIRSTENBURG COMMUNITY CENTER: Closed Sunday. • MARSHALL COMMUNITY CENTER: Closed Sunday. • HUMANE SOCIETY FOR SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON: Adoption center, shelter and ReTails Thrift...
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