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Vancouver hobbyist’s vintage scooter swiped

When Beau Wilson went out to his parking space at his Carter Park apartment Saturday night and saw his vintage scooter missing, he didn’t think it had been stolen. “At first I thought it was my...

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Seven arrested following Thursday morning SWAT search in Five Corners

Police tactical officers arrested seven and found evidence of heroin and methamphetamine dealing following a Thursday morning search in Vancouver’s Five Corners area, Vancouver Police Department...

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Hearings on oil terminal to begin in June

The oil terminal proposed for the Port of Vancouver is going on trial. Sort of. As part of the ongoing state review of the rail-to-marine terminal now before the Energy Facility Site Evaluation...

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Clark College instructor to discuss intelligent machines

Clark College mechatronics instructor Ken Luchini will discuss the science of intelligent machines at noon Friday in Anna Pechanec Hall, Room 201, on campus, 1933 Fort Vancouver Way. Luchini will...

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Regional snowpack above average

Wet weather has continued to benefit the regional snowpack, which in turn should lead to a better summer for fish, farmers and boaters who depend on the region's streams and lakes. "We're oodles better...

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Secretaries sue Clark County prosecutor

Five former Clark County legal secretaries are suing the prosecuting attorney’s office, alleging discrimination by a prosecutor they claim is anti-union. Jennifer Jackson, Kathleen De Stael, Kellie...

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Vancouver man convicted of kidnapping, attempted assault

Convicted sex offender Gregory Wright stared straight ahead and appeared to shake his head in disbelief as the judge read aloud the jury's verdict in his kidnapping and attempted assault trial: guilty...

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Wanted man flees from officers across freeway

A wanted man led police on a foot chase across Interstate 205 Thursday afternoon, until a passing motorist pulled over to stop him, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s Sgt. Chad...

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Man accused of barging into home appears in court

A Vancouver man made a first appearance Thursday in Clark County Superior Court after allegedly barging into a home along the Columbia River on Wednesday night and locking himself inside, claiming the...

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Guilty plea, work-release sentence for head-on DUI crash

A woman who crashed head-on into a pickup late last March, injuring her and the other driver, pleaded guilty to vehicular assault Thursday and was sentenced to a work-release program. Court records...

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Woodland man arrested in cocaine case

Officers with the regional Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Narcotics Task Force and Woodland Police Department arrested a Woodland man Thursday on suspicion of dealing cocaine, and more arrests are expected in the...

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‘Hat trick': Teen hurt in crash tells WSP she was texting, using Snapchat,...

An ambulance took a 17-year-old Amboy girl — who allegedly admitted to troopers she was texting and using Snapchat and FaceTime while driving — after her car clipped the rear of another vehicle Friday...

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Foxconn chief fights for Sharp

The chairman of Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group took a step forward in the hotly contested battle for control of Japan's Sharp Corp., saying his company has become the preferred negotiating partner...

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High-speed chase of Gresham murder suspects leads through Clark County; 3 in...

Three people were taken into custody in connection with a Gresham, Ore., homicide investigation after they led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase from Portland through Clark County and into...

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Man who was shot at Vancouver VA campus sues county

A man who was working for the Department Veterans Affairs when he was shot on the Vancouver VA campus by a former colleague has filed a lawsuit against Clark County for failing to protect him. Allen...

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Vancouver man sentenced to 3 months in hit-and-run

A Vancouver motorist who caused a serious injury crash and fled the scene in December was sentenced Friday to three months in jail. Epen Nazareth, 34, pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior Court to...

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Fort Vancouver focuses on maintenance work

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has some work to do: about $25 million worth. According to the National Park Service, that's the price tag for deferred maintenance at Fort Vancouver. The local...

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Anti-DUI enforcement planned for Super Bowl

More Vancouver and Battle Ground police officers will be on the lookout for intoxicated drivers Sunday in a push to keep Super Bowl celebrations safe. A grant from the Washington Traffic Safety...

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Benton, Rivers vote to remove transportation secretary

Claiming Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson was dishonest about her agency's involvement with the Columbia River Crossing, Senate Transportation Vice Chairman Don Benton joined his Republican...

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Unified Sports team participates in tournaments today and Feb. 13

WASHOUGAL — Unified Sports takes Special Olympics athletes (individuals with intellectual disabilities) and teams them with partners (individuals without intellectual disabilities) to compete in soccer...

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