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Amboy man hurt in crash still hospitalized

An Amboy man hurt in a rollover crash near Fargher Lake remained in serious condition at a hospital Monday. Kenneth D. Maylone, 61, was driving south Friday morning on Northeast 156th Avenue when he...

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Tractor victim ID’d

The Clark County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a man killed in a Friday afternoon tractor accident as Maurice Stamp, 86. Firefighters and deputies were called to the man’s home in the Hazel Dell...

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Lightning strikes home, displacing occupants

Lightning struck a home in the Image neighborhood Sunday night, frying its power and temporarily displacing its occupants. Vancouver firefighters responded around 7:20 that night to a caller saying a...

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Longtime supporters of Clintons enthusiastic at rally

Standing near the back of a snug crowd Monday at Clark College, an eager Carol Anderson shook a pair of teal and purple tambourines adorned with stickers bearing her preferred presidential candidate's...

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Bill Clinton touts Hillary’s candidacy in Clark College speech

Former President Bill Clinton stopped in Vancouver on Monday in an effort to ensure Hillary Clinton maintains her healthy delegate lead over her opponent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Bill Clinton told...

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Woodland police involved in pursuit, crash

A pursuit involving a Woodland police officer ended in north Clark County when the patrol car crashed into an uninvolved vehicle, Woodland Police Chief Phil Crochet said. A Woodland officer spotted a...

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Fisher stepping aside as Fisher Investments CEO

Ken Fisher, the founder of Fisher Investments who brought hundreds of well-paying jobs to Clark County in the depths of an economic slowdown, is stepping aside as CEO of the Camas-based financial...

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Visits by Clinton, Sanders spur uptick in voter registration in county

Election fever appears to have struck in Clark County. Following news of visits by presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and former President Bill Clinton, who campaigned for his wife...

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Man pleads guilty in robbery, assault

A Vancouver man facing an attempted murder charge for breaking into an east Vancouver home and attacking and robbing the woman who lived there, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a lesser crime. Vincent R....

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Volunteer training to start at Clark YWCA

YWCA Clark County is accepting new volunteer applications, with training beginning March 31. Volunteer opportunities at the nonprofit include “advocacy and support for survivors of sexual assault;...

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Recycled arts festival receives state award

Clark County’s Recycled Arts Festival won two awards from the Washington Festival and Events Association, a statewide organization. The Recycled Arts Festival, organized by Environmental Services...

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Suicidal man shuts down I-5 Bridge traffic

Officials blocked traffic going both directions over the Interstate 5 Bridge for more than an hour Tuesday evening as negotiators tried to work with a man threatening to jump into the river. Police...

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Facebook photo of Dutch Bros. employees praying with woman goes viral

Evan Freeman was working at the Dutch Bros. drive-thru on Northeast 138th Avenue on Friday when he saw one of his co-workers outside talking to a woman in line, and both of them had "faces of...

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Class on sex trafficking snares Vancouver man

Police said a Vancouver man, responding to a fake online ad, unknowingly spoke over speakerphone to an entire class of officers training on human trafficking investigations to set up a “tryst,” then...

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Attorney general: Raise age for legal smoking

Five to 10 years from now, the state Attorney General's Office hopes to have a much different conversation about Big Tobacco and the legal smoking age. "This is only going to go in one direction. More...

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Sewer work planned for E. Mill Plain Boulevard

Nighttime work for sewer line installation is planned March 29 through April 8 along East Mill Plain Boulevard between Northeast 92nd and 97th Avenues. The construction, performed by contractor Tapani...

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14-year-old Vancouver girl missing since August found safe

Danielle Hone, a 14-year-old Vancouver girl missing since August, has been found and is safe, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Danielle, or Danny, was found after midnight Tuesday,...

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Campaign trail: Clark County councilor

Clark County councilor: Jennifer McDaniel, a Republican, will kick off her campaign for Clark County council District 4 at 5:30 p.m. March 29 at Fairgate Estate, 2213 N.W. 23rd Ave., Camas. Food and...

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Judge: Developer must pay $1.8M in Gardner Center case

Vancouver real estate developer Elie Kassab must pay $1.8 million in legal fees following a protracted dispute involving the Gardner Center in Battle Ground and the Battle Ground Cinema, a tenant of...

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Republican Noelck drops out of county council race

Republican Greg Noelck announced Tuesday that he is no longer considering a run for Clark County council. Noelck’s campaign for the District 3 seat currently occupied by Republican Councilor David...

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