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Longview man gets 20 years in carjacking
A Longview man who last year led police on a high-speed chase in a carjacked vehicle and pointed a gun at an officer was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison. Court records said Scott David...
View ArticleBattle Ground man sentenced in Lewis County child rape case
A Battle Ground man who raped an 11-year-old girl and her 14-year-old sister in Lewis County between 2009 and 2014 was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison. Cory Thomas Kihn, 31, entered an...
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Sentence reduced for Brush Prairie man who killed his father
A Brush Prairie man originally given 40 years in the 2011 slaying of his father had nearly nine years shaved off his sentence Wednesday as a result of winning part of his court appeal. Troy Fisher, 46,...
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Fisher House dedicated at VA
Wednesday's ribbon-cutting ceremony was not the first time Theresa Mason has been in a Fisher House. It probably won't be her last. Mason had several stays in a Fisher House while her husband, an Army...
View ArticleSmall airplane reported down in Columbia River near Astoria
Officials have been searching the Columbia River near Astoria, Ore., after receiving reports that a small airplane may have crashed there Wednesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The...
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Columbia River plane crash claims 2 Vancouver residents
A trip to the mouth of the Columbia River meant to bring closure instead ended in tragedy. Vancouver residents John McKibbin and Irene Mustain are presumed dead after an airplane believed to be...
View ArticlePolice seek stolen vehicle, driver connected to package theft in Ridgefield
Officers with the Ridgefield Police Department are looking for a driver and possible stolen vehicle involved in the theft of packages off a Ridgefield home’s front porch. The thief is driving what...
View ArticleVancouver sees spate of car thefts this month; often older Honda Accords, Civics
The Vancouver Police Department said it has received 55 reports of stolen vehicles in the first three weeks of March, with more than 40 percent of the stolen cars being 1990- to 2000-vintage Honda...
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New Seasons named Green Business of Year
Clark County's Green Business Program is a growing concern, and its new Green Business of the Year event Thursday evening is a sign of its push for a higher community profile. The first-ever business...
View ArticleVancouver man found guilty in rape of child
KELSO — A Cowlitz County Superior Court judge Tuesday found a 20-year-old Vancouver man guilty of first-degree child rape and possession of child porn. Jordan Wayne Pittman was arrested in May 2015,...
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Clark County’s Jewish community celebrates Purim
Members of Clark County's Jewish community gathered Thursday to celebrate Purim, the holiday that commemorates a time when Jewish people living in the Persian Empire in the fourth century B.C. were...
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McKibbin’s dedication, love of Clark County lauded
A day after his plane went missing, prominent Vancouver resident John McKibbin was remembered by community members as kind, caring and a relentless advocate for Clark County. McKibbin, a private pilot,...
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Clark College’s STEM Building gets finishing touches
Workers were bustling on the construction site of the new STEM Building at Clark College on Thursday morning as the facility nears completion. At 70,000 square feet, it is the largest building on...
View ArticleIdentity of body found in fire not confirmed
Investigators have been unable to confirm the identity of someone found dead in the wreckage of an early Tuesday fire that destroyed a mobile home north of La Center. The Clark County Medical...
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Explosives detonated in Brush Prairie search
Police detonated explosive materials and brought out a SWAT team for a search at a Brush Prairie home Thursday. Clark County Sheriff's Sgt. Duncan Hoss said the search targeted stolen property and...
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March busy month for car thieves
The Vancouver Police Department said it has received 55 reports of stolen vehicles in the first three weeks of March, with more than 40 percent of the stolen cars being 1990- to 2000-vintage Honda...
View ArticleWashougal school’s name narrowed to 3 finalists
When thinking of possible names for a new elementary school in the Washougal School District, the School Facilities Naming Recommendation Committee turned to the public. The committee, led by Washougal...
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Emergency preparedness event gets county ready to rumble
Vancouver resident Chris Able doesn't know whether the massive Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake that's forecast to devastate the Pacific Northwest will happen in his lifetime. But he'll be prepared,...
View ArticleSanders rally expected to jam traffic
People are already lining up at Portland’s Rose Quarter to hear presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speak this afternoon, and police are expecting a traffic jam as the hour for the speech approaches,...
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Dive team locates bodies of McKibbin, Mustain in Columbia River
Divers with Clatsop County Search and Rescue on Friday discovered the bodies of two Vancouver residents involved in a plane crash in the Columbia River near Astoria, Ore. The dive team also discovered...
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