Bonneville Dam fish count 3/28
Friday — 12 adult spring chinook, 1 jack chinook, 60 steelhead. Saturday — 13 adult spring chinook, 51 steelhead. Water temperature: 46.1 degrees. Water visibility: 5 feet. Streamflow: 208,000 cubic...
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Commercials to fish lower Columbia on Tuesday
Nine hours of commercial fishing for spring chinook salmon in the lower Columbia River will begin at noon on Tuesday. The Columbia River Compact today approved the commercial fishery, which will be...
View ArticleMan arrested after foot chase near school
A suspect led officers Monday on a short foot chase near Harney Elementary School. The Vancouver Police Department received word that a wanted man, Ryan Hentz, 33, was at a home in the 600 block of...
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Second body recovered from Astoria plane wreckage
A dive team has recovered the body of a local woman killed when a plane crashed last week into the Columbia River near Astoria, Ore. At about 1:30 p.m. Monday, divers working with the Clatsop County...
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Portland police arrest man who fled, jumped into Columbia River
Portland police officers pursued and arrested a man who ran from a traffic stop on Hayden Island and into the Columbia River. Officers stopped a vehicle around 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening on North Center...
View ArticleMan appears in court after Easter egg hunt disturbance
A Vancouver man appeared Monday in Clark County Superior Court following a disturbance during an Easter egg hunt that led officers to a large-scale unlicensed pot operation. Two other men, who were...
View ArticleChild rapist, 68, receives possible life sentence
A 68-year-old Washougal man was sentenced Friday in Clark County Superior Court to spend 23 years to life in prison stemming from a 2013 child rape case, court records show. Leroy F. Salsbery was...
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WSU Vancouver students prepare weather balloon
Engineering and computer science students at Washington State University Vancouver have been hard at work designing and building a high-altitude weather balloon they plan to launch in less than three...
View ArticleRidgefield house fire burns butcher business
Firefighters responded Monday night to a house fire in Ridgefield that reportedly burned a home-based butcher business. Firefighters responded shortly after 8 p.m. to a report of a house fire at 1170...
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Battle Ground school board OKs teacher contract
BATTLE GROUND -- School board members at Battle Ground Public Schools approved the new teachers contract at their Monday night regular meeting. The school board's approval is the last step in approving...
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Driver taken to hospital after going off road
A pickup rolled into a drainage ditch in Orchards on Tuesday morning, and the driver was taken to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. Washington State Patrol Sgt. Ryan Tanner said a driver in a white...
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County delegation almost unanimous against budget
Southwest Washington lawmakers criticized the budget approved by the state Legislature on Tuesday, saying it will hurt those who rely on mental-health services in Clark County. State Rep. Sharon Wylie,...
View ArticleEverybody Has a Story: Grandpa cooked up real love and bad pancakes
When I was a little kid in the late 1950s, my maternal grandparents lived only a few miles away. It was always a treat to spend the night with “Pop and Grandma.” Pop, who had worked in coal mines and...
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Digital learning program focuses on empowering youth
Fircrest -- The Salvation Army in Vancouver is one of 200 after-school programs launching the Salvation Army Digital Learning Program. The program, presented by Target, is focused on empowering youth...
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Dance for a Cure benefits American Cancer Society
Central Park -- More than 75 people put their best moves on display March 11 for Dance for a Cure. The event at Clark College benefited the American Cancer Society Relay for Life and was organized by...
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Washington School for the Deaf holds poetry competition
Edgewood Park -- The 10th Annual Flying Hands ASL poetry competition was held March 10 at the Washington School for the Deaf. This annual literature competition involves deaf students from across the...
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Lewis River Rotary Club hears Ferguson discuss AG duties
Battle Ground -- Bob Ferguson, attorney general for the state of Washington, addressed the Lewis River Rotary Club on March 22. Ferguson gave an overview of the office of Attorney General and some of...
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Veterinary staff, Fences for Fido volunteers build fence for golden retriever
Andresen/St. Johns -- Nine staff members from Columbian River Veterinary Specialists aided more than a dozen volunteers from unchaining group Fences for Fido in building a fence for a previously...
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Historical society sees upgrades to Two Rivers Heritage Museum
Washougal -- Even historical museums need the occasional update, and more than 50 members of the Camas-Washougal Historical Society were able to see firsthand the improvements made to the Two Rivers...
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Organ, speaker donated to thrift shop
Bagley Downs -- ReTails Thrift Shop received a unique donation this month when someone dropped off a Hammond B3 organ and a Leslie 145 speaker. Traditionally an instrument found in churches, the...
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