Police investigate suspicious death at Vancouver motel
Detectives with the Vancouver Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit are investigating a suspicious death at a motel in the Evergreen Shores neighborhood. Officers were called to the Riverside Motel,...
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Crosswalk improvements give boost to pedestrian safety
Crossing a busy street on foot can be an intimidating experience even for the most seasoned pedestrians, but now people crossing a highway onramp in west Vancouver have a reason to relax a little. The...
View ArticleI-5 Bridge sidewalks to be closed Tuesday, Thursday
Sidewalks on the Interstate 5 Bridge will see separate, one-day closures this week for electrical work, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. The northbound span’s sidewalk is closed...
View ArticleYacolt man sentenced in car chase
A Yacolt man involved in a January police pursuit, in which he allegedly tried to ram a patrol vehicle, was sentenced Monday to more than four years in prison. Andre D. Kennedy, 40, pleaded guilty in...
View ArticleEx-Salmon Creek soccer program manager in court
The former business manager for the Salmon Creek Soccer Club made a first appearance Monday in Clark County Superior Court for allegedly stealing nearly $40,000 from the club over the last three years....
View ArticleWoodland City Council expected to hire city administrator
WOODLAND — The Woodland City Council was expected to hire Peter Boyce as the first permanent city administrator Monday night. Boyce, who was most previously the city administrator for Gladstone, Ore.,...
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Organizers say salary petition drive off to great start
Organizers of a petition effort to retract the big pay hikes recently awarded to Vancouver's mayor and city council said last weekend's signature gathering at the Vancouver Farmers Market went better...
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Vancouver sees numbers for proposed housing property tax
After months of discussing the affordable housing crisis, the Vancouver City Council took its first look Monday at specific numbers for a proposed property tax that would generate $6 million a year for...
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Dementia patient returns home after going missing
UPDATE: The Clark County Sheriff's Office reported that Alfonso Morales returned home on his own at 8:30 p.m. and is good condition. --- The Clark County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to keep...
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Deputy who fired weapon during Camas disturbance ID’d
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the deputy who fired his weapon while responding to a disturbance call in Camas last week. Deputy Brian Ellithorpe, a 23-year veteran of the...
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Benton: No Vancouver stop for Trump
Donald Trump won’t be visiting Vancouver on Saturday, according to state Sen. Don Benton, his state campaign chairman. Trump is still expected to visit Washington, Benton, R-Vancouver, told The...
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Mighty Bowl puts down roots in restaurant location
The Mighty Bowl has found a permanent parking spot. The Vancouver food truck last week moved into a kitchen downtown that will soon feature a walk-up window and eventually expand into a full...
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Former Sheriff Lucas will be Ridgefield’s interim police chief
Former Clark County Sheriff Garry Lucas is coming out of retirement to temporarily lead the Ridgefield Police Department. Lucas, who retired as sheriff in 2014 after 24 years in charge, will be the...
View ArticleFriday morning street closures impact Fourth Plain traffic
Westbound lane construction on Fourth Plain Boulevard near Northeast 78th Avenue will cause traffic and buses to detour from around 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. Friday, May 6. C-Tran routes 4 and 44 will be...
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Vancouver police officer fired for dishonesty
A Vancouver police officer was fired for lying in District Court and to his superiors about an affair he had had with a woman who he met on a civilian ride-along, according to internal affairs...
View ArticleDrivers in Wednesday head-on crash on Mill Plain out of hospital
The two drivers in a Wednesday head-on crash on East Mill Plain Boulevard have since been treated and released from the hospital. Five people were hurt Wednesday morning when a vehicle traveling west...
View Article7-Eleven robber sentenced to more than two years
A transient man who robbed a Vancouver 7-Eleven store in September was sentenced to more than two years in prison Thursday afternoon. Rick D. Guilliams, 59, pleaded guilty in Clark County Superior...
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Dance and diversity on Cinco de Mayo
Residents of Kamlu Retirement Inn got a special Cinco de Mayo treat when students from Pioneer Elementary's Spanish Dual Immersion dance troupe put on a performance to celebrate cultural diversity....
View ArticleSpeelyai Bay Park to stay closed another week
ARIEL — Speelyai Bay Park on Merwin Reservoir will remain closed to the public through May 13 while the main water line into the park is replaced to repair a leak discovered during the winter. Speelyai...
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Major Gifford Pinchot forest road to stay closed
RANDLE — Road No. 23, a major north-south route across the Gifford Pinchot National Forest connecting Trout Lake and the Cowlitz River valley, will not open in 2016. The Forest Service announced Friday...
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