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Inmate switches identities, escapes from Clark County jail
A Clark County Jail inmate escaped from custody Thursday by swapping identities with another inmate scheduled to be released that day, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. Michael Diontae...
View ArticleCops: Vancouver man arrested on Oregon Coast on suspicion of stealing motorcycle
Oregon sheriff’s deputies arrested a Vancouver man Monday on suspicion of stealing a motorcycle on the Oregon Coast. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded Monday...
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Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony salutes fallen officers
Local law enforcement officers who paid the ultimate sacrifice were remembered Thursday at an annual event held in their honor. Clark County Sheriff Chuck Atkins addressed the crowd at the Law...
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Fort Vancouver gets a palisade upgrade
It's not your grandmother's picket fence. The pickets are 18 feet long and the fence they form is the palisade that surrounds Fort Vancouver. Two hundred or so of the palisade's wooden components --...
View Article2 fires, burning within minutes of each other, reported at 2 Vancouver homes
Firefighters were called to a single-story home in the Five Corners area Thursday night after someone reportedly spotted smoke rising from the house, and to a second home, in east Vancouver near 162nd...
View ArticleMan, dog displaced when motorhome burns
A man and his dog were displaced Wednesday night after his motorhome caught fire along West Fourth Plain Boulevard, according to the Vancouver Fire Marshal. Firefighters were called to the 1500 block...
View ArticleOregon man sentenced in Clark County sex-sting case
A former Banks, Ore., youth soccer coach who tried to contact and meet underage girls for sex during a law enforcement sting was sentenced Thursday in Clark County Superior Court to 30 days in jail....
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Second driver in fatal crash testifies at Frahm trial
Which driver is responsible for the death of a good Samaritan who was struck when he stopped to help the victim of a hit-and-run crash? Jurors on Thursday heard testimony from one of those drivers...
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Vancouver native Justin Klump stays in tune
Sometimes you've changed enough to warrant a reintroduction. That's what Vancouver native Justin Klump is doing with his new album, released this week. Though it's his second album, the...
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Go, ideas for your weekend: Wind symphony, Shakespeare, Fishing, Stories
Go ideas for your weekend 1. Stars sing Take to the stars with the Southwest Washington Wind Symphony as the ensemble of 50 musicians present "Exploring the Cosmos." The concert will feature works by...
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Man arrested after high-speed pursuit in downtown Vancouver
A Burien man was arrested after allegedly leading police on a short high-speed pursuit in downtown Vancouver Thursday night. A police officer witnessed a vehicle drive by him traveling at a high rate...
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Hunt still on for escaped Clark County jail inmate
Law enforcement officials worked throughout the night Thursday and all day Friday searching for an inmate who tricked jailers into mistakenly discharging him from the Clark County Jail. Michael Diontae...
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Benton files whistleblower complaint against McCauley
Just weeks before Don Benton was ousted from his job heading the county's Environmental Services department, the Vancouver senator filed a whistleblower complaint accusing Acting County Manager Mark...
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Students learn about recycling, dance with Bagzilla
Mill Plain Elementary School students learned a pile of feather-light bags can add up to a ton of plastic. Over the last six months, students at the east Vancouver school collected 1,989 pounds of...
View ArticleCity, county to rethink anti-casino stances
For more than a decade, Clark County and the city of Vancouver have been at odds with the Cowlitz Tribe over its plans to build a $510 million casino outside of La Center, even taking the tribe to...
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New twist in vexing Cowlitz casino wastewater issue
Perhaps signaling a solution to one of the most vexing problems surrounding the $510 million Cowlitz casino, Clark County's public health officer is recommending the county allow the tribe to connect...
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Policies on transgender students in place at local districts
The three largest school districts in Clark County -- Evergreen, Vancouver and Battle Ground -- weighed in on the Obama administration's school restroom guidelines Friday. All three districts already...
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Vancouver police locate missing 7-year-old boy
UPDATE 11 p.m.: The boy arrived home safely at about 10:55 p.m., according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian. --- The Vancouver Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance...
View ArticleTime-banking program hOur IMPACT celebrates anniversary
SALMON CREEK — To celebrate the one-year anniversary of time-banking program hOur IMPACT, there will be a volunteer cleanup of Salmon Creek Regional Park/Klineline Pond on May 21. The cleanup, from 9...
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Morning Press: Escaped inmate; Benton; Blazers; New hotel; Lynch home
Rain is expected to return this weekend. Check out our extended forecast. Here are some of the top stories this week on columbian.com. Hunt still on for escaped Clark County jail inmate Law enforcement...
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