Bonneville Dam fish count 6/14
Monday — 2,339 adult spring chinook, 209 jack chinook, 196 steelhead, 8,764 sockeye, 60,440 shad. Water temperature: 63.6 degrees.
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Bank robbery suspect dies, identified as Portland man
A Portland man has been identified as the suspect in a bank robbery and pursuit Monday that ended in an officer-involved shooting in the community of Duluth, the Vancouver Police Department said...
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Evergreen Public Schools sets personnel changes
The board of directors at Evergreen Public Schools recently approved the hiring, promotion and administrative job changes for the 2016-17 school year. In most cases, these changes are effective July 1....
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Portland mayor urges governors to ban oil-by-train
PORTLAND — Portland and Multnomah County leaders on Tuesday urged the governors of Oregon and Washington to push Congress for a permanent ban on oil-by-rail in the wake of a fiery train derailment...
View ArticleSWAT called to unfounded report of suicidal man barricaded with wife, child
Tactical officers responded Tuesday morning to a report that a suicidal man had tied up his wife and child and barricaded himself in their home, but the call turned out to be a false story told to get...
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New PAC to take on Madore
There's a powerful new ally in the effort to remove Clark County Councilor David Madore from office. Camas investor and philanthropist David Nierenberg, along with a bipartisan team of community...
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Hathaway selected for state achievement award
Washougal -- Hathaway Elementary School earned a 2015 Washington Achievement Award in the category of high progress. The awards are sponsored by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and...
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Warm wet winter was big for bugs
It's going to be a good year for the brown marmorated stink bug, which means it's going to be a rough year for farmers and gardeners in Southwest Washington. The brown marmorated stink bug is a...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 6/15
Tuesday — 2,500 adult spring chinook, 174 jack chinook, 182 steelhead, 7,233 sockeye, 32,514 shad. Water temperature: 63.7 degrees.
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Plans for Frenchman’s Bar Park disc golf course on hold
The county will delay plans to build a disc golf course at Frenchman's Bar Park to wait and see what Columbia Land Trust will do with nearby property acquired from the Port of Vancouver. The port...
View ArticleEverybody has a story: Sometimes the best dad is a mom
My dad died when I was 4. I didn’t know much, but I knew I wanted someone to be my Daddy. Plus, my mom looked like she could use some help with me and my two sisters. So I began searching. Back in the...
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Church to host vigil tonight for Orlando shooting victims
WASHOUGAL — St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Washougal is hosting a prayer vigil at 7:30 p.m. tonight to recognize and remember the victims who died in an early Sunday morning shooting at an Orlando,...
View ArticleRidgefield port to host workshop on high-speed internet
The Port of Ridgefield wants to bring high-speed dark fiber infrastructure to Ridgefield, and part of the plan to do that is to explain what exactly it is. The port will host a public information...
View ArticleLongview driver hurt when medical problem leads to crash on I-5
A Longview woman was hospitalized after a medical problem caused her to sideswipe another car Wednesday morning on Interstate 5 near the 179th Street exit, according to the Washington State Patrol. The...
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Lead found in water samples at Ridgefield High School, View Ridge Middle School
Drinking water at two buildings in the Ridgefield School District tested positive for elevated levels of lead, the district announced Wednesday. Superintendent Nathan McCann was on his way back to his...
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Lawsuits seek thousands from Torque Coffee
Torque Coffee Roasters is no more, but it left behind debts piled up like used coffee grounds getting cold. The downtown Vancouver cafe and roastery has defaulted on more than $60,000 in loans,...
View ArticleApparent assault victim shows up at Woodland-area home
Detectives are investigating an apparent assault after an injured man turned up on the doorstep of a Woodland-area home. Residents who live off of Etna Road east of Woodland near Cedar Creek recreation...
View ArticleTribal salmon sales to begin soon
NORTH BONNEVILLE — Tribal fishermen will begin direct-to-the-public sales of summer chinook and sockeye salmon soon in three locations in the Columbia River Gorge. The locations are at North...
View ArticleDeputy in bank robbery shooting identified as 18-year sheriff’s office veteran
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that Deputy Albin Boyse, an 18-year veteran of the office and school resource officer at Columbia River High School, was the deputy who shot the man...
View ArticleVancouver man dies after jumping from I-205 bridge
A Vancouver man died after police say he jumped off the Interstate 205 Bridge on Wednesday night. Troopers with the Washington State Patrol stopped on the bridge to offer assistance for what they...
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