Weather Eye: No waiting until after the Fourth; summer weather’s here now
We are down the home stretch of June and the weather will not disappoint us. Fair skies are forecast all week and into the Fourth of July holiday weekend. There will at times be some marine air...
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State placing 34,000 gypsy moth traps this summer
Look into the trees around Vancouver open spaces this summer, and you might notice a lot of milk carton-sized orange and green boxes dangling from the branches. The Washington State Department of...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 6/26
Saturday — 2,909 adult summer chinook, 291 jack chinook, 514 steelhead, 16,466 sockeye, 45,102 shad. Water temperature: 63.8 degrees.
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Crunch time on the Interstate 5 Bridge
Vancouver resident Mark Robinette picked just about the worst time on the worst day to drive across the Interstate 5 Bridge if he had wanted to avoid being the second driver involved in a five-car...
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Press Talk: Are we out of the woods yet?
(This is the second of a two-part column on the mayor’s 117 percent pay increase. ) After the Vancouver City Council threw out the part-time mayor’s outrageous 117 percent pay increase on Monday, one...
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Fishing outing a therapeutic appreciation for veterans
RIDGEFIELD -- Veteran Jimmy Benedict stepped onto shore at the public boat launch with a hefty salmon in his arms. He and some friends stopped to pose for a photo with the catch Sunday afternoon at the...
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Another year of treasure hunting at Recycled Arts Festival
Art lovers and friends of the environment flocked to Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver on Sunday to catch the final day of this year's Recycled Arts Festival. The free, annual event Saturday and...
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Oil terminal hearings open today in Vancouver
Five weeks of judicial-style hearings over plans to build an oil terminal at the Port of Vancouver opened this morning. The day started with a protest involving about 100 red-clad opponents of...
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Morning Press: Bridge crunch, oil by rail, more stores for marijuana
What's on tap for this week's weather? Check our local weather coverage. In case you missed them, here are some of the top stories of the weekend: Crunch time on the I-5 Bridge According to the...
View ArticleFire that killed puppies remains under investigation
Investigators are working to determine what caused a house fire Saturday in the Hough neighborhood that resulted in the death of seven puppies. The fire originated on a mattress in the basement of the...
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Ribbon cutting celebrates Highway 502 improvements, widening
BATTLE GROUND -- With cars whizzing by in the background, a group of local politicians and Washington State Department of Transportation officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new, wider...
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Water in Hockinson schools safe to drink
Testing of water samples at all Hockinson School Districts came back with lead levels below the federal limit, the district announced recently. Samples were taken from Hockinson Heights Elementary...
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Woman suspected in downtown Vancouver stabbing appears in court
A woman accused of stabbing another woman Saturday morning outside a downtown Vancouver bar made a first appearance Monday in Clark County Superior Court. Erin Lauris Fee, 37, of Vancouver appeared on...
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Man appears in court following SWAT standoff
A man who allegedly prompted a three-hour police standoff Wednesday night at the Alder Creek Apartments in east Vancouver appeared Monday in Clark County Superior Court. Ryan L. Boyce, 40, appeared on...
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Vancouver man: Train derailment went smoothly
A Vancouver man said there wasn't so much as a bump when the Amtrak train he was riding jumped the tracks Sunday afternoon on its way to Seattle. "To tell you the truth, no, we never felt a thing,"...
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Putting Brush Prairie farm in land bank challenged
Two groups have filed complaints alleging Clark County violated state growth management laws when the county council decided to convert 600 acres near Brush Prairie from farmland to light industrial...
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Opening statements, expert testimony on oil terminal begins
Supporters and opponents of the Vancouver Energy oil terminal drew their battle lines Monday morning in opening statements before the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council. Shortly after, attorneys...
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Candlewood Suites burning bright on east side
Opening a new overnight and extended stay option in January is fairly unusual in the hotelier industry. Business tends to be modest and leisure travel is light during the first month of the year --...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 6/28
Monday — 2,585 adult summer chinook, 237 jack chinook, 552 steelhead, 12,999 sockeye, 45,970 shad. Water temperature: 64.6 degrees.
View ArticleNumber displaced by Vancouver house fire rises to 13
The number of people displaced by a Saturday house fire in Vancouver’s Hough neighborhood has grown to 13 people, according to the American Red Cross. Volunteers went out to the house, 900 W. 16th St.,...
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