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Downtown library celebrates five years
Patrons of the downtown Vancouver Community Library offered well wishes for the building's fifth birthday on Sunday. "This is my little grandson's favorite place. Thank you," said one of the messages...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 7/18
Sunday — 1,212 adult summer chinook, 141 jack chinook, 2,072 steelhead, 749 sockeye, 2,811 shad. Water temperature: 68.0 degrees
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Homeownership skewing toward six-figure incomes
As homeownership declines nationally and locally, it's an achievement increasingly reserved for higher-income households. Homeownership in Clark County dipped from a high of 72 percent in 2007 to a low...
View ArticleCity council to consider oil terminal ban tonight
The Vancouver City Council is expected to vote tonight on an ordinance that would prohibit bulk crude oil storage and handling facilities and oil refineries, because of safety concerns. The meeting...
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Woodland murder suspect appears in court
A suspect with a long, violent criminal history in Clark County made a first court appearance Monday on suspicion of three counts of first-degree murder and one count each of attempted first-degree...
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Off Beat: She watched as D.B. Cooper’s cash was delivered
We still don't know where most of D.B. Cooper's money landed in 1971, but one Vancouver woman had an interesting view of the other end of that transaction. Susan Greb watched as $200,000 was loaded...
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Beaverton, Ore., man killed after being swept over falls at Lava Canyon
Searchers recovered the body of a Beaverton, Ore., man who was swept over the falls at Lava Canyon on Sunday, according to the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office. Searchers with the Volcano Rescue Team...
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Big turnout for Grant Street Pier groundbreaking at Vancouver waterfront
The Vancouver waterfront today isn’t a patch of dirt, it’s soil. And it’s there the seeds have been planted to grow the city’s new image. “As we look around at this empty site, close your eyes for a...
View ArticleVancouver man, 18, gets 2 years in robbery, harassment cases
An 18-year-old Vancouver man who robbed a 16-year-old boy and flashed a handgun at a woman in a separate incident was sentenced Monday to more than two years in prison. Lyedarius D. Stewart pleaded...
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2 fires likely accidents; damage estimated at $2 million
Two fires that forced a reported 18 people from their homes early Sunday appear to have started by accident and did an estimated $2 million in damage. Firefighters responded to Sunday’s first fire...
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Unanimous vote bans oil facilities in Vancouver
Protesters broke into applause and gave Vancouver city councilors a standing ovation Monday night after they unanimously approved a ban on new oil refineries and facilities. But the council's vote...
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Convictions overturned in Battle Ground struck-teen case
An Amboy woman who was sentenced to three years in prison last year, stemming from a 2013 car crash that seriously injured a Battle Ground teen and led to the amputation of his right leg, will receive...
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Judge to hear county council recall petitions next week
A visiting Cowlitz County judge will hear Clark County Councilor Tom Mielke’s recall petitions against a majority of the council on July 29. Mielke, a Republican, is trying to recall Chair Marc Boldt,...
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State official sues Evergreen, other school districts
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn sued Evergreen Public Schools and six other school districts Tuesday as he seeks to ramp up the pressure on the Legislature to fully fund public...
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Process server targets Madore in discrimination case
Clark County Councilor David Madore has been served. Through a process server, Vancouver attorney Greg Ferguson delivered the Republican councilor a subpoena Tuesday demanding he turn over text...
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Fire District 3 wants lid lifted on property tax levy
Clark County Fire District 3 is asking voters to lift a lid on a property tax levy to hire two firefighter/paramedics and to cover increases to regular costs. Proposition 1 asks voters in the fire...
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County council puts fee waiver program on notice
The Clark County council on Tuesday signaled the end of the blanket fee waiver program, triggering a warning clause to tell developers the program could be killed or substantially changed by year's...
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Two join council in Battle Ground
The Battle Ground City Council appointed two new councilors at Monday's meeting. Brian Munson was appointed to vacant Position No. 1 and Cherish DesRochers was appointed as pro tem to Position No. 6....
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3rd Congressional District candidates face off over oil
The two front-runners vying to represent the 3rd Congressional District in Washington, D.C., faced off over the future of crude-by-rail in a Columbian editorial board meeting Tuesday. Jim Moeller, a...
View ArticleMan arrested in rock-throwing incident in Heights
A Vancouver man was arrested Tuesday evening for allegedly throwing bricks through a house’s window and through several car windows, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Police were called in...
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