Vancouver man indicted after 15-month investigation
A Vancouver man is among 21 people indicted by a federal grand jury as part of an investigation into a Portland business allegedly established as a front to trafficking in prescription opiates. Leron...
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State attorney general: Say no to oil terminal project
One of the most influential voices weighing in on the nation’s largest proposed oil-by-rail terminal recommended rejecting the Vancouver project. “Protecting the environment and public safety are top...
View ArticleLocal schools, ESD 112 plan job fair Tuesday
Clark County – In response to the shortage of educational professionals, Educational Service District 112 and local districts are holding a Southwest Washington job fair from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at ESD...
View ArticleNortheast Borin Road to close next week
Washougal – Starting Tuesday, a section of Northeast Borin Road will close to replace a failing culvert, which is rusty, undersized and about 85 percent filled with debris, according to a release from...
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Move keeps improving C’est La Vie
Why: If you have followed C’est La Vie from its humble beginnings in the back of the Angst Art Gallery in downtown Vancouver, you know it just keeps getting better with every relocation. Having...
View ArticleOcean salmon anglers having poor season
ILWACO — Salmon anglers did not have good fishing success last week off the coast of southern Washington and northern Oregon. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife reports the catch average...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 7/29
Thursday — 798 adult summer chinook, 96 jack chinook, 2,750 steelhead, 251 sockeye, 557 shad. Water temperature: 70.1 degrees
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Say aloha to Hawaiian fun
It’s your kuleana to bring your own ‘omole wai. While you’re at it, bring sufficient gozas for the whole ‘ohana. In English: It’s your responsibility to bring a water bottle. Bring enough lawn mats for...
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Pianos for everyone in Clark County, Portland
“The piano ain’t got no wrong notes.” So said jazz master Thelonius Monk, and you can hear what he meant in his weirdly discordant, percussive, jokey improvisations. Monk sounds riddled with wrong...
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Judge dismisses Mielke’s recall petition
Clark County Councilor Tom Mielke’s recall petition against three fellow councilors will not go on. A visiting Cowlitz County Superior Court judge, Stephen Warning, dismissed on Friday a series of...
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Kindergarten Jump Start program offers preparation for school
Parents of children entering kindergarten in Vancouver Public Schools in the 2016-2017 school year are encouraged to sign up their kids for Kindergarten Jump Start. The free program that takes place a...
View ArticleDive at Lower Lewis River Falls injures Seattle woman
A Seattle woman was knocked unconscious and hospitalized after diving from the cliffs at Lower Lewis River Falls on Friday afternoon. Emergency responders received a report of an injured swimmer at...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 7/30
Friday — 690 adult summer chinook salmon, 78 jack chinook, 2,213 steelhead, 222 sockeye, 639 shad. Water temperature: 71.0 degrees.
View ArticleC-Tran to provide free shuttle service to fair
C-Tran is offering patrons of the Clark County Fair free shuttles starting at noon each day of the event, which starts on Friday, Aug. 5. and runs through Sunday, Aug. 14. Buses will run directly to...
View ArticlePosition open on state’s Salmon Recovery Funding Board
OLYMPIA — Applications are being accepted by the governor’s office for an open position on the Washington’s Salmon Recovery Funding Board. The 10-member board sets policies for grant programs for...
View ArticlePurses of Hope to benefit local nonprofits
An unused purse hanging out in your closet could help a woman facing homelessness or domestic violence. A project called Purses of Hope is collecting new and used purses that will benefit clients of...
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Vancouver opera singer returns to roots
Laura Beckel Thoreson is the opera singer next door. She will be making her main stage debut this weekend with Portland Opera and its production of “The Italian Girl in Algiers.” Though she worked with...
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Morning Press: AG opposes oil terminal; Vandalism at parks; Waterfront...
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: State attorney general: Say no to oil terminal project...
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Press Talk: Will Madore hang on?
A little less than four years ago, County Councilor David Madore — with little public service or political background — was swept into office promising to look at county government with a fresh set of...
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Murray visits Vancouver to help get out the vote
Sen. Patty Murray, Washington’s first female U.S. senator, recently returned from the Democratic convention and told Clark County Democrats on Saturday she was proud to see Hillary Clinton as the...
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