Bonneville Dam fish count 8/14
Saturday — 1,983 adult fall chinook, 250 jack chinook, 2,534 steelhead, 18 adult coho, 5 jack coho, 27 sockeye, 287 shad. Water temperature: 70.8 degrees.
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Life, growth looking up on Vancouver’s east side
The roundabout is dotted with young families filling baskets with fruits and flowers as music warns the air. The nearby park is shaded by tall buildings as strangers and neighbors pass each other, the...
View ArticleRidgefield man accused of sex abuse at music festival
A Ridgefield man was arrested on suspicion of sex abuse at the Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival in Brownsville, Ore., according to the Linn County (Ore.) Sheriff’s Office. A 20-year-old...
View ArticleFederal Way man hurt in I-5 motorcycle crash
A Federal Way man was injured Saturday night in a motorcycle crash while exiting Interstate 5 in Vancouver. Joseph E. Raimo, 60, was taking the Fourth Plain Boulevard exit from the southbound lanes of...
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Boys, girls dress the part at fair’s Cowboy Boot Camp
To play a cowgirl, it helps to have the right get-up before you giddyup. So prior to mounting their faux horses at the Clark County Fair’s Cowboy Boot Camp, 7-year-old Mynelia Richardson and her...
View ArticleCampaign Trail: District 18, Position 2 House race
District 18, Position 2 House race: Democratic legislative candidate Kathy Gillespie is hosting a series of town hall events in August. Gillespie would like to hear from citizens on a wide range of...
View ArticleWoman hospitalized after hitting DOT traffic-directing pickup
A Vancouver woman was hospitalized Monday afternoon after her minivan struck a Washington State Department of Transportation traffic-arrow pickup working with a sweeping project on state Highway 14....
View ArticleOne hurt in three-car pileup on Padden Parkway
A woman was hurt in a three-vehicle crash Monday afternoon on Padden Parkway. Around 2:20 p.m., Vancouver residents William L. Wilson, 37, and Ky A. Bailey, 28, were stopped in their pickups at a left...
View ArticleBattle Ground man sentenced to three years in burglaries
A Battle Ground man who burglarized two homes last year was sentenced Monday to about three years in prison and DOSA, the Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative program. Craig P. Corder, 51, previously...
View ArticleVancouver man accused of hit-and-run with motorcyclist
A Vancouver man accused of intentionally causing a motorcyclist to crash into the back of his car and then brandishing a gun made a first appearance Monday in Clark County Superior Court. Cory S....
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Cantwell presses DOE on oil-by-rail
When an oil train derailed in Mosier, Ore., earlier this summer, the firefighting foam that first responders rely on to extinguish oil fires dissolved before it could suppress the flames. “The fire was...
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‘Big day’ for Vancouver fire officials
City and fire officials broke ground for Vancouver’s two new fire stations Monday during a dedication ceremony. “This is a big day,” Vancouver Fire Department Deputy Chief Doug Koellermeier said at the...
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One hurt in 4-vehicle crash in Battle Ground
One person was taken to a hospital Monday following a four-vehicle crash at state Highway 503 and Main Street in Battle Ground. Emergency crews arrived at the scene shortly after 2 p.m., according to a...
View ArticlePolice to increase DUI patrols until Labor Day
Law enforcement around Clark County will conduct extra patrols in an effort to crack down on intoxicated driving. The increased enforcement is part of the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over...
View ArticleState audit dings Clark County training
Clark County staff had inadequate training in how to calculate certain county funds and insufficient knowledge about administering federal grants, according to state audit findings released Monday....
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Former Parker House site for sale in Washougal
Near the confluence of the Columbia and Washougal rivers, a building stands abandoned like a lone oyster on the shore. In it lives the dream of The Black Pearl, not a gem but a planned restaurant that...
View Article4 Vancouver men safe after night on Sandy River
Four Vancouver rafters were found safe Tuesday morning after they spent the night on the Sandy River in Oregon. A group of six rafters started the river float at Oxbow Park at about 4:30 p.m. Monday,...
View ArticleBuoy 10 fishing update
Angler sampling by the Washington and Oregon departments of Fish and Wildlife: Washington side, Sunday — 313 anglers with 23 chinook and 3 coho. Oregon side Sunday — 724 anglers with 71 chinook, 6 coho...
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Man sentenced to 7 years in residential burglaries
A man who committed multiple residential burglaries in Vancouver and Portland was sentenced Monday in Clark County Superior Court to seven years in prison. Ryan S. Hentz, 32, of Vancouver pleaded...
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Sigma Design plans Camas move
Product development and engineering firm Sigma Design Inc. will relocate and consolidate its Vancouver offices at a new world headquarters campus in Camas. Sigma Design said the move to a bigger...
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