Washougal man misses court date for May crash
An arrest warrant was issued Tuesday for a Washougal man who was allegedly driving under the influence, speeding and fleeing a pursuing police car when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a...
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Murray in Vancouver: I build bridges
Sen. Patty Murray read through her resume for Clark County’s business community Tuesday and stressed one theme of her experience: bridge building. “I do my best every day to work over in the other...
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Chalk it up to joy
Main Street in Vancouver got a little more joyful Tuesday as the sidewalks were covered with messages of optimism and inspiration written with chalk. The annual Chalk the Walks celebration began in...
View ArticleMan had medical problem before crash
The man injured in a rollover crash Monday afternoon in Battle Ground was treated and released from the hospital. Lawrence J. Chaney, of Portland, was driving a 2006 Acura MDX west on Main Street...
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Superintendent releases Washington schools test scores
Scores on tests taken in Washington schools this spring improved as much as three percentage points from the previous year, according to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, which...
View ArticleBonneville Dam fish count 8/15
Tuesday — 887 adult fall chinook, 195 jack chinook, 1,424 steelhead, 7 adult coho, 11 jack coho, 13 sockeye, 94 shad. Water temperature: 71.4 degrees.
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First Zika virus case reported in Clark County; no threat to public
Clark County confirmed its first reported case of the Zika virus, but public health officials advised the case does not pose a risk to the public. A Clark County woman in her 60s contracted the...
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Heat wave forecast to start Thursday, pummel area through Saturday evening
With temperatures forecast to flirt with triple-digits through the latter part of the week and into the weekend, officials are telling residents to brace themselves. Forecasters at the National Weather...
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Chick-fil-A sets opening date in east Vancouver
Clark County’s first Chick-fil-A will open Thursday, Sept. 15, according to company officials. The fast food restaurant is in the late stages of construction on the northeast corner of Southeast 164th...
View ArticleFive hurt in T-bone crash in Battle Ground
A box truck and small car collided in an apparent T-bone crash Wednesday morning in Battle Ground that sent five people to hospitals. Clark County Fire District 3 responded to North Parkway Avenue and...
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Mediator joins Evergreen schools contract talks
With less than two weeks until school begins, a state-appointed mediator is joining contract negotiations between the Evergreen Education Association and Evergreen Public Schools Thursday. The mediator...
View ArticleTake heed of heat, fire warnings, even if visiting ocean beaches
We managed to cool off more than forecast Wednesday and as of 5 p.m. were 1 degree below the average high of 82 degrees for the date. The big weather banner is that it will be hot today through...
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Former Vancouver woman pleads guilty to killing child
A former Goldendale woman who was briefly a resident of Vancouver has pleaded guilty to drowning her toddler daughter and slashing her teenager with a knife in July 2014. Jessica Smith, 42, entered the...
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Habitat for Humanity teams with YouthBuild
Isabella Rodriguez stopped going to class regularly in middle school. Education was secondary to family drama, and things got worse when she started hanging out with the wrong crowd. Although she tried...
View ArticleMan gets nearly 9 years for elderly scam
A local home repairman convicted of bilking an 88-year-old Vancouver woman of more than $52,000 was sentenced Wednesday to nearly nine years in prison. Chris McNicholas, 46, of Woodland was found...
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Former Vancouver police chief Davis dies at 81
Leland S. Davis, a former Vancouver police chief whose professional career wasn’t without its controversies, but who was described by loved ones as a kind man who took pride in protecting the...
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Evergreen district settles harassment suit for more than $800K
Evergreen Public Schools has agreed to pay $862,500 to Elizabeth Uelmen, a former associate principal, with an out-of-court settlement. Uelmen filed a lawsuit in early 2014, alleging a hostile work...
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Chef fires up locally sourced pizza in downtown Vancouver
You can believe Joey Chmiko when he says his restaurant uses only fresh ingredients, because he’s saying it as a Ridgefield farmer drops off boxes of tomatoes that smell as fresh as the summer garden...
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Tackling noxious knotweeds along Salmon Creek
SALMON CREEK — Families relaxing on the beach or splashing on the shores of Klineline Pond may be having too much fun to notice the battle being fought in the bushes nearby. On Thursday morning, a...
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Clark County under excessive-heat warning
WASHOUGAL — Madison Reaves spun her ladybug umbrella while running through water and jumping from puddle to puddle Thursday afternoon at Hamllik Park. The Washougal 6-year-old wasn’t trying to block...
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