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Ridgefield in growth spurt
City the 5th fastest growing in state; Woodland population dips slightly
Ridgefield was the fifth fastest growing city in Washington between 2011 and 2012, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released late Wednesday. City leaders say years spent laying the groundwork for business and residential development helped Ridgefield bounce back quickly from the Great Recession.
Vancouver man on trial in girlfriend's 2011 slaying
Woman was stabbed multiple times, her body dumped
Camas police Officer Stefan Hausinger thought he was about to write just another routine speeding ticket in the early morning hours of May 26, 2011, when he pulled over Dennis Wolter, who was driving a blue Dodge pickup on Southeast Evergreen Highway.
Clark County to discuss revisiting home rule
Commissioners may vote May 29 on first step
Clark County commissioners are scheduled to decide next week if they will begin the process of crafting a home rule charter for county government.
FBI: Arrest made in Washington ricin letter scare
SPOKANE — A 37-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with a case in which a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin were discovered in Washington state last week.A grand jury indictment accused Matthew Ryan Buquet of mailing a death threat to U.S. District Judge Fred Van Sickle at the federal courthouse on May 14.
Developer buys another downtown Vancouver building
Hurley Development new owner of former Pacific Tower; firm has targeted city's urban corridor
Another downtown Vancouver building has sold to Hurley Development, a local company in its fifth year of snapping up real estate in this city's only urban corridor.
Man arrested on suspicion of raping 5-year-old relative
Detectives with the Children's Justice Center arrested a Vancouver man Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of raping a 5-year-old relative.
Perch in the surf
Redtails available off the Washington beaches provide coastal recreation along with a tasty meal
Camas freshman, River senior win state golf titles
Humphreys wins 4A boys crown, Bartek takes 3A girls title
Brian Humphreys wins 4A boys crown, Chloe Bartek takes 3A girls title
Ex-Great Wolf Lodge lifeguard charged with rape of guest, 14
More information has been released in a case in which Thurston County prosecutors have charged a 19-year-old former lifeguard at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound with second-degree rape and third-degree child rape for an alleged sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl who was a guest at the waterpark resort.
Battle Ground schools evacuated for suspicious metal device
A suspicious metallic object left in a staff bathroom at Tukes Valley Middle School prompted an evacuation of the middle and primary school this morning.
Man in handcuffs goes to Centralia police
CENTRALIA — A man was arrested at the Centralia Police Station after showing up in handcuffs.
UPDATE: Herrera Beutler sends legislative message to Coast Guard on CRC
Congresswoman's provision advises agency to consider project's economic impacts
U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler moved legislation on Wednesday cautioning the U.S. Coast Guard to think twice about granting a permit for a new Columbia River bridge if it restricts river traffic.
Fairchild still candidate for new planes
SPOKANE — Officials in Washington are expressing disappointment that Fairchild Air Force base was not chosen as the first home of the Air Force's new aerial refueling tankers.
Oklahoma tornado damage could top $2 billion
MOORE, Okla. — The cost of a massive tornado that battered an Oklahoma City suburb could be more than $2 billion, according to a preliminary official estimate announced Wednesday. State authorities meanwhile said two infants were among the 24 people who perished in the twister.
IRS official Lerner: 'I did nothing wrong'
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday that she had done nothing wrong in the episode, and then invoked her constitutional right to refuse to answer lawmakers' questions.
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