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Clark County plays role in PeaceHealth-UW deal

Local medical residency program to expand under partnership

When Vancouver-based PeaceHealth and University of Washington Medicine recently trumpeted a new partnership, their announcement came with big plans to better serve patients and to coordinate care — all with the goal of meeting the looming demands of federal health care reform.

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School officials remove temporary head from 'Wendy Rose'

The Wendy Rose statue on the waterfront is headless again.

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Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.

Beaverton, Ore., cop accused of raping child

Vancouver man faced child molestation accusations in 2010

Beaverton police Officer Christopher R. Warren, 33, appeared in Clark County Superior Court today on accusations he raped a 5-year-old relative. Oregon prosecutors declined to charge him with child molestation in a separate case in 2010.

No pay raise for Washington governor this year

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee and most statewide elected officials and lawmakers won't get a pay raise this year, but judges will see a salary hike under the salary schedule adopted by the Washington Citizen's Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials.

Extreme weather lessens, but showers to continue through the holiday weekend

Another low-pressure system expected to arrive Tuesday

The system that set rain and low temperature records in Vancouver is on its way out, but not fast enough to make this an idea Memorial Day weekend.

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Light rail opponents sue Vancouver in Superior Court

Attorney for plaintiffs argues city council has no authority to reject initiative

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U.K. attack suspects part of previous investigations

LONDON — Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had been part of previous investigations by security services, a British official said Thursday, as investigators searched several locations and tried to determine whether the men were part of a wider plot to instill terror on the streets of London.

3 rescued from burning Beaverton apartment

ALOHA, Ore. — The parents and an 11-year-old child have been rescued from a burning apartment in Beaverton and sent to the hospital.

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UPDATE: Kids, teachers from devastated school reunite

Thunderstorms slow cleanup

MOORE, Okla. — Students from a suburban Oklahoma City elementary school destroyed by this week’s tornado reunited with their teachers Thursday and collected whatever could be salvaged from the ruins.

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WSP: Apparent aggressive driver causes three-vehicle crash on I-5 near La Center

Troopers are investigating a hit-and-run incident involving a black Ford F150 pickup that appeared to have been driving aggressively and caused a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 southbound near La Center this morning.

Pit bull that bit Hazel Dell girl set to be euthanized

Dog being monitored for signs of rabies

The pit bull that bit a 3-year-old Hazel Dell girl will be euthanized at the end of the month. The dog's owner, a woman from Ridgefield, turned the dog over to Clark County Animal Control and Protection, which put the dog on a 10-day quarantine.

Early morning crash on I-5 near Woodland sends one to hospital

A Vancouver woman was sent to the hospital after Washington State Patrol said she lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a tractor trailer on Interstate 5 south of Woodland early this morning.

Little known about suspect in Spokane ricin case

SPOKANE — A 37-year-old janitor who has been charged with threatening to kill a federal judge in a case that involves letters containing the deadly poison ricin is a registered sex offender who lived in a rundown apartment building near downtown Spokane.

Weather Eye: Rain could stick around through Memorial Day weekend

Wednesday afternoon temperatures around Clark County were still in the 40s, with Portland being the coldest major city in the U.S. at 48 degrees. Due to my deadline for this column, I cannot pass along whether it was the coldest high temperature for the date or not. The high may have crept up enough to spoil that record.

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