Local News

Columbian staff receives professional awards

The Columbian won 26 awards, including second place for general excellence, for its staffers' work in 2012 in a five-state competition organized by the Society of Professional Journalists.

Vancouver Farmers Market board seeks new strengths

New members, new structure intended to make group more stable

The Vancouver Farmers Market on Thursday appointed a couple of new board members, elected interim officers, worked out a procedure to vet additional board members and reviewed a draft of proposed bylaws changes.

Parents protest New Vision removals

Children were moved; where and how they are now is a matter of debate

New Vision Programs, a chain of foster homes for troubled children in Vancouver and Lacey as well as Clackamas and Milwaukie, Ore., has sued the state Department of Social and Health Services for pulling its kids out of its facilities without proper notice or explanation.

Hazel Dell Parade of Bands - striding like a superhero

At Saturday's 49th annual Hazel Dell Parade of Bands, 120 entries and 23 middle- and high school bands paraded down Northeast Hazel Dell Avenue and up Northeast Highway 99.

Fire damages house in east Vancouver

The fire was reported at 4:53 p.m. to a house at 13822 S.E. 36th St. Units arriving on scene from Vancouver Fire Department Station 9 reported flames coming from the house’s garage.

Floral fish nearly fills Washington border

Welcoming steelhead is a new challenge for volunteer gardening organization

Motorists, particularly those who fish, may do a double-take as they drive north through Vancouver on Interstate 5. Volunteer gardeners planted a large steelhead trout Saturday morning in the "Welcome to Washington" sign, and it looks to be the state's biggest catch yet.

Vancouver woman hurt in single-car crash

A Vancouver woman was injured Saturday in a single-car accident on the state Highway 14 ramp to northbound Interstate 205, the WSP reported.

Pickup runs red light on Highway 503, causes three-car collision

A driver from Amboy ran a red light Friday night on Highway 503 in Battle Ground, causing a three-car collision, officials said.

Training scheduled for people who want to judge food at fair

Training will be available for people who want to judge preserved food and baked goods at the Clark County Fair and other local events.

Police on lookout for drivers on cellphones, people not buckled

During May and June, Clark County motorists can expect to see extra law enforcement officers patrolling the area's highways and byways. Officers are on the lookout for people using their cellphone while driving and anyone not wearing a seat belt.

Wolfson, Kilmer, Habib to speak at Democrats' June 8 dinner

Liberal radio commentator Carl Wolfson, U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer of Gig Harbor and state Rep. Cyrus Habib of Kirkland, the first Iranian-American ever elected to state office, will speak June 8 at the Clark County Democratic Party's annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner and auction.