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Larch officer key in escapee's capture
She spotted inmate walking along road as she drove to work
Brandy Boyer is thankful she was 10 minutes late in leaving for work Saturday morning. Otherwise, the Department of Corrections officer said, she wouldn't have spotted and helped capture an escaped prison inmate.
Correction: Name Misspelled
Name misspelled: Steven Cronbaugh is a new board member and treasurer for the Vancouver Farmers Market. A Page C1 story on Sunday misspelled his name.
Correction: Retail environment
Retail environment: Oregon lacks a sales tax, which reduces the potential for retail sales in Vancouver. A story in Sunday's Business section about a RevitalizeWA conference held in Vancouver misstated the type of tax affecting retail sales.
Logging accident kills man near Cougar
Rochester resident struck by falling tree
A Rochester man was killed Monday morning in a logging accident near Cougar.
Gov. Inslee vetoes part of CRC funding
Says no need for planning funds without construction money
Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a transportation budget that puts money toward maintaining state roadways and continues spending on existing big-ticket projects, but he vetoed several sections, including one that would have spent $81 million in planning money for a replacement bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Columbia River.
Vancouver woman injured after falling asleep at wheel
A Vancouver woman was cited for second-degree negligent driving after police said she fell asleep at the wheel during rush hour this morning.
Fatal crash reported on Hayden Island
Northbound exit affected
This afternoon, Monday May 20, 2013, at approximately 12:00 p.m., North Precinct officers responded to the report of a rollover crash on the exit to Hayden Island from northbound I-5.
CRC close to second mitigation agreement
The Columbia River Crossing appears close to a mitigation agreement with two of the three major river manufacturers affected by the project, after Greenberry Industrial announced Monday that it was nearing a deal.
Vancouver animal-rights activist arrested at rodeo
Arrest follows videotaping of horse roping event
An animal-rights activist from Vancouver has been arrested after refusing to quit videotaping at an Eastern Oregon rodeo with an event where contestants rope horses by the legs.
FBI: No arrests in case of Spokane ricin letter
The FBI says it still has not made any arrests after searching a downtown Spokane apartment as part of an investigation into the discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin.
What hospitals charge can vary greatly
Complicated pricing systems and various market factors affect the price tag of a procedure from site to site
The price tag for a spinal fusion surgery can range from $50,000 at one hospital to $71,000 at another — and that's just in Vancouver.
Off Beat: Technology makes movie magician’s autograph ‘disappear’
An autograph from Ray Harryhausen? Darren G. Davis was stunned.
Death Notices
A daily listing of death notices
Vancouver event connects seniors, services
50+ Connections Expo has been offered for the past two decades
Fran McNicholas of Yacolt was extolling the benefits of Taoist tai chi on Sunday afternoon in a ballroom of the Hilton Vancouver Washington.
Larch escapee caught in east Vancouver
Corrections officer spotted convict while on her way to work
An escapee from the Larch Corrections Center was apprehended about 18 miles from the east Clark County facility early Saturday morning.
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